Section 27-2-25-14 - Requirements of good faith estimate; provision of information; exemption from penalties(a) A good faith estimate provided by a health carrier to an individual under this chapter must: (1) in the case of an insurer or another health carrier that pays or reimburses the cost of health care services: (A) provide a summary of the services and material items that the good faith estimate is based on;(B) include a total figure that is a sum of the amounts referred to in clause (A); and(C) state the out-of-pocket costs the covered individual will incur, if any, beyond the amount that the health carrier will pay or reimburse; and(2) in the case of a health maintenance organization or another health carrier that provides health care services: (A) provide a summary of the applicable benefit limitations of the health care services to which the covered individual is entitled; and(B) state the out-of-pocket costs the covered individual will incur, if any, beyond being provided the health care services referred to in clause (A).(b) A practitioner and provider facility shall provide a health carrier with the information needed by the health carrier to comply with the requirements under this chapter not more than two (2) business days after receiving the request.(c) A health carrier is not subject to the penalties under section 16 of this chapter if: (1) a provider facility or practitioner fails to provide the health carrier with the information as required under subsection (b);(2) the health carrier provides the individual with a good faith estimate based on any information that the health carrier has; and(3) the health carrier provides the individual with an updated good faith estimate after the provider facility or practitioner has provided the information required under subsection (b).Added by P.L. 93-2020,SEC. 13, eff. 7/1/2020.