If:

1. (1) a hospital;
2. (2) a health maintenance organization issued a certificate of authority under IC 27-13 ;
3. (3) a preferred provider organization licensed under IC 27-8-11 ;
4. (4) a health insurance company; or

5. (5) any other similarly licensed entity;

   requires a physician to be residency trained, board certified, or eligible for certification in a medical specialty, it shall include residency training or certification approved by a national association founded in 1897 that accredits residency training programs and certifying boards for osteopathic physicians as criteria that satisfy the requirement.

As added by P.L.182-1997, SEC.1.