Indiana House Bill 1020 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-04 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Pending: House Public Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

End of life options. Allows individuals with a terminal illness who meet certain requirements to make a request to an attending provider for medication that the individual may take to bring about death. Specifies requirements a provider must meet in order to prescribe the medication to a patient. Prohibits an insurer from denying payment of benefits under a life insurance policy based upon a suicide clause in the life insurance policy if the death of the insured individual is the result of medical aid in dying. Establishes a Level 1 felony if a person: (1) without authorization of the patient, willfully alters, forges, conceals, or destroys a request for medication or a rescission of a request for medication with the intent or effect of causing the individual's death; or (2) knowingly or intentionally coerces or exerts undue influence on an individual to request medication to bring about death or to destroy a rescission of a request for medication to bring about death. Establishes a Class A misdemeanor if a person, without authorization of the patient, willfully alters, forges, conceals, or destroys a request for medication or a rescission of a request for medication in order to affect a health care decision by the individual. Establishes certain criminal and civil immunity for health care providers.

End of life options.

Rep. Matt Pierce [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-04	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2022-01-04	House	Authored by Representative Pierce

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/house/1020/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/c/d/7/acd7a741/HB1020.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/1/d/b/31db863b/HB1020.01.INTR.FN001.pdf