405 IAC 10-10-15 Tobacco surcharge

Sec. 15. HIP Plus members who are tobacco users shall be required to pay a surcharge to the member's monthly contributions. The surcharge shall be waived for the first year of enrollment in order to provide the individual the opportunity to take advantage of the smoking cessation programs offered through the Healthy Indiana Plan. If after a year the member continues to be a tobacco user, the member's monthly contributions shall increase beginning in the first month of the member's renewed benefit period. The tobacco surcharge is not applicable to the excluded groups listed in section 3(d) of this rule.