The AP is reporting this afternoon:
The state's highest court on Tuesday upheld "Kendra's Law," which allows caseworkers, family members and even roommates to seek a court order to force a mentally ill patient to comply with treatment.Access the opinion, In the Matter of K.L. (Anonymous), here. As for whether Indiana has a version of "Kendra's Law" - I located this article that categorizes Indiana and other states based on a report. Posted by Marcia Oddi at February 17, 2004 05:37 PMAt least 40 other states have similar statutes, according to Tuesday's Court of Appeals decision. The law was named for Kendra Webdale, 32, who died in January 1999 after she was pushed in front of a New York City subway train by a schizophrenic who did not take his medicine.