Sec. 20. The act of withholding or withdrawing life prolonging procedures, when done under:
(1) a living will declaration made under this chapter;
(2) a court order or decision of a court appointed guardian; or
(3) a good faith medical decision by the attending physician that the patient has a terminal condition;
is not an intervening force and does not affect the chain of proximate cause between the conduct of any person that placed the patient in a terminal condition and the patient's death.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-11-21.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 4. Living Wills and Life Prolonging Procedures
16-36-4-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
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
16-36-4-8. 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
16-36-4-19. Euthanasia Distinguished