Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a provider who receives notice under section 5 of this chapter may terminate the health provider contract without penalty by informing the person with whom the health care provider contracts that the provider chooses not to approve the amendment.

     (b) Notice under subsection (a) must be:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-37.1-6

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • person: means an individual, an agency, a political subdivision, a partnership, a corporation, an association, or any other entity that enters into a health provider contract with a provider. See Indiana Code 27-1-37.1-3
  • provider: means :

    Indiana Code 27-1-37.1-4

(1) given not later than fifteen (15) days after the provider receives notice under section 5 of this chapter; and

(2) in writing.

As added by P.L.196-2001, SEC.1.

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