IC 25-22.5-10-1: Residency training and board certification required by health provider or insurer

Sec. 1. If:

(1) a hospital;

(2) a health maintenance organization issued a certificate of authority under IC 27-13;

(3) a preferred provider organization licensed under IC 27-8-11;

(4) a health insurance company; or

(5) any other similarly licensed entity;

requires a physician to be residency trained, board certified, or eligible for certification in a medical specialty, it shall include residency training or certification approved by a national association founded in 1897 that accredits residency training programs and certifying boards for osteopathic physicians as criteria that satisfy the requirement.