Ind. Code § 12-17.6-4-1 Applicability of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply until January 1, 2000.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.
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in effectInd. Code § 12-17.6-4-2 Services covered; prohibition on treatment limitations or financial requirements; mental health services
Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027.
Sec. 2. (a) The benefit package provided under the program shall focus on age appropriate preventive, primary, and acute care services.
(b) The office shall offer health insurance coverage for the following basic services:
(1) Inpatient and outpatient hospital services.
(2) Physicians' services provided by a physician (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)).
(3) Laboratory and x-ray services.
(4) Well-baby and well-child care, including:
(A) age appropriate immunizations; and
(B) periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services according to a schedule developed by the office.
The office may offer services in addition to those listed in this subsection if appropriations to the program exist to pay for the additional services.
(c) The office shall offer health insurance coverage for the following additional services if the coverage for the services has an actuarial value equal to or greater than the actuarial value of the services provided by the benchmark program determined by the children's health policy board established by IC 4-23-27-2:
(1) Prescription drugs.
(2) Mental health services.
(3) Vision services.
(4) Hearing services.
(5) Dental services.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), the office may not impose treatment limitations or financial requirements on the coverage of services for a mental illness if similar treatment limitations or financial requirements are not imposed on coverage for services for other illnesses. Coverage for mental illness under the program must include the following:
(1) Inpatient mental health services and substance abuse services provided in an institution that:
(A) treats mental disease; and
(B) has more than sixteen (16) beds;
unless coverage is prohibited by federal law.
(2) Psychiatric residential treatment services.
(3) Community mental health rehabilitation services.
(4) Outpatient mental health services and substance abuse services, with no greater limitations on the number of units per rolling year than are required under the Medicaid program.
However, the office may require prior authorization for the services specified in subdivisions (1) through (4).
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177. Amended by P.L.103-2009, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 12-17.6-4-2 Services covered; prohibition on treatment limitations or financial requirements; mental health services
Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.
Sec. 2. (a) The benefit package provided under the program shall focus on age appropriate preventive, primary, and acute care services.
(b) The office shall offer health insurance coverage for the following basic services:
(1) Inpatient and outpatient hospital services.
(2) Physicians' services provided by a physician (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)).
(3) Laboratory and x-ray services.
(4) Well-baby and well-child care, including:
(A) age appropriate immunizations; and
(B) periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services according to a schedule developed by the office.
The office may offer services in addition to those listed in this subsection if appropriations to the program exist to pay for the additional services.
(c) The office shall offer health insurance coverage for the following additional services if the office determines that the coverage for the services has an actuarial value equal to or greater than the actuarial value of the services provided by the benchmark program:
(1) Prescription drugs.
(2) Mental health services.
(3) Vision services.
(4) Hearing services.
(5) Dental services.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), the office may not impose treatment limitations or financial requirements on the coverage of services for a mental illness if similar treatment limitations or financial requirements are not imposed on coverage for services for other illnesses. Coverage for mental illness under the program must include the following:
(1) Inpatient mental health services and substance abuse services provided in an institution that:
(A) treats mental disease; and
(B) has more than sixteen (16) beds;
unless coverage is prohibited by federal law.
(2) Psychiatric residential treatment services.
(3) Community mental health rehabilitation services.
(4) Outpatient mental health services and substance abuse services, with no greater limitations on the number of units per rolling year than are required under the Medicaid program.
However, the office may require prior authorization for the services specified in subdivisions (1) through (4).
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177. Amended by P.L.103-2009, SEC.1; P.L.152-2026, SEC.205.
Ind. Code § 12-17.6-4-2.5 Prescription drug requirements
Sec. 2.5. Prescription drugs provided under the program are subject to the requirements of IC 12-15-35.5.
As added by P.L.6-2002, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 12-17.6-4-3 Limits on premium and cost sharing amounts
Sec. 3. Premium and cost sharing amounts established by the office are limited by the following:
(1) Deductibles, coinsurance, or other cost sharing is not permitted with respect to benefits for:
(A) well-baby and well-child care, including age appropriate immunizations; and
(B) services provided for treatment of an emergency in an emergency department of a hospital licensed under IC 16-21.
(2) Premiums and other cost sharing may be imposed based on family income. However, the total annual aggregate cost sharing with respect to all children in a family under this article may not exceed five percent (5%) of the family's income for the year.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177. Amended by P.L.95-2000, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 12-17.6-4-4 Powers of office; cost sharing and crowd out
Sec. 4. The office may do the following:
(1) Determine cost sharing amounts.
(2) Determine waiting periods that may not exceed three (3) months and exceptions to the requirement of waiting periods for potential enrollees in the program.
(3) Adopt additional methods for complying with federal requirements relating to crowd out.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.
Ind. Code § 12-17.6-4-5 Prohibited referrals; mechanisms to minimize incentive for employer to eliminate or reduce coverage
Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027.
Sec. 5. (a) It is a violation of IC 27-4-1-4 if an insurer, or an insurance producer or insurance broker compensated by the insurer, knowingly or intentionally refers an insured or the dependent of an insured to the program for health insurance coverage when the insured already receives health insurance coverage through an employer's health care plan that is underwritten by the insurer.
(b) The office shall coordinate with the children's health policy board under IC 4-23-27 to evaluate the need for mechanisms that minimize the incentive for an employer to eliminate or reduce health care coverage for an employee's dependents.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177. Amended by P.L.178-2003, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 12-17.6-4-5 Prohibited referrals; mechanisms to minimize incentive for employer to eliminate or reduce coverage
Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.
Sec. 5. (a) It is a violation of IC 27-4-1-4 if an insurer, or an insurance producer or insurance broker compensated by the insurer, knowingly or intentionally refers an insured or the dependent of an insured to the program for health insurance coverage when the insured already receives health insurance coverage through an employer's health care plan that is underwritten by the insurer.
(b) The office shall evaluate the need for mechanisms that minimize the incentive for an employer to eliminate or reduce health care coverage for an employee's dependents.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177. Amended by P.L.178-2003, SEC.3; P.L.152-2026, SEC.206.
Ind. Code § 12-17.6-4-6 Community health centers
Sec. 6. Community health centers shall be used to provide health care services.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.177.
Ind. Code § 12-17.6-4-7 Selection of primary dental provider encouraged
Sec. 7. The office shall encourage the parent of a child who is enrolled in the program to select a primary dental provider for the child before the child is eighteen (18) months of age.
As added by P.L.169-2001, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 12-17.6-4-8 Use of generic drugs and preferred drug list required
Sec. 8. (a) The office shall require the use of generic drugs in the program.
(b) The office shall use the preferred drug list implemented under IC 12-15-35-28.7.
As added by P.L.291-2001, SEC.158. Amended by P.L.107-2002, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 12-17.6-4-10 Repealed
As added by P.L.107-2002, SEC.27. Repealed by P.L.229-2011, SEC.272.
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