Consent to medical treatment; immunity from liability for failure to treat patient after refusal of treatment

Ind. Code § 16-36-4-7
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Sec. 7. (a) A competent person may consent to or refuse consent for medical treatment, including life prolonging procedures. (b) No health care provider is required to provide medical treatment to a patient who has refused medical treatment under this section. (c) No civil or criminal liability is imposed on a health care provider for the failure to provide medical treatment to a patient who has refused the treatment in accordance with this section. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-11-10.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/16Fetched: 10/17/2026

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