CHAPTER 6. INFORMATION CONCERNING RIGHTS OF PATIENTS

IC 12-27-6
    Chapter 6. Information Concerning Rights of Patients

IC 12-27-6-1
Patient access to information respecting patient rights
    Sec. 1. The administrative head of a facility subject to this articleshall ensure that each patient in the service provider's care has accessto the information contained in this article respecting the patient'srights.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.21.

IC 12-27-6-2
Information required to be given patients
    Sec. 2. A service provider shall inform all patients of thefollowing:
        (1) The nature of the treatment or habilitation programproposed.
        (2) The known effects of receiving and of not receiving thetreatment or habilitation.
        (3) Alternative treatments or habilitation programs, if any.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.21.

IC 12-27-6-3
Adult voluntary patients; right to refuse treatment or habilitation;involuntary patients; right to petition for consideration
    Sec. 3. (a) A service provider shall inform all adult voluntarypatients who are not adjudicated mentally incompetent of the rightto refuse to submit to treatment or a habilitation program.
    (b) A service provider shall inform all involuntary patients,verbally and in writing, of the right to petition the committing courtor hearing officer for consideration of the treatment or program.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.121-1996, SEC.2.