Indiana statute
Ind. Code § 35-43-4-6 — Unauthorized control over property of benefit provider; prima facie evidence
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 4: Theft, Conversion, and Receiving Stolen Property, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 35-43-4-6
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section: "Benefit" includes any accident, sickness, or other health care or reimbursement therefor to which a person is entitled. "Benefit identification card" means a writing that identifies a person, his spouse, or his dependent as being entitled to a benefit. "Benefit provider" includes an employer, insurer, or health care provider who has agreed to provide or has provided a benefit to a person who has a benefit identification card. (b) Evidence that a person: (1) permitted a person who was not entitled to a benefit to use his benefit identification card to obtain a benefit; or (2) uses his benefit identification card to obtain a benefit for a person who was not entitled to the benefit; constitutes prima facie evidence that such person exerted unauthorized control over property of the benefit provider.
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