Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1023 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1023
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 12-7-2-40.3; IC 12-15-5-22; IC 16-18-2;
7	7	IC 16-46-18.
8	8	Synopsis: Violence prevention services. Requires Medicaid
9	9	reimbursement for eligible community violence prevention services
10	10	provided by a qualified violence prevention professional to certain
11	11	Medicaid recipients. Requires the office of the secretary of family and
12	12	social services to: (1) issue guidance on the use of; and (2) determine
13	13	the reimbursement for; community violence prevention services.
14	14	Requires the Indiana department of health to approve at least one
15	15	accredited violence prevention professional training and certification
16	16	program that meets certain criteria. Sets forth the requirements for a
17	17	qualified violence prevention professional.
18	18	Effective: July 1, 2024.
19	19	Bauer M
20	20	January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
21	21	2024 IN 1023—LS 6158/DI 147 Introduced
22	22	Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
23	23	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
24	24	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
25	25	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
26	26	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
27	27	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
28	28	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
29	29	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
30	30	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
31	31	between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
32	32	HOUSE BILL No. 1023
33	33	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
34	34	human services.
35	35	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
36	36	1 SECTION 1. IC 12-7-2-40.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
37	37	2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
38	38	3 1, 2024]: Sec. 40.3. "Community violence prevention services", for
39	39	4 purposes of IC 12-15-5-22, has the meaning set forth in
40	40	5 IC 12-15-5-22(a).
41	41	6 SECTION 2. IC 12-15-5-22 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
42	42	7 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
43	43	8 1, 2024]: Sec. 22. (a) As used in this section, "community violence
44	44	9 prevention services" means evidence based, trauma informed,
45	45	10 supportive, and nonpsychotherapeutic services provided by a
46	46	11 qualified violence prevention professional (as defined in
47	47	12 IC 16-46-18-5) to a victim of community violence (as defined in
48	48	13 IC 16-46-18-2) for the purpose of improving health outcomes,
49	49	14 promoting positive behavior change, preventing injury, and
50	50	15 reducing the likelihood of violence of the victim.
51	51	16 (b) The term may include the provision of the following services:
52	52	17 (1) Peer support.
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54	54	1 (2) Counseling.
55	55	2 (3) Mentorship.
56	56	3 (4) Conflict mediation.
57	57	4 (5) Crisis intervention.
58	58	5 (6) Targeted case management.
59	59	6 (7) Referrals to certified or licensed health care or social
60	60	7 service providers.
61	61	8 (8) Patient education.
62	62	9 (9) Screening services.
63	63	10 (c) As used in this section, "office" includes the following:
64	64	11 (1) The office of the secretary of family and social services.
65	65	12 (2) A managed care organization that has contracted with the
66	66	13 office of Medicaid policy and planning under this article.
67	67	14 (3) A person that has contracted with a managed care
68	68	15 organization described in subdivision (2).
69	69	16 (d) The office shall reimburse for eligible community violence
70	70	17 prevention services provided by a qualified violence prevention
71	71	18 professional (as defined in IC 16-46-18-5) to a Medicaid recipient
72	72	19 who has:
73	73	20 (1) received medical treatment for an injury sustained as a
74	74	21 result of community violence (as defined in IC 16-46-18-2);
75	75	22 (2) been determined by a certified or licensed health care or
76	76	23 social services provider to be at an elevated risk of violent
77	77	24 injury or retaliation; and
78	78	25 (3) been referred by a provider described in subdivision (2)
79	79	26 for community violence prevention services.
80	80	27 (e) Before December 1, 2024, the office of the secretary shall
81	81	28 apply to the United States Department of Health and Human
82	82	29 Services for any state plan amendment or waiver necessary to
83	83	30 implement this section.
84	84	31 (f) After submitting a waiver or amendment described in
85	85	32 subsection (e), the office of the secretary shall do the following:
86	86	33 (1) Issue guidance on the use of community violence
87	87	34 prevention services for eligible Medicaid recipients.
88	88	35 (2) Determine the reimbursement for community violence
89	89	36 prevention services and consider:
90	90	37 (A) Medicaid outpatient reimbursement rates for the same
91	91	38 or similar services; or
92	92	39 (B) any other relevant data, as determined by the office of
93	93	40 the secretary.
94	94	41 (3) Consult with violence intervention organizations, local
95	95	42 community based violence prevention programs, and hospital
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97	97	1 based violence prevention programs in developing the
98	98	2 guidance described in subdivision (1) and determining the
99	99	3 reimbursement described in subdivision (2).
100	100	4 (g) The office of the secretary may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
101	101	5 necessary to implement this section.
102	102	6 SECTION 3. IC 16-18-2-23.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
103	103	7 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
104	104	8 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 23.5. "Approved program", for
105	105	9 purposes of IC 16-46-18, has the meaning set forth in
106	106	10 IC 16-46-18-1.
107	107	11 SECTION 4. IC 16-18-2-66.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
108	108	12 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
109	109	13 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 66.1. "Community violence", for
110	110	14 purposes of IC 16-46-18, has the meaning set forth in
111	111	15 IC 16-46-18-2.
112	112	16 SECTION 5. IC 16-18-2-66.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
113	113	17 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
114	114	18 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 66.2. "Community violence
115	115	19 prevention services", for purposes of IC 16-46-18, has the meaning
116	116	20 set forth in IC 16-46-18-3.
117	117	21 SECTION 6. IC 16-18-2-292.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
118	118	22 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
119	119	23 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 292.2. "Prevention professional",
120	120	24 for purposes of IC 16-46-18, has the meaning set forth in
121	121	25 IC 16-46-18-4.
122	122	26 SECTION 7. IC 16-18-2-302.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
123	123	27 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
124	124	28 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 302.7. "Qualified violence
125	125	29 prevention professional", for purposes of IC 16-46-18, has the
126	126	30 meaning set forth in IC 16-46-18-5.
127	127	31 SECTION 8. IC 16-46-18 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
128	128	32 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
129	129	33 JULY 1, 2024]:
130	130	34 Chapter 18. Violence Prevention Professional Training Program
131	131	35 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "approved program" refers to an
132	132	36 accredited training and certification program:
133	133	37 (1) for an individual to become a qualified violence prevention
134	134	38 professional; and
135	135	39 (2) that is approved by the state department under section 6
136	136	40 of this chapter.
137	137	41 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "community violence" means an
138	138	42 intentional act of force or power that is committed:
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140	140	1 (1) against an individual;
141	141	2 (2) by another individual who is not related to or an intimate
142	142	3 partner of the individual; and
143	143	4 (3) in a public area.
144	144	5 Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "community violence
145	145	6 prevention services" means evidence based, trauma informed,
146	146	7 supportive, and nonpsychotherapeutic services provided by a
147	147	8 qualified violence prevention professional to a victim of community
148	148	9 violence for the purpose of improving health outcomes, promoting
149	149	10 positive behavior change, preventing injury, and reducing the
150	150	11 likelihood of violence of the victim.
151	151	12 (b) The term may include the provision of the following services:
152	152	13 (1) Peer support.
153	153	14 (2) Counseling.
154	154	15 (3) Mentorship.
155	155	16 (4) Conflict mediation.
156	156	17 (5) Crisis intervention.
157	157	18 (6) Targeted case management.
158	158	19 (7) Referrals to certified or licensed health care or social
159	159	20 service providers.
160	160	21 (8) Patient education.
161	161	22 (9) Screening services.
162	162	23 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "prevention professional" means
163	163	24 an individual who:
164	164	25 (1) works in a program that is designed to:
165	165	26 (A) address the specific needs of a patient, such as suicide
166	166	27 prevention, violence prevention, alcohol avoidance, and
167	167	28 tobacco prevention; and
168	168	29 (B) reduce the patient's risk of injury, relapse, or reinjury;
169	169	30 and
170	170	31 (2) provides appropriate case management, medication,
171	171	32 referral, or mentorship services to a patient;
172	172	33 as defined in the health care provider taxonomy code set published
173	173	34 by the National Uniform Claim Committee.
174	174	35 Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "qualified violence prevention
175	175	36 professional" refers to a prevention professional who meets the
176	176	37 requirements of section 7 of this chapter.
177	177	38 Sec. 6. Not later than January 1, 2025, the state department
178	178	39 shall approve at least one (1) accredited violence prevention
179	179	40 professional training and certification program that includes at
180	180	41 least the following:
181	181	42 (1) Thirty-five (35) hours of initial training on:
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183	183	1 (A) the effects of trauma and violence;
184	184	2 (B) the essential components of trauma informed care;
185	185	3 (C) community violence prevention strategies, including
186	186	4 conflict mediation and retaliation prevention related to
187	187	5 community violence;
188	188	6 (D) case management and advocacy practice; and
189	189	7 (E) patient privacy and the federal Health Insurance
190	190	8 Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
191	191	9 (2) Six (6) hours of continuing education training every two
192	192	10 (2) years.
193	193	11 Sec. 7. To be certified as a qualified violence prevention
194	194	12 professional, a prevention professional shall complete:
195	195	13 (1) the requirements of an approved program; and
196	196	14 (2) at least six (6) hours of continuing education training every
197	197	15 two (2) years after the date on which the prevention
198	198	16 professional completed the initial training.
199	199	17 Sec. 8. An individual may not use the title or designation
200	200	18 "qualified violence prevention professional" to indicate or imply
201	201	19 that the individual is a qualified violence prevention professional
202	202	20 unless the individual is certified by an approved program.
203	203	21 Sec. 9. An entity that employs or enters into a contract with a
204	204	22 qualified violence prevention professional to provide community
205	205	23 violence prevention services shall do the following:
206	206	24 (1) Maintain documentation that a qualified violence
207	207	25 prevention professional:
208	208	26 (A) has obtained all certification requirements; and
209	209	27 (B) meets continuing education requirements;
210	210	28 described in section 7 of this chapter.
211	211	29 (2) Ensure that a qualified violence prevention professional
212	212	30 provides community violence prevention services in
213	213	31 accordance with the applicable standard of care and any state
214	214	32 or federal laws or regulations.
215	215	33 Sec. 10. This chapter does not affect the scope of practice of a
216	216	34 health care professional.
217	217	35 Sec. 11. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
218	218	36 to implement this chapter.
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