{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-36-3-5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-36-3-5","heading":"Second medical opinion","body":"Sec. 5. If the superintendent and the patient's treating physician determine that:\n(1) the patient is incompetent to give informed consent to medical or surgical treatment, even though the patient has never been so adjudicated by a court; and\n(2) the treatment is medically necessary;\nthe superintendent shall obtain a second opinion on the issues listed in subdivisions (1) and (2) from a licensed physician independent of the appropriate facility.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 36. MEDICAL CONSENT","Chapter 3. Consent to Medical Treatment of Incompetent"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-36-3-5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"e0678b43db612fdd30c1cff7bcb1901fbb38b41447e18fae2ccebf7efecc67c2","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-36-3-4","next":"us-in/ic-16-36-3-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}