Bill Text: IN HB1105 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Anatomic pathology services.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-13 - Public Law 3 [HB1105 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-HB1105-Enrolled.html
First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1105
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 16-48-1-0.5; (13)HE1105.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 16-48-1-0.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2013]: Sec. 0.5. (a) This chapter may not be construed to apply
to an anatomic pathology service that is:
(1) billed to a hospital by a clinical laboratory; or
(2) billed by the hospital for an inpatient or outpatient facility of the hospital.
(b) This chapter may not be construed to prohibit a physician who has performed the anatomic pathology service on a patient sample from billing a patient or payer for the histological processing of the sample if the histological processing is performed by another physician or a clinical laboratory. The physician who performed the anatomic pathology service may combine the cost for the histological processing of the sample and for the anatomic pathology service for billing purposes, but may not add a fee for the histological processing of the sample.
(1) billed to a hospital by a clinical laboratory; or
(2) billed by the hospital for an inpatient or outpatient facility of the hospital.
(b) This chapter may not be construed to prohibit a physician who has performed the anatomic pathology service on a patient sample from billing a patient or payer for the histological processing of the sample if the histological processing is performed by another physician or a clinical laboratory. The physician who performed the anatomic pathology service may combine the cost for the histological processing of the sample and for the anatomic pathology service for billing purposes, but may not add a fee for the histological processing of the sample.
HEA 1105
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