Sec. 149.1. “Provider” means the following:

(1) For purposes of IC 12-10-7, the meaning set forth in IC 12-10-7-3.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-7-2-149.1

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
(2) For purposes of the following statutes, an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or a governmental entity that is enrolled in the Medicaid program under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by the office of Medicaid policy and planning:

(A) IC 12-14-1 through IC 12-14-8.

(B) IC 12-15, except IC 12-15-32, IC 12-15-33, and IC 12-15-34.

(C) IC 12-17.6.

(3) Except as provided in subdivisions (4) and (6), for purposes of IC 12-17.2, a person who operates a child care center or child care home under IC 12-17.2.

(4) For purposes of IC 12-17.2-3.5, a person that:

(A) provides child care; and

(B) is directly paid for the provision of the child care under the federal Child Care and Development Fund voucher program administered under 45 C.F.R. § part 98 and 45 CFR 99.

The term does not include an individual who provides services to a person described in clauses (A) and (B), regardless of whether the individual receives compensation.

(5) For purposes of IC 12-21-1 through IC 12-29-2, an organization:

(A) that:

(i) provides mental health services, as defined under 42 U.S.C. §§ 300x-2(c);

(ii) provides addiction services; or

(iii) provides children’s mental health services;

(B) that has entered into a provider agreement with the division of mental health and addiction under IC 12-21-2-7 to provide services in the least restrictive, most appropriate setting; and

(C) that is operated by one (1) of the following:

(i) A city, town, county, or other political subdivision of the state.

(ii) An agency of the state or of the United States.

(iii) A political subdivision of another state.

(iv) A hospital owned or operated by a unit of government or a building authority that is organized for the purpose of constructing facilities to be leased to units of government.

(v) A corporation incorporated under IC 23-7-1.1 (before its repeal August 1, 1991) or IC 23-17.

(vi) An organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(vii) A university or college.

(6) For purposes of IC 12-17.2-2-10, the following:

(A) A person described in subdivision (4).

(B) A child care center licensed under IC 12-17.2-4.

(C) A child care home licensed under IC 12-17.2-5.

As added by P.L.241-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.57; P.L.143-2011, SEC.8; P.L.225-2013, SEC.3; P.L.10-2019, SEC.55.