Sec. 3. (a) Each member state, for the member state’s jurisdiction, may, to the extent allowed under the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the member state, suspend by legislation federal laws, regulations, and orders concerning health care that are inconsistent with the laws and regulations adopted by the member state under the compact.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-16.5-3-3

  • compact: refers to the health care compact entered into under this article. See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-2
  • 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

  • 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.
  • member state: means a state that has adopted the health care compact law. See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-5
     (b) Any federal or state law, regulation, or order concerning health care will remain in effect unless a member state expressly suspends the law, regulation, or order under the member state’s authority under the compact.

     (c) The member state shall be responsible for implementing any federal law, rule, regulation, or order described in this section that remains in effect in the member state.

As added by P.L.150-2012, SEC.1.

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