Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1309
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 27-7-5.5.
Synopsis: Catastrophic injury compensation trust fund. Establishes a
catastrophic injury trust fund to pay certain medical expenses of
individuals with catastrophic injuries suffered in motor vehicle
accidents.
Effective: July 1, 2010.
January 13, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1309
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
insurance.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 27-7-5.5; (10)IN1309.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 27-7-5.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A
NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2010]:
Chapter 5.5. Catastrophic Injury Trust Fund
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "catastrophic injury" means a
bodily injury incurred after January 1, 2003, by an individual in a
motor vehicle accident in which:
(1) the injured individual has complied with any financial
responsibility obligations that apply to the individual under
IC 9-25 or IC 27; and
(2) the policy limits of any applicable policy of motor vehicle
insurance (as defined in IC 27-1-22-3.1) for reasonable
medical expenses of the injured individual have been
exceeded.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the
department of insurance.
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the catastrophic
injury trust fund established by section 4 of this chapter.
Sec. 4. The catastrophic injury trust fund is established for the
purpose of funding medical expenses that exceed the limits of a
policy described in section 1(2) of this chapter for individuals who
incur catastrophic injuries.
Sec. 5. The fund is considered a trust fund for purposes of
IC 4-9.1-1-7. Money may not be transferred, assigned, or otherwise
removed from the trust fund by the state board of finance, the
budget agency, or any other state agency.
Sec. 6. The fund shall be administered by the department of
insurance.
Sec. 7. The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid
from money in the fund.
Sec. 8. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund
not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that
accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
Sec. 9. Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does
not revert to the state general fund.
Sec. 10. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
administer this chapter.