Ind. Code § 12-7-2-96 : HUMAN SERVICES — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS — DEFINITIONS —7-2-96 - "Gravely disabled" TEXT PDF "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. IC 12-7-2-96 Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-1(b). As added by P.L. 2-1992, SEC.1.