Indiana Healthcare Laws
Indiana law does not authorize one partner to provide medical consent on behalf of an incapacitated same-sex partner in the absence of an express advance directive. § 16-36-1-5.An adult may grant his or her partner authority to make medical decisions on his on her behalf through a living will. To be valid, the living will must be signed by the declarant, dated and witnessed by two other individuals. § 16-36-4-10.
Citation: Medical Consent: IND. CODE §§ 16-36-1-1 to 16-36-1-13 and Living Wills and Life Prolonging Procedures: IND. CODE §§ 16-36-4-1 to 16-36-4-21
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Last Updated: 5/2/2008