Ind. Code § 34-18-12-2

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 34-18-12-2 - Informed consent; rebuttable presumption

If a patient's written consent is:

(1) signed by the patient or the patient's authorized representative;

(2) witnessed by an individual at least eighteen (18) years of age; and

(3) explained, orally or in the written consent, to the patient or the patient's authorized representative before a treatment, procedure, examination, or test is undertaken;

a rebuttable presumption is created that the consent is an informed consent.

IC 34-18-12-2

Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-12-2.

As added by P.L. 1-1998, SEC.13.