Sec. 5.1. (a) A medical service provider or a medical service provider's agent, servant, employee, assignee, employer, or independent contractor on behalf of the medical service provider may not knowingly collect or attempt to collect the payment of a charge for medical services or products covered under IC 22 from an employee or the employee's estate or family members.
(b) If after a hearing, the worker's compensation board finds that a medical service provider has violated this section, the worker's compensation board may assess a civil penalty against the medical service provider in an amount that is at least one hundred dollars ($100) but less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.
(c) The worker's compensation board may not assess a civil penalty against a medical service provider for a violation of this section that is the result of a good faith error.
As added by P.L.216-1995, SEC.2.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 3. Worker's Compensation System
Chapter 3. Worker's Compensation: Notice of Injury; Treatment; Compensation Schedule; Payments
22-3-3-1. Notice of Injury; Time
22-3-3-2. Notice of Injury; Contents; Signature
22-3-3-3. Limitation of Actions; Radiation
22-3-3-4. Medical Treatment Pending Adjudication of Impairment
22-3-3-4.5. Repackaged Drugs; Maximum Reimbursement Amount
22-3-3-4.7. Formulary; Reimbursement for "N" Drug
22-3-3-5.1. Collection of Medical Expense Payments; Civil Penalties; Good Faith Errors
22-3-3-5.2. Billing Review Service Standards
22-3-3-5.2-b. Billing Review Service Standards
22-3-3-6. Physical Examination; Physician's Statement; Autopsy
22-3-3-7. Temporary Disability Benefits; Installment Payments; Termination; Overpayment
22-3-3-7.5. Average Weekly Wages of Public Employee; Determination
22-3-3-8. Temporary Total Disability or Total Permanent Disability; Awards
22-3-3-9. Temporary Partial Disability; Awards
22-3-3-10-b. Injuries Schedule
22-3-3-11. Partial Disability; Refusing Employment; Notice
22-3-3-12. Subsequent Permanent Injuries; Aggravation; Awards
22-3-3-13. Second Injury Fund; Employee Compensation; Employer Assessments; Penalties
22-3-3-14. Subsequent Injuries; Two Awards
22-3-3-15. Subsequent Injuries; Awards; Extending Period of Payment
22-3-3-16. Death While Receiving Awards; Dependents; Payment
22-3-3-18. Death Resulting From Injuries; Award; Payment to Dependents
22-3-3-19. Presumptive Dependents; Termination of Dependency
22-3-3-20. Total or Partial Dependents; Eligibility; Termination
22-3-3-22. Awards; Computation
22-3-3-22-b. Awards; Computation
22-3-3-23. Mistake in Payments; Deductions; Payments to State Employees
22-3-3-25. Lump Sum Payments; Minors; Interest Rate
22-3-3-26. Lump Sum Payments; Trustees
22-3-3-27. Jurisdiction; Modification of Award
22-3-3-28. Children and Minors; Direct Payments
22-3-3-29. Injured Employee or Dependent Under Guardianship
22-3-3-30. Incompetent Persons; Limitation of Actions
22-3-3-31. Joint Service of Two or More Employers; Apportionment of Award