{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-36-4-7","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-36-4-7","heading":"Consent to medical treatment; immunity from liability for failure to treat patient after refusal of treatment","body":"Sec. 7. (a) A competent person may consent to or refuse consent for medical treatment, including life prolonging procedures.\n(b) No health care provider is required to provide medical treatment to a patient who has refused medical treatment under this section.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 36. MEDICAL CONSENT","Chapter 4. Living Wills and Life Prolonging Procedures"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-36-4-7","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"7c268d461f48766c7146c376dac641cca9e242b3e1ca46cb52f4dfd923ecdb3a","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-36-4-6","next":"us-in/ic-16-36-4-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}