§ 12-16.5-3-1 Entrance into the compact; action and consent of Congress; improvement of health care policy
§ 12-16.5-3-2 State legislature with primary responsibility to regulate health care
§ 12-16.5-3-3 Suspension of federal law through express acts; responsibility for implementation
§ 12-16.5-3-4 Right to federal monies; establishment of funding level
§ 12-16.5-3-5 Funding of commission
§ 12-16.5-3-6 Amendment of compact by unanimous agreement
§ 12-16.5-3-7 Joining of compact by other states
§ 12-16.5-3-8 Withdrawal from compact requirements; liability
§ 12-16.5-3-9 Dissolution of compact after withdrawal
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 16.5 > Chapter 3 - Health Care Compact

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • 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
  • 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

  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Mandatory spending: Spending (budget authority and outlays) controlled by laws other than annual appropriations acts.
  • 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 funding level: means the member state base funding level multiplied by the member state current year population adjustment factor multiplied by the current year inflation adjustment factor. See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-7
  • 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