Indiana House Bill 1461 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 1 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-01 - Public Law 149
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Long term services. Requires the housing and community development authority to: (1) assess the feasibility of the development of new assisted living communities for low and middle income individuals; and (2) determine possible funding for the assisted living communities; and submit a report to the legislative services agency. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) to contract with more than one entity to provide functional eligibility determinations for individuals applying for the aged and disabled Medicaid waiver. Requires the office to report to the budget committee and legislative council certain information concerning: (1) the average length of time to conduct function eligibility assessments; and (2) a plan to provide functional eligibility not later than 72 hours from the eligibility assessment. Removes the requirement that the transfer of comprehensive care beds in a health facility must equalize the number of certified Medicaid beds in the county. Allows a health facility that transfers comprehensive care beds to reduce the facility's count of licensed comprehensive care beds by the number of beds transferred. Allows the receiving facility to increase the: (1) count of licensed comprehensive care beds; and (2) number of beds that are Medicaid certified. Requires the office to reimburse the provider of assisted living services if an increase in the level of services for a recipient is approved by the office. Specifies that integrated health care coordination and transportation are assisted living services. Prohibits the office from reducing the scope of services that may be provided by an assisted living services provider under the Medicaid aged and disabled waiver, as in effect on July 1, 2021. Specifies provisions that must be included in a risk based managed care program or capitated managed care program for specified Medicaid recipients. Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to establish and administer the registration of a temporary health care service agency. Repeals current laws concerning the regulation of employment services. Removes references to a residential care facility administrator as a separate classification of license. Sets forth requirements for health facility administrators, residential care facility administrators, administrators in training, preceptors, and student interns. Sets forth notification requirements to the state department upon a vacancy or new hire of a residential care administrator. Makes conforming changes.

Long term services.

Rep. Bradford Barrett [R]	Rep. Ethan Manning [R]	Rep. Michael Karickhoff [R]	Rep. Robin Shackleford [D]
Sen. Elizabeth Brown [R]	Sen. Ed Charbonneau [R]

2023-04-20 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-04-18 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 89 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-01	House	Public Law 149
2023-05-01	House	Signed by the Governor
2023-04-26	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2023-04-25	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2023-04-24	House	Signed by the Speaker
2023-04-20	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 467: yeas 93, nays 0
2023-04-20	House	Motion to concur filed
2023-04-19	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2023-04-18	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 442: yeas 50, nays 0
2023-04-17	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-04-13	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-04-06	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
2023-03-06	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2023-02-22	House	Referred to the Senate
2023-02-21	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 185: yeas 90, nays 0
2023-02-21	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L and Charbonneau
2023-02-21	House	Representatives Karickhoff and Shackleford added as coauthors
2023-02-20	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-02-16	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-02-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
2023-02-07	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-01-17	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2023-01-17	House	Authored by Representative Barrett
2023-01-17	House	Coauthored by Representative Manning

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1461/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1461/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1461/#2.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1461/#3.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1461/#4.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1461/#5.COMS
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1461/#6.ENRS
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1461/#H185
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1461/#S442
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1461/#H467