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2019 Indiana Code
Title 16. Health
Article 36. Medical Consent
Chapter 4. Living Wills and Life Prolonging Procedures
16-36-4-5. Terminal condition defined
Universal Citation: IN Code § 16-36-4-5 (2019)
IC 16-36-4-5 Terminal condition defined
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "terminal condition" means a condition caused by injury, disease, or illness from which, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty:
(1) there can be no recovery; and
(2) death will occur from the terminal condition within a short period of time without the provision of life prolonging procedures.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-11-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.
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