Indiana Code 25-1-9.8-11. Applicability; request for good faith estimate; requirements
(b) An individual for whom a nonemergency health care service has been ordered, scheduled, or referred may request from the practitioner who may provide the nonemergency health care service a good faith estimate of the total price the practitioner will charge for providing the nonemergency health care service.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-1-9.8-11
- good faith estimate: means a reasonable estimate of the price each provider anticipates charging for an episode of care for nonemergency health care services that:
Indiana Code 25-1-9.8-2
- nonemergency health care service: means a discrete service or series of services ordered by a practitioner for an episode of care for the:
Indiana Code 25-1-9.8-7
- practitioner: means the following:
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- price: means the negotiated rate between the:
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(d) A practitioner must ensure that a good faith estimate provided to an individual under this section is accompanied by a notice stating that:
(1) an estimate provided under this section is not binding on the practitioner;
(2) the price the practitioner charges the individual may vary from the estimate based on the individual’s medical needs; and
(3) the estimate provided under this section is only valid for thirty (30) days.
(e) A practitioner may not charge an individual for information provided under this section.
As added by P.L.93-2020, SEC.7.