Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 16.5 > Chapter 1 - Definitions

• commission: refers to the interstate advisory health care commission established by Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-1
• compact: refers to the health care compact entered into under this article. See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-2
• current year inflation adjustment factor: means the total gross domestic product deflator, as determined by the United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis, in the current year divided by the total gross domestic product deflator in federal fiscal year 2010. See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-3
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• health care: means care, services, supplies, or plans related to the health of an individual, including the following:

  Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-4

• member state: means a state that has adopted the health care compact law. See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-5
• member state current year population adjustment factor: means the average population of the member state in the current year, as determined by the United States Census Bureau, less the average population of the member state in federal fiscal year 2010, divided by the average population of the member state in federal fiscal year 2010 plus one (1). See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-8
• Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5