Requires a policy of accident and sickness insurance, a health maintenance organization contract, or any other health plan that is compliant with federal law to only offer health plans that do not require a covered individual to: (1) pay a deductible; or (2) pay more than the amount of the copayment or coinsurance specified in the plan's summary of benefits and coverage; with respect to a prescription drug. Requires a policy of accident and sickness insurance and a health maintenance organization contract to include any amounts paid by a covered individual or on behalf of a covered individual when calculating the covered individual's cost sharing requirement. Provides that the cost sharing requirement for a prescription drug under a policy of accident and sickness insurance or a health maintenance organization contract will be calculated at the point of sale and based on a price that is reduced by an amount equal to at least 85% of all rebates received by the insurer in connection with the dispensing or administration of the prescription drug.
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Requires an insurer to provide notice to the department of insurance not later than 270 days prior to reducing a reimbursement rate paid to a contracted provider. Requires the department of insurance to hold a public hearing on the proposed reduction not later than 60 days after it is provided notice by the insurer. Requires an insurer proposing a reduction to attend the hearing and present evidence regarding: (1) the proposed change in the reimbursement rate; (2) the insurer's rationale for the proposed reduction; (3) the network adequacy; and (4) the procedure and timeline that will be used to notify contracted providers of the proposed reduction.
Changes the current incremental finance charge limits that apply to a small loan to a maximum annual rate. Prohibits making, or taking other actions with respect to, a small loan with a greater rate or amount of interest, or other fees and charges, than allowed under the statute governing small loans. Prohibits a credit services organization from providing certain functions with respect to a small loan and makes a violation a deceptive act.
Requires a local health officer to have information establishing probable cause of a public health law or rule violation before a court may issue certain orders concerning the property. (Current law requires reliable information.) Requires a health officer's order of abatement to include the name of the person making the complaint and requires the health officer to report to the county prosecutor certain information concerning a person who provided false information. Requires the health and hospital corporation of Marion County to post notice of an ordinance pending final action on the county's Internet web site. Requires a health officer to provide information concerning a person who made a false report concerning a communicable disease to the person against whom a false report was made. States that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation when the dwelling places a person's health or life in danger. (Current law states that the dwelling is dangerous or detrimental to life or health.) Requires a health officer to provide notice concerning an unfit dwelling and provide a reasonable amount of time to comply with the notice, and removes language providing that each day the dwelling remains unfit is a separate offense. Specifies language to be included in a notice to quit concerning personal property left on the property after eviction. Repeals the chapter requiring a landlord to transfer a tenant's abandoned personal property to a warehouseman or storage facility, and adds language providing that a landlord is not responsible for a tenant's personal property once it is abandoned. Specifies that a landlord is not responsible for a health code violation by a tenant. Reduces the fines for certain ordinance violations from: (1) $2,500 to $250; and (2) $7,500 to $750.
Establishes the teacher salary increase grant fund (fund). Establishes the teacher salary increase grant (grant). Provides that a school corporation must provide each full-time classroom teacher a salary increase of at least 2% to receive a grant. Provides that tax revenue collected from sports wagering shall be deposited in the fund instead of the state general fund. Makes an appropriation.
A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator Randy Head upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate.
Provides for an adjusted gross income tax credit for donations to a public school foundation or school corporation. Provides that the maximum individual taxpayer credit is $1,000 in the case of a single return and $2,000 in the case of a joint return. Provides that the maximum corporate taxpayer credit is the greater of 10% of the corporation's total adjusted gross income tax liability or $10,000.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the legacy of the Hulman-George family and celebrating the incoming leadership of Roger Penske and the Penske Corporation at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and INDYCAR.
Provides that a governing body of a school corporation (governing body) may (instead of shall) rent curricular materials to each student enrolled in a public school that is located within the attendance unit served by the governing body. Provides that a governing body may not require a student enrolled in a public school located within the attendance unit served by the governing body to purchase curricular materials.
Provides that a virtual charter school may not deny enrollment to a student who has been expelled from a public school, including a charter school, if the student meets the enrollment requirements that are required under law. Makes a conforming change to a provision that requires consent by a charter school under certain circumstances before a student may enroll in the charter school during the student's actual or proposed expulsion or separation from a school corporation or another charter school.