§ 12-16-2.5-6.3 — Definitions

Indiana § 12-16-2.5-6.3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 16: PAYMENT FOR HEALTH SERVICES OTHER
• Ch. 2.5: Hospital Care for the Indigent; Administration and

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3. For purposes of this article, the following
definitions apply to the hospital care for the indigent program:
(1) "Assistance" means the satisfaction of a person's financial
obligation under IC 12-16-7.5-1.2 for hospital items or services,
physician services, or transportation services provided to the
person.
(2) "Claim" means a statement filed with the division by a
hospital, physician, or transportation provider that identifies the
health care items or services the hospital, physician, or
transportation provider rendered to a person for whom an
application under IC 12-16-4.5 has been filed with the division.
(3) "Eligible" or "eligibility", when used in regard to a person for
whom an application under IC 12-16-4.5 has been filed with the
division, means the extent to which:
(A) the person, for purposes of the application, satisfies the
income and resource standards established under IC 12-16-3.5;
and
(B) the person's medical condition, for purposes of the
application, satisfies one (1) or more of the medical conditions
identified in IC 12-16-3.5-1(a)(1) through IC 12-16-3.5-1(a)(3)
or IC 12-16-3.5-2(a)(1) through IC 12-16-3.5-2(a)(3).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.145-2005, SEC.3.