Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 6 > Chapter 13 - Identity Theft Unit

• anatomic pathology service: means any of the following performed by a physician or under the supervision of a physician on a sample taken from a human body:

  Indiana Code 16-48-1-1

• 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.
• 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.
• council: refers to the rare disease advisory council established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-46-17-1
• department: refers to the state personnel department. See Indiana Code 16-47-1-1
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• 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.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
• 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.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• 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.
• person: means an individual, employer, employer association, nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, institution of higher education, health insurance plan, health ministry, or any combination of these. See Indiana Code 16-46-16.7-2
• physician: includes a physician group practice. See Indiana Code 16-48-1-2
• Probate: Proving a will
• program: refers to the aggregate prescription drug purchasing program established under this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-47-1-3
• provider: means a health care provider or a clinical laboratory. See Indiana Code 16-48-1-3
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• second opinion: means consultation, histologic processing, or additional testing performed on a sample by a second provider after an anatomic pathology service is performed on the sample by a first provider. See Indiana Code 16-48-1-4
• 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
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5