§ 34-6-2-117 Professional health care provider

34-6-2-117 “Professional health care provider”

    Sec. 117. “Professional health care provider”, for purposes of IC 34-30-15, means:

    (1) a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5;

    (2) a dentist licensed under IC 25-14;

    (3) a hospital licensed under IC 16-21;

    (4) a podiatrist licensed under IC 25-29;

    (5) a chiropractor licensed under IC 25-10;

    (6) an optometrist licensed under IC 25-24;

    (7) a psychologist licensed under IC 25-33;

    (8) a pharmacist licensed under IC 25-26;

    (9) a health facility licensed under IC 16-28-2;

    (10) a registered or licensed practical nurse licensed under IC 25-23;

    (11) a physical therapist licensed under IC 25-27;

    (12) a home health agency licensed under IC 16-27-1;

    (13) a community mental health center (as defined in IC 12-7-2-38);

    (14) a health care organization whose members, shareholders, or partners are:

        (A) professional health care providers described in subdivisions (1) through (13);

        (B) professional corporations comprised of health care professionals (as defined in IC 23-1.5-1-8); or

        (C) professional health care providers described in subdivisions (1) through (13) and professional corporations comprised of persons described in subdivisions (1) through (13);

    (15) a private psychiatric hospital licensed under IC 12-25;

    (16) a preferred provider organization (including a preferred provider arrangement or reimbursement agreement under IC 27-8-11);

    (17) a health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-1-19) or a limited service health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-34-4);

    (18) a respiratory care practitioner licensed under IC 25-34.5;

    (19) an occupational therapist licensed under IC 25-23.5;

    (20) a state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2-184);

    (21) a clinical social worker who is licensed under IC 25-23.6-5-2;

    (22) a managed care provider (as defined in IC 12-7-2-127(b));

    (23) a nonprofit health care organization affiliated with a hospital that is owned or operated by a religious order, whose members are members of that religious order; or

    (24) a nonprofit health care organization with one (1) or more hospital affiliates.