Ind. Code § 34-18-2-18 : CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE — MEDICAL MALPRACTICE — DEFINITIONS —18-2-18 - "Malpractice" TEXT PDF "Malpractice" means a tort or breach of contract based on health care or professional services that were provided, or that should have been provided, by a health care provider, to a patient. IC 34-18-2-18 Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-2-18. As added by P.L. 1-1998, SEC.13.