"Patient" defined

Ind. Code § 12-24-17-2, under Chapter 17. Offenses.

Ind. Code § 12-24-17-2

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "patient" means an individual who: (1) has a mental illness or appears to have a mental illness; (2) is in or under the supervision and control of a state institution; or (3) because of mental illness, is under the supervision and control of a circuit or superior court of Indiana. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-1-1(5).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.119.