Commissioner; employed physicians; practice of medicine; liability of state
Ind. Code § 16-19-4-5
in effectSec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to the prescribing, dispensing, or issuance of a standing order for an overdose intervention drug under IC 16-42-27-2.
(b) The state is not liable for any act performed by the state health commissioner or a physician employed by the state department for any medical care provided to a patient by the state health commissioner or a physician employed by the state department that is provided in an individual capacity as a licensed physician.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-2-5(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.6-2016, SEC.3; P.L.130-2021, SEC.5; P.L.9-2022, SEC.27.
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