Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a merger agreement between hospitals located in a county that meets the following criteria:

(1) Has a population that is less than one hundred forty thousand (140,000) and is not contiguous to a county with a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000).

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-21-15-1

  • merger: means any change of ownership, including:

    Indiana Code 16-21-15-1.5

  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) Has only two (2) hospitals that are both in the statewide comprehensive trauma care system under IC 16-19-3-28 and one (1) of the hospitals is a teaching hospital with a medical residency program.

(3) Is a predominately rural county.

As added by P.L.104-2021, SEC.2.