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Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-7-18-12

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • contracting entity: means a dental carrier, a third party administrator, or another person that enters into a provider network contract with providers for the delivery of dental services in the ordinary course of business. See Indiana Code 27-7-18-1
  • provider: means :

    Indiana Code 27-7-18-8

  • provider network contract: means a contract between a contracting entity and one (1) or more providers:

    Indiana Code 27-7-18-9

  • third party: means a person that enters into a contract with a contracting entity or another third party to gain access to:

    Indiana Code 27-7-18-10

   Sec. 12. A contracting entity that is a party to a provider network contract with a provider that chooses under section 11(b)(1)(A) of this chapter not to participate in third party access shall not alter the provider’s rights or status under the provider network contract because of the provider’s choice not to participate in third party access.

As added by P.L.17-2024, SEC.19.