Authority: IC 34-18-5-4

Affected: IC 34-18-4-1; IC 34-18-4-2

Sec. 4. If a health care provider that has established financial responsibility, in the manner set forth in section 3 of this rule:

1. (1) ceases practice;
2. (2) establishes financial responsibility by means of insurance; or
3. (3) decides that he or she no longer wishes to establish financial responsibility under IC 34-18;

any cash or surety bond filed with the commissioner shall remain on deposit until liability ceases to exist.

(Department of Insurance; Reg 22, Sec IV; filed Jan 27, 1977, 2:35 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1978, p. 515; filed Apr 29, 1999, 2:22 p.m.: 22 IR 2874; readopted filed Sep 14, 2001, 12:22 p.m.: 25 IR 531; filed Mar 18, 2005, 10:45 a.m.: 28 IR 2375; filed Feb 2, 2007, 3:08 p.m.: 20070228-IR-760060032FRA; filed Apr 18, 2011, 11:34 a.m.: 20110518-IR-760100245FRA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 3:43 p.m.: 20131225-IR-760130479RFA; readopted filed Nov 19, 2019, 9:18 a.m.: 20191218-IR-760190497RFA; readopted filed Oct 22, 2025, 3:17 p.m.: 20251119-IR-760240637RFA)