# Ind. Code § 6-8-11-5: "Higher deductible"

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T6_A8_C11_S6-8-11-5

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 6-8-11-5
- **Heading:** "Higher deductible"
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 6 / Article 8 / Chapter 11 / Section 6-8-11-5

## Text

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, for calendar year 1996, "higher deductible" means a deductible of:

(1) not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000); and

(2) not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(b) For calendar years after 1996, the term means a deductible of:

(1) not less than the figure set forth in subsection (a)(1), adjusted under subsection (c); and

(2) not more than the figure set forth in subsection (a)(2), adjusted under subsection (c).

(c) The adjustments referred to in subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2):

(1) may reflect increases in the general level of prices since 1995; and

(2) must be based on:

(A) the Consumer Price Index updated monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor; or

(B) other figures issued by the government of the United States to indicate increases in the general level of prices in the United States.

As added by P.L.92-1995, SEC.2 and P.L.93-1995, SEC.2.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 6-8-11-0.1 Application of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T6_A8_C11_S6-8-11-0.1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 6-8-11-1 "Deductible"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T6_A8_C11_S6-8-11-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 6-8-11-2 "Dependent"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T6_A8_C11_S6-8-11-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 6-8-11-3 "Eligible medical expense"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T6_A8_C11_S6-8-11-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 6-8-11-4 "Employee"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T6_A8_C11_S6-8-11-4.md)
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- [Ind. Code § 6-8-11-9 Powers and duties of employer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T6_A8_C11_S6-8-11-9.md)
- [Ind. Code § 6-8-11-10 Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T6_A8_C11_S6-8-11-10.md)
- [Ind. Code § 6-8-11-11 Contributions by employee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T6_A8_C11_S6-8-11-11.md)
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- [Ind. Code § 6-8-11-12 Authorized account administrators](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T6_A8_C11_S6-8-11-12.md)

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