As used in this chapter, "health payer" includes the following:
- (1) Medicare.
- (2) Medicaid or a managed care organization (as defined in IC 12-7-2-126.9 ) that has contracted with Medicaid to provide services to a Medicaid recipient.
- (3) An insurer that issues a policy of accident and sickness insurance (as defined in IC 27-8-5-1 ).
- (4) A health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-1-19 ).
- (5) A pharmacy benefit manager (as defined in IC 27-1-24.8-3 ).
- (6) A third party administrator.
- (7) An insurer (as defined in IC 27-1-26-1 ), excluding insurers of life insurance.
- (8) Any other person identified by the commissioner for participation in the data base described in this chapter.
As added by P.L.50-2020, SEC.6.