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Indiana Code Title 27. Insurance § 27-8-24-4

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 4.  (a) Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, every policy or group contract that provides maternity benefits must provide minimum benefits to a mother and her newborn child that cover:

(1) a minimum length of postpartum stay at a hospital licensed under IC 16-21 that is consistent with the minimum postpartum hospital stay recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in their Guidelines for Perinatal Care;

(2) the examinations to the newborn child required under IC 16-41-17-2;  and

(3) the testing of the newborn child required under IC 16-41-6-4.

(b) Payment to a hospital for a test required under IC 16-41-6-4 must be in an amount equal to the hospital's actual cost of performing the test.

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