{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-36-1-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-36-1-4","heading":"Incapacity to consent; invalid consent","body":"Sec. 4. (a) An individual described in section 3 of this chapter may consent to health care unless, in the good faith opinion of the attending physician, the individual is incapable of making a decision regarding the proposed health care.\n(b) A consent to health care under section 5, 6, or 7 of this chapter is not valid if:\n(1) the health care provider has knowledge that the individual has indicated contrary instructions in regard to the proposed health care; and\n(2) the individual has not been determined to be incapable of consenting to health care by:\n(A) an order of a probate court under section 8 of this chapter; or\n(B) the individual's attending physician under subsection (a).","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 36. MEDICAL CONSENT","Chapter 1. Health Care Consent"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-36-1-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"0837c01cab29b3410f0f9b1c2bcd2b62d458d0d0d1c62bd0dea29febfb0dd16a","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-36-1-3.5","next":"us-in/ic-16-36-1-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}