Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1169
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 16-18-2-36.4; IC 16-41-19.4.
Synopsis: Access to birth control program. Establishes the access to
birth control program (program) administered by the Indiana
department of health for the purpose of increasing access to birth
control by Indiana residents with a specified maximum household
income. Sets forth requirements of the program.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Lucas
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1169
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 16-18-2-36.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 36.4. "Birth control", for
4 purposes of IC 16-41-19.4, has the meaning set forth in
5 IC 16-41-19.4-1.
6 SECTION 2. IC 16-41-19.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
7 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
8 JULY 1, 2025]:
9 Chapter 19.4. Prevention and Treatment: Access to Birth
10 Control Program
11 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "birth control" means the use of
12 a drug, a device, or surgery to prevent pregnancy. The term
13 includes any of the following:
14 (1) Condoms.
15 (2) Prescription drug and over the counter birth control.
16 (3) Contraceptive devices, including long acting reversible
17 contraceptive (as defined in IC 12-15-47-1).
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1 Sec. 2. The state department, in consultation with local health
2 departments and the office of the secretary of family and social
3 services, shall establish the access to birth control program for the
4 purpose of increasing access for low income Indiana residents to
5 obtain birth control.
6 Sec. 3. (a) The state department shall, as part of the program,
7 develop effective ways to distribute birth control to Indiana
8 residents who have a household income of not more than one
9 hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of the federal poverty level.
10 (b) The program must include the following measures:
11 (1) Parental consent must be obtained before distributing
12 birth control to an individual who is less than eighteen (18)
13 years of age.
14 (2) Reimbursement for any birth control distributed may not
15 be higher than the Medicaid reimbursement rate for the birth
16 control.
17 (3) An individual who qualifies for and receives birth control
18 under the program may not be required to pay for the birth
19 control.
20 (4) Any birth control that requires a prescription must be
21 obtained through a health care provider with prescriptive
22 authority for prescribing birth control.
23 Sec. 4. The state department may apply for any state or federal
24 funding, grants, or programs available for the implementation and
25 administration of the program.
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