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Home » US Law » 2022 Indiana Code » Title 12. Human Services » Article 15. Medicaid » Chapter 11.5. Lake County Disproportionate Share Hospitals

12-15-11.5-0.5. Nonapplicability to Certain Managed Care Organizations

Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to a managed care organization that, on or before July 1, 2000, did not directly contract with a hospital (as defined in section 1 of this chapter) for the provision of services under the office’s managed care program. As added by P.L.141-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.152-2017, SEC.7.

12-15-11.5-1. “Hospital”

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, “hospital” refers to an acute care hospital provider that: (1) is licensed under IC 16-21; (2) qualifies as a disproportionate share hospital under IC 12-15-16; and (3) is the sole disproportionate share hospital in a city located in a county having a population of more than four hundred […]

12-15-11.5-10. Arbitration of Disputed Claims

Sec. 10. A hospital and the managed care organization of the office shall use the arbitration procedure in section 8 of this chapter for the resolution of all disputed claims that have accrued as of March 17, 2000. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.265. Amended by P.L.152-2017, SEC.13.

12-15-11.5-2. Hospital as Contracted Provider to Eligible Individuals

Sec. 2. The office’s managed care organization shall regard a hospital as a contracted provider in the office’s managed care program, which provides a capitated prepayment managed care system, for the provision of medical services to each individual who: (1) is eligible to receive services under IC 12-15 and has enrolled in the office’s managed […]

12-15-11.5-3. Repealed

As added by P.L.142-2000, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.141-2001, SEC.3; P.L.122-2002, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.145-2005, SEC.30.

12-15-11.5-4.1. Repealed

As added by P.L.141-2001, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.122-2002, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.145-2005, SEC.30.

12-15-11.5-6. Claim for Reimbursement Treated as Disputed Claim

Sec. 6. A claim for reimbursement for services shall be treated as a disputed claim under this chapter if: (1) it is submitted within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date that services are rendered; (2) it is denied by the managed care organization; (3) the hospital submits a written notice of dispute for […]

12-15-11.5-7. Conclusion of Appeal

Sec. 7. The office’s managed care organization must conclude an appeal under section 6(4) of this chapter and notify the hospital of its decision not more than thirty-five (35) days after the managed care organization receives a notice from the hospital disputing the managed care organization’s denial of a claim. As added by P.L.142-2000, SEC.2. […]

12-15-11.5-8. Dispute Resolution Procedure Requirements

Sec. 8. (a) A contract entered into by a hospital with the office’s managed care organization for the provision of services under the office’s managed care program must include a dispute resolution procedure for all disputed claims. Unless agreed to in writing by the hospital and the office’s managed care organization, the dispute resolution procedure […]