Sec. 1. If:
(1) a hospital;
(2) a health maintenance organization issued a certificate of authority under IC 27-13;
(3) a preferred provider organization licensed under IC 27-8-11;
(4) a health insurance company; or
(5) any other similarly licensed entity;
requires a physician to be residency trained, board certified, or eligible for certification in a medical specialty, it shall include residency training or certification approved by a national association founded in 1897 that accredits residency training programs and certifying boards for osteopathic physicians as criteria that satisfy the requirement.
As added by P.L.182-1997, SEC.1.