For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply to the hospital care for the indigent program:

1. (1) "Assistance" means the satisfaction of a person's financial obligation under IC 12-16-7.5-1.2 for hospital items or services, physician services, or transportation services provided to the person.
2. (2) "Claim" means a statement filed with the division by a hospital, physician, or transportation provider that identifies the health care items or services the hospital, physician, or transportation provider rendered to a person for whom an application under IC 12-16-4.5 has been filed with the division.

3. (3) "Eligible" or "eligibility", when used in regard to a person for whom an application under IC 12-16-4.5 has been filed with the division, means the extent to which:

   1. (A) the person, for purposes of the application, satisfies the income and resource standards established under IC 12-16-3.5 ; and
   2. (B) the person's medical condition, for purposes of the application, satisfies one (1) or more of the medical conditions identified in IC 12-16-3.5-1 (a)(1) through IC 12-16-3.5-1 (a)(3) or IC 12-16-3.5-2 (a)(1) through IC 12-16-3.5-2 (a)(3).

As added by P.L.145-2005, SEC.3.