Ind. Code § 16-36-1.5-7

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 16-36-1.5-7 - Rebuttable presumption of informed consent

If a patient's written consent is:

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

(2) witnessed by an individual who is 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;

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

IC 16-36-1.5-7

As added by P.L. 145-1996, SEC.3.