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IN Code § 16-36-6-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 6. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (Post)|16-36-6-9. State Department Development of Post Form; Requirements; Internet; Not Liable

Sec. 9. (a) The state department shall develop a standardized POST form and distribute the POST form.(b) The POST form developed under this section must include the following:(1) A medical order specifying whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should be performed if the qualified person is in cardiopulmonary arrest.(2) A medical order concerning the level of medical intervention that should be provided to the qualified person, including the following:(A) Comfort measures.(B) Limited additional interventions.(C) Full intervention.(3) A medical order specifying whether antibiotics should be provided to the qualified person.(4) A medical order specifying whether artificially administered nutrition should be provided to the qualified person.(5) A signature line for the treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, including the following information:(A) The physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's printed name.(B) The physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's telephone number.(C) The physician's medical license number, advanced practice registered nurse's nursing license number, or physician assistant's state license number.(D) The date of the physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's signature.As used in this subdivision, "signature" includes an electronic or physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant controlled stamp signature.(6) A signature line for the qualified person or representative, including the following information:(A) The qualified person's or representative's printed name.(B) The relationship of the representative signing the POST form to the qualified person covered by the POST form.(C) The date of the signature.As used in this subdivision, "signature" includes an electronic signature.(7) A section presenting the option to allow a declarant to appoint a representative (as defined in IC 16-36-1-2) under IC 16-36-1-7 or IC 16-36-7 to serve as the declarant's health care representative.(c) The state department shall place the POST form on its Internet web site.(d) The state department is not liable for any use or misuse of the POST form.As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.81-2015, SEC.13; P.L.67-2018, SEC.12; P.L.10-2019, SEC.74; P.L.50-2021, SEC.61.
IN Code § 16-36-6-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 6. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (Post)|16-36-6-10. Original Kept by Declarant; Copy in Medical File

Sec. 10. (a) The declarant or representative shall keep the original executed POST form. The POST form is considered the personal property of the declarant. The treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who executes the POST form shall maintain a copy of the POST form in the declarant's medical records. If the POST form is executed at a health care facility (as defined in IC 16-18-2-161), a copy of the POST form shall be maintained in the health care facility's medical records.(b) A health care provider or health care facility shall treat a facsimile, paper, or electronic copy of a valid POST form as an original document.(c) A health care provider, a health care facility, or an entity acting in good faith may not be considered to have knowledge of a POST form solely on the basis of the POST form's entry into a medical record that can be accessed by a person described in this subsection.As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.67-2018, SEC.13; P.L.10-2019, SEC.75.
IN Code § 16-36-6-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 6. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (Post)|16-36-6-11. Revocation of Post Form; Effectiveness; Notification

Sec. 11. (a) A declarant or representative subject to subsection (b) may at any time revoke a POST form by any of the following:(1) A signed and dated writing.(2) Physical cancellation or destruction of the POST form by:(A) the declarant;(B) the representative; or(C) another individual at the direction of the declarant or representative.(3) An oral expression by the declarant or representative of an intent to revoke the POST form.(b) A representative may revoke the POST form only if:(1) the declarant is incapable of making decisions regarding the declarant's health care; and(2) the representative acts:(A) in good faith; and(B) in:(i) accordance with the qualified person's express or implied intentions, if known; or(ii) the best interests of the qualified person, if the qualified person's express or implied intentions are not known.(c) A revocation of a POST form under this section is effective upon communication of the revocation to a health care provider.(d) Upon communication of the revocation of a POST form under this section, the health care provider shall immediately notify the declarant's treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, if known, of the revocation.(e) Upon notification of the revocation of a POST form to the treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant under subsection (d), the declarant's treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant shall as soon as possible do the following:(1) Add the revocation to the declarant's medical record with the following information:(A) The time, date, and place of revocation of the POST form by the declarant, representative, or other individual at the direction of the declarant or representative.(B) The time, date, and place the treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant was notified of the revocation of the POST form.(2) Cancel the POST form that is being revoked by conspicuously noting in the declarant's medical records that the declarant's POST form has been voided.(3) Notify any health care personnel responsible for the care of the declarant of the revocation of the POST form.(4) Notify the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who signed the POST form of the revocation through the contact information for the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant indicated on the form.As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.67-2018, SEC.14; P.L.10-2019, SEC.76.
IN Code § 16-36-6-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 6. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (Post)|16-36-6-12. Alternative Treatment Request Allowed

Sec. 12. (a) A declarant, or, subject to subsection (b), a representative, may, at any time, request alternative treatment to the treatment specified on the POST form.(b) A representative may request alternative treatment only if the declarant is incapable of making decisions concerning the declarant's health care.(c) A health care provider to whom a request for alternative treatment is communicated shall, as soon as possible, notify the declarant's treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, if known, of the request.(d) The treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who is notified under subsection (c) of a request for alternative treatment shall do the following as soon as possible:(1) Include a written, signed note of the request in the declarant's medical records with the following information:(A) The time, date, and place of the request by the declarant or representative.(B) The time, date, and place that the treating physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant was notified of the request.(2) Review the POST form with the declarant or representative and execute a new POST form, if needed.As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.67-2018, SEC.15; P.L.10-2019, SEC.77.
IN Code § 16-36-6-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 6. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (Post)|16-36-6-13. Petition for Relief; Court Authority

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:(1) is inconsistent with the declarant's known preferences; or(2) in the absence of the declarant's known preferences, is not in the declarant's best interest;may seek relief under IC 16-36-1-8 by petitioning the probate court in the county where the declarant is located.(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:(1) is inconsistent with the declarant's known preferences; or(2) in the absence of the declarant's known preferences, is not in the declarant's best interest;the probate court may order any of the relief available under IC 16-36-1-8.As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.81-2015, SEC.14.
IN Code § 16-36-6-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 6. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (Post)|16-36-6-14. Post Form Not Effective During Pregnancy

Sec. 14. A declarant's executed POST form has no effect during the declarant's pregnancy if the declarant is known to be pregnant.As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8.
IN Code § 16-36-6-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 6. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (Post)|16-36-6-16. Good Faith and Medical Standards; Immunity From Civil and Criminal Liability; Presumption of Compliance

Sec. 16. (a) A:(1) health care provider;(2) health care facility; or(3) health entity;or an employee under the direction of a person described in subdivisions (1) through (3) that acts in good faith and in accordance with reasonable medical standards to carry out the orders on a POST form, including a medical order for the withholding or withdrawal of life prolonging procedures, is not subject to criminal or civil liability and may not be found to have committed an act of unprofessional conduct.(b) A health care provider may presume in the absence of actual notice or evidence to the contrary that a POST form executed in compliance with this chapter is valid and enforceable.As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8.
IN Code § 16-36-6-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 6. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (Post)|16-36-6-17. No Modification or Alteration of Practice of Medicine or Nursing; Prohibition on Medically Inappropriate Treatment

Sec. 17. (a) This chapter may not be construed to modify or alter any applicable laws, ethics, standards, or protocols for the practice of medicine or nursing, including section 19 of this chapter concerning euthanasia.(b) A POST form may not be construed to compel or authorize a health care provider or health care facility to administer medical treatment that is medically inappropriate or prohibited by state or federal law.As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8.
IN Code § 16-36-6-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 6. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (Post)|16-36-6-18. Death Not Considered Suicide; Prohibition on Compelling Completion of Post Form; Legal Rights Not Superseded; Post Form Voluntary

Sec. 18. (a) A death as a result of the withholding or withdrawal of life prolonging procedures in accordance with a declarant's POST form does not constitute a suicide.(b) A person may not require an individual to complete a POST form as a condition of receiving health care services.(c) This chapter does not impair or supersede any legal right or legal responsibility that an individual may have to effect the provision, withholding, or withdrawing of care or treatment, including the withholding or withdrawal of life prolonging procedures, in a lawful manner.(d) Use of a POST form is voluntary. If an individual refuses to complete a POST form, a person described in section 16(a) of this chapter shall document the refusal in the individual's medical records and may not ask the individual again to complete a POST form unless:(1) required to do so by:(A) state or federal law or regulation; or(B) national accrediting entity standards; or(2) a significant change in condition that is documented in the individual's medical record has occurred.As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8.
IN Code § 16-36-6-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 6. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (Post)|16-36-6-19. No Authorization of Euthanasia

Sec. 19. This chapter does not authorize euthanasia or any affirmative or deliberate act or omission to end life other than to permit the natural process of dying.As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8.
IN Code § 16-36-6-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 6. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (Post)|16-36-6-20. Execution or Revocation of Post Form Does Not Affect Other Legal Documents or Authority

Sec. 20. The execution or revocation of a POST form by or for a qualified person does not revoke or impair the validity of any of the following:(1) A power of attorney that is executed by a qualified person when the qualified person is competent.(2) Health care powers that are granted to an attorney in fact under IC 30-5-5-16 or IC 30-5-5-17.(3) An appointment of a health care representative that is executed by a qualified person, except to the extent that the POST form contains a superseding appointment of a new health care representative under section 9(b)(7) of this chapter.(4) The authority of a health care representative under IC 16-36-1-7 or IC 16-36-7 to consent to health care on behalf of the qualified person.(5) The authority of an attorney in fact holding health care powers under IC 30-5-5-16 or IC 30-5-5-17 to issue and enforce instructions under IC 30-5-7 concerning the qualified person's health care.As added by P.L.164-2013, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2014, SEC.78; P.L.50-2021, SEC.62.
IN Code § 16-36-6-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 6. Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (Post)|16-36-6-21. Other State's Post Form; Web Site List

Sec. 21. (a) A physician order for scope of treatment document that was executed by a qualified person in another state may be honored if the following conditions are met:(1) The physician order for scope of treatment document is on a form prepared by a state agency and was executed according to the laws and rules of that state.(2) A:(A) licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant; and(B) qualified person or representative;have signed and dated the physician order for scope of treatment document.(3) The physician order for scope of treatment document is in English.(b) The state department shall maintain on the state department's Internet web site a list of, or a web site link to, each state that may honor a POST form.As added by P.L.67-2018, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.79.
IN Code § 16-36-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-1. General Provisions

Sec. 1. (a) A death as a result of the withholding or withdrawal of life prolonging procedures in accordance with:(1) a declarant's advance directive; or(2) any provision of this chapter;does not constitute a suicide.(b) This chapter does not authorize euthanasia or any affirmative or deliberate act or omission to end life other than to permit the natural process of dying.(c) This chapter does not establish the only legal means that an individual may use to:(1) communicate or confirm the individual's desires or preferences to receive or refuse life prolonging treatment or other health care; or(2) give one (1) or more other persons authority to consent to health care or make health care decisions on the individual's behalf.(d) This chapter does not affect the consent provisions set forth in:(1) IC 16-34; or(2) IC 16-36-1-3.5.(e) This chapter does not modify any requirements or procedures under IC 33-42 concerning the performance of valid notarial acts.(f) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a health care provider from relying on a document that:(1) is signed by an adult who has not been determined to be incapacitated; and(2) in the context of the relevant circumstances, clearly communicates the individual's intention to give one (1) or more specified persons authority to consent to health care or make health care decisions on the individual's behalf.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-2. "Advance Directive"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "advance directive" means a written declaration of a declarant who:(1) gives instructions or expresses preferences or desires concerning any aspect of the declarant's health care or health information, including the designation of a health care representative, a living will declaration made under IC 16-36-4-10, or an anatomical gift made under IC 29-2-16.1; and(2) complies with the requirements of this chapter.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-3. "Best Interests"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "best interests" means the promotion of the individual's welfare, based on consideration of material factors, including relief of suffering, preservation or restoration of function, and quality of life.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-4. "Declarant"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "declarant" means a competent adult who has executed an advance directive.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-5. "Declaration"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "declaration" means a written document, voluntarily executed by a declarant for the declarant under section 28 of this chapter.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-6. "Electronic"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "electronic" has the meaning set forth in IC 26-2-8-102(7).As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-7. "Electronic Record"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "electronic record" has the meaning set forth in IC 26-2-8-102(9).As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-8. "Electronic Signature"

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "electronic signature" has the meaning set forth in IC 26-2-8-102(10).As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-9. "Health Care"

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "health care" means any care, treatment, service, supplies, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or treat an individual's physical or mental condition, including preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care, and counseling.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-10. "Health Care Decision"

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "health care decision" means the following:(1) Informed consent, refusal of consent, or withdrawal of consent to any and all health care, including life prolonging procedures and mental health treatment, unless otherwise stated in the advance directive.(2) The decision to apply for private, public, government, or veterans' benefits to defray the cost of health care.(3) The right of access to health information of the declarant reasonably necessary for a health care representative or proxy to make decisions involving health care and to apply for benefits.(4) The decision to make an anatomical gift under IC 29-2-16.1.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-11. "Health Care Facility"

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "health care facility" includes the following:(1) An ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under IC 16-21-2.(2) A health facility licensed under IC 16-28-2 or IC 16-28-3.(3) A home health agency licensed under IC 16-27-1.(4) A hospice program licensed under IC 16-25-3.(5) A hospital licensed under IC 16-21-2.(6) A health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-1-19).As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-12. "Health Care Provider"

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "health care provider" means any person licensed, certified, or authorized by law to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-13. "Health Care Representative"

Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "health care representative" means a competent adult designated by a declarant in an advance directive to:(1) make health care decisions; and(2) receive health information;regarding the declarant. The term includes a person who receives and holds validly delegated authority from a designated health care representative.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-14. "Health Information"

Sec. 14. As used in this chapter, "health information" has the meaning set forth in 45 CFR 160.103.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-15. "Incapacity"; "Incapacitated"

Sec. 15. As used in this chapter, "incapacity" and "incapacitated" mean that an individual is unable to comprehend and weigh relevant information and to make and communicate a reasoned health care decision. For the purposes of making an anatomical gift, the terms include an individual who is deceased.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-16. "Informed Consent"

Sec. 16. As used in this chapter, "informed consent" means consent voluntarily given by an individual after a sufficient explanation and disclosure of the subject matter involved to enable that individual to have a general understanding of the treatment or procedure and the medically acceptable alternatives, including the substantial risks and hazards inherent in the proposed treatment or procedure, and to make a knowing health care decision without coercion or undue influence.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-17. "Notarial Officer"

Sec. 17. As used in this chapter, "notarial officer" means a person who is authorized under IC 33-42-9-7 to perform a notarial act (as defined in IC 33-42-0.5-18). The term includes a notary public.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.