Indiana SB 180 — Various health care matters.

Indiana, 2026. SB 180: Various health care matters.

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Latest action

March 5, 2026 — Signed by the Governor

Summary

Eliminates a requirement that home health aide competency evaluation program training include at least 75 hours of training and 16 hours of classroom training before supervised practical training. Amends the educational requirements for dental hygienists. Amends the requirements for administration of nitrous oxide by a dental hygienist. Allows the state board of dentistry to establish additional requirements for an applicant who has failed the licensure examination at least three times. Amends the licensure and temporary permit requirements for respiratory care practitioners. Provides that a current or former police officer or firefighter (first responder) may recover medical benefits from the first responder's employer for an employment related injury or illness without first proceeding with a worker's compensation claim. Provides that if a first responder pursues a worker's compensation claim for medical benefits and the claim is withdrawn or denied, the first responder is not precluded from recovering medical benefits from the employer. Repeals the penalty in Title 16 concerning the crime of transferring contaminated semen. (Current statute contains a transferring of contaminated body fluids crime in Title 35 remains in law.)

Sponsors

• Liz Brown — primary sponsor
• Ed Charbonneau — primary sponsor
• Lonnie Randolph — primary sponsor
• La Keisha Jackson
• Jeff Raatz
• Vaneta Becker
• Lori Goss-Reaves — primary sponsor
• Julie McGuire
• Lindsay Patterson

Bill text

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Recorded votes

Legislative history

1. March 5, 2026Signed by the Governor
2. February 27, 2026Signed by the President Pro Tempore
3. February 27, 2026Signed by the President of the Senate
4. March 5, 2026Public Law 118
5. February 27, 2026Signed by the Speaker
6. February 25, 2026Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 280: yeas 47, nays 0
7. February 17, 2026Returned to the Senate with amendments
8. February 17, 2026Motion to concur filed
9. February 16, 2026Third reading: passed; Roll Call 253: yeas 87, nays 4
10. February 12, 2026Second reading: ordered engrossed
11. February 10, 2026Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
12. February 9, 2026Representative Patterson added as cosponsor
13. January 29, 2026First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
14. January 28, 2026Referred to the House
15. January 27, 2026House sponsor: Representative Goss-Reaves
16. January 27, 2026Cosponsor: Representative McGuire
17. January 27, 2026Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 45, nays 0
18. January 27, 2026Senators Raatz, Becker added as coauthors
19. January 27, 2026Senator Randolph added as third author
20. January 27, 2026Senator Jackson L added as coauthor
21. January 26, 2026Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
22. January 26, 2026Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
23. January 22, 2026Senator Charbonneau added as second author
24. January 22, 2026Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
25. January 15, 2026Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
26. January 5, 2026First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
27. January 5, 2026Authored by Senator Brown L

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