Indiana § 16-36-3-7 Notice to relatives or friends of patient

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-36-3-7 — Notice to relatives or friends of patient

Indiana·Title 16 HEALTH·Art. 36 MEDICAL CONSENT·Ch. 3 Consent to Medical Treatment of Incompetent

The superintendent shall attempt to notify by
certified mail any known relatives or friends of the patient of the
patient's condition, the treatment determined to be necessary by the
superintendent and the treating physician, and the result of the
independent second opinion. To the extent possible given the urgency
of the circumstances, the superintendent shall allow a reasonable time
within which to receive responses of persons notified and shall
consider the responses received before taking final action.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-3-3(d).]

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The superintendent shall attempt to notify by
certified mail any known relatives or friends of the patient of the
patient's condition, the treatment determined to be necessary by the
superintendent and the treating physician, and the result of the
independent second opinion. To the extent possible given the urgency
of the circumstances, the superintendent shall allow a reasonable time
within which to receive responses of persons notified and shall
consider the responses received before taking final action.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-3-3(d).]

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