Ind. Code § 27-8-34-1 "Covered individual"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "covered individual" means an individual who is entitled to coverage under a policy of accident and sickness insurance.
As added by P.L.185-2015, SEC.25.
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in effectInd. Code § 27-8-34-2 "Health care services"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "health care services" has the meaning set forth in IC 27-8-11-1.
As added by P.L.185-2015, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 27-8-34-3 "Policy"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "policy" means a policy of accident and sickness insurance (as defined in IC 27-8-5-1). The term does not include dental insurance or vision insurance.
As added by P.L.185-2015, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 27-8-34-4 "Provider"
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "provider" has the meaning set forth in IC 27-8-11-1.
As added by P.L.185-2015, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 27-8-34-5 "Telehealth services"
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "telehealth services" means health care services delivered by use of technology allowed under IC 25-1-9.5-6, including the following:
(1) Medical exams and consultations.
(2) Behavioral health, including substance abuse evaluations and treatment.
As added by P.L.185-2015, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.85-2021, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 27-8-34-6 Coverage of telehealth services; prohibition on requiring use of specific information technology application
Sec. 6. (a) A policy must provide coverage for telehealth services in accordance with the same clinical criteria as the policy provides coverage for the same health care services delivered in person.
(b) Coverage for telehealth services required by subsection (a) may not be subject to a dollar limit, deductible, or coinsurance requirement that is less favorable to a covered individual than the dollar limit, deductible, or coinsurance requirement that applies to the same health care services delivered to a covered individual in person.
(c) Any annual or lifetime dollar limit that applies to telehealth services must be the same annual or lifetime dollar limit that applies in the aggregate to all items and services covered under the policy.
(d) A separate consent for telehealth services may not be required.
(e) If a policy provides coverage for telehealth services via:
(1) secure videoconferencing;
(2) store and forward technology; or
(3) remote patient monitoring technology;
between a provider in one (1) location and a patient in another location, the policy may not require the use of a specific information technology application for those services.
As added by P.L.185-2015, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.85-2021, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 27-8-34-7 Application limitations
Sec. 7. This chapter does not do any of the following:
(1) Require a policy to provide coverage for a telehealth service that is not a covered health care service under the policy.
(2) Require the use of telehealth services when the treating provider has determined that telehealth services are inappropriate.
(3) Prevent the use of utilization review concerning coverage for telehealth services in the same manner as utilization review is used concerning coverage for the same health care services delivered to a covered individual in person.
As added by P.L.185-2015, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.85-2021, SEC.30.
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