1. (a) In addition to IC 5-14-1.5-6.1 (b), the board may hold executive sessions concerning the division of public hospitals to do any of the following:

   1. (1) Discuss and prepare bids, proposals, or arrangements that will be competitively awarded among health care providers.
   2. (2) Discuss recruitment of health care providers.
   3. (3) Discuss and prepare competitive marketing strategies.
   4. (4) Engage in strategic planning.
   5. (5) Participate in a motivational retreat with staff or personnel if the board does not conduct any official action (as defined in IC 5-14-1.5-2 (d)).
2. (b) IC 5-14-1.5-5 , IC 5-14-1.5-6.1 , and IC 5-14-1.5-7 apply to executive sessions held under subsection (a).

3. (c) The corporation may hold confidential, until the information contained in the records is announced to the public, records of a proprietary nature that if revealed would place the corporation at a competitive disadvantage, including the following:

   1. (1) Terms and conditions of preferred provider arrangements.
   2. (2) Health care provider recruitment plans.
   3. (3) Competitive marketing strategies regarding new services and locations.

As added by P.L.91-2002, SEC.11 and P.L.100-2002, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.184-2005, SEC.8.