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STATE LIVING WILL SUMMARY
 
INDIANA

Synopsis: Indiana has a strong living will statute. The physician
however, may decline to effectuate or to transfer the patient if
he has a reasonable fear that the living will is either invalid
or he feels that the patient no longer intends for the
declaration to be valid. A physician who does not believe that
the patient's living will still expresses his intentions must
make inquiries of any of the following: 1) any court appointed
guardian 2) a person designated in writings left by the patient
to make treatment decisions for him 3) The patient's spouse 4) An
adult child (or the majority of them) 5) The parents of the
patient 6) The adult siblings of the patient (or the majority of
them) 7)the patient's clergymen or others having first hand
knowledge of the patient's desires. After the investigation, the
doctor may execute the living will or, may go to court to
determine the validity of the living will. To prepare an Indiana
living will using the state suggested form, please select this
option from the opening menu. Remember that the publisher
recommends preparing a "uniform" living will in addition to the
form suggested with by the State of Indiana. Please also consider
executing a living will for any State that you spend more than a
few weeks per year, or where you are a temporary resident.

Statute number: Indiana Statues 16-8-11-1  

Statute title: "Indiana Living Wills and Life-Prolonging
Procedures Act"

Governmental Agency to contact for more information: None 
specified

A specific form of living will is suggested 

Witness requirements: Number: 2 [The statute does not require
anything specific of witnesses other than they must be over 18
years of age; the statutory suggested form however, adds certain
other requirements, it is impossible to determine if the
legislature requires that the Relationship: Witnesses may not be
related by blood or marriage, may not be directly responsible for
the medical costs of the declarant and must be over 19 years of
age.

Recording of the living will is not provided for

Revocation of the living will may be made physical destruction of
the same (tearing, defacing, burning). In addition, the living
will may be revoked by the execution of a separate document of
revocation.