HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION No. 8
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION
Citations Affected: Article 1 of the Indiana Constitution.
Synopsis: Right to opt out of health care system. Proposes an
amendment to the state constitution to specify certain rights with
respect to health care. This proposed amendment has not been
previously agreed to by a general assembly.
Effective: This proposed amendment must be agreed to by two
consecutive general assemblies and ratified by a majority of the state's
voters voting on the question to be effective.
Turner, Stemler
January 13, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative
Procedures.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)
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HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION No. 8
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article 1 of
the Indiana Constitution by adding new sections concerning the bill of
rights.
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
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SECTION 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Indiana is proposed and agreed to by this, the One Hundred
Sixteenth General Assembly of the State of Indiana, and is referred to
the next General Assembly for reconsideration and agreement.
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SECTION 2. ARTICLE 1, SECTION 38 OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE OF INDIANA IS ADDED AS A
NEW SECTION TO
READ AS FOLLOWS:
Section 38. (a) A person, an employer, or a
health care provider shall not be compelled, directly or indirectly,
to participate in any health care system.
(b) A person or an employer may pay directly for lawful health
care services and shall not be subject to penalties or fines for
paying directly for lawful health care services.
(c) A health care provider may receive direct payment for
health care services from a person or an employer and shall not be
subject to penalties or fines for accepting direct payment from a
person or an employer for lawful health care services.
(d) Subject to reasonable and necessary laws that do not
substantially limit a person's options, the purchase or sale of health
insurance in private health care systems shall not be prohibited.
(e) A health care system's terms and conditions must not have
the effect of punishing:
(1) a person or an employer for paying directly for lawful
health care services; or
(2) a health care provider for accepting direct payment from
a person or an employer for lawful health care services.
(f) This section does not do any of the following:
(1) Affect which health care services a health care provider is
required to provide.
(2) Affect which health care services are permitted by law.
(3) Prohibit care provided in relation to worker's
compensation.
(4) Affect laws in effect before January 1, 2010.
(g) The General Assembly may define terms in this section by
appropriate legislation.