Section 16-48-1-5 - Billing, claims, demand for payment for anatomic pathology service; second opinion(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a provider shall not present a bill, claim, or other demand for payment for an anatomic pathology service unless the anatomic pathology service was performed:(1) within the provider's office;(2) by a physician or under the direct supervision of a physician; and(3) in accordance with Section 353 of the federal Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263a).(b) If a sample taken from a human body is sent:(1) by a provider that has performed an anatomic pathology service; and(2) to a second provider for a second opinion; the provider described in subdivision (1) may present a bill, claim, or other demand for payment for the second opinion.
Added by P.L. 222-2011, SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2011.