Indiana § 22-3-3-5.1 Collection of medical expense payments; civil penalties; good faith
errors

Indiana Statutes

§ 22-3-3-5.1 — Collection of medical expense payments; civil penalties; good faith errors

Indiana § 22-3-3-5.1

Art. 3WORKER'S COMPENSATION SYSTEM

Ch. 3Worker's Compensation: Notice of Injury; Treatment;

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Ind. Code § 22-3-3-5.1 (2026).

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(a)A medical service provider or a medical service provider's agent, servant, employee, assignee, employer, or independent contractor on behalf of the medical service provider may not knowingly collect or attempt to collect the payment of a charge for medical services or products covered under IC 22 from an employee or the employee's estate or family members.

(b)If after a hearing, the worker's compensation board finds that a medical service provider has violated this section, the worker's compensation board may assess a civil penalty against the medical service provider in an amount that is at least one hundred dollars ($100) but less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.

(c)The worker's compensation board may not assess a civil penalty against a medical service pro

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1. (a) A medical service provider or a medical
service provider's agent, servant, employee, assignee, employer, or
independent contractor on behalf of the medical service provider may
not knowingly collect or attempt to collect the payment of a charge for
medical services or products covered under IC 22 from an employee or
the employee's estate or family members.
(b) If after a hearing, the worker's compensation board finds that a
medical service provider has violated this section, the worker's
compensation board may assess a civil penalty against the medical
service provider in an amount that is at least one hundred dollars
($100) but less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.
(c) The worker's compensation board may not assess a civil penalty
against a medical service provider for a violation of this section that is
the result of a good faith error.