"Hospital"

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter and except as provided in subsection (b), "hospital" means an acute care hospital licensed under IC 16-21. (b) The term does not include the following: (1) A hospital specifically intended to diagnose, care, and treat the following: (A) Individuals with a mental illness (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-197). (B) Individuals with a developmental disability (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-118). (2) A hospital designated by the Medicaid program as a long term care hospital. (3) A hospital that is a Medicare certified, freestanding rehabilitation hospital. (4) A hospital that is operated by the federal government. (5) A critical access hospital. (6) A rural emergency hospital. As added by P.L.216-2025, SEC.46. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.145.