Indiana Senate Bill 192

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-25 - Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Various health care matters. 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 emergency medical services to individuals participating in the state Medicaid program, the office or the managed care organization shall promptly compensate the physician for the services in accordance with an autopay list published by the office. 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. 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. 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.

Various health care matters.

Sen. Tyler Johnson [R]

Sen. Vaneta Becker [R]

Sen. Mike Bohacek [R]

Sen. J.D. Ford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-25	Senate	Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
2024-01-25	Senate	Senator Bohacek added as third author
2024-01-25	Senate	Senator Becker added as second author
2024-01-25	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-09	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2024-01-09	Senate	Authored by Senator Johnson, T

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/senate/192/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0192/SB0192.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0192/SB0192.02.COMS.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0192/committee-amendments/amendments/SB0192.01.INTR.AMS02.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0192/committee-amendments/amendments/SB0192.01.INTR.AMS01.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0192/fiscal-notes/SB0192.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0192/votesheets/SB0192.01.INTR.02.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0192/committee-reports/SB0192.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0192/fiscal-notes/SB0192.02.COMS.FN001.pdf