Applicability of chapter
Ind. Code § 12-24-19-1
in effectSec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to a patient who is transferred or discharged from a state institution administered by the division of mental health and addiction.
(b) This chapter does not apply to any of the following:
(1) An individual who is admitted to a state institution only for evaluation purposes.
(2) An individual who is incompetent to stand trial.
(3) An individual who has a developmental disability (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-118).
(4) An individual in an alcohol and drug services program who is not concurrently diagnosed with a mental illness.
(5) An individual who has escaped from the facility to which the individual was involuntarily committed.
(6) An individual who was admitted to a facility for voluntary treatment and who has left the facility against the advice of the attending physician.
As added by P.L.40-1994, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.215-2001, SEC.70; P.L.99-2007, SEC.121; P.L.145-2026, SEC.90.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/12Fetched: 10/17/2026