SB 261 Indiana Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Long term care insurance partnership program.

Summary
Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to apply before December 31, 2021, for a Medicaid state plan amendment to effectuate the federal long term care insurance partnership program (program). Requires the state plan amendment for the program to provide that the asset disregard for all policies entered into under the state's current long term insurance program will remain the same. Provides administrative, reporting, and continuing education requirements for the program. Requires a provider to provide health records upon request not more than 30 days after receiving the written request, unless the provider: (1) requests an extension of not more than 30 days in the initial 30 days; and (2) provides written notice to the patient of the reasons for the extension and the date by which the provider will provide the health records. Authorizes the state department of health to impose a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation on a provider that violates the requirement to provide health records upon request.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021 Last action Mar 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021

How they voted

460
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Feb 22, 2021
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican36
36 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 155: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors