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Summary
Authorizes the office of the secretary of family and social services to implement a risk based managed care program for certain Medicaid recipients. Requires the office of Medicaid policy and planning to convene a workgroup and, with managed care organizations, to conduct a claims submission testing period before the risk based managed care program is established.~ Provides that, during the first 210 days after the risk based managed care program is implemented, a provider that experiences a financial emergency due to claims payment issues shall receive temporary emergency assistance from the managed care organizations with which the provider is contracted. Amends statutes concerning Medicaid provider agreements, health insurance reimbursement agreements, and Medicare supplement insurance to specify that a 15 day period consists of 15 business days. Requires the Indiana department of health to grant a hospital an extension of time to file the hospital's fiscal report if the hospital shows good cause for the extension. Removes an expired provision concerning hospital fiscal reports. Eliminates the requirement that a provider who is licensed in Indiana, physically located outside Indiana, but providing telehealth services to patients who are in Indiana, file a certification constituting a waiver of jurisdiction. Makes a number of changes in the law concerning health facility administrators, including eliminating the requirement that a health facility administrator display the individual's license in a prominent location in the individual's principal office and providing that a particular course of study for administrators in training is not mandatory. Specifies: (1) the manner in which certain nurse applicants may demonstrate English proficiency; (2) that a graduate of a foreign nursing school must pass a specified examination; and (3) additional credentialing verification assessment organizations for certain nurse applicants. Prohibits a third party administrator or another person from arranging for a dental provider to provide dental services for a dental plan that sets the amount of the fee for any dental services unless the dental services are covered services under the dental plan. Provides that a contracting entity (a dental carrier, a third party administrator, or another person that enters into a provider network contract with providers of dental services) may not grant a third party access to the provider network contract or to dental services or contractual discounts provided pursuant to the provider network contract unless certain conditions are satisfied. Provides that when a dental provider network contract is entered into, renewed, or materially modified, any provider that is a party to the network contract must be allowed to choose not to participate in the third party access. Prohibits a contracting entity from: (1) altering the rights or status under a provider network contract of a dental provider that chooses not to participate in third party access; or (2) rejecting a provider as a party to a provider network contract because the provider chose not to participate in third party access. Authorizes the insurance commissioner to issue a cease and desist order against a person that violates any of these prohibitions and, if the person violates the cease and desist order, to impose a civil penalty upon the person and suspend or revoke the person's certificate of authority. Provides that if a covered individual assigns the covered individual's rights to benefits for dental services to the provider of the dental services, the dental carrier shall pay the benefits assigned by the covered individual to the provider of the dental services. However, prohibits the provider from billing the covered individual (except for a copayment, coinsurance, or a deductible amount) if the provider is in the dental carrier's network. Requires the Indiana state board of nursing to amend a specified administrative rule to conform with this act. Requires the medical licensing board to study certain rules concerning office based setting accreditations and report to the general assembly.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Signed Mar 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024 · House Feb 27, 2024
How they voted
46–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Feb 6, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican39
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 11, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 241: yeas 45, nays 0
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 221: yeas 93, nays 1
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Insurance pursuant to House Rule 84
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 125: yeas 47, nays 1
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
upper
4 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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