Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1138 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1138
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 5-10-8-28.
7	7	Synopsis: Coverage for obesity treatments. Requires a state employee
8	8	health plan to provide coverage for anti-obesity medication and
9	9	intensive behavioral and lifestyle therapy for an eligible individual.
10	10	Effective: July 1, 2025.
11	11	Shackleford
12	12	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance.
13	13	2025 IN 1138—LS 7009/DI 154 Introduced
14	14	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
15	15	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
16	16	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
17	17	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
18	18	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
19	19	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
20	20	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
21	21	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
22	22	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
23	23	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
24	24	HOUSE BILL No. 1138
25	25	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
26	26	insurance.
27	27	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
28	28	1 SECTION 1. IC 5-10-8-28 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
29	29	2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
30	30	3 1, 2025]: Sec. 28. (a) This section applies to a state employee health
31	31	4 plan that is established, entered into, amended, or renewed after
32	32	5 June 30, 2025.
33	33	6 (b) As used in this section, "anti-obesity medication" means
34	34	7 medication approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration
35	35	8 that is prescribed by a physician to help an individual achieve and
36	36	9 maintain a healthy weight.
37	37	10 (c) As used in this section, "eligible individual" means an
38	38	11 individual who is:
39	39	12 (1) entitled to coverage under a state employee health plan;
40	40	13 and
41	41	14 (2) diagnosed with obesity.
42	42	15 (d) As used in this section, "intensive behavioral and lifestyle
43	43	16 therapy" means counseling or treatment that focuses on:
44	44	17 (1) changing an individual's lifestyle and behavioral habits,
45	45	2025 IN 1138—LS 7009/DI 154 2
46	46	1 including nutrition and exercise support; and
47	47	2 (2) managing or treating obesity.
48	48	3 (e) As used in this section, "physician" means an individual
49	49	4 licensed to practice medicine under IC 25-22.5.
50	50	5 (f) As used in this section, "state employee health plan" means
51	51	6 the following:
52	52	7 (1) A self-insurance program established under section 7(b) of
53	53	8 this chapter.
54	54	9 (2) A contract for prepaid health care delivery plan entered
55	55	10 into under section 7(c) of this chapter.
56	56	11 (g) A state employee health plan shall provide coverage for:
57	57	12 (1) anti-obesity medication; and
58	58	13 (2) intensive behavioral and lifestyle therapy;
59	59	14 for an eligible individual.
60	60	2025 IN 1138—LS 7009/DI 154