Sec. 13.5. “Experimental treatment” means medical technology or a new application of existing medical technology, including medical procedures, drugs, and devices for treating a medical condition, illness, or diagnosis that:

(1) is not generally accepted by informed health care professionals in the United States as effective; or

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-13-1-13.5

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) has not been proven by scientific testing or evidence to be effective;

in treating the medical condition, illness, or diagnosis for which its use is proposed.

As added by P.L.69-1998, SEC.3.