Indiana § 27-8-27-4 - "Health insurance plan"

§ 27-8-27-4. "Health insurance plan"

Sec. 4. (a) For purposes of this chapter, "health insurance plan" means any:

(1) hospital or medical expense incurred policy or certificate;

(2) hospital or medical service plan contract; or

(3) health maintenance organization subscriber contract;

provided to an insured.

(b) The term does not include the following:

(1) Accident-only, credit, dental, Medicare supplement, long term care, or disability income insurance.

(2) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance.

(3) Worker's compensation or similar insurance.

(4) Automobile medical payment insurance.

(5) A specified disease policy issued as an individual policy.

(6) A limited benefit health insurance plan issued as an individual policy.

(7) A short term insurance plan that:

(A) may be renewed for the greater of:

(i) thirty-six (36) months; or

(ii) the maximum period permitted under federal law;

(B) has a term of not more than three hundred sixty-four (364) days; and

(C) has an annual limit of at least two million dollars ($2,000,000).

(8) A policy that provides a stipulated daily, weekly, or monthly payment to an insured during hospital confinement, without regard to the actual expense of the confinement.

As added by P.L.121-1999, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.288-2019, SEC.20.