§ 16-21-9-7 — Annual report for community benefits plan

Indiana § 16-21-9-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 21: HOSPITALS
• Ch. 9: Provision of Charitable Care by Nonprofit Hospitals

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(a) Each nonprofit hospital shall prepare an
annual report of the community benefits plan. The report must include,
in addition to the community benefits plan itself, the following
background information:
(1) The hospital's mission statement.
(2) A disclosure of the health care needs of the community that
were considered in developing the hospital's community benefits
plan.
(3) A disclosure of the amount and types of community benefits
actually provided, including charity care. Charity care must be
reported as a separate item from other community benefits.
(b) Each nonprofit hospital shall annually file a report of the
community benefits plan with the state department. For a hospital's
fiscal year that ends before July 1, 2011, the report must be filed not
later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of the
hospital's fiscal year. For a hospital's fiscal year that ends after June 30,
2011, the report must be filed at the same time the nonprofit hospital
files its annual return described under Section 6033 of the Internal
Revenue Code that is timely filed under Section 6072(e) of the Internal
Revenue Code, including any applicable extension authorized under
Section 6081 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(c) Each nonprofit hospital shall prepare a statement that notifies the
public that the annual report of the community benefits plan is:
(1) public information;
(2) filed with the state department; and
(3) available to the public on request from the state department.
This statement shall be posted in prominent places throughout the
hospital, including the emergency room waiting area and the
admissions office waiting area. The statement shall also be printed in
the hospital patient guide or other material that provides the patient
with information about the admissions criteria of the hospital.
(d) Each nonprofit hospital shall develop a written notice about any
charity care program operated by the hospital and how to apply for
charity care. The notice must be in appropriate languages if possible.
The notice must also be conspicuously posted in the following areas:
(1) The general waiting area.
(2) The waiting area for emergency services.
(3) The business office.
(4) Any other area that the hospital considers an appropriate area
in which to provide notice of a charity care program.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.94-1994, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.18; P.L.172-2011, SEC.115; P.L.6-2012, SEC.115.