{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-36-7-20","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-36-7-20","heading":"\"Proxy\"","body":"Sec. 20. As used in this chapter, \"proxy\" means a competent adult who:\n(1) has not been expressly designated in a declaration to make health care decisions for a particular incapacitated individual; and\n(2) is authorized and willing to make health care decisions for the individual under section 42 of this chapter.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 36. MEDICAL CONSENT","Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-36-7-20","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"e57a97ac422a4d1f2cb095299d2ac3c5935baadb36f82ab60f1204ea66c52be9","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-36-7-19","next":"us-in/ic-16-36-7-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}