§ 27-8-5-15.5 — Inpatient services for treatment of mental illness or substance abuse

Indiana § 27-8-5-15.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 27: INSURANCE
• Art. 8: LIFE, ACCIDENT, AND HEALTH
• Ch. 5: Accident and Sickness Insurance─Policy Provisions

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5. (a) As used in this section:
"Alcohol abuse" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-10.
"Community mental health center" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-38 and IC 12-7-2-39.
"Division of mental health and addiction" refers to the division
created under IC 12-21-1-1.
"Drug abuse" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-72.
"Indiana department of health" refers to the department established
by IC 16-19-1-1.
"Inpatient services" means services that require the beneficiary of
the services to remain overnight in the facility in which the services are
offered.
"Mental illness" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-130(1).
"Psychiatric hospital" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-151.
"Substance abuse" means drug abuse or alcohol abuse.
(b) An insurance policy that provides coverage for inpatient services
for the treatment of:
(1) mental illness;
(2) substance abuse; or
(3) both mental illness and substance abuse;
may not exclude coverage for inpatient services for the treatment of
mental illness or substance abuse that are provided by a community
mental health center or by any psychiatric hospital licensed by the
Indiana department of health or the division of mental health and
addiction to offer those services.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.258-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.784; P.L.2-1993, SEC.150; P.L.215-2001, SEC.104; P.L.56-2023, SEC.245.