Rebuttable presumption of informed consent

Sec. 7. If a patient's written consent is: (1) signed by the patient or the patient's authorized representative; (2) witnessed by an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and (3) explained, orally or in the written consent, to the patient or the patient's authorized representative before a treatment, procedure, examination, or test; a rebuttable presumption is created that the consent is an informed consent. As added by P.L.145-1996, SEC.3.