Sec. 17. (a) If a provider facility fails or refuses:
(1) to provide a good faith estimate as required by this chapter; or
(2) to provide communication to a patient of information concerning the patient's right to a good faith estimate as required under section 15 of this chapter;
the insurance commissioner may, after notice and hearing under IC 4-21.5, impose on the provider facility a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.
(b) A civil penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in the department of insurance fund established by IC 27-1-3-28.
As added by P.L.93-2020, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.202-2021, SEC.16.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 1. Department of Insurance
Chapter 46. Provider Facility Good Faith Estimates
27-1-46-0.5. Provision of Information by Certain Health Plans
27-1-46-1. "Covered Individual"
27-1-46-1.5. "Episode of Care"
27-1-46-2. "Good Faith Estimate"
27-1-46-7. "Nonemergency Health Care Service"
27-1-46-10. "Provider Facility"
27-1-46-10-b. "Provider Facility"
27-1-46-10.5. "Urgent Care Facility"
27-1-46-12. In Network Good Faith Estimates; Out of Network Good Faith Estimates
27-1-46-13. Provision of Good Faith Estimates
27-1-46-16. Good Faith Estimate Request From Patient Eligible for Medicare