§ 16-48-1-0.5 — Application and construction of chapter

Indiana § 16-48-1-0.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 48: OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND
• Ch. 1: Anatomic Pathology Services

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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.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.3-2013, SEC.1.