§ 34-18-3-7 — Rules; minimum annual aggregate insurance amount; eligibility

Indiana § 34-18-3-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 18: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
• Ch. 3: Need to Qualify; Qualification Procedure

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(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 to establish the following:
(1) Criteria for determining, upon application, whether a
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or
professional corporation is subject to IC 34-18-2-14(7) and thus
is eligible to qualify as a health care provider under this chapter.
(2) The minimum annual aggregate insurance amount necessary
for the corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or
professional corporation to become qualified under IC 34-18-2-14(7).
(b) The criteria to be established by rule under subsection (a)(1)
must include the identification of the health care purpose and function
of the corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or
professional corporation.
(c) The minimum annual aggregate insurance amount to be set by
rule under subsection (a)(2) may not exceed five hundred thousand
dollars ($500,000).
(d) The commissioner may require a corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, or professional corporation that seeks to qualify
under IC 34-18-2-14(7) and this chapter to provide information
necessary to determine eligibility and to establish the minimum annual
aggregate amount applicable to the corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, or professional corporation.
(e) The commissioner may require a health care provider who is
qualified under section 2(b) of this chapter and an officer, agent, and
employee of a health care provider who is qualified under section 3(b)
of this chapter to provide information necessary to determine
eligibility.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-3-7.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.69-2022, SEC.14.