2023 Indiana Code
Title 27. Insurance
Article 1. Department of Insurance
Chapter 44.5. All Payer Claims Data Base
27-1-44.5-8. Data Base Requirements
Sec. 8. The data base must do the following:
(1) Provide an online, public web portal that is free to use and allows the public to view the average negotiated charges by each health carrier for specific health care services provided by an individual health care provider, as well as the quality metrics for facilities and providers for specific health care services. Facilities and providers include hospitals, physician groups, ambulatory outpatient surgical centers, physical therapy offices, imaging centers, laboratories, infusion clinics, pharmacies, and any other location providing health care services.
(2) Be available to the public as a resource to insurers, consumers, employers, providers, purchasers of health care, and state agencies to allow for continuous review of health care utilization, expenditures, and quality and safety performance in the state.
(3) Be available to state agencies and private entities in the state that are engaged in efforts to improve health care, subject to rules adopted by the department.
(4) Be presented to allow for comparisons of geographic, demographic, and economic factors and institutional size.
(5) Present data in a consumer friendly manner.
As added by P.L.195-2021, SEC.8.
