{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-21-15-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-21-15-1","heading":"Application of chapter","body":"Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a merger agreement between hospitals located in a county that meets the following criteria:\n(1) Has a population that is less than one hundred forty thousand (140,000) and is not contiguous to a county with a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000).\n(2) Has only two (2) hospitals that are both in the statewide comprehensive trauma care system under IC 16-19-3-28 and one (1) of the hospitals is a teaching hospital with a medical residency program.\n(3) Is a predominately rural county.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 21. HOSPITALS","Chapter 15. Certificate of Public Advantage of Hospital Mergers"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-21-15-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"e05686cf211536111a6e31c703dfd8c22b02831f0c9726c54c3e58b9ee68617d","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-21-15-0.5","next":"us-in/ic-16-21-15-1.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}