Provides that a law enforcement officer may not request verification of the citizenship or immigration status of an individual from federal immigration authorities if the law enforcement officer determines that the individual: (1) has requested emergency medical assistance; or (2) acted in concert with another person who requested emergency medical assistance for an individual who reasonably appeared to be in need of medical assistance. Provides that the individual shall cooperate with emergency medical assistance personnel and law enforcement.
States that a health care provider's report concerning the performance of an abortion that is submitted to the Indiana department of health is a medical record, confidential, and not subject to disclosure as a public record.
Provides that the insurance commissioner shall discharge the powers and duties of the commissioner's office with respect to policies of accident and sickness insurance and health maintenance organization contracts in a specified manner. Requires the commissioner to consider, before approving or disapproving a rate increase or decrease for a policy of accident and sickness insurance or a health maintenance organization contract, whether the filer's products are affordable and whether the filer has implemented effective strategies to enhance the affordability of the filer's products. Allows the commissioner to disapprove a rate increase if the rate is increased by an amount that exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy percentage increase plus 1%.
Sets forth requirements for a home and community based services attendant care service Medicaid provider to meet in the use of the state fund share of Medicaid reimbursement for compensation of direct care staff. Requires the provider to submit a cost report annually to verify compliance.
Requires a state employee health plan to reimburse the provider of behavior analysis services that provides behavior analysis services to a covered individual at a rate of not less than 110% of the Medicaid reimbursement rate for behavior analysis services under certain circumstances. Requires a policy of accident and sickness insurance to reimburse the provider of behavior analysis services that provides behavior analysis services to an insured at a rate of not less than 110% of the Medicaid reimbursement rate for behavior analysis services under certain circumstances. Requires a health maintenance organization contract to reimburse the provider of behavior analysis services that provides behavior analysis services to an enrollee at a rate of not less than 110% of the Medicaid reimbursement rate for behavior analysis services under certain circumstances.
Provides that a public school that participates in a federally funded or assisted meal program: (1) may not serve, sell, or allow a third party vendor to serve or sell a food or beverage that contains certain ingredients on school property on a school day; and (2) shall post any breakfast or lunch menu and ingredients on the school's website. Establishes exceptions.
Requires that: (1) certain health care providers; (2) hospitals; and (3) the office of the secretary of family and social services or a managed care organization that has contracted with the office under the Medicaid program; ensure that a Medicaid recipient or an individual eligible for Medicaid who gives birth schedules a follow-up appointment for postpartum care that is not later than 60 days from the date the woman gives birth. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim study committee on public health, behavioral health, and human services.)
Requires each school corporation and charter school to develop a plan to conduct developmentally appropriate evidence based: (1) mental health screening; and (2) substance use disorder screening; for students in kindergarten through grade 12. Establishes notification, consent, and data destruction requirements. Requires the department of education to make available to school corporations and charter schools developmentally appropriate evidence based mental health screening and substance use disorder screening tools and resources.
Requires a state employee health plan to cover supplemental breast examinations. Requires a policy of accident and sickness insurance and a health maintenance organization to cover diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations. Provides that the coverage for diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations may not be subject to any cost sharing requirements.
Removes the requirement that an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) have a practice agreement with a collaborating physician. Removes a provision requiring an APRN to operate under a collaborative practice agreement or the privileges granted by a hospital governing board. Removes certain provisions concerning the audit of practice agreements. Allows an APRN with prescriptive authority to prescribe a schedule II controlled substance for weight reduction or to control obesity. Makes conforming changes.
