CHAPTER 22. POWERS OF INSURERS AND HOSPITAL CORPORATIONS

IC 27-13-22
     Chapter 22. Powers of Insurers and Hospital Corporations

IC 27-13-22-1
Operation of health maintenance organization by insurer or hospital
    
Sec. 1. (a) A licensed insurer or a hospital authorized to conduct business in Indiana may, through a subsidiary or an affiliate, organize and operate a health maintenance organization under this article.
    (b) This section does not apply to a health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority under this article before July 1, 2001.
As added by P.L.26-1994, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.203-2001, SEC.28.

IC 27-13-22-2
Joint organization or operation as health maintenance organization
    
Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other law:
        (1) insurers;
        (2) hospitals; or
        (3) subsidiaries or affiliates of entities referred to in subdivisions (1) and (2);
may jointly organize and operate a health maintenance organization.
As added by P.L.26-1994, SEC.25.

IC 27-13-22-3
Business of insurance including health care maintenance organizations
    
Sec. 3. For the purposes of IC 27-1-2-2, the business of insurance includes the providing of health care services by a health care maintenance organization owned or operated by an insurer or a subsidiary of an insurer.
As added by P.L.26-1994, SEC.25.

IC 27-13-22-4
Contracting with health maintenance organizations to provide insurance coverage
    
Sec. 4. An insurer or a hospital may contract with a health maintenance organization to provide to the health maintenance organization:
        (1) insurance coverage or similar protection against the cost of health care services provided through the health maintenance organization; or
        (2) insurance coverage in the event of the failure of the health maintenance organization to meet its obligations to enrollees or providers.
As added by P.L.26-1994, SEC.25.

IC 27-13-22-5 Benefit payments to health maintenance organization; contract provisions
    
Sec. 5. Under a contract between an insurer or a hospital and a health maintenance organization under section 4 of this chapter, the insurer or hospital may make benefit payments to the health maintenance organization for health care services for which the health maintenance organization is liable.
As added by P.L.26-1994, SEC.25.