Indiana § 34-18-1-2 - Application of prior law; application of certain amendments to prior law
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§ 34-18-1-2. Application of prior law; application of certain amendments to prior law
Sec. 2. (a) The addition of IC 16-9.5-2-2.1, IC 16-9.5-2-2.2, IC 16-9.5-2-2.3, and IC 16-9.5-2-2.4 (before their repeal) by P.L.179-1985 does not apply to medical malpractice claims initiated through the filing of a proposed complaint under IC 16-9.5-9-1 (before its repeal) before June 1, 1985.
(b) The amendments made to IC 16-9.5-9-10 (before its repeal) by P.L.180-1985 do not apply to the chairman of a medical review panel formed before September 1, 1985.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.552.
IC 34-18-2Chapter 2. Definitions
34-18-2-1Application of definitions 34-18-2-2Terms of art 34-18-2-3Repealed 34-18-2-3.5"Advanced emergency medical technician" 34-18-2-4"Ambulance service" 34-18-2-4.5"Anesthesiologist assistant" 34-18-2-5"Annual aggregate" 34-18-2-6"Authority" 34-18-2-6.5"Certified nurse midwife" 34-18-2-7"College", "university", and "junior college" 34-18-2-8"Commissioner" 34-18-2-9"Community health center" 34-18-2-10"Community mental health center" 34-18-2-11"Community intellectual disability center" 34-18-2-12"Emergency medical technician" 34-18-2-12.1Repealed 34-18-2-12.2Repealed 34-18-2-12.5"Final nonappealable judgment" 34-18-2-13"Health care" 34-18-2-14"Health care provider" 34-18-2-15"Health facility" 34-18-2-16"Hospital" 34-18-2-17"Insurer" 34-18-2-18"Malpractice" 34-18-2-19Repealed 34-18-2-20"Migrant health center" 34-18-2-21"Paramedic" 34-18-2-22"Patient" 34-18-2-23"Physician" 34-18-2-24"Psychiatric hospital" 34-18-2-24.5"Qualified provider" 34-18-2-25"Representative" 34-18-2-26"Risk" 34-18-2-27"Risk manager" 34-18-2-28"Tort"
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