{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-21-8-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-21-8-1.1","heading":"Forensic medical examinations without consent of the examinee","body":"Sec. 1.1. (a) A provider may conduct a forensic medical examination without the consent of the person who is the subject of the examination, or the consent of another person authorized to give consent under IC 16-36-1-5, if the following conditions are met:\n(1) The person:\n(A) does not have the capacity to provide informed consent under IC 16-36-1; and\n(B) is, based on the medical opinion of the health care provider, incapable of providing consent within the time for evidence to be collected through a forensic medical examination.\n(2) The provider has a reasonable suspicion that the person may be the victim of a sex crime.\n(3) A person authorized to give consent under IC 16-36-1-5 is:\n(A) not reasonably available; or\n(B) the suspected perpetrator of the sex crime.\n(b) A provider is immune from civil liability for conducting a forensic medical examination without consent in accordance with this section unless performance of the forensic medical examination constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 21. HOSPITALS","Chapter 8. Emergency Services to Sex Crime Victims"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-21-8-1.1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"207f6cfe096efa621002344990885ae412ee824e491b9552d14e2d017f98fba7","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-21-8-1","next":"us-in/ic-16-21-8-1.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}