Indiana HB 1277 — Health and human services matters.

Indiana, 2026. HB 1277: Health and human services matters.

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Latest action

March 12, 2026 — Signed by the Governor

Summary

Amends the duties of the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) concerning Medicaid home and community based services waivers (waiver). Requires: (1) a provider of waiver services to provide certain documentation to a waiver recipient; (2) a waiver recipient to review the documentation and report errors or inconsistencies; and (3) the recipient's case manager to provide assistance to the recipient in reviewing the documentation and reporting any errors or inconsistencies. Requires certain Medicaid recipients to choose the recipient's provider of integrated health care coordination. Provides that integrated health care coordination provided by a provider of assisted living services is not duplicative of certain other services. Establishes a time frame in which the bureau of disabilities services must review and approve or deny requests for an increase in service units provided to certain individuals with a disability. Requires the office to apply to the federal government for: (1) a new Medicaid waiver to provide assisted living services; and (2) an amendment to a specific Medicaid home and community based services waiver to establish an individual cost limit of not more than the institutional cost of nursing facility services. Specifies that provisions concerning reimbursement for assisted living services for individuals who are aged and disabled and receiving services under a Medicaid waiver apply to the new assisted living Medicaid waiver. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2027, an individual is no longer a member of the covered population upon receiving nursing facility services for 100 consecutive days. Provides that on the one hundredth day, the individual is not a member of the covered population and shall receive Medicaid services under a fee for service program. Provides that a provision prohibiting the office from reducing reimbursement for home health services expires June 30, 2027. Requires the office to collaborate with certain entities to develop a new reimbursement methodology for home health services. Specifies that public notice of at least six months (rather than one year) must be provided before a health facility service reimbursement that results in a reduction in reimbursement may be changed. Amends the definition of "bulk drug substance" for provisions concerning drug compounding. Provides that a claim by the estate recovery unit of the office of Medicaid policy and planning (estate recovery unit) is forever barred unless the estate recovery unit files a claim in the court in which the decedent's estate is being administered not later than nine months after the date of death of the decedent.

Sponsors

• Brad Barrett — primary sponsor
• Lori Goss-Reaves
• Gregory Porter
• Harold Slager
• Michael Crider — primary sponsor
• Liz Brown — primary sponsor
• Justin Busch
• Vaneta Becker
• Ed Charbonneau
• Lonnie Randolph

Bill text

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Recorded votes

Legislative history

1. March 2, 2026Signed by the President of the Senate
2. February 27, 2026Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 325: yeas 46, nays 4
3. February 27, 2026Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 416: yeas 96, nays 0
4. February 27, 2026CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
5. February 27, 2026CCR # 1 filed in the House
6. March 5, 2026Signed by the President Pro Tempore
7. March 12, 2026Signed by the Governor
8. February 27, 2026Signed by the Speaker
9. March 12, 2026Public Law 160
10. February 25, 2026Senate advisors appointed: Busch, Yoder, Brown L
11. February 25, 2026House conferees appointed: Barrett, Shackleford
12. February 25, 2026House advisors appointed: Goss-Reaves, Slager, Lopez, Bauer, Porter
13. February 25, 2026Returned to the House with amendments
14. February 25, 2026Senate conferees appointed: Crider, Jackson L
15. February 25, 2026House dissented from Senate amendments
16. February 25, 2026Motion to dissent filed
17. February 24, 2026Third reading: passed; Roll Call 250: yeas 47, nays 0
18. February 23, 2026Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
19. February 23, 2026Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote
20. February 23, 2026Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
21. February 23, 2026Amendment #3 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote
22. February 23, 2026Amendment #8 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
23. February 19, 2026Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
24. February 12, 2026Senator Charbonneau added as cosponsor
25. February 12, 2026Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
26. February 10, 2026Senator Becker added as cosponsor
27. February 5, 2026First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
28. February 5, 2026Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
29. February 5, 2026Senator Busch added as cosponsor
30. February 5, 2026Senator Brown L added as second sponsor
31. February 3, 2026Referred to the Senate
32. February 2, 2026Third reading: passed; Roll Call 180: yeas 93, nays 0
33. February 2, 2026Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
34. January 29, 2026Second reading: ordered engrossed
35. January 27, 2026Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
36. January 14, 2026Representative Slager added as coauthor
37. January 13, 2026Committee report: do pass, adopted
38. January 13, 2026Representative Porter added as coauthor
39. January 13, 2026Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor
40. January 13, 2026Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
41. January 6, 2026Authored by Representative Barrett
42. January 6, 2026First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

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