Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, “accident and sickness insurance policy” means an insurance policy that provides at least one (1) of the types of insurance described in IC 27-1-5-1, Classes 1(b) and 2(a), and is issued on a group basis. The term does not include the following:

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

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

(3) Automobile medical payment insurance.

(4) A specified disease policy.

(5) A limited benefit health insurance policy.

(6) A short term insurance plan that:

(A) may be renewed for the greater of:

(i) thirty-six (36) months; or

(ii) the maximum period permitted under federal law;

(B) has a term of not more than three hundred sixty-four (364) days; and

(C) has an annual limit of at least two million dollars ($2,000,000).

(7) A policy that provides a stipulated daily, weekly, or monthly payment to an insured during hospital confinement, without regard to the actual expense of the confinement.

(8) Worker’s compensation or similar insurance.

(9) A student health insurance policy.

As added by P.L.230-2001, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.288-2019, SEC.6.