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Indiana Code Title 27. Insurance § 27-8-5.7-8

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

Sec. 8. (a) If the commissioner finds that an insurer has failed during any calendar year to process and pay clean claims in compliance with this chapter, the commissioner may assess an aggregate civil penalty against the insurer according to the following schedule:

(1) If the insurer has paid at least eighty-five percent (85%) but less than ninety-five percent (95%) of all clean claims received from all providers during the calendar year in compliance with this chapter, a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(2) If the insurer has paid at least sixty percent (60%) but less than eighty-five percent (85%) of all clean claims received from all providers during the calendar year in compliance with this chapter, a civil penalty of at least ten thousand dollars ($10,000) but not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

(3) If the insurer has paid less than sixty percent (60%) of all clean claims received from all providers during the calendar year in compliance with this chapter, a civil penalty of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) but not more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).

(b) In determining the amount of a civil penalty under this section, the commissioner shall consider whether the insurer's failure to achieve the standards established by this chapter is due to circumstances beyond the insurer's control.

(c) An insurer may contest a civil penalty imposed under this section by requesting an administrative hearing under IC 4-21.5 not more than thirty (30) days after the insurer receives notice of the assessment of the fine.

(d) If the commissioner imposes a civil penalty under this section, the commissioner may not impose a penalty against the insurer under IC 27-4-1 for the same activity.

(e) Civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the state general fund.

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