12-7-2-96. "Gravely disabled"

IN Code § 12-7-2-96 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 96. "Gravely disabled", for purposes of IC 12-26, means a condition in which an individual, as a result of mental illness, is in danger of coming to harm because the individual:

(1) is unable to provide for that individual's food, clothing, shelter, or other essential human needs; or

(2) has a substantial impairment or an obvious deterioration of that individual's judgment, reasoning, or behavior that results in the individual's inability to function independently.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-1(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1.