Ind. Code § 23-0.5-2-12.5

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"Health care entity"

Official statutory text

Sec. 12.5. (a) As used in sections 13 and 14 of this chapter, "health care entity" means any organization or business that provides health care services. The term does not include the following:

(1) A hospital.

(2) An insurer (as defined in IC 27-1-4.5-2).

(3) A pharmacy benefit manager (as defined in IC 27-1-4.5-3).

(4) A third party administrator (as defined in IC 27-1-4.5-4).

(5) A person or entity that does not accept commercial health insurance reimbursement.

(b) As used in this section, "health care services" means any diagnostic, medical, surgical, dental treatment, or rehabilitative care for the purpose of preventing, alleviating, curing, or healing human illness or injury.

As added by P.L.239-2025, SEC.6.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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