{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-36-5-26","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-36-5-26","heading":"Effect upon chain of proximate cause","body":"Sec. 26. The act of withholding or withdrawing CPR, when done under:\n(1) an out of hospital DNR declaration and order issued under this chapter;\n(2) a court order or decision of a court appointed guardian; or\n(3) a good faith medical decision by the attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant that the patient has a terminal illness;\nis not an intervening force and does not affect the chain of proximate cause between the conduct of a person that placed the patient in a terminal condition and the patient's death.","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#16-36-5-26","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"2c1f85fbdb2b3166e68a561cbb987c6119a732e368aec902021ae58cd61484aa","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-36-5-25","next":"us-in/ic-16-36-5-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}