§ 34-18-12-2 Informed consent; rebuttable presumption

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34-18-12-2 Informed consent; rebuttable presumption

    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 representative before a treatment, procedure, examination, or test is undertaken; a rebuttable presumption is created that the consent is an informed consent.