Indiana Code Title 27. Insurance § 27-8-11-14

Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, “covered individual” means an individual who is entitled to the coverage of dental services by a dental carrier.

(b) As used in this section, “dental carrier” means any of the following:

(c) As used in this section, “dental services” means health care services provided by:

within the scope of the individual's license or work description in IC 25-13 or IC 25-14, as appropriate.  However, the term does not include a service delivered by a provider if the service is billed as a medical expense.

(d) As used in this section, “network” means all providers that have entered into a contract with a dental carrier under which the providers agree to charge no more than a certain amount for certain dental services provided to covered individuals who are entitled to the coverage of dental services by the dental carrier.

(e) As used in this section, “provider” means:

(f) If a covered individual assigns the rights of the covered individual to benefits for dental services to the provider of the dental services, the covered individual's dental carrier shall pay the benefits assigned by the covered individual to the provider of the dental services.

(g) A dental carrier shall make a payment under this section:

(h) An assignment of benefits under this section does not affect or limit the dental carrier's obligation to pay the benefits.

(i) A dental carrier's payment of benefits in compliance with this section discharges the dental carrier's obligation to pay the benefits to the insured.

(j) If:

the provider shall accept compensation from the dental carrier in the amount specified in the network contract as payment in full for the dental services provided to the covered individual and shall not bill the covered individual for the dental services, except for copayments, coinsurance and any deductible amount that remains after the dental carrier's payment for the dental services.