Indiana Code
Chapter 4. Living Wills and Life Prolonging Procedures
16-36-4-16. Falsification or Forgery of Declaration; Concealment or Withholding of Revocation of Declaration; Offense

Sec. 16. A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) falsifies or forges the living will declaration of another person with intent to cause withholding or withdrawal of life prolonging procedures; or
(2) conceals or withholds personal knowledge of the revocation of a living will declaration with intent to cause a withholding or withdrawal of life prolonging procedures;
commits a Level 5 felony.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-11-17.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.237.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 16. Health

Article 36. Medical Consent

Chapter 4. Living Wills and Life Prolonging Procedures

16-36-4-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

16-36-4-1. Repealed

16-36-4-2. Life Prolonging Procedures Will Declarant Defined

16-36-4-3. Living Will Declarant Defined

16-36-4-4. Qualified Patient Defined

16-36-4-5. Terminal Condition Defined

16-36-4-6. Policy

16-36-4-7. Consent to Medical Treatment; Immunity From Liability for Failure to Treat Patient After Refusal of Treatment

16-36-4-8. Life Prolonging Procedures Will Declarations; Living Will Declarations

16-36-4-9. Forms of Declaration; Requisites

16-36-4-10. Form of Living Will Declaration

16-36-4-11. Form of Life Prolonging Procedures Will Declaration

16-36-4-12. Revocation of Living Will Declaration or Life Prolonging Procedures Will Declaration

16-36-4-13. Certification of Qualified Patient; Procedure Where Physician Refuses to Honor Declaration

16-36-4-14. Presumptions

16-36-4-15. Cancellation or Destruction of Declaration; Falsification or Forgery of Revocation of Another's Declaration; Offense

16-36-4-16. Falsification or Forgery of Declaration; Concealment or Withholding of Revocation of Declaration; Offense

16-36-4-17. Effect of Living Will or Life Prolonging Procedures Will Declaration; Suicide; Life Insurance

16-36-4-18. Presumption of Intent to Consent to Withholding or Withdrawal of Life Prolonging Procedures

16-36-4-19. Euthanasia Distinguished

16-36-4-20. Intervening Forces; Proximate Causation

16-36-4-21. Chapter Violations by Physician; Discipline