Indiana Code 25-1-9.5-9. Practitioner physically located outside Indiana; jurisdiction
(1) establishes a provider-patient relationship under this chapter with; or
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-1-9.5-9
- health care services: includes the following:
Indiana Code 25-1-9.5-2.5
- 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.
- practitioner: means an individual who holds an unlimited license to practice as any of the following in Indiana:
Indiana Code 25-1-9.5-3.5
an individual who is located in Indiana.
(b) A practitioner described in subsection (a) agrees to be subject to:
(1) the jurisdiction of the courts of law of Indiana; and
(2) Indiana substantive and procedural laws;
concerning any claim asserted against the practitioner, the practitioner’s employer, or the practitioner’s contractor arising from the provision of health care services under this chapter to an individual who is located in Indiana at the time the health care services were provided. The provision of health care services described in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) by a practitioner described in subsection (a) constitutes a voluntary waiver by the practitioner, the practitioner’s employer, or the practitioner’s contractor of any respective right to avail themselves of the jurisdiction or laws other than those specified in this subsection concerning the claim.
As added by P.L.78-2016, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.150-2017, SEC.8; P.L.85-2021, SEC.19; P.L.17-2024, SEC.5.