§ 27-8-27-4 — "Health insurance plan"

(a) For purposes of this chapter, "health
insurance plan" means any:
(1) hospital or medical expense incurred policy or certificate;
(2) hospital or medical service plan contract; or
(3) health maintenance organization subscriber contract;
provided to an insured.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) Accident-only, credit, dental, Medicare supplement, long term
care, or disability income insurance.
(2) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.
(3) Worker's compensation or similar insurance.
(4) Automobile medical payment insurance.
(5) A specified disease policy issued as an individual policy.
(6) A limited benefit health insurance plan issued as an individual
policy.
(7) A short term insurance plan that:
(A) may be renewed for the greater of:
(i) thirty-six (36) months; or
(ii) the maximum period permitted under federal law;
(B) has a term of not more than three hundred sixty-four (364)
days; and
(C) has an annual limit of at least two million dollars
($2,000,000).
(8) A policy that provides a stipulated daily, weekly, or monthly
payment to an insured during hospital confinement, without
regard to the actual expense of the confinement.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.121-1999, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.288-2019, SEC.20.