Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1359 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1359
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 11-10-12; IC 12-15-5-1.
7	7	Synopsis: Resources for committed offenders upon release. Requires
8	8	the department of correction (department) to provide: (1) a short term
9	9	supply of medication to certain Medicaid eligible committed offenders
10	10	and a discharge summary of the medications provided to the committed
11	11	offender during the committed offender's term of incarceration; (2)
12	12	assistance to obtain certain documentation; and (3) assistance in
13	13	obtaining a credential from the bureau of motor vehicles at the time of
14	14	the committed offender's release on parole, assignment to a community
15	15	transition program, or discharge from the department. Provides
16	16	Medicaid coverage for a prescription provided by the department at the
17	17	time of an offender's release on parole, assignment to a community
18	18	transition program, or discharge from the department.
19	19	Effective: July 1, 2023.
20	20	Bauer M
21	21	January 17, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
22	22	2023 IN 1359—LS 6382/DI 139 Introduced
23	23	First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
24	24	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
25	25	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
26	26	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
27	27	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
28	28	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
29	29	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
30	30	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
31	31	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
32	32	between statutes enacted by the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
33	33	HOUSE BILL No. 1359
34	34	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
35	35	corrections.
36	36	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
37	37	1 SECTION 1. IC 11-10-12-5.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
38	38	2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
39	39	3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to a
40	40	4 committed offender who is:
41	41	5 (1) eligible for Medicaid coverage under section 5.3 of this
42	42	6 chapter; and
43	43	7 (2) being treated for a mental illness or addictive disorder
44	44	8 with medication by a qualified medical provider.
45	45	9 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the department shall
46	46	10 provide a committed offender with a fourteen (14) day supply of
47	47	11 the medication prescribed to the committed offender less
48	48	12 remaining medication provided by the department to the
49	49	13 committed offender during the committed offender's period of
50	50	14 incarceration when the committed offender is:
51	51	15 (1) released on parole;
52	52	16 (2) assigned to a community transition program; or
53	53	17 (3) discharged from the department.
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55	55	1 (c) The department shall provide a committed offender with a
56	56	2 sixty (60) day supply of the medication prescribed to the committed
57	57	3 offender less remaining medication provided by the department to
58	58	4 the committed offender during the committed offender's period of
59	59	5 incarceration when the committed offender is released on parole,
60	60	6 assigned to a community transition program, or discharged from
61	61	7 the department, and the committed offender:
62	62	8 (1) was under twenty-four (24) hour supervision while at the
63	63	9 department; or
64	64	10 (2) is being released to a residential treatment facility.
65	65	11 (d) The department shall provide a committed offender with a
66	66	12 discharge summary that details the medication provided by the
67	67	13 department to the committed offender during the committed
68	68	14 offender's period of incarceration when the committed offender is:
69	69	15 (1) released on parole;
70	70	16 (2) assigned to a community transition program; or
71	71	17 (3) discharged from the department.
72	72	18 SECTION 2. IC 11-10-12-7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
73	73	19 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
74	74	20 1, 2023]: Sec. 7. (a) The department shall assist a committed
75	75	21 offender with obtaining the following documentation prior to the
76	76	22 committed offender's release on parole, assignment to a
77	77	23 community transition program, or discharge from the department
78	78	24 if the committed offender qualifies to receive the documentation
79	79	25 and does not already possess the documentation:
80	80	26 (1) A Social Security card issued for the committed offender
81	81	27 by the United States Social Security Administration.
82	82	28 (2) The committed offender's birth certificate.
83	83	29 (3) Any other documentation necessary to obtain a credential
84	84	30 from the bureau of motor vehicles.
85	85	31 (b) The department shall provide assistance described in
86	86	32 subsection (a) in sufficient time to ensure that the committed
87	87	33 offender will be able to obtain the documentation listed in
88	88	34 subsection (a)(1) through (a)(3) at the time the committed offender
89	89	35 is:
90	90	36 (1) released on parole;
91	91	37 (2) assigned to a community transition program; or
92	92	38 (3) discharged from the department.
93	93	39 SECTION 3. IC 11-10-12-8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
94	94	40 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
95	95	41 1, 2023]: Sec. 8. (a) The department shall assist a committed
96	96	42 offender with obtaining a credential from the bureau of motor
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98	98	1 vehicles prior to the committed offender's:
99	99	2 (1) release on parole;
100	100	3 (2) assignment to a community transition program; or
101	101	4 (3) discharge from the department.
102	102	5 (b) The department shall provide assistance described in
103	103	6 subsection (a) in sufficient time to ensure that the committed
104	104	7 offender will be able to obtain a credential from the bureau of
105	105	8 motor vehicles prior to the time the committed offender is:
106	106	9 (1) released on parole;
107	107	10 (2) assigned to a community transition program; or
108	108	11 (3) discharged from the department.
109	109	12 SECTION 4. IC 12-15-5-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.180-2022(ss),
110	110	13 SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
111	111	14 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in IC 12-15-2-12,
112	112	15 IC 12-15-6, and IC 12-15-21, the following services and supplies are
113	113	16 provided under Medicaid:
114	114	17 (1) Inpatient hospital services.
115	115	18 (2) Nursing facility services.
116	116	19 (3) Physician's services, including services provided under
117	117	20 IC 25-10-1 and IC 25-22.5-1.
118	118	21 (4) Outpatient hospital or clinic services.
119	119	22 (5) Home health care services.
120	120	23 (6) Private duty nursing services.
121	121	24 (7) Physical therapy and related services.
122	122	25 (8) Dental services.
123	123	26 (9) Prescribed laboratory and x-ray services.
124	124	27 (10) Prescribed drugs and pharmacist services, including
125	125	28 prescriptions provided under IC 11-10-12-5.5.
126	126	29 (11) Eyeglasses and prosthetic devices.
127	127	30 (12) Optometric services.
128	128	31 (13) Diagnostic, screening, preventive, and rehabilitative services.
129	129	32 (14) Podiatric medicine services.
130	130	33 (15) Hospice services.
131	131	34 (16) Services or supplies recognized under Indiana law and
132	132	35 specified under rules adopted by the office.
133	133	36 (17) Family planning services except the performance of
134	134	37 abortions.
135	135	38 (18) Nonmedical nursing care given in accordance with the tenets
136	136	39 and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination to
137	137	40 an individual qualified for Medicaid who depends upon healing
138	138	41 by prayer and spiritual means alone in accordance with the tenets
139	139	42 and practices of the individual's church or religious denomination.
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141	141	1 (19) Services provided to individuals described in IC 12-15-2-8.
142	142	2 (20) Services provided under IC 12-15-34 and IC 12-15-32.
143	143	3 (21) Case management services provided to individuals described
144	144	4 in IC 12-15-2-13.
145	145	5 (22) Any other type of remedial care recognized under Indiana
146	146	6 law and specified by the United States Secretary of Health and
147	147	7 Human Services.
148	148	8 (23) Examinations required under IC 16-41-17-2(a)(10).
149	149	9 (24) Inpatient substance abuse detoxification services.
150	150	10 (25) Chronic pain management.
151	151	11 (26) Donated breast milk that meets requirements developed by
152	152	12 the office of Medicaid policy and planning.
153	153	13 (b) The office shall do the following:
154	154	14 (1) Apply to the United States Department of Health and Human
155	155	15 Services for any state plan amendment or waiver necessary to
156	156	16 implement the services or supplies described in subsection
157	157	17 (a)(26).
158	158	18 (2) Develop requirements for donated breast milk as described in
159	159	19 subsection (a)(26).
160	160	20 (3) As soon as practicable, but not later than January 1, 2023, the
161	161	21 office shall:
162	162	22 (A) seek any necessary approval from the United States
163	163	23 Department of Health and Human Services; and
164	164	24 (B) adopt any written policies, procedures, or regulations
165	165	25 determined necessary;
166	166	26 to provide reimbursement for long-acting reversible
167	167	27 contraception. This subdivision expires June 30, 2023.
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