Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, “limited service health maintenance organization” means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity that undertakes to provide or arrange a limited health service on a prepayment basis or other basis.

     (b) The term does not include a provider or an entity when providing or arranging for the provision of limited health services under a contract with a limited service health maintenance organization.

As added by P.L.26-1994, SEC.25.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-13-34-4

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • limited health services: refers to :

    Indiana Code 27-13-34-3

  • limited service health maintenance organization: means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity that undertakes to provide or arrange a limited health service on a prepayment basis or other basis. See Indiana Code 27-13-34-4
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • provider: means a physician, a dentist, an optometrist, a health facility, or other person or institution that is licensed or otherwise authorized to deliver or furnish limited health service. See Indiana Code 27-13-34-5