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IN Code § 27-17-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 2. Registration of Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|27-17-2-3. Registration; Fees; Duration; Renewal

Sec. 3. (a) The fee for issuance of a registration under this chapter is five hundred dollars ($500).(b) A registration issued or renewed under this chapter expires annually on the last day of the month of issuance or renewal.(c) The fee for renewal of a registration under this chapter is two hundred fifty dollars ($250).(d) The department shall renew a registration issued under this chapter if:(1) the fee specified under subsection (c) is paid; and(2) the commissioner is satisfied that the discount medical card program organization is in compliance with this article.(e) Fees collected under this section must be deposited in the department of insurance fund established by IC 27-1-3-28.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.146-2015, SEC.37.
IN Code § 27-17-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 2. Registration of Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|27-17-2-4. Exception for Certain Providers Providing Discounted Prices

Sec. 4. This article does not require a provider that provides discounted prices for medical services to the provider's patients to be registered under this chapter.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 2. Registration of Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|27-17-2-5. Exception for Certain Providers and Business Entities

Sec. 5. A provider or a business entity owned by at least one (1) provider that contracts with employers or health plans to provide medical services is not required to register under this chapter.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 3. Examinations and Investigations|27-17-3-1. Authority to Examine and Investigate; Expenses

Sec. 1. (a) The department may examine or investigate the business and affairs of a discount medical card program organization.(b) The department may:(1) order a discount medical card program organization or applicant for registration under IC 27-17-2 to produce records, books, files, advertising and solicitation materials, and other information; and(2) take statements under oath to determine whether the discount medical card program organization or applicant is in violation of the law or is acting contrary to the public interest.(c) A discount medical card program organization or applicant that is examined or investigated under this chapter shall pay any expense incurred in conducting the examination or investigation.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 3. Examinations and Investigations|27-17-3-2. Denial or Revocation of Registration

Sec. 2. A discount medical card program organization's failure to:(1) comply with an action of the department under section 1 of this chapter; or(2) pay expenses incurred under section 1 of this chapter;is grounds for denial or revocation of a registration issued under IC 27-17-2.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 3. Examinations and Investigations|27-17-3-3. Compliance With Registration Requirements

Sec. 3. A program provider is subject to IC 27-1-3.1.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 4. Prohibited Activities|27-17-4-1. Prohibited Activities

Sec. 1. A discount medical card program organization may not do the following:(1) Use the following in the discount medical card program organization's advertisements, marketing materials, brochures, or discount cards:(A) The term "insurance", except as:(i) a disclaimer of a relationship between discount medical card program benefits and insurance;(ii) a description of an insurance product connected with a discount medical card program; or(iii) otherwise provided in this article.(B) The terms "health plan", "coverage", "copay", "copayment", "preexisting condition", "guaranteed issue", "portability", "premium", "underwriting", or another term that could reasonably mislead a person to believe that a discount medical card program is health insurance.(2) Implement restrictions on cardholder access to program providers, including waiting periods and notification periods.(3) Pay a provider a fee for medical services.(4) Collect or accept money from a cardholder for payment to a provider for medical services furnished to the cardholder unless the discount medical card program organization is an administrator licensed under IC 27-1-25.(5) Make misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representations regarding the discount, range of discounts, or access to the range of discounts offered by the discount medical card program.(6) List, market, promote, or advertise a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 as a program provider without the express written consent of the physician.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 5. Disclosures|27-17-5-1. Required Disclosures

Sec. 1. (a) A discount medical card program organization shall make to a prospective cardholder, and print on the first page of advertisements, marketing materials, and brochures relating to a discount medical card program, the following written disclosures:(1) That the discount medical card program is not health insurance.(2) That the discount medical card program provides discounts for medical services rendered by program providers.(3) That the discount medical card program does not make payments to providers.(4) That the discount medical card program makes available, before purchase and upon request, a list of program providers, including the:(A) name;(B) city;(C) state; and(D) specialty;of each program provider that is located in the prospective cardholder's service area.(5) That the cardholder:(A) is obligated to pay for all medical services; and(B) will receive a discount from a program provider.(6) The name and the locations of the discount medical card program organization and the corresponding customer service toll free telephone number.(b) The disclosures made under subsection (a) must be printed in at least 12 point type.(c) The front of an identification card or other materials designed to identify an individual as a cardholder must include, in boldface, 8 point type, the statement "This is not insurance".(d) If the initial contact with a prospective cardholder is by telephone, the disclosures made under subsection (a) must be:(1) made orally; and(2) included in the initial written materials that describe the terms and conditions of the benefits under the discount medical card program provided to the prospective or new cardholder.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 5. Disclosures|27-17-5-2. Agreement; Requirements

Sec. 2. (a) A person that wishes to be a cardholder of a discount medical card program shall enter into a written agreement with the discount medical card program organization.(b) A written agreement entered into under subsection (a) must:(1) specify the cardholder's benefits under the discount medical card program;(2) specify excluded medical services;(3) specify that the discount medical card program organization will continuously make available to the cardholder, through a toll free telephone number, the Internet, or in writing upon request, the:(A) name;(B) address;(C) telephone number; and(D) specialty;of each program provider in the cardholder's service area; and(4) comply with the disclosure requirements specified under section 1 of this chapter.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 5. Disclosures|27-17-5-3. Disclosures by Certain Marketing Organizations

Sec. 3. A marketing organization that is wholly owned by an insurer or a health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority under this title shall disclose the marketing organization's parent company affiliation in all marketing and membership materials.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 6. Filings|27-17-6-1. Filing of Advertisement, Marketing Materials, or Brochure

Sec. 1. Before using an advertisement, marketing materials, or a brochure, a discount medical card program organization shall file the advertisement, marketing materials, or brochure with the commissioner and:(1) obtain the commissioner's approval for use; or(2) wait at least sixty (60) days after filing and receive no notice of the commissioner's disapproval;of the advertisement, marketing materials, or brochure.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 6. Filings|27-17-6-2. Notice of Approval or Disapproval of Filing; Time

Sec. 2. (a) The commissioner shall:(1) notify a discount medical card program organization of the commissioner's approval or disapproval of a filing under section 1 of this chapter; and(2) specify in the notice the reason for a disapproval.(b) A discount medical card program organization that receives a notice of disapproval under subsection (a) may, not more than twenty-one (21) days after the date the discount medical card program organization receives the notice, request a hearing under IC 4-21.5.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 7. Annual Reports|27-17-7-1. Annual Report; Time

Sec. 1. A discount medical card program organization shall file an annual report with the department not later than three (3) months after the end of the discount medical card program organization's fiscal year.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 7. Annual Reports|27-17-7-2. Annual Report; Requirements

Sec. 2. A report filed under section 1 of this chapter must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and must include the following:(1) If the information is different from the initial application for a registration or from the last annual report, a:(A) list of the name and residence address of each individual responsible for conducting the discount medical card program organization's affairs, including:(i) each member of the board of directors, board of trustees, executive committee, or other governing board or committee; and(ii) each officer; and(B) disclosure of the extent and nature of any contract or arrangement between each individual listed under clause (A) and the discount medical card program organization, including possible conflicts of interest.(2) The number of cardholders in Indiana of the discount medical card program organization's discount medical card program.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 7. Annual Reports|27-17-7-3. Noncompliance; Notification; Payment; Suspension of Registration

Sec. 3. (a) The department shall notify a discount medical card program organization that is not in compliance with this chapter.(b) A discount medical card program organization that fails to file an annual report as required under this chapter shall pay to the department for deposit in the department of insurance fund established by IC 27-1-3-28:(1) five hundred dollars ($500) per day for the first ten (10) days of noncompliance; and(2) one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for the eleventh day and each subsequent day of noncompliance.(c) Upon receiving notice under subsection (a), a discount medical card program organization's registration is suspended until the commissioner determines that the discount medical card program organization is in compliance with this chapter.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 8. Cancellation|27-17-8-1. Cancellation of Agreement; Time; Refund

Sec. 1. (a) A written agreement entered into under IC 27-17-5-2 may be canceled for any reason by the cardholder within:(1) thirty (30) days after the date the cardholder's identification card is delivered; or(2) a period that exceeds the period specified in subdivision (1), as provided in the written agreement.(b) A cardholder that cancels a written agreement under subsection (a) shall receive a full refund of all fees paid by the cardholder, less nominal fees associated with the enrollment cost of the identification card.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 8. Cancellation|27-17-8-2. Notice of Right to Cancel; Restrictions

Sec. 2. A discount medical card program organization:(1) shall ensure that a cardholder receives, with the cardholder's identification card, notice that the written agreement may be canceled as provided in section 1 of this chapter; and(2) may not charge or collect a fee, including a cancellation fee, after a cardholder provides notice to the discount medical card program organization of the cardholder's intention to cancel the written agreement under section 1 of this chapter.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 8. Cancellation|27-17-8-3. Agreement Void

Sec. 3. A written agreement that is:(1) entered into under IC 27-17-5-2; and(2) canceled as provided in section 1 of this chapter;is void from the date the written agreement is entered into.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 9. Financial Requirements|27-17-9-1. Application; Exemption

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a person that is exempt from registration under IC 27-17-2.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-9-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 9. Financial Requirements|27-17-9-2. Surety Bond Requirements

Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, a discount medical card program organization shall maintain in force a surety bond issued:(1) by an insurer granted a certificate of authority under this title;(2) in the discount medical card organization's name; and(3) in an amount equal to at least thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000);for the commissioner's use in protecting the financial interest of a cardholder who may be adversely affected by the insolvency of the discount medical card program organization.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-9-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 9. Financial Requirements|27-17-9-3. Option to Maintain a Deposit; Income

Sec. 3. (a) A discount medical card program organization may, instead of maintaining a surety bond under section 2 of this chapter, maintain a deposit with:(1) the commissioner; or(2) at the discretion of the commissioner, an organization or a trustee approved by the commissioner and using a custodial or controlled account;cash, securities, a combination of cash and securities, or another measure approved by the commissioner and having at all times a market value equal to at least thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).(b) Income that results from a deposit made under subsection (a) is an asset of the discount medical card program organization.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-9-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 9. Financial Requirements|27-17-9-4. Assets or Securities Not Subject to Levy

Sec. 4. Assets or securities held in Indiana as a deposit under this chapter are not subject to levy by a judgment creditor or other claimant, except the commissioner, against the discount medical card program organization.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-10-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 10. Suspension or Revocation of Registration|27-17-10-1. Findings to Suspend or Revoke a Registration

Sec. 1. The department may suspend or revoke a discount medical card program organization's registration or order compliance if the department finds any of the following:(1) The discount medical card program organization is not in compliance with this article.(2) The discount medical card program organization is not in compliance with the financial requirements of IC 27-17-9.(3) The discount medical card program organization has:(A) advertised, marketed, or attempted to market the discount medical card program organization's services in such a manner as to misrepresent the discount medical card program organization's services or capacity for service; or(B) engaged in deceptive, misleading, or unfair practices with respect to advertising or marketing.(4) The discount medical card program organization is not fulfilling the discount medical card program organization's obligations as a discount medical card program organization.(5) The continued operation of the discount medical card program organization would be hazardous to the discount medical card program organization's cardholders.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-10-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 10. Suspension or Revocation of Registration|27-17-10-2. Notification; Hearing

Sec. 2. If the department has cause to believe that grounds for the suspension or revocation of a registration under this article exist, the department shall:(1) notify the discount medical card program organization in writing specifically stating the grounds for suspension or revocation; and(2) pursue a hearing under IC 4-21.5.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-10-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 10. Suspension or Revocation of Registration|27-17-10-3. Conclude Affairs; Prohibited Activity

Sec. 3. Upon the effective date of the surrender or revocation of a discount medical card program organization's registration, the discount medical card program organization shall conclude the discount medical card program organization's affairs transacted under the registration. The discount medical card program organization may not engage in any further advertising, solicitation, collection of consideration, or renewal of agreements.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-10-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 10. Suspension or Revocation of Registration|27-17-10-4. Suspension; Specifications; Rescind or Modify; Reinstatement

Sec. 4. (a) If the department suspends the registration of a discount medical card program organization, the department must specify in the order of suspension the:(1) period during which the suspension is in effect; and(2) conditions that must be met by the discount medical card program organization before the registration is reinstated.(b) An order of suspension may be rescinded or modified by further order of the department before the expiration of the suspension period specified under subsection (a).(c) The department may not reinstate a suspended registration unless reinstatement is requested by the discount medical card program organization.(d) The department may not reinstate a suspended registration if the department determines that the circumstances for which the suspension occurred continue to exist or are likely to recur.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-10-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 10. Suspension or Revocation of Registration|27-17-10-5. Suspension; Requirements

Sec. 5. On the date that a discount medical card program organization receives notice from the department that the discount medical card program organization's registration is suspended, the discount medical card program organization shall:(1) cease to enroll new cardholders;(2) honor discounts for existing cardholders for expenses incurred before and on the date of suspension;(3) discontinue collection of fees from existing cardholders after the date of suspension; and(4) refund fees collected from existing cardholders after the date of suspension.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-11-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 11. Notice of Change of Name or Address|27-17-11-1. Notification of Change of Name or Address; Time

Sec. 1. A discount medical card program organization shall notify the department of a change of the discount medical card program organization's name, address, principal business address, or mailing address at least thirty (30) days before the change occurs.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-12-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 12. Marketing of Discount Medical Card Programs|27-17-12-1. Approval of Advertisements, Marketing Materials, Brochures, and Discount Cards

Sec. 1. A discount medical card program organization shall approve in writing all advertisements, marketing materials, brochures, and discount cards before the advertisements, marketing materials, brochures, and discount cards are used by marketers.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-12-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 12. Marketing of Discount Medical Card Programs|27-17-12-2. Agreement With Marketer; Liability

Sec. 2. A discount medical card program organization:(1) shall enter into a written agreement with a marketer before the marketer may begin marketing, promoting, selling, or distributing the discount medical card program; and(2) is responsible and financially liable for any acts of the discount medical card program organization's marketers that do not comply with this article.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-13-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 13. Rulemaking|27-17-13-1. Rules

Sec. 1. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-14-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 14. Violations|27-17-14-1. Civil Penalties

Sec. 1. The department may impose a civil penalty of:(1) at least five hundred dollars ($500); and(2) not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000);for each violation of this article.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.
IN Code § 27-17-14-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 27. Insurance|Article 17. Discount Medical Card Program Organizations|Chapter 14. Violations|27-17-14-2. Application of Unauthorized Insurers Act

Sec. 2. IC 27-4-5 applies to a discount medical card program organization that operates without registration under this article as if the discount medical card program organization were an unauthorized insurer.As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.