CHAPTER 2. DEFINITIONS

IC 30-5-2
    Chapter 2. Definitions

IC 30-5-2-1
Application of definitions
    Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout thisarticle.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2.

IC 30-5-2-2
"Attorney in fact"
    Sec. 2. "Attorney in fact" means the person designated to act forthe principal under a power of attorney. The term includes any of thefollowing:
        (1) The original attorney in fact.
        (2) A co-attorney in fact.
        (3) A successor attorney in fact.
        (4) A person to whom an attorney in fact has delegatedauthority.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.143-2009,SEC.21.

IC 30-5-2-3
"Court"
    Sec. 3. "Court" means the court having probate jurisdiction.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2.

IC 30-5-2-4
"Health care"
    Sec. 4. "Health care" means any medical care, treatment, service,or procedure to maintain, diagnose, treat, or provide for theprincipal's physical or mental well-being. The term includes theproviding of nutrition and hydration through intravenous,endotracheal, or nasogastric tubes.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2.

IC 30-5-2-5
"Health care provider"
    Sec. 5. "Health care provider" means the physician who hasprimary responsibility for treating the principal and any other personadministering health care to the principal who is licensed, certified,or otherwise authorized or permitted by law to administer health carein the ordinary course of business or the practice of a profession,including a pharmacist. The term includes an employee or agent ofa health care provider.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.188-1995,SEC.9.

IC 30-5-2-5.5
"Internal Revenue Code"    Sec. 5.5. Notwithstanding IC 1-1-4-4 and IC 6-3-1-11, "InternalRevenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of theUnited States as amended from time to time.
As added by P.L.238-2005, SEC.47.

IC 30-5-2-6
"Person"
    Sec. 6. "Person" means:
        (1) an individual at least eighteen (18) years of age;
        (2) a corporation;
        (3) a trust;
        (4) a limited liability company;
        (5) a partnership;
        (6) a business trust;
        (7) an estate;
        (8) an association;
        (9) a joint venture;
        (10) a government or political subdivision;
        (11) an agency;
        (12) an instrumentality; or
        (13) any other legal or commercial entity.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.8-1993,SEC.469; P.L.143-2009, SEC.22.

IC 30-5-2-7
"Power of attorney"
    Sec. 7. "Power of attorney" means a writing or other record thatgrants authority to an attorney in fact or agent to act in place of aprincipal, whether the term "power of attorney" is used. The termrefers to all types of powers of attorney, including durable powers ofattorney, except for the following:
        (1) A power to the extent it is coupled with an interest in thesubject of the power, including a power given to or for thebenefit of a credit in connection with a credit transaction.
        (2) A proxy or other delegation to exercise voting rights ormanagement rights with respect to an entity.
        (3) A power created on a form prescribed by a government orgovernmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality for agovernmental purpose.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.143-2009,SEC.23.

IC 30-5-2-8
"Principal"
    Sec. 8. "Principal" means:
        (1) an individual, including an individual acting as a:
            (A) trustee;
            (B) personal representative; or
            (C) fiduciary;
        (2) a corporation;        (3) a limited liability company;
        (4) a trust; or
        (5) a partnership;
who signs a power of attorney granting powers to an attorney in fact.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.178-2002,SEC.107.