Title 5, TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies only if the amount of the purchase is more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000). (b) After the purchasing agency has completed any negotiations, the purchasing agency shall set a date, time, and place for publishing the bid register requi…

Sec. 11. (a) The purchasing agency may establish policies to allow any of the following: (1) Correction or withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids before or after an award. (2) Cancellation of awards or contracts based on a mistake described in subdivision (1). (b) Except as p…

Sec. 12. If a bidder inserts contract terms or bids on items not specified in the invitation for bids, the purchasing agent shall treat the additional material as a proposal for addition to the contract and may do any of the following: (1) Declare the bidder nonresponsive. (2) Pe…

agency required Sec. 13. (a) The purchasing agent may not accept proposed additions to the contract that are prejudicial to the interest of the governmental body or fair competition. (b) A decision of the purchasing agent to permit a change to the requirements of the invitation f…

Sec. 2. (a) A purchasing agent may issue an invitation for bids. (b) An invitation for bids must include the following: (1) A purchase description. (2) All contractual terms and conditions that apply to the purchase. (3) A statement of which, if any, of the following will be used…

Sec. 3. Evaluation criteria that will: (1) affect the bid price; and (2) be considered in the evaluation for an award; must be objectively measurable. As added by P.L.160-2006, SEC.6.

Sec. 4. Only criteria specified in the invitation for bids may be used in bid evaluation. As added by P.L.160-2006, SEC.6.

Sec. 5. The purchasing agency shall: (1) give notice of the invitation for bids in the manner required by IC 5-3-1; and (2) provide electronic access to the notice through the computer gateway administered by the office of technology. As added by P.L.160-2006, SEC.6. Amended by P…

Sec. 6. (a) An employee of the purchasing agency shall open bids in the presence of one (1) or more other employees of the purchasing agency according to the procedure stated in the invitation for bids as required by section 2(b)(4) of this chapter. (b) Individuals other than emp…

Sec. 7. Bids must be: (1) opened so as to avoid disclosure of contents to competing bidders during the process of negotiation; and (2) evaluated based on the requirements provided in the invitation for bids. As added by P.L.160-2006, SEC.6.

Sec. 8. A contract must be awarded with reasonable promptness by written notice to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. As added by P.L.160-2006, SEC.6.

confidential proprietary information Sec. 9. (a) The purchasing agency shall prepare a bid register. (b) The bid register must contain the following: (1) A copy of all documents that are included as part of the invitation for bids. (2) A list of all persons to whom copies of the …

Sec. 1. (a) A purchasing agency may conduct a reverse auction for the purchase of supplies by using an Internet purchasing site to: (1) issue an invitation for bids; and (2) receive bids. (b) Except as provided in this chapter, a purchasing agency and a bidder must comply with th…

Sec. 2. (a) Before conducting a reverse auction, the purchasing agency must adopt written policies that do the following: (1) Establish procedures for all the following: (A) Transmitting notices, solicitations, and specifications. (B) Receiving offers. (C) Making payments. (D) Pr…

Sec. 3. If a purchasing agency issues an invitation for bids using a reverse auction conducted through an Internet purchasing site under this chapter, only bids made: (1) in accordance with the policies described in section 2 of this chapter; and (2) through the Internet purchasi…

Sec. 4. When used for a reverse auction, an Internet purchasing site must do the following: (1) Provide information that the purchasing entity considers necessary or beneficial to potential bidders. (2) Display the amount of all bids previously submitted regarding the reverse auc…

Sec. 5. The purchasing agency may charge a bidder in a reverse auction a fee set in the written policies adopted under section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.93-2004, SEC.9.

Sec. 6. For purposes of IC 5-22-7-6, a bid made through an Internet purchasing site is considered to be opened when a computer generated record of the information contained in all bids for a proposed purchase that were received by the site not later than the posted bid deadline i…

Sec. 7. IC 5-22-16-6(a)(2) does not apply to a reverse auction. As added by P.L.93-2004, SEC.9.

As added by P.L.93-2004, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.160-2006, SEC.11.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "administrator" means: (1) the state personnel department; (2) an entity with which the state contracts to administer health coverage under IC 5-10-8-7(b); or (3) a prepaid health care delivery plan with which the state contracts under IC 5-10-8-7…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "clean claim" means a claim submitted by a provider for payment under a health benefit plan that has no defect, impropriety, or particular circumstance requiring special treatment preventing payment. As added by P.L.162-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "covered individual" means an individual who is: (1) covered under a self-insurance program established under IC 5-10-8-7(b) to provide group health coverage; or (2) entitled to services under a contract for health services entered into or renewed…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "health benefit plan" means a self-insurance program established to provide group health coverage as described in IC 5-10-8-7(b), or a contract for health services as described in IC 5-10-8-7(c). As added by P.L.162-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "provider" has the meaning set forth in IC 27-8-11-1. As added by P.L.162-2001, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. (a) The administrator shall pay or deny each clean claim in accordance with section 7 of this chapter. (b) An administrator shall notify a provider of any deficiencies in a submitted claim not more than: (1) thirty (30) days for a claim that is filed electronically; or (2…

Sec. 7. (a) The administrator shall pay or deny each clean claim as follows: (1) If the claim is filed electronically, not more than thirty (30) days after the date the claim is received by the administrator. (2) If the claim is filed on paper, not more than forty-five (45) days …

Sec. 8. A provider shall submit only the following forms for payment by an administrator: (1) CMS-1500. (2) CMS-1450 (UB-04). (3) American Dental Association (ADA) claim form. As added by P.L.162-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.208-2018, SEC.1.

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 18 of this chapter by P.L.124-2008 apply to premiums paid after July 31, 2007, for individual or group health coverage for a retired participant and the spouse and dependents of a retired participant. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.69.

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in this section, this chapter applies to an individual who is one (1) of the following: (1) An employee of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government. (2) A state elected or appointed officer. (3) A member of the general asse…

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "subaccount" means a participant's allocable share of the account. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1.

appropriation required Sec. 11. (a) The INPRS shall adopt provisions to establish a retirement medical benefits account as a health reimbursement arrangement or as a separate fund under another applicable section of the Internal Revenue Code for the purpose of funding by an emplo…

Sec. 12. The INPRS may request from the Internal Revenue Service any rulings or determination letters that the INPRS considers necessary or appropriate in order to implement or administer the account. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.108-2019, SEC.89.

account records Sec. 13. (a) The INPRS may designate the board of trustees of the fund to manage the assets in the account in the same manner and with the same limitations that apply to the management of the assets in the fund. (b) The assets in the account may be commingled or p…

Sec. 14. (a) The account may consist of the following: (1) Contributions made by a participant's employer to the account under section 15 or 16 of this chapter. (2) All earnings on investments or deposits of the account. (3) All contributions or payments to the account made in a …

Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e), a participant's employer shall make contributions annually to the account on behalf of the participant sufficient to provide the benefit described in section 17 of this chapter. For a participant meeting the eligib…

Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f), if a participant meets all of the following conditions the participant is entitled to receive an additional contribution credited to the participant's subaccount and computed as described in subsection (b): (1) The participant is…

Sec. 17. (a) A retired participant is entitled to receive a benefit from the account. The benefit amount is the balance in the participant's subaccount as determined under this chapter. (b) A participant who is not a retired participant is not entitled to receive a benefit from t…

Sec. 18. The balance in a retired participant's subaccount may be used by the retired participant and the spouse and dependents of the retired participant to pay premiums for individual or group health coverage. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-2008, SEC.1.

Sec. 19. (a) The surviving spouse or dependent of a retired participant may use amounts credited to the retired participant to pay health insurance and other health care related expenses to the same extent and in the same manner as the retired participant. (b) If a retired partic…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "account" refers to the retirement medical benefits account established by section 11 of this chapter. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1.

financial status of the account Sec. 20. The INPRS shall submit annually to the interim study committee on pension management oversight the information necessary for it to review the financial status of the account. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.108-2019, SEC.94.…

As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.108-2019, SEC.86.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the state personnel department established under IC 4-15-2.2. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.27.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "employer" means the following: (1) For an elected officer, appointed officer, or employee of the executive branch of state government who is a participant in the retirement medical benefits account, the state, including any board, commission, dep…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the public employees' retirement fund established under IC 5-10.3-2-1. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1.

Sec. 6.5. "INPRS" refers to the Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-2-1. As added by P.L.108-2019, SEC.87.

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "Internal Revenue Code": (1) means the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as in effect September 1, 1974, if permitted with respect to governmental plans; or (2) to the extent not inconsistent with subdivision (1), has the meaning set forth in IC 6-3-…

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "participant" means an individual for whom a subaccount is established under section 14 of this chapter. As added by P.L.44-2007, SEC.1.

Sec. 9. (a) As used in this chapter, "retired participant" means the following: (1) A participant who is eligible for a normal, unreduced or disability retirement benefit (as determined by the Indiana public employee retirement fund of which the participant is a member) on the pa…