Indiana § 27-13-15-5 - Coverage for dialysis treatment
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§ 27-13-15-5. Coverage for dialysis treatment
Sec. 5. (a) Notwithstanding IC 27-13-1-12, as used in this section, "enrollee" refers only to an enrollee who requires dialysis treatment.
(b) As used in this section, "health maintenance organization" includes the following:
(1) A limited service health maintenance organization.
(2) An agent of a health maintenance organization or a limited service health maintenance organization.
(c) A health maintenance organization shall not require an enrollee, as a condition of coverage or reimbursement, to:
(1) if the nearest dialysis facility is located within thirty (30) miles of the enrollee's home, travel more than thirty (30) miles from the enrollee's home to obtain dialysis treatment; or
(2) if the nearest dialysis facility is located more than thirty (30) miles from the enrollee's home, travel a greater distance than the distance to the nearest dialysis facility to obtain dialysis treatment;
regardless of whether the enrollee chooses to receive dialysis treatment at a dialysis facility that is a participating provider or a dialysis facility that is not a participating provider.
As added by P.L.111-2008, SEC.6.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-13-15-5 ("Coverage for dialysis treatment") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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