Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration § 5-10-8-7.7

Sec. 7.7. (a) As used in this section, “covered individual” means an individual who is covered under a health care plan.

(b) As used in this section, “health care plan” means:

(c) As used in this section, “health care provider” means a:

that provides health care services for surgical treatment of morbid obesity.

(d) As used in this section, “morbid obesity” means:

For purposes of this subsection, body mass index is equal to weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.

(e) Except as provided in subsection (f), the state shall provide coverage for nonexperimental, surgical treatment by a health care provider of morbid obesity:

(f) The state may not provide coverage for surgical treatment of morbid obesity for a covered individual who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age unless two (2) physicians licensed under IC 25-22.5 determine that the surgery is necessary to:

and each physician documents in the covered individual's medical record the reason for the physician's determination.