Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1167 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1167
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 25-22.5; IC 25-23-1; IC 25-27.5.
7	7	Synopsis: Implicit bias continuing education. Requires the medical
8	8	licensing board of Indiana to adopt rules requiring a physician and a
9	9	physician assistant who apply for a license or renewal to complete
10	10	continuing education addressing the topic of implicit bias. Requires the
11	11	Indiana state board of nursing to adopt rules requiring a nurse who
12	12	applies for a license or renewal to complete continuing education
13	13	addressing the topic of implicit bias. Establishes certain requirements
14	14	for an implicit bias continuing education course. Provides that the
15	15	Indiana professional licensing agency must maintain on the agency's
16	16	website a schedule of or link to implicit bias continuing education
17	17	courses that are available.
18	18	Effective: Upon passage.
19	19	Shackleford
20	20	January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
21	21	2024 IN 1167—LS 6387/DI 141 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. 1167
33	33	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
34	34	professions and occupations.
35	35	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
36	36	1 SECTION 1. IC 25-22.5-1-1.2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.2-2007,
37	37	2 SECTION 327, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
38	38	3 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1.2. As used in this article:
39	39	4 "Implicit bias" means an attitude or internalized stereotype that
40	40	5 affects an individual's perceptions, actions, and decisions in an
41	41	6 unconscious manner.
42	42	7 "Nursing school" includes a hospital nursing school, a nursing
43	43	8 program, and a nursing department of a postsecondary educational
44	44	9 institution. This shall include two (2), three (3), and four (4) year
45	45	10 programs of nursing education.
46	46	11 "Shortage area" is an area in which there is a less than adequate
47	47	12 supply of physicians or nurses relative to the need for nursing or
48	48	13 physician services.
49	49	14 SECTION 2. IC 25-22.5-5-7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
50	50	15 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
51	51	16 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7. (a) Before July 1, 2025, the board shall
52	52	17 adopt rules in accordance with IC 25-1-4 to require a physician
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54	54	1 who applies for a license or renewal under this article to obtain
55	55	2 continuing education addressing the topic of implicit bias.
56	56	3 (b) A continuing education course required under subsection (a)
57	57	4 must include at least one (1) of the following topics:
58	58	5 (1) Examples of how implicit bias:
59	59	6 (A) affects perceptions and treatment decisions of
60	60	7 physicians; and
61	61	8 (B) leads to disparities in health outcomes.
62	62	9 (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision
63	63	10 making may contribute to health care disparities by:
64	64	11 (A) shaping behavior; and
65	65	12 (B) producing differences in medical treatment in regard
66	66	13 to race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age,
67	67	14 socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
68	68	15 (c) All continuing education courses required under subsection
69	69	16 (a) must be:
70	70	17 (1) approved by the board; or
71	71	18 (2) offered by an approved organization (as defined in
72	72	19 IC 25-1-4-0.2).
73	73	20 (d) The agency shall maintain on the agency's website a schedule
74	74	21 of or link to implicit bias continuing education courses that are
75	75	22 available under subsection (c).
76	76	23 SECTION 3. IC 25-23-1-1.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
77	77	24 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
78	78	25 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1.8. As used in this chapter, "implicit bias"
79	79	26 means an attitude or internalized stereotype that affects an
80	80	27 individual's perceptions, actions, and decisions in an unconscious
81	81	28 manner.
82	82	29 SECTION 4. IC 25-23-1-35.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
83	83	30 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
84	84	31 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 35.5. (a) Before July 1, 2025,
85	85	32 the board shall adopt rules in accordance with IC 25-1-4 to require
86	86	33 an applicant for a license or renewal under this article to obtain
87	87	34 continuing education addressing the topic of implicit bias.
88	88	35 (b) A continuing education course required under subsection (a)
89	89	36 must include at least one (1) of the following topics:
90	90	37 (1) Examples of how implicit bias:
91	91	38 (A) affects perceptions and treatment decisions of a nurse
92	92	39 practicing the nurse's profession under this article; and
93	93	40 (B) leads to disparities in health outcomes.
94	94	41 (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision
95	95	42 making may contribute to health care disparities by:
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97	97	1 (A) shaping behavior; and
98	98	2 (B) producing differences in medical treatment in regard
99	99	3 to race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age,
100	100	4 socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
101	101	5 (c) All continuing education courses required under subsection
102	102	6 (a) must be:
103	103	7 (1) approved by the board; or
104	104	8 (2) offered by an approved organization (as defined in
105	105	9 IC 25-1-4-0.2).
106	106	10 (d) The Indiana professional licensing agency shall maintain on
107	107	11 the agency's website a schedule of or link to implicit bias
108	108	12 continuing education courses that are available under subsection
109	109	13 (c).
110	110	14 SECTION 5. IC 25-27.5-2-7.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
111	111	15 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
112	112	16 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7.4. "Implicit bias" means an
113	113	17 attitude or internalized stereotype that affects an individual's
114	114	18 perceptions, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.
115	115	19 SECTION 6. IC 25-27.5-4-10 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
116	116	20 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
117	117	21 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 10. (a) Before July 1, 2025,
118	118	22 the board shall adopt rules in accordance with IC 25-1-4 to require
119	119	23 an individual who applies for a license or renewal under this article
120	120	24 to obtain continuing education addressing the topic of implicit bias.
121	121	25 (b) A continuing education course required under subsection (a)
122	122	26 must include at least one (1) of the following topics:
123	123	27 (1) Examples of how implicit bias:
124	124	28 (A) affects perceptions and treatment decisions of
125	125	29 physician assistants licensed under this article; and
126	126	30 (B) leads to disparities in health outcomes.
127	127	31 (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision
128	128	32 making may contribute to health care disparities by:
129	129	33 (A) shaping behavior; and
130	130	34 (B) producing differences in medical treatment in regard
131	131	35 to race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age,
132	132	36 socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
133	133	37 (c) All continuing education courses required under subsection
134	134	38 (a) must be:
135	135	39 (1) approved by the board; or
136	136	40 (2) offered by an approved organization (as defined in
137	137	41 IC 25-1-4-0.2).
138	138	42 (d) The Indiana professional licensing agency shall maintain on
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140	140	1 the agency's website a schedule of or link to implicit bias
141	141	2 continuing education courses that are available under subsection
142	142	3 (c).
143	143	4 SECTION 7. An emergency is declared for this act.
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