Bill Text: IN SB0265 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Indiana Senate Bill 265 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Health care provider peer review committees.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-13 - Public Law 29 [SB0265 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2013-SB0265-Enrolled.html

First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)

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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 265

AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil procedure.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 34-6-2-116; (13)SE0265.1.1. -->

SECTION 1. IC 34-6-2-116 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 116. "Professional health care organization", for purposes of IC 34-30-15, refers to an organization described in section 117(14) or 117(25) of this chapter.

SOURCE: IC 34-6-2-117; (13)SE0265.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 34-6-2-117, AS AMENDED BY P.L.197-2007, SECTION 92, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 117. "Professional health care provider", for purposes of IC 34-30-15, means:
        (1) a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5;
        (2) a dentist licensed under IC 25-14;
        (3) a hospital licensed under IC 16-21;
        (4) a podiatrist licensed under IC 25-29;
        (5) a chiropractor licensed under IC 25-10;
        (6) an optometrist licensed under IC 25-24;
        (7) a psychologist licensed under IC 25-33;
        (8) a pharmacist licensed under IC 25-26;
        (9) a health facility licensed under IC 16-28-2;
        (10) a registered or licensed practical nurse licensed under IC 25-23;
        (11) a physical therapist licensed under IC 25-27;
        (12) a home health agency licensed under IC 16-27-1;
        (13) a community mental health center (as defined in

IC 12-7-2-38);
        (14) a health care organization whose members, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, or partners are:
            (A) professional health care providers described in subdivisions (1) through (13);
            (B) professional corporations comprised of health care professionals (as defined in IC 23-1.5-1-8); or
            (C) professional health care providers described in subdivisions (1) through (13) and professional corporations comprised of persons described in subdivisions (1) through (13);
        (15) a private psychiatric hospital licensed under IC 12-25;
        (16) a preferred provider organization (including a preferred provider arrangement or reimbursement agreement under IC 27-8-11);
        (17) a health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-1-19) or a limited service health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-34-4);
        (18) a respiratory care practitioner licensed under IC 25-34.5;
        (19) an occupational therapist licensed under IC 25-23.5;
        (20) a state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2-184);
        (21) a clinical social worker who is licensed under IC 25-23.6-5-2;
        (22) a managed care provider (as defined in IC 12-7-2-127(b));
        (23) a nonprofit health care organization affiliated with a hospital that is owned or operated by a religious order, whose members are members of that religious order; or
        (24) a nonprofit health care organization with one (1) or more hospital affiliates; or
         (25) a health care organization that owns or controls, in whole or in part, one (1) or more entities described in subdivisions (1) through (24).