Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, “health care entity” means any of the following:

(1) Any organization or business that provides diagnostic, medical, surgical, dental treatment, or rehabilitative care.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-1-8.5-2

  • acquisition: means any agreement, arrangement, or activity the consummation of which results in a person acquiring directly or indirectly the control of another person. See Indiana Code 25-1-8.5-1
  • merger: means any change of ownership, including:

    Indiana Code 25-1-8.5-3

  • 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.
(2) An insurer that issues a policy of accident and sickness insurance (as defined in IC 27-8-5-1), except for the following types of coverage:

(A) Accident only, credit, dental, vision, long term care, or disability income insurance.

(B) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.

(C) Automobile medical payment insurance.

(D) A specified disease policy.

(E) A policy that provides indemnity benefits not based on any expense incurred requirements, including a plan that provides coverage for:

(i) hospital confinement, critical illness, or intensive care; or

(ii) gaps for deductibles or copayments.

(F) Worker’s compensation or similar insurance.

(G) A student health plan.

(H) A supplemental plan that always pays in addition to other coverage.

(3) A health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-1-19).

(4) A pharmacy benefit manager (as defined in IC 27-1-24.5-12).

(5) An administrator (as defined in IC 27-1-25-1).

(6) A private equity partnership, regardless of where the private equity partnership is located, seeking to enter into a merger or acquisition with an entity described in subdivisions (1) through (5).

     (b) The term does not include the Medicaid program or the Medicare program.

As added by P.L.95-2024, SEC.2.