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IN HB1185
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/7/2010
Primary Sponsor
Mary Sullivan
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AI Summary
- Adds "an adult who shares an emotional, physical, and financial relationship with the patient similar to that of a spouse" to the list of individuals who may consent to health care for an incapacitated person
- Establishes this category of adult (such as an unmarried domestic partner) as second in priority after a spouse but before parents, adult children, and adult siblings
- Applies only when no health care representative has been appointed and no guardian is available or known to the health care provider
- Amends IC 16-36-1-5 regarding health care consent for individuals incapable of consenting
- Effective date: July 1, 2010
Legislative Description
Health care consent.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
1/7/2010
Full Bill Text
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