| HB1347 | MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS. (KIRCHHOFER C) Requires the office of Medicaid policy and planning to reimburse under the Medicaid program: (1) certain advanced practice nurses for specified Medicaid services; (2) certain graduate and post-graduate degree level students in specified fields who are interning or in a practicum at a community mental health center under the direct supervision of a licensed professional; and (3) licensed clinical addiction counselors who under the clinical supervision of a physician or health service provider in psychology. Requires the department of insurance (department), in consultation with the office of the secretary of family and social services, to review, study, and make recommendations concerning the capacity, training, and barriers to health navigators in assisting individuals in obtaining health insurance program coverage. Requires the department to report their findings to the interim study committee on public health, behavioral health, and human services before September 30, 2016. |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2016 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1347 |
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| SB15 | FRESH FOOD INITIATIVE. (HEAD R) Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate study committee the topics related to the establishment of a food desert grant and loan program. |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2016 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | SB15 |
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| SB30 | ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE CLAIM DENIALS. (MILLER P) Requires the department of insurance to develop, post, and maintain on the department's Internet web site information concerning internal and external grievances for accident and sickness insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts. Provides for certain grievance related notice to be provided upon request. Requires the commissioner of insurance to analyze certain complaints received by the department and report a pattern of complaints to the legislative council. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim study committee on public health, behavioral health, and human services). |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2016 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | SB30 |
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| SB163 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MATTERS. (MILLER P) Allows the state department of health (state department) to use information from the cancer registry to conduct an investigation into the incidence of cancer diagnosis in a geographic region and to share the information with a local health department if certain conditions are met. Allows a local child fatality team to investigate the death of a child whose death occurred in the area served by the local child fatality review team. Requires that a report must be submitted to the state child fatality review coordinator before July 1 each year. Requires the state department to study the costs and benefits of implementing a data base for maintaining health care consents and specifies requirements of the study. Requires the state department to report its findings from the study to the legislative council before October 1, 2016. |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2016 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | SB163 |
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| SB165 | HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN. (MILLER P) Repeals the prior healthy Indiana plan statutes and makes revisions to the currently operating healthy Indiana plan. Repeals statutes governing the high risk Indiana check-up plan. |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2016 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | SB165 |
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| SB350 | CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR HOME HEALTH WORKERS. (RAATZ J) Requires a home health agency or personal services agency to obtain a national criminal history background check or an expanded criminal history check on employees. (Current law requires a limited criminal history record unless certain circumstances exist that would require a national criminal history background check or an expanded criminal history check.) |
| | Current Status: | 3/21/2016 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | State Bill Page: | SB350 |
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