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Ind. Code § 34-18-12-1 Health care provider liability; actions based on breach of contract
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Sec. 1. Liability may not be imposed on a health care provider on the basis of an alleged breach of contract, express or implied, assuring results to be obtained from any procedure undertaken in the course of health care, unless the contract is in writing and signed by that healt…
Ind. Code § 34-18-12-2 Informed consent; rebuttable presumption
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Sec. 2. If a patient's written consent is: (1) signed by the patient or the patient's authorized representative; (2) witnessed by an individual at least eighteen (18) years of age; and (3) explained, orally or in the written consent, to the patient or the patient's authorized rep…
Ind. Code § 34-18-12-3 Informed written consent; explanation of proposed treatment, outcome, and risks
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Sec. 3. The explanation given in accordance with section 2(3) of this chapter must include the following information: (1) The general nature of the patient's condition. (2) The proposed treatment, procedure, examination, or test. (3) The expected outcome of the treatment, procedu…
Ind. Code § 34-18-12-4 Duty to obtain informed consent
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Sec. 4. This chapter does not relieve a qualified health care provider of the duty to obtain an informed consent. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-12-4.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.