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IN SB0180

Bill

Status

Passed

3/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Elizabeth Brown

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the 75-hour training requirement for home health aide competency evaluation programs, effective retroactively to September 1, 2025

  • Repeals the felony offense for knowingly donating or transferring HIV-contaminated semen for artificial insemination purposes, effective July 1, 2026

  • Allows graduates of foreign dental colleges to obtain dental hygienist licenses in Indiana if they submit academic transcripts and pass credential verification assessments

  • Requires respiratory care practitioner applicants applying after December 31, 2027 to pass both portions of the registered respiratory therapist examination administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care

  • Clarifies that current and former police officers and firefighters may recover medical benefits for duty-related injuries or illnesses directly from their employing unit without first pursuing workers' compensation claims under IC 22-3

  • Urges the legislative council to assign a study committee to examine fraud in the health care system, including Medicaid and state health programs

Legislative Description

Various health care matters.

Last Action

Public Law 118

3/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Public Health1/29/2026
Appropriations1/15/2026
Health and Provider Services1/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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