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IC 16-36-4-7: Consent to medical treatment; immunity from liability for failure to treat patient after refusal of treatment

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  1. TITLE 16. HEALTH
  2. ARTICLE 36. MEDICAL CONSENT
  3. Chapter 4. Living Wills and Life Prolonging Procedures

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.

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