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IN HB1191
Bill
Status
3/8/2018
Primary Sponsor
Karen Engleman
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AI Summary
HEA 1191 Summary
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Amends Indiana Code IC 25-1-9-4 regarding disciplinary grounds for health care practitioners, effective July 1, 2018.
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Removes the requirement for practitioners to report suspected human trafficking of adult patients to law enforcement agencies, while retaining the requirement to report suspected child abuse.
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Creates new section IC 25-1-9-4.5 requiring practitioners who suspect human trafficking based on presented evidence to provide patients with information about available services and resources, including the National Human Trafficking Hotline telephone number.
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Makes failure to provide required human trafficking resources information subject to disciplinary sanctions by the relevant licensing board after a hearing.
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Maintains exception that practitioners providing health care to their spouse are not subject to disciplinary action for sexual contact violations.
Legislative Description
Suspected human trafficking. Removes the requirement that a licensed health practitioner report that an adult patient is a suspected victim of human trafficking to a local law enforcement agency. Requires a licensed health practitioner to provide information concerning available resources and services to a patient who is a suspected victim of human trafficking.
Last Action
Public Law 35
3/8/2018