Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "health payer" includes the following: (1) Medicare. (2) Medicaid or a managed care organization (as defined in IC 12-7-2-126.9 ) that has contracted with Medicaid to provide services to a Medicaid recipient. (3) An insurer that issues a policy of accident and sickness insurance (as defined in IC 27-8-5-1 ), except for the following types of coverage: (A) Accident only, credit, dental, vision, long term care, or disability income insurance. (B) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance. (C) Automobile medical payment insurance. (D) A specified disease policy. (E) A policy that provides indemnity benefits not based on any expense incurred requirements, including a plan that provides coverage for: (i) hospital confinement, critical illness, or intensive care; or (ii) gaps for deductibles or copayments. (F) Worker's compensation or similar insurance. (G) A student health plan. (H) A supplemental plan that always pays in addition to other coverage. (4) A health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-1-19 ). (5) A pharmacy benefit manager (as defined in IC 27-1-24.5-12 ). (6) An administrator (as defined in IC 27-1-25-1 ). (7) A multiple employer welfare arrangement (as defined in IC 27-1-34-1 ). (8) An employee benefit plan that is subject to the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), including a third party administrator of an employee benefit plan. (9) A state employee health plan (as defined in IC 5-10-8-6.7 (a)). (10) An insurance producer, for purposes of the required reporting under IC 27-1-15.6-13.6 . (11) Any other person identified by the commissioner for participation in the data base described in this chapter.
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