Second medical opinion
Ind. Code § 16-36-3-5
in effectSec. 5. If the superintendent and the patient's treating physician determine that:
(1) the patient is incompetent to give informed consent to medical or surgical treatment, even though the patient has never been so adjudicated by a court; and
(2) the treatment is medically necessary;
the superintendent shall obtain a second opinion on the issues listed in subdivisions (1) and (2) from a licensed physician independent of the appropriate facility.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-3-3(b).]
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