Home health agencies.
Summary
Allows a home health agency to: (1) provide services in any county in Indiana; and (2) satisfy supervising home health aide services requirements by complying with federal law. Allows: (1) the Indiana department of health (state department) to adopt rules concerning the oversight and supervision of the services a home health agency provides in noncontiguous counties; and (2) the state health commissioner to waive rules adopted concerning home health agencies if certain conditions are met. Provides that a home health agency is not required to conduct a preemployment physical on a job applicant before the individual has contact with a home health agency patient. Allows a registered home health aide to administer gastrointestinal and jejunostomy tube feedings to a specific patient if specified conditions are met. Requires the state department to approve at least one training curriculum concerning the administration of tube feedings. Repeals laws concerning drug testing of home health agency employees.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 19, 2023
Signed May 1, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 17, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
2
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 437: yeas 97, nays 1
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 88: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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