Indiana House Bill 1309 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-15 - Coauthored by Representatives Brown C, Brown T, Lehman
Pending: House Public Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes the affordable care committee. Allows the department of state revenue to establish a procedure to set off the earned income credit and the tax refund of certain Medicaid recipients for out-of-pocket expenses owed by the recipient. Modifies Medicaid provider reimbursement to Medicare reimbursement rates for services provided to certain Medicaid recipients. Adds Medicaid rehabilitation option services, chiropractic services, and optometric services to the Indiana check-up plan. Requires the office of Medicaid policy and planning (office) to negotiate with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for a Medicaid state plan amendment or Medicaid waiver concerning expansion of Medicaid. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to report to the budget committee and the health finance commission if negotiations are unsuccessful. Requires the office to apply to HHS to amend the state Medicaid plan to require cost sharing by a Medicaid recipient who qualifies for Medicaid because the individual is a caregiver. Requires the office to present specified information to the health finance commission (commission) before August 1, 2014. Requires certain state agencies to report to the commission concerning a health insurance exchange in Indiana.

Medicaid matters.

Rep. Edward Clere [R]

Rep. Charlie Brown [D]

Rep. Timothy Brown [R]

Rep. Matthew Lehman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-15	House	Coauthored by Representatives Brown C, Brown T, Lehman
2014-01-15	House	First Reading: Referred to Public Health
2014-01-13	House	Authored by Representative Clere.

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/bills/house/1309/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/0/b/d/f0bdad70/HB1309.01.INTR.pdf