{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-36-6-13","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-36-6-13","heading":"Petition for relief; court authority","body":"Sec. 13. (a) A health care provider, a health care facility, or an interested person that believes that following the medical orders set forth in the POST form will result in care or treatment, or the withholding of care or treatment, that:\n(1) is inconsistent with the declarant's known preferences; or\n(2) in the absence of the declarant's known preferences, is not in the declarant's best interest;\nmay seek relief under IC 16-36-1-8 by petitioning the probate court in the county where the declarant is located.\n(b) If, in a proceeding sought under subsection (a), a probate court determines that following the medical orders in the declarant's POST form will result in care or treatment, or the withholding or withdrawal of care or treatment, that:\n(1) is inconsistent with the declarant's known preferences; or\n(2) in the absence of the declarant's known preferences, is not in the declarant's best interest;\nthe probate court may order any of the relief available under IC 16-36-1-8.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 36. MEDICAL CONSENT","Chapter 6. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (POST)"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-36-6-13","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"859bd646870cbb77e9f845ddc26ad8cc7b2a6c536ca1d38bbc341d11d44146ed","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-36-6-12","next":"us-in/ic-16-36-6-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}