Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 16 > Article 47 - Aggregate Purchasing of Prescription Drugs

• Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• department: refers to the state personnel department. See Indiana Code 16-47-1-1
• Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• health benefit plan: refers to the following:

  Indiana Code 16-47-1-2

• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• program: refers to the aggregate prescription drug purchasing program established under this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-47-1-3
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• unit: refers to the identity theft unit established under section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-6-13-1
• 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