CHAPTER 13. SMALL EMPLOYER WELLNESS PROGRAMS

IC 16-46-13
    Chapter 13. Small Employer Wellness Programs

IC 16-46-13-1
Rules concerning small employer wellness programs
    Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2to establish:
        (1) minimum standards for use by a small employer inestablishing a wellness program to improve the health ofemployees of the small employer; and
        (2) criteria and a process for certification of a small employer'swellness program that meets the minimum standards establishedunder subdivision (1) as a qualified wellness program forpurposes of IC 6-3.1-31.2.
    (b) The minimum standards established under subsection (a) mustinclude a requirement that a wellness program provide rewards foremployee:
        (1) appropriate weight loss;
        (2) smoking cessation; and
        (3) pursuit of preventative health care services.
As added by P.L.218-2007, SEC.44.

IC 16-46-13-2
Certification of small employer wellness programs
    Sec. 2. (a) A small employer may submit to the state departmentfor certification a wellness program developed by the smallemployer.
    (b) The state department shall review and, based on the criteriaestablished under section 1 of this chapter, make a determination ofwhether to certify a wellness program submitted under subsection (a)as a qualified wellness program.
    (c) If a wellness program is certified by the state department, thestate department shall provide to the small employer a certificatereflecting that the wellness program is a qualified wellness programfor purposes of IC 6-3.1-31.2.
As added by P.L.218-2007, SEC.44.