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IN HB1393
Bill
Status
1/8/2026
Primary Sponsor
Vanessa Summers
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AI Summary
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Health care providers are prohibited from refusing to provide necessary medical services solely because a patient owes or allegedly owes health care debt to that provider
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"Necessary services" are defined as care needed to prevent serious disfigurement, loss of bodily function, loss of consciousness, or death
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The protection extends to Indiana consumers and to minors or incapacitated individuals under their legal responsibility
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Violations are classified as deceptive acts under Indiana consumer protection law, with enforcement authority granted exclusively to the Attorney General
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Effective date: July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Health care debt and duty to provide care.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
1/8/2026