Indiana Statutes
§ 34-18-2-22 — "Patient"
"Patient" means an individual who receives
or should have received health care from a health care provider, under
a contract, express or implied, and includes a person having a claim of
any kind, whether derivative or otherwise, as a result of alleged
malpractice on the part of a health care provider. Derivative claims
include the claim of a parent or parents, guardian, trustee, child,
relative, attorney, or any other representative of the patient including
claims for loss of services, loss of consortium, expenses, and other
similar claims.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-2-22.]
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Legislative History
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
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