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IN HB1276
Bill
Status
2/2/2018
Primary Sponsor
Dennis Zent
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AI Summary
HB 1276 Summary
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Extends the Indiana veteran recovery pilot program expiration date from June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2020.
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Increases the number of approved providers from one to up to five providers that collectively represent various geographic areas of Indiana for diagnostic testing and hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
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Requires the state department of health to adopt rules by August 1, 2018, and removes the 12-month restriction on when a veteran's injury occurred to be eligible for treatment.
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Mandates providers perform services at cost out of block grant amounts and requires veterans to pay a 10% co-pay for treatment.
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Requires the state department of health to file annual reports to the governor, department of veterans' affairs, and legislative council on program status, and directs the department of veterans' affairs to seek funding from multiple sources for grants to qualified entities providing veterans services.
Legislative Description
Veterans recovery pilot program. Extends the Indiana veteran recovery pilot program (program) to 2020. (Under current law, the program expires June 30, 2019.) Requires the state department of health (state department) to adopt rules by August 1, 2018, to implement the program. Allows the state department to select and approve up to five providers to provide diagnostic testing and hyperbaric oxygen treatment to veterans receiving treatment under the program. (Under current law, only one provider may be selected and approved.) Requires providers to perform services at cost out of the block grant amount awarded to the provider. Removes the restriction
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2/6/2018