CHAPTER 5. DISCLOSURES

IC 27-17-5
    Chapter 5. Disclosures

IC 27-17-5-1
Required disclosures
    Sec. 1. (a) A discount medical card program organization shallmake to a prospective cardholder, and print on the first page ofadvertisements, marketing materials, and brochures relating to adiscount medical card program, the following written disclosures:
        (1) That the discount medical card program is not healthinsurance.
        (2) That the discount medical card program provides discountsfor medical services rendered by program providers.
        (3) That the discount medical card program does not makepayments to providers.
        (4) That the discount medical card program makes available,before purchase and upon request, a list of program providers,including the:
            (A) name;
            (B) city;
            (C) state; and
            (D) specialty;
        of each program provider that is located in the prospectivecardholder's service area.
        (5) That the cardholder:
            (A) is obligated to pay for all medical services; and
            (B) will receive a discount from a program provider.
        (6) The name and the locations of the discount medical cardprogram organization and the corresponding customer servicetoll free telephone number.
    (b) The disclosures made under subsection (a) must be printed inat least 12 point type.
    (c) The front of an identification card or other materials designedto identify an individual as a cardholder must include, in boldface, 8point type, the statement "This is not insurance".
    (d) If the initial contact with a prospective cardholder is bytelephone, the disclosures made under subsection (a) must be:
        (1) made orally; and
        (2) included in the initial written materials that describe theterms and conditions of the benefits under the discount medicalcard program provided to the prospective or new cardholder.
As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.

IC 27-17-5-2
Agreement; requirements
    Sec. 2. (a) A person that wishes to be a cardholder of a discountmedical card program shall enter into a written agreement with thediscount medical card program organization.
    (b) A written agreement entered into under subsection (a) must:
        (1) specify the cardholder's benefits under the discount medical

card program;
        (2) specify excluded medical services;
        (3) specify that the discount medical card program organizationwill continuously make available to the cardholder, through atoll free telephone number, the Internet, or in writing uponrequest, the:
            (A) name;
            (B) address;
            (C) telephone number; and
            (D) specialty;
        of each program provider in the cardholder's service area; and
        (4) comply with the disclosure requirements specified undersection 1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.

IC 27-17-5-3
Disclosures by certain marketing organizations
    Sec. 3. A marketing organization that is wholly owned by aninsurer or a health maintenance organization granted a certificate ofauthority under this title shall disclose the marketing organization'sparent company affiliation in all marketing and membershipmaterials.
As added by P.L.73-2006, SEC.3.