{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-27-13-36-8","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 27-13-36-8","heading":"Guidelines for establishing reasonable periods for appointments","body":"Sec. 8. (a) Each health maintenance organization shall establish guidelines for establishing reasonable periods of time within which an enrollee must be given an appointment with a participating provider, except as provided in section 9 of this chapter regarding emergency services.\n(b) The guidelines described in subsection (a) must include appointment scheduling guidelines based on the type of health care services most often requested, including the following:\n(1) Prenatal care appointments.\n(2) Well-child visits and immunizations.\n(3) Routine physicals.\n(4) Adult preventive services.\n(5) Urgent visits.","path":["TITLE 27. INSURANCE","ARTICLE 13. HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS","Chapter 36. Patient Protection; Clinical Decision Making; Access to Personnel and Facilities"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_27.html#27-13-36-8","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-25T05:39:04Z","sha256":"5435c4fb1a60ea611c6717d9185724ade47c810d338b33a46cd5888606d5b608","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-27-13-36-7","next":"us-in/ic-27-13-36-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}