1. (a) As used in this section, "physician" refers to an individual who:

   1. (1) is licensed under IC 25-22.5 ;
   2. (2) has been granted reciprocity by the medical licensing board of Indiana under IC 25-1-21 before July 1, 2026; or
   3. (3) is licensed in a state that has enacted the interstate medical licensure compact.

2. (b) If a physician who is fully credentialed by an insurer:

   1. (1) leaves the employment of an employer and becomes employed with another employer in Indiana; or

   2. (2) establishes or relocates a medical practice in Indiana;

      the insurer shall provisionally credential the physician for the time frame set forth in subsection (c).

3. (c) A physician under subsection (b) must be provisionally credentialed:

   1. (1) for sixty (60) days after the physician's separation from employment or the establishment or relocation of the medical practice; or

   2. (2) until the physician is fully credentialed by the insurer;

      whichever is earlier.

4. (d) Notwithstanding section 7(k) of this chapter, an insurer shall reimburse a physician who is provisionally credentialed under this section for services rendered while the physician was provisionally credentialed at the rates determined by:

   1. (1) the agreement between the physician's new employer and the insurer under section 3 of this chapter; or

   2. (2) if:

      1. (A) the physician's new employer has not entered into an agreement with the insurer under section 3 of this chapter; or

      2. (B) the physician established or relocated a medical practice;

         the agreement between the physician and the insurer under section 3 of this chapter that was in effect at the time of the physician's separation from employment or the establishment or relocation of the medical practice.

As added by P.L.215-2025, SEC.64.