Ind. Code § 25-1-9.5-9
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Practitioner physically located outside Indiana; jurisdiction
Official statutory text
Sec. 9. (a) A practitioner who is physically located outside Indiana is engaged in the provision of health care services in Indiana when the practitioner:
(1) establishes a provider-patient relationship under this chapter with; or
(2) determines whether to issue a prescription under this chapter for;
an individual who is located in Indiana.
(b) A practitioner described in subsection (a) agrees to be subject to:
(1) the jurisdiction of the courts of law of Indiana; and
(2) Indiana substantive and procedural laws;
concerning any claim asserted against the practitioner, the practitioner's employer, or the practitioner's contractor arising from the provision of health care services under this chapter to an individual who is located in Indiana at the time the health care services were provided. The provision of health care services described in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) by a practitioner described in subsection (a) constitutes a voluntary waiver by the practitioner, the practitioner's employer, or the practitioner's contractor of any respective right to avail themselves of the jurisdiction or laws other than those specified in this subsection concerning the claim.
As added by P.L.78-2016, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.150-2017, SEC.8; P.L.85-2021, SEC.19; P.L.17-2024, SEC.5.
(1) establishes a provider-patient relationship under this chapter with; or
(2) determines whether to issue a prescription under this chapter for;
an individual who is located in Indiana.
(b) A practitioner described in subsection (a) agrees to be subject to:
(1) the jurisdiction of the courts of law of Indiana; and
(2) Indiana substantive and procedural laws;
concerning any claim asserted against the practitioner, the practitioner's employer, or the practitioner's contractor arising from the provision of health care services under this chapter to an individual who is located in Indiana at the time the health care services were provided. The provision of health care services described in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) by a practitioner described in subsection (a) constitutes a voluntary waiver by the practitioner, the practitioner's employer, or the practitioner's contractor of any respective right to avail themselves of the jurisdiction or laws other than those specified in this subsection concerning the claim.
As added by P.L.78-2016, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.150-2017, SEC.8; P.L.85-2021, SEC.19; P.L.17-2024, SEC.5.
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