Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1426
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 12-15-47.
Synopsis: Long acting reversible contraceptives. Requires a hospital
that operates a maternity unit to ensure that a Medicaid recipient giving
birth in the hospital has the option of having a long acting reversible
contraceptive implanted after delivery and before the Medicaid
recipient is discharged. Allows a hospital to be exempt from the
requirement if the hospital has a faith based objection. Requires the
office of the secretary of family and social services to reimburse a
hospital for the following provided to a Medicaid recipient: (1) A long
acting reversible contraceptive, including the cost of stocking the long
acting reversible contraceptive. (2) Insertion or placement of the long
acting reversible contraceptive. Provides that the reimbursement must
be separate from, and in addition to, the reimbursement for maternity
services for the Medicaid recipient. Specifies the reimbursement rate
for insertion or placement of the long acting reversible contraceptive.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Fleming, Barrett, Ledbetter,
Bauer M
January 16, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
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Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1426
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
human services.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 12-15-47-3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a hospital
4 that:
5 (1) is licensed under IC 16-21; and
6 (2) operates a maternity unit;
7 shall ensure that a Medicaid recipient giving birth in the hospital
8 has the option of having a long acting reversible contraceptive
9 implanted after delivery and before the Medicaid recipient is
10 discharged.
11 (b) A hospital is exempt from the requirement in subsection (a)
12 if the hospital notifies the Indiana department of health in writing
13 that the hospital has a faith based objection to the requirement.
14 SECTION 2. IC 12-15-47-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
15 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
16 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) The office of the secretary shall reimburse a
17 hospital described in section 3 of this chapter for the following
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1 provided to a Medicaid recipient:
2 (1) A long acting reversible contraceptive, including the cost
3 of stocking the long acting reversible contraceptive.
4 (2) Insertion or placement of the long acting reversible
5 contraceptive.
6 (b) The reimbursement required under:
7 (1) subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) must be separate from, and in
8 addition to, the reimbursement for maternity services for the
9 Medicaid recipient; and
10 (2) subsection (a)(2) must be at least the average
11 reimbursement rate for the same services when the service is
12 provided in an outpatient setting.
13 (c) Before September 1, 2025, the office of the secretary shall
14 apply to the United States Department of Health and Human
15 Services for a state plan amendment or waiver necessary to
16 implement and administer this section.
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