State Clinical Trials Law
Ind. Code Ann. § 5-10- 8-15 (public employee plan); Ind. Code Ann. § 27-8- 25-8 (private ins.); Ind. Code Ann. § 12-15-5-9.2 (Medicaid)
Who must cover the costs? The state employee health plan, the state Medicaid program, a private accident and sickness insurance plans (including HMO contracts)
What must be covered? Routine care costs associated with clinical trials. Covers Phase I, II, III or IV clinical trials that are conducted to prevent, diagnose or treat cancer
Qualifying Trials: The trial must be approved or funded by (1) the NIH, (2) a cooperative group of research facilities that has an established peer review program that is approved by an NIH institute or center, (3) US Food and Drug Administration, (4) US Dept of Defense, (5) US Dept of Veteran Affairs, (6) The Institutional Review Board of an institution in Indiana that has a multiple project assurance contract approved by the NIH Office for Protection from Research Risks and (7) a qualified research entity that meets the criteria for NIH Center support grant eligibility
(Last updated 8/2022)