Indiana Code 25-22.5-11-3. Physician requirements before referring patient to health care entity; exception
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Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a physician must do the following before referring an individual to a health care entity in which the physician has a financial interest:
(2) Inform the individual in writing that the individual may choose to be referred to another health care entity.
(1) Disclose in writing to the individual that the physician has a financial interest in the health care entity.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-22.5-11-3
- financial interest: means an ownership or investment interest through equity, debt, or other means. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-11-1
- health care entity: means an organization or a business that provides diagnostic, medical, or surgical services, dental treatment, or rehabilitative care. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-11-2
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Physician: means any person who holds the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy or its equivalent and who holds a valid unlimited license to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in Indiana. See Indiana Code 25-22.5-1-1.1
The individual shall acknowledge receipt of the notice required under this section by signing the notice. The physician shall keep a copy of the signed notice.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if a delay in treatment caused by compliance with the requirements of subsection (a) would reasonably be expected by the referring physician to result in serious:
(1) jeopardy to the individual’s health;
(2) impairment to the individual’s bodily functions; or
(3) dysfunction of a bodily organ or part of the individual.
As added by P.L.217-2005, SEC.26.