§ 27-8-6-6 — Coverage for athletic trainer services

(a) As used in this section, "policy of accident
and sickness insurance" has the meaning set forth in IC 27-8-5-1.
However, the term does not include the following:
(1) Accident only, credit, dental, vision, Medicare supplement,
long term care, or disability income insurance.
(2) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.
(3) Automobile medical payment insurance.
(4) A specified disease policy.
(5) 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).
(6) A policy that provides indemnity benefits not based on any
expense incurred requirement, including a plan that provides
coverage for:
(A) hospital confinement, critical illness, or intensive care; or
(B) gaps for deductibles or copayments.
(7) A supplemental plan that always pays in addition to other
coverage.
(b) A policy of accident and sickness insurance that provides
coverage for physical medicine and rehabilitative services shall provide
the coverage for physical medicine and rehabilitative services that are:
(1) rendered by an athletic trainer who is licensed under IC 25-5.1; and
(2) within the athletic trainer's scope of practice.
(c) This section does not require a policy of accident and sickness
insurance to provide coverage for physical medicine or rehabilitative
services generally.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.133-2011, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.288-2019, SEC.8.