Indiana § 16-36-4-20 Intervening forces; proximate causation

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-36-4-20 — Intervening forces; proximate causation

Indiana § 16-36-4-20

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 36MEDICAL CONSENT

Ch. 4Living Wills and Life Prolonging Procedures

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Ind. Code § 16-36-4-20 (2026).

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The act of withholding or withdrawing life prolonging procedures, when done under:

(1)a living will declaration made under this chapter;

(2)a court order or decision of a court appointed guardian; or

(3)a good faith medical decision by the attending physician that the patient has a terminal condition; is not an intervening force and does not affect the chain of proximate cause between the conduct of any person that placed the patient in a terminal condition and the patient's death. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-11-21.]

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The act of withholding or withdrawing life
prolonging procedures, when done under:
(1) a living will declaration made under this chapter;
(2) a court order or decision of a court appointed guardian; or
(3) a good faith medical decision by the attending physician that
the patient has a terminal condition;
is not an intervening force and does not affect the chain of proximate
cause between the conduct of any person that placed the patient in a
terminal condition and the patient's death.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-11-21.]