{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-1-9.8-11","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-1-9.8-11","heading":"Applicability; request for good faith estimate; requirements","body":"Sec. 11. (a) This section does not apply to an individual who is a Medicaid recipient.\n(b) An individual for whom a nonemergency health care service has been ordered, scheduled, or referred may request from the practitioner who may provide the nonemergency health care service a good faith estimate of the total price the practitioner will charge for providing the nonemergency health care service.\n(c) A practitioner who receives a request from a patient under subsection (b) shall, not more than two (2) business days after receiving relevant information from the individual, provide to the individual a good faith estimate of the price that the practitioner will charge for providing the nonemergency health care service.\n(d) A practitioner must ensure that a good faith estimate provided to an individual under this section is accompanied by a notice stating that:\n(1) an estimate provided under this section is not binding on the practitioner;\n(2) the price the practitioner charges the individual may vary from the estimate based on the individual's medical needs; and\n(3) the estimate provided under this section is only valid for thirty (30) days.\n(e) A practitioner may not charge an individual for information provided under this section.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 9.8. Practitioner Good Faith Estimates"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-1-9.8-11","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"1db7ac7e3d235371967def6796dad1adff13ebfb0d6e600ee6f40b08019e0cd6","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-1-9.8-10","next":"us-in/ic-25-1-9.8-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}