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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 7013 NOTE PREPARED: Mar 1, 2022
BILL NUMBER: HB 1296 BILL AMENDED: Feb 17, 2022
SUBJECT: Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Carbaugh BILL STATUS: As Passed Senate
FIRST SPONSOR: Sen. Ford Jon
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill urges the Legislative Council to assign to an appropriate interim study
committee the task of:
(1) considering legislation requiring an entity paying the medical claims of an employer's
employees on behalf of the employer to provide to the employer access to claims data
relating to the medical claims of the employer's employees and to provide to an employee
access to claims data relating to the medical claims of the employee and the employee's
dependents;
(2) considering whether current Indiana law is sufficient to ensure transparency in the
operations of multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs); and
(3) studying the difficulties an employer may encounter when beginning or attempting to
discontinue participation in a MEWA.
Effective Date: Upon passage.
Explanation of State Expenditures: The Legislative Council could assign the topic to an existing interim
study committee or establish a new interim study committee to study this topic during the next interim.
Interim study committees operate on budgets established by the Legislative Council based on committee size.
Legislative Council resolutions in the past have established budgets for interim study committees in the
amount of $13,500 per interim for committees with fewer than 16 members and $17,500 for committees with
16 members or more. If the Legislative Council were to assign this topic to an existing committee and the
committee were to have any extra meetings to address this topic, there would be additional expenditures for
legislator per diem and travel reimbursement for the committee members. Any additional expenditures must
be within the committee’s budget.
HB 1296 1 Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures:
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: General Assembly.
Local Agencies Affected:
Information Sources:
Fiscal Analyst: Karen Rossen, 317-234-2106.
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