{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-27-8-11-9","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 27-8-11-9","heading":"Preferred provider agreement prohibitions","body":"Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, \"insurer\" includes the following:\n(1) An administrator licensed under IC 27-1-25.\n(2) A person that pays or administers claims on behalf of an insurer.\n(b) An agreement between an insurer and a provider under this chapter may not contain a provision that:\n(1) prohibits, or grants the insurer an option to prohibit, the provider from contracting with another insurer to accept lower payment for health care services than the payment specified in the agreement;\n(2) requires, or grants the insurer an option to require, the provider to accept a lower payment from the insurer if the provider agrees with another insurer to accept lower payment for health care services;\n(3) requires, or grants the insurer an option of, termination or renegotiation of the agreement if the provider agrees with another insurer to accept lower payment for health care services; or\n(4) requires the provider to disclose the provider's reimbursement rates under contracts with other insurers.\n(c) A provision that:\n(1) is contained in an agreement between an insurer and a provider under this chapter; and\n(2) violates this section;\nis void.","path":["TITLE 27. INSURANCE","ARTICLE 8. LIFE, ACCIDENT, AND HEALTH","Chapter 11. Accident and Sickness Insurance─Reimbursement Agreements"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_27.html#27-8-11-9","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-25T05:39:04Z","sha256":"5353c7ceda3cb5b7bd270ae363dd1a9d34365abed84ecf078cff1b03af4166d8","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-27-8-11-8.5","next":"us-in/ic-27-8-11-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}