Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 16.5 > Chapter 2 - Applicability

• compact: refers to the health care compact entered into under this article. See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-2
• health care: means care, services, supplies, or plans related to the health of an individual, including the following:

  Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-4

• 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.
• member state: means a state that has adopted the health care compact law. See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-5
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5