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Ind. Code Ann.§ 16-36-1.5-5 - Consent to mental health services by mentally incompetent patient
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Current as of June 2015
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This law states that a mentally incompetent patient who receives mental health services can provide informed consent in one of the following ways:
- Through patient’s legal guardian or court appointed representative
- Through the patient’s health care representative
- Through an attorney in fact for health care
- Through a health care representative appointed through a properly executed psychiatric advance directive
Current as of June 2015
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