LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
200 W. Washington St., Suite 301
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-0696
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6547 NOTE PREPARED: Jan 18, 2024
BILL NUMBER: HB 1216 BILL AMENDED: Jan 16, 2024
SUBJECT: Medical Services for Certain Detainees.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Steuerwald BILL STATUS: 2
nd
Reading - 1
st
House
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State
DEDICATED
XFEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: The bill removes provisions in current law specifying that services provided to
an individual while the individual is involuntarily committed to a facility for mental health services are
medically necessary when provided in accordance with generally accepted clinical care guidelines.
The bill requires Medicaid reimbursement for services required to be covered by the Office of the Secretary
of Family and Social Services provided to an eligible individual while the individual is involuntarily
committed to a facility for mental health services. The bill also amends the requirements for an application
for detention.
Effective Date: Upon passage.
Explanation of State Expenditures: The bill will have an indeterminate, but potentially significant increase
in state Medicaid costs for Medicaid eligible individuals in emergency detention and pursuant to a final court
order. The bill requires the state to pay for all services provided to such individuals without regard to medical
necessity criteria. The potential increase is indeterminate because the Office of the Secretary of Family and
Social Services (FSSA) does not track the legal status of individuals entering care on an emergency basis.
The FSSA will have a one-time increase in workload to establish a system to track claims to which these
provisions apply.
Additional Information - In CY 2022, a total of 19,035 new emergency detention, temporary commitment,
and regular commitment cases were opened, and 4,924 were dismissed indicating that the defendant either
HB 1216 1 was discharged, chose voluntary admission, or the case was transferred to another county for involuntary
commitment. No distinction is made as to how many of these cases were considered as emergency detention.
[If additional information becomes available from the Office of Court Services, this fiscal note will be
updated.]
Since FSSA does not receive information on the legal status of a detainee, it is not possible to compare the
services that would be provided under the bill with the services currently reimbursed by the FSSA for people
in emergency detention. Also, often at the same time as a facility is pursuing emergency detention through
the courts, FSSA’s managed care entities or fee-for-service authorization managers are determining the level
of care and medical necessity that make up the reimbursement for the stay. The determination may not match
the services provided.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures:
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Office of the Secretary, Division of Mental Health and Addiction.
Local Agencies Affected:
Information Sources: Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana Office of Court Services, Quarterly Case Status
Reports Instructions, August 2023; ICOR Trial Court Statistics accessed December 22, 2023; Keith
McConomy, Ann Zerr, and Katrina Etter, FSSA.
Fiscal Analyst: Karen Rossen, 317-234-2106.
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