Indiana § 16-36-5-21 Presumption of validity

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-36-5-21 — Presumption of validity

Indiana § 16-36-5-21

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 36MEDICAL CONSENT

Ch. 5Out of Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Declarations

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Ind. Code § 16-36-5-21 (2026).

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(a)If a declarant is incapacitated or incompetent at the time of the decision to withhold or withdraw CPR, an out of hospital DNR declaration and order executed under this chapter is presumed to be valid.

(b)For purposes of this chapter, a health care provider may presume in the absence of actual notice to the contrary that the declarant was of sound mind when the out of hospital DNR declaration and order was executed.

(c)The fact that a declarant executed an out of hospital declaration may not be considered as an indication of the declarant's mental incapacity or incompetence.

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(a) If a declarant is incapacitated or
incompetent at the time of the decision to withhold or withdraw CPR,
an out of hospital DNR declaration and order executed under this
chapter is presumed to be valid.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, a health care provider may presume
in the absence of actual notice to the contrary that the declarant was of
sound mind when the out of hospital DNR declaration and order was
executed.
(c) The fact that a declarant executed an out of hospital declaration
may not be considered as an indication of the declarant's mental
incapacity or incompetence.