Indiana House Bill 1203 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)
Status: Passed on April 26 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-26 - Public Law 130
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Various department of health matters. Provides that the state department of health (department) may officially be known as the Indiana department of health. Removes by July 1, 2022, appeals panels from the appeals process of department orders. Provides that the executive board or the department's designee may act as the ultimate authority for department matters under the administrative and procedures laws. Provides that the state health commissioner (commissioner) is the appointing authority and director of the department. Provides that any physicians employed by the department are governed by the state ethics commission's conflict of interest requirements. Allows the commissioner to designate in writing employees in the department who are licensed as a physician and may engage in the practice of medicine outside of their official duties. Provides that the state is not liable for any act performed by a physician employed by the department for any medical care provided to a patient by the physician that is provided in an individual capacity as a licensed physician. Removes the executive board of the department from determining the commissioner's salary. Provides that the commissioner's salary is determined by the governor and the state budget agency. Removes the executive board's approval for the commissioner to organize the personnel and functions of the department into divisions and subdivisions. Specifies that the state department of health may release certain information to an Indiana nonprofit entity that performs health data services for health care providers if specified conditions are met. Extends the expiration of the syringe exchange program until July 1, 2026.

Various department of health matters.

Rep. Wendy McNamara [R]	Rep. Steven Davisson [R]	Rep. Edward Clere [R]	Rep. Cindy Ledbetter [R]
Rep. Rita Fleming [D]	Sen. Michael Crider [R]	Sen. Ed Charbonneau [R]	Sen. Vaneta Becker [R]
Sen. Shelli Yoder [D]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Sen. Fady Qaddoura [D]

2021-04-12 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 77 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2021-03-30 - Senate - Senate Floor - (Y: 35 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-10 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 93 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-26	House	Public Law 130
2021-04-26	House	Signed by the Governor
2021-04-26	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2021-04-22	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2021-04-13	House	Signed by the Speaker
2021-04-12	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 396: yeas 77, nays 3
2021-04-08	House	Motion to concur filed
2021-04-01	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2021-04-01	Senate	Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor
2021-03-30	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 290: yeas 35, nays 15
2021-03-29	Senate	Amendment #1 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote
2021-03-29	Senate	Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed
2021-03-18	Senate	Placed back on second reading
2021-03-18	Senate	Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2021-03-15	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-03-11	Senate	Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
2021-03-11	Senate	Senator Becker added as third sponsor
2021-03-11	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-03-01	Senate	Senator Charbonneau added as second sponsor
2021-02-18	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2021-02-03	House	Referred to the Senate
2021-02-02	House	Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
2021-02-02	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 46: yeas 93, nays 1
2021-02-01	House	Representatives Ledbetter C and Fleming added as coauthors
2021-02-01	House	Rule 105.1 suspended
2021-02-01	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-01-28	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-01-07	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2021-01-07	House	Coauthored by Representatives Davisson and Clere
2021-01-07	House	Authored by Representative McNamara

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1203/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/4/1/d/041d7410/HB1203.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/7/d/d/b7ddf825/HB1203.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/5/6/b/c56bb03a/HB1203.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/6/3/0/a630bd87/HB1203.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/6/f/4/06f44f41/HB1203.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/b/5/2/4b52f684/HB1203.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/9/4/d/594d8f43/HB1203.04.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/0/2/3/d023759c/HB1203.04.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/0/5/b/905b48a8/HB1203.05.ENRS.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/3/b/7/b3b7e7bf/HB1203.03.COMS.AMS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/3/8/6/33864a2a/HB1203.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/b/f/6/bbf61c4e/HB1203.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/1/9/1/31919698/HB1203.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/f/c/e/0fceb264/HB1203.02.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/1/1/c/d11c8f81/HB1203.02.COMH.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/b/0/8/9b08bc0c/HB1203.02.COMH.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/f/c/f/0fcff3e4/HB1203.03.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/5/f/e/55fec633/HB1203.03.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/6/7/a/167ac54b/HB1203.04.ENGS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/3/8/4/7384042c/HB1203.04.ENGS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/3/6/a/b36aa907/HB1203.04.ENGS.CON01.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/a/b/d/2abd6505/HB1203.05.ENRS.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/c/a/8/aca842fc/HB1203.01.INTR.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/d/2/4/4d24b7f9/HB1203.46_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/9/7/4/b974efa6/HB1203.02.COMH.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/5/e/b/f5ebee4f/HB1203.290_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/8/e/d/28ed4ace/HB1203.396_H.pdf