Effective 1-1-2026.
Sec. 6. (a) As used in this chapter, "health insurance coverage" means:
(1) an individual or group policy of accident and sickness insurance (as defined in IC 27-8-5-1);
(2) an individual contract (as defined in IC 27-13-1-21) or a group contract (as defined in IC 27-13-1-16) that provides coverage for basic health care services (as defined in IC 27-13-1-4); and
(3) any other health plan that is issued on an individual or group basis;
that is subject to state law and rules regulating insurance or subject to the jurisdiction of the department. The term includes coverage of a dependent of the covered individual under a policy or contract described in subdivisions (1) through (3).
(b) The term does not include a self-funded health benefit plan that complies with the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).