{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-27-8-35.5-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 27-8-35.5-1","heading":"\"Chronic pain\"","body":"Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, \"chronic pain\" means pain that:\n(1) persists beyond the usual course of an acute disease or healing of an injury; or\n(2) may be associated with an acute or chronic pathologic process that causes continuous or intermittent pain for a period of months or years.","path":["TITLE 27. INSURANCE","ARTICLE 8. LIFE, ACCIDENT, AND HEALTH","Chapter 35.5. Coverage for Chronic Pain Management"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_27.html#27-8-35.5-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-25T05:39:04Z","sha256":"24295376b52521cbaede90bd10e9f19abdbbc5f5ff5625db79d73eccf2f555c3","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-27-8-35-5","next":"us-in/ic-27-8-35.5-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}