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HCR0005 - Urging INDOT to rename that portion of I-69 between the County Road 11A Exit and State Road 8, near mile marker 326, the "Master Trooper James R. Bailey Memorial Highway.
Ben Smaltz, Jim Pressel, Matthew S. Lehman
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Urging INDOT to rename that portion of I-69 between the County Road 11A Exit and State Road 8, near mile marker 326, the "Master Trooper James R. Bailey Memorial Highway. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of I-69 between the County Road 11A Exit and State Road 8, near mile marker 326, the "Master Trooper James R. Bailey Memorial Highway".
STATUS
Passed
SB0194 - Length of service award program.
Tyler Johnson
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Length of service award program. Allows the legislative body of a: (1) unit in which a fire protection district has not been established; and (2) fire protection district; to establish a length of service award program for the active volunteer members of the emergency service organizations operating under the unit's or fire protection district's jurisdiction. Sets forth requirements for the establishment and administration of a length of service award program. Specifies penalties for a person who knowingly violates the requirements, misrepresents the credit earned by a volunteer, or includes an individual on a certification list who is not a qualified member of an emergency service organization. Requires a political subdivision that establishes a length of service award program to make an annual report to the state board of accounts.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0003 - Prior authorization.
Tyler Johnson, Ed Charbonneau, Chris Garten
Last updated 10 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Prior authorization. Provides that a utilization review entity may only impose prior authorization requirements on less than 1% of any given specialty or health care service and 1% of health care providers overall in a calendar year. Prohibits a utilization review entity from requiring prior authorization for: (1) a health care service that is part of the usual and customary standard of care; (2) a prescription drug that is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration; (3) medication for opioid use disorder; (4) pre-hospital transportation; or (5) the provision of an emergency health care service. Sets forth requirements for a utilization review entity that requires prior authorization of a health care service. Provides that all adverse determinations and appeals must be reviewed by a physician who meets certain conditions. Requires a utilization review entity to provide an exemption from prior authorization requirements if in the most recent 12 month period the utilization review entity has approved or would have approved at least 80% of the prior authorization requests submitted by the health care provider for a particular health care service. Repeals superseded provisions regarding prior authorization. Makes corresponding changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1042 - Transition to teaching scholarships.
Dave Heine, Chuck Goodrich, Jack Jordan
Last updated 9 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Transition to teaching scholarships. Provides that an applicant for a transition to teaching scholarship after June 30, 2024, must be a member of a household with an annual income of $100,000 or less. Provides that any balance in the next generation Hoosier educators scholarship fund remaining after the award of next generation Hoosier educators scholarships for a fiscal year may be used to fund additional transition to teaching scholarships. Removes a provision concerning the reduction of scholarships if certain limits are exceeded.
STATUS
Passed
SB0128 - Human sexuality instruction.
Gary Byrne, Jeff Raatz, Chris Garten
Last updated 10 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Human sexuality instruction. Defines "governing authority" of a school. Defines "school" as a school maintained by a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school. Provides that, if a school instructs students on human sexuality, the school's governing authority must first approve and publish certain information concerning the instruction in a conspicuous place on the website of the school, and requires a school to provide a direct link to that information in a school's written request for consent for instruction on human sexuality. Prohibits a school from using learning materials for instruction on human sexuality unless approved by the school's governing authority.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0193 - Child welfare provider protections.
Tyler Johnson
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Child welfare provider protections. Prohibits the state from discriminating against adoption agencies, foster parents, or adoptive parents on the basis of religious beliefs. Defines certain terms. Waives sovereign immunity for purposes of the prohibition, except that state courts retain immunity. Allows suit under these provisions without exhausting administrative remedies. Provides for a private right of action and civil remedies.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0192 - Various health care matters.
Tyler Johnson
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Various health care matters. Makes changes to the law governing administrative adjudication and to provisions related to managed care organizations. Provides that if a physician has entered into a provider agreement with the office of Medicaid policy and planning (office) or a managed care organization and the physician, subject to the provider agreement, provides professional services to individuals participating in the state Medicaid program, the office or the managed care organization shall promptly compensate the physician for the professional services in accordance with the provider agreement. Prohibits any delay in or denial of compensation to the physician unless the cause of the delay or denial is specifically provided for in: (1) the Medicaid managed care law; (2) an administrative rule adopted under the Medicaid managed care law; (3) the federal administrative rules on Medicaid managed care; or (4) the provider agreement. Defines "antiretroviral" as a drug used to prevent a retrovirus, such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), from replicating. Provides, for purposes of the Medicaid program and the children's health insurance program, that an FDA approved drug that is prescribed for the treatment or prevention of HIV or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), including antiretrovirals, shall not be subject to: (1) prior authorization; (2) a step therapy protocol; or (3) any other protocol that could restrict or delay the dispensing of the drug. Prohibits a health plan (including a policy of accident and sickness insurance, a health maintenance organization contract, the state employee self-insurance program and prepaid health care delivery plan, and a Medicaid risk based managed care program) from imposing or enforcing: (1) a prior authorization requirement; (2) a step therapy protocol requirement; or (3) any other protocol requirement; if imposing or enforcing the requirement could restrict or delay the dispensing to a covered individual of an FDA approved drug, including an antiretroviral, that is prescribed for the treatment or prevention of HIV or AIDS. States that a home health agency is not required to conduct a tuberculosis test on a job applicant before the individual has contact with a patient. Repeals a statute that requires certain personal services agency employees or agents to complete a tuberculosis test. Authorizes the establishment of home health agency cooperative agreements. (A similar law enacted in 2022 expired on July 1, 2023.) Makes statements and findings of the general assembly concerning home health agency cooperative agreements. Specifies that a home health agency may contract directly or indirectly through a network of home health agencies. Exempts: (1) a remote location of a hospital; and (2) a free standing emergency department or other provider-based entity; from health care billing requirements. Allows a pharmacist to administer an immunization that is recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to a group of individuals under a drug order, under a prescription, or according to a protocol approved by a physician if certain conditions are met. (Current law allows a pharmacist to administer specified immunizations to a group of individuals under a drug order, under a prescription, or according to a protocol approved by a physician if certain conditions are met.) Removes a provision allowing a pharmacist to administer pneumonia immunizations to individuals who are at least 50 years of age.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0178 - Hospital assessment fee.
Blake Doriot, Ed Charbonneau, Tyler Johnson
Last updated 11 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Hospital assessment fee. Provides that a physician owned hospital that is ineligible to receive certain Medicaid or Medicare reimbursement is not considered to be a hospital for purposes of the hospital assessment fee.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0110 - Social work licensure compact.
Michael R. Crider, Greg Goode, Ed Charbonneau
Last updated 11 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Social work licensure compact. Establishes the social work licensure compact.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0191 - Transparency and freedom of expression.
Tyler Johnson
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Transparency and freedom of expression. Establishes restrictions on a state educational institution (institution) in regard to the following: (1) A student's or employee's ideological or political viewpoints or refusal to support or endorse one or more divisive concepts. (2) Requiring a student to submit or affirm a personal diversity statement. (3) Conducting any mandatory training that includes divisive concepts or taking other specified actions related to divisive concepts. (4) Exhibiting bias against or favoritism for certain individuals or groups of individuals. (5) Requiring a student group to pay fees or security deposits that are not charged to all other student groups or denying a student group access to institution property that is routinely used by other student groups. Establishes requirements for institutions regarding the following: (1) Maintaining and posting reports of violations submitted by students or employees on the institution's website. (2) Informing students and employees regarding certain restrictions and requirements to which the institution is subject and to the definition of divisive concept. (3) Conducting, posting the results of, and submitting a report to the legislative council regarding a biennial survey. (4) Posting a current syllabus for each course offered in the current semester at the institution on the institution's website. (5) Submitting the following: (A) Certain reports to the institution's chief executive officer. (B) Certain reports to the commission for higher education (commission). Provides that a student or employee of an institution who believes that an institution has violated certain restrictions on institutions may file a report of the alleged violation with the institution. Establishes requirements regarding individuals employed by an institution whose primary or secondary job duties or job title includes diversity, equity, or inclusion. Allows and requires the commission to adopt rules.
STATUS
Introduced
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