Indiana § 16-36-6-9 State department development of POST form; requirements; Internet;
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§ 16-36-6-9 — State department development of POST form; requirements; Internet; not liable

Indiana § 16-36-6-9

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 36MEDICAL CONSENT

Ch. 6Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (POST)

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Ind. Code § 16-36-6-9 (2026).

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(a)The state department shall develop a standardized POST form and distribute the POST form.

(b)The POST form developed under this section must include the following:

(1)A medical order specifying whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should be performed if the qualified person is in cardiopulmonary arrest.

(2)A medical order concerning the level of medical intervention that should be provided to the qualified person, including the following:

(A)Comfort measures.

(B)Limited additional interventions.

(C)Full intervention.

(3)A medical order specifying whether antibiotics should be provided to the qualified person.

(4)A medical order specifying whether artificially administered nutrition should be provided to the qualified person.

(5)A signature line for the treating physicia

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(a) The state department shall develop a
standardized POST form and distribute the POST form.
(b) The POST form developed under this section must include the
following:
(1) A medical order specifying whether cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) should be performed if the qualified person
is in cardiopulmonary arrest.
(2) A medical order concerning the level of medical intervention
that should be provided to the qualified person, including the
following:
(A) Comfort measures.
(B) Limited additional interventions.
(C) Full intervention.
(3) A medical order specifying whether antibiotics should be
provided to the qualified person.
(4) A medical order specifying whether artificially administered
nutrition should be provided to the qualified person.
(5) A signature line for the treating physician, advanced practice
registered nurse, or physician assistant, including the following
information:
(A) The physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's, or
physician assistant's printed name.
(B) The physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's, or
physician assistant's telephone number.
(C) The physician's medical license number, advanced practice
registered nurse's nursing license number, or physician
assistant's state license number.
(D) The date of the physician's, advanced practice registered
nurse's, or physician assistant's signature.
As used in this subdivision, "signature" includes an electronic or
physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician
assistant controlled stamp signature.
(6) A signature line for the qualified person, representative, or
proxy, including the following information:
(A) The printed name of the qualified person, representative, or
proxy who signed the POST form.
(B) The relationship of the representative or proxy signing the
POST form to the qualified person covered by the POST form.
(C) The date of the signature.
As used in this subdivision, "signature" includes an electronic
signature.
(7) A section presenting the option to allow a declarant to appoint
a representative (as defined in IC 16-36-1-2) under IC 16-36-1-7
or IC 16-36-7 to serve as the declarant's health care
representative.
(c) The state department shall place the POST form on its website.
(d) The state department is not liable for any use or misuse of the
POST form.