Section 5-1.2-2-55 - "Participating provider" "Participating provider", for purposes of financing a health facility and health facility property under IC 5-1.2-7, means a person, corporation, municipal corporation, political subdivision, or other entity, public or private, that:
(1) is located in Indiana or outside Indiana;(2) contracts with the authority for the financing or refinancing of, or the lease or other acquisition of, health facility property that is located: (B) outside Indiana, if the financing, refinancing, lease, or other acquisition also includes a substantial component, as determined by the authority, for the benefit of a health facility or facilities located in Indiana;(3) is:(A) licensed under IC 12-25, IC 16-21, IC 16-28, or corresponding laws of the state in which the property is located;(B) a regional blood center;(C) a community mental health center or community intellectual disability and other developmental disabilities center (as defined in IC 12-7-2-38 and IC 12-7-2-39 or corresponding provisions of laws of the state in which the property is located);(D) an entity that: (i) contracts with the division of disability and rehabilitative services or the division of mental health and addiction to provide the program described in IC 12-11-1.1-1(e) or IC 12-22-2; or(ii) provides a similar program under the laws of the state in which the entity is located;(E) a vocational rehabilitation center established under IC 12-12-1-4.1(a)(1) or corresponding provisions of the laws of the state in which the property is located;(F) the owner or operator of a facility that is utilized, directly or indirectly, to provide health care, habilitation, rehabilitation, therapeutic services, medical research, the training or teaching of health care personnel, or any related supporting services, or of a residential facility for individuals with a physical, mental, or emotional disability, individuals with a physical or mental illness, or the elderly;(G) a licensed child caring institution providing residential care described in IC 12-7-2-29(1) or corresponding provisions of the laws of the state in which the property is located;(H) an integrated health care system between or among providers, a health care purchasing alliance, a health insurer or third party administrator that is a participant in an integrated health care system, a health maintenance or preferred provider organization, or a foundation that supports a health care provider; or(I) an individual, business entity, or governmental entity that owns an equity or membership interest in any of the organizations described in clauses (A) through (H); and(4) in the case of a person, corporation, municipal corporation, political subdivision, or other entity located outside Indiana, is owned or controlled by, under common control with, affiliated with, or part of an obligated group that includes an entity that provides one (1) or more of the following services or facilities in Indiana: (A) A facility that provides: (ii) habilitation, rehabilitation, or therapeutic services;(iv) training or teaching of health care personnel; or(v) any related supporting services.(B) A residential facility for: (i) individuals with a physical, mental, or emotional disability;(ii) individuals with a physical or mental illness; or(C) A licensed child caring institution providing residential care described in IC 12-7-2-29(1).Added by P.L. 189-2018,SEC. 25, eff. 7/1/2018.