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2023 Indiana Code
Title 12. Human Services
Article 26. Voluntary and Involuntary Treatment of Mentally Ill Individuals
Chapter 6. Temporary Commitment
12-26-6-6. Appointment of Physician; Examination of Individual; Report
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IN Code § 12-26-6-6 (2023)
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Sec. 6. The court may appoint a physician to do the following:
(1) Examine the individual.
(2) Report, before the hearing, the physician's opinion as to the following:
(A) Whether the individual is mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled.
(B) Whether the individual needs temporary commitment to a facility for diagnosis, care, and treatment.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-9(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.
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