Indiana § 16-21-15-0.5 Findings; applicability

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-21-15-0.5 — Findings; applicability

Indiana § 16-21-15-0.5

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 21HOSPITALS

Ch. 15Certificate of Public Advantage of Hospital Mergers

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(a)The general assembly finds the following as it relates only to section 1 of this chapter:

(1)A hospital merger may benefit the public by maintaining or improving the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of health care services offered to the public.

(2)Benefits resulting from a hospital merger may outweigh any anticompetitive effects of joining together competitors, including addressing unique challenges in providing health care services in rural areas.

(3)It is in the state's best interest to supplant state and federal antitrust law with a process for regulatory approval and active supervision by the state department, as provided in this chapter.

(4)It is the intent of the general assembly that this chapter immunize, to the fullest extent possible, the following from all fede

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5. (a) The general assembly finds the
following as it relates only to section 1 of this chapter:
(1) A hospital merger may benefit the public by maintaining or
improving the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of health care
services offered to the public.
(2) Benefits resulting from a hospital merger may outweigh any
anticompetitive effects of joining together competitors, including
addressing unique challenges in providing health care services in
rural areas.
(3) It is in the state's best interest to supplant state and federal
antitrust law with a process for regulatory approval and active
supervision by the state department, as provided in this chapter.
(4) It is the intent of the general assembly that this chapter
immunize, to the fullest extent possible, the following from all
federal and state antitrust laws:
(A) The execution of merger agreements approved under this
chapter and the transactions concerning the merger.
(B) Postmerger activities supervised under this chapter.
(b) This section applies only to merger agreements allowed under
this chapter.