Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1054
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 16-41-39.5.
Synopsis: Screening for scoliosis. Requires a health care provider who
provides health care services to a child who is at least nine years of age
but less than 13 years of age to take certain actions concerning a
scoliosis screening.
Effective: July 1, 2024.
Garcia Wilburn, Ledbetter
January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
2024 IN 1054—LS 6432/DI 147 Introduced
Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1054
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
health.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 16-41-39.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2024]:
4 Chapter 39.5. Childhood Scoliosis Screening
5 Sec. 1. A health care provider who provides health care services
6 to a child who is at least nine (9) years of age but less than thirteen
7 (13) years of age shall, at the child's annual visit, do the following:
8 (1) Determine whether the child has received a scoliosis
9 screening in the last twelve (12) months.
10 (2) If the child has received a scoliosis screening in the last
11 twelve (12) months, determine the results of the screening
12 and, if applicable, any recommended treatment.
13 (3) If the child has not received a scoliosis screening in the last
14 twelve (12) months, offer a scoliosis screening.
15 Sec. 2. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a
16 parent or guardian to have their child receive a scoliosis screening.
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