{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-36-5-2","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-36-5-2","heading":"\"Competent witness\"","body":"Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, \"competent witness\" means a person at least eighteen (18) years of age who is not:\n(1) the person who signed an out of hospital DNR declaration on behalf of and at the direction of the declarant;\n(2) a parent, spouse, or child of the declarant;\n(3) entitled to any part of the declarant's estate; or\n(4) directly financially responsible for the declarant's medical care.\nFor purposes of subdivision (3), a person is not considered to be entitled to any part of the declarant's estate solely by virtue of being nominated as a personal representative or as the attorney for the estate in the declarant's will.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 36. MEDICAL CONSENT","Chapter 5. Out of Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Declarations"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-36-5-2","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"e5873ba8fafae020b22ae40070f89e5e3de6a8c6d5c1c82e25b8720e205d6ee3","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-36-5-1.1","next":"us-in/ic-16-36-5-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}