Indiana House Bill 1284 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-10 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Pending: House Public Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Telehealth services. Requires a health care provider who provides telehealth services to obtain written health care consent for the provision of telehealth services. Requires a prescriber who provides telehealth services to a patient to conduct certain components of a physical examination and document the results in the patient's medical record. Allows a prescriber to issue a prescription for a controlled substance to a patient: (1) who is receiving services through the use of telehealth; and (2) who has been previously examined by the prescriber in person. Creates an exception by allowing a prescriber who specializes in psychiatry to issue a prescription for a controlled substance to a patient who is receiving psychiatric services through the use of telehealth.

Telehealth services.

Rep. Cindy Ledbetter [R]

Rep. Ann Vermilion [R]

Rep. Rita Fleming [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-10	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2022-01-10	House	Coauthored by Representatives Vermilion and Fleming
2022-01-10	House	Authored by Representative Ledbetter

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/house/1284/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/2/6/9/0269f284/HB1284.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/b/e/6/5be6548b/HB1284.01.INTR.FN001.pdf