"Purchaser" defined
Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), as used in this
chapter, "purchaser" means a person or firm contracting with a seller
for services or merchandise to be provided or delivered for a named
individual.
(b) As used in section 13(b) of this chapter, "purchaser" means:
(1) an individual described in subsection (a);
(2) the attorney in fact, appointed under IC 30-5, of an
individual described in subsection (a);
(3) the guardian, appointed under IC 29-3, of an individual
described in subsection (a); or
(4) if an individual described in subsection (a) is deceased:
(A) the surviving spouse of the individual;
(B) if there is no surviving spouse, the adult children of the
individual;
(C) if there is no surviving spouse or surviving adult child,
the surviving parent or parents of the individual; or
(D) if there is neither a surviving spouse nor adult children,
nor a surviving parent, the personal representative (as
defined in IC 29-1-1-3) of the individual.
As added by P.L.200-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.207-1993,
SEC.28; P.L.114-1999, SEC.4.
Last modified: May 27, 2006