IC 16-36-4-7: Consent to medical treatment; immunity from liability for failure to treat patient after refusal of treatment
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 16. HEALTH
- ARTICLE 36. MEDICAL CONSENT
- 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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