Ind. Code § 25-1-9.8-11
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Applicability; request for good faith estimate; requirements
Official statutory text
Sec. 11. (a) This section does not apply to an individual who is a Medicaid recipient.
(b) An individual for whom a nonemergency health care service has been ordered, scheduled, or referred may request from the practitioner who may provide the nonemergency health care service a good faith estimate of the total price the practitioner will charge for providing the nonemergency health care service.
(c) A practitioner who receives a request from a patient under subsection (b) shall, not more than two (2) business days after receiving relevant information from the individual, provide to the individual a good faith estimate of the price that the practitioner will charge for providing the nonemergency health care service.
(d) A practitioner must ensure that a good faith estimate provided to an individual under this section is accompanied by a notice stating that:
(1) an estimate provided under this section is not binding on the practitioner;
(2) the price the practitioner charges the individual may vary from the estimate based on the individual's medical needs; and
(3) the estimate provided under this section is only valid for thirty (30) days.
(e) A practitioner may not charge an individual for information provided under this section.
As added by P.L.93-2020, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.215-2025, SEC.42.
(b) An individual for whom a nonemergency health care service has been ordered, scheduled, or referred may request from the practitioner who may provide the nonemergency health care service a good faith estimate of the total price the practitioner will charge for providing the nonemergency health care service.
(c) A practitioner who receives a request from a patient under subsection (b) shall, not more than two (2) business days after receiving relevant information from the individual, provide to the individual a good faith estimate of the price that the practitioner will charge for providing the nonemergency health care service.
(d) A practitioner must ensure that a good faith estimate provided to an individual under this section is accompanied by a notice stating that:
(1) an estimate provided under this section is not binding on the practitioner;
(2) the price the practitioner charges the individual may vary from the estimate based on the individual's medical needs; and
(3) the estimate provided under this section is only valid for thirty (30) days.
(e) A practitioner may not charge an individual for information provided under this section.
As added by P.L.93-2020, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.215-2025, SEC.42.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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