IC 16-21-12-4 — "Health care representative"
Chapter 12. The Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (CARE) Act
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Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "health care representative" means an individual: (1) appointed as the patient's health care representative under IC 16-36-1-7; (2) appointed as the patient's health care representative under IC 16-36-7; or (3) holding the patient's health care power of attorney under IC 30-5-5-16. However, if the patient has not appointed a health care representative under IC 16-36-1-7 or IC 16-36-7 or granted a health care power of attorney to an individual under IC 30-5-5-16, the term means an individual authorized to consent to health care for the patient under IC 16-36-7-42.
As added by P.L.137-2015, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.50-2021, SEC.33.
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