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2017 Indiana Code
TITLE 16. Health
ARTICLE 36. MEDICAL CONSENT
CHAPTER 5. Out of Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Declarations
16-36-5-17. Identification devices
Universal Citation: IN Code § 16-36-5-17 (2017)
IC 16-36-5-17 Identification devices
Sec. 17. (a) The emergency medical services commission shall develop an out of hospital DNR identification device that must be:
(1) a necklace or bracelet; and
(2) inscribed with:
(A) the declarant's name;
(B) the declarant's date of birth; and
(C) the words "Do Not Resuscitate".
(b) An out of hospital DNR identification device may be created for a declarant only after an out of hospital DNR declaration and order has been executed by a declarant and an attending physician.
(c) The device developed under subsection (a) is not a substitute for the out of hospital DNR declaration and order.
As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.12.
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