Indiana 2023 Regular Session

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	1	+	ES0438.1
	2	+	April 11, 2023
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	SENATE BILL No. 438
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF SB 438 (Updated April 11, 2023 9:28 am - DI 140)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 12-15.
	8	+	Synopsis: Home health services. Requires the office of the secretary
	9	+	of family and social services to: (1) perform a comprehensive review
	10	+	of existing home health services for children with complex medical
	11	+	needs; (2) assess the home health services and policies for a person-
	12	+	centered approach; and (3) engage stakeholders in the assessment to
	13	+	solicit feedback on issues securing and maintaining home health
	14	+	services.
	15	+	Effective: July 1, 2023.
	16	+	Qaddoura, Alting, Charbonneau,
	17	+	Brown L, Becker, Yoder, Bohacek,
	18	+	Melton, Randolph Lonnie M
	19	+	(HOUSE SPONSORS — VERMILION, SHACKLEFORD, BARRETT)
	20	+	January 19, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
	21	+	Services.
	22	+	February 16, 2023, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	23	+	February 20, 2023, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
	24	+	February 23, 2023, read third time, passed. Yeas 48, nays 0.
	25	+	HOUSE ACTION
	26	+	February 28, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
	27	+	April 11, 2023, reported — Do Pass.
	28	+	ES 438—LS 6991/DI 104 April 11, 2023
1	29		First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
2	30		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	31		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	32		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	33		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	34		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	35		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	36		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	37		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	38		between statutes enacted by the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 438
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.
	39	+	ENGROSSED
	40	+	SENATE BILL No. 438
	41	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	42	+	human services.
13	43		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 12-15-34-14.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
15		-	CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16		-	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 14.7. (a) As used in this section,
17		-	"office" refers to the office of the secretary of family and social
18		-	services.
19		-	(b) The office shall perform a comprehensive review of existing
	44	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 12-15-34-14.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
	45	+	2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	46	+	3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 14.7. (a) As used in this section,
	47	+	4 "office" refers to the office of the secretary of family and social
	48	+	5 services.
	49	+	6 (b) The office shall perform a comprehensive review of existing
	50	+	7 home health services for children with complex medical needs. The
	51	+	8 office shall assess the home health services and policies for a
	52	+	9 person-centered approach that is aligned with state and federal
	53	+	10 regulations.
	54	+	11 (c) The office shall engage stakeholders in the assessment
	55	+	12 described in subsection (b), including:
	56	+	13 (1) consumers and family members of consumers; and
	57	+	14 (2) home health care providers;
	58	+	15 to solicit feedback about the issues that consumers and parents of
	59	+	16 children with complex medical needs are having with securing and
	60	+	17 maintaining home health services.
	61	+	ES 438—LS 6991/DI 104 2
	62	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	63	+	Madam President: The Senate Committee on Health and Provider
	64	+	Services, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 438, has had the same
	65	+	under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
	66	+	Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
	67	+	follows:
	68	+	Page 1, line 4, delete "includes:" and insert "refers to the office of
	69	+	the secretary of family and social services.".
	70	+	Page 1, delete lines 5 through 17, begin a new paragraph and insert:
	71	+	"(b) The office shall perform a comprehensive review of existing
20	72		home health services for children with complex medical needs. The
21	73		office shall assess the home health services and policies for a
22	74		person-centered approach that is aligned with state and federal
23	75		regulations.
24	76		(c) The office shall engage stakeholders in the assessment
25	77		described in subsection (b), including:
26	78		(1) consumers and family members of consumers; and
27	79		(2) home health care providers;
28	80		to solicit feedback about the issues that consumers and parents of
29	81		children with complex medical needs are having with securing and
30		-	maintaining home health services.
31		-	SEA 438 President of the Senate
32		-	President Pro Tempore
33		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
34		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
35		-	Date: Time:
36		-	SEA 438
	82	+	maintaining home health services.".
	83	+	Delete pages 2 through 5.
	84	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	85	+	(Reference is to SB 438 as introduced.)
	86	+	CHARBONNEAU, Chairperson
	87	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0.
	88	+	_____
	89	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	90	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Health, to which was
	91	+	referred Senate Bill 438, has had the same under consideration and
	92	+	begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
	93	+	recommendation that said bill do pass.
	94	+	(Reference is to SB 438 as printed February 17, 2023.)
	95	+	SCHAIBLEY
	96	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0
	97	+	ES 438—LS 6991/DI 104