Indiana House Bill 1689

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 11 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-03-03 - First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Pending: Senate Health and Provider Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Human services matters. Provides that provisions of law concerning the statewide waiver ombudsman apply to an individual who has a developmental disability and receives services administered by the bureau of disabilities services. (Current law specifies that these provisions apply to an individual who has a developmental disability and receives services under the federal home and community based services program.) Specifies that these provisions do not apply to an individual served by the long term care ombudsman program. Changes references from "statewide waiver ombudsman" to "statewide bureau of disabilities services ombudsman". Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office of the secretary) to prepare an annual report on the provision of Medicaid home and community based waiver services. Specifies the information that must be included in the report. Requires the office of the secretary to provide to the division of disability and rehabilitative services advisory council a report on the office of the secretary's plans to provide services to individuals who require extraordinary care.

Human services matters.

Rep. Edward Clere [R]	Rep. Gregory Porter [D]	Rep. Robert Behning [R]	Rep. Cherrish Pryor [D]
Sen. Greg Goode [R]	Sen. J.D. Ford [D]	Sen. Spencer Deery [R]	Sen. Shelli Yoder [D]

2025-02-10 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-03	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2025-02-11	House	Referred to the Senate
2025-02-10	House	Cosponsor: Senator Yoder
2025-02-10	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Goode, Ford J.D., Deery
2025-02-10	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 119: yeas 92, nays 0
2025-02-06	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2025-02-04	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2025-01-21	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2025-01-21	House	Authored by Representative Clere
2025-01-21	House	Coauthored by Representatives Porter, Behning, Pryor

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1689/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1689/HB1689.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1689/HB1689.02.COMH.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1689/committee-amendments/amendments/HB1689.01.INTR.AMH01.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1689/fiscal-notes/HB1689.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1689/votesheets/HB1689.01.INTR.00.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1689/committee-reports/HB1689.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1689/fiscal-notes/HB1689.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1689/fiscal-notes/HB1689.02.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1689/fiscal-notes/HB1689.02.COMH.FN003.pdf
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1689/rollcalls/HB1689.119_H.pdf