Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1180 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1180
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 10-17.
7	7	Synopsis: Mental health care for veterans with PTSD. Establishes the
8	8	returning Hoosier warrior mental health wellness pilot program (pilot
9	9	program). Provides that the Indiana department of veterans' affairs shall
10	10	administer the pilot program. Provides that a qualified service member
11	11	may receive certain financial assistance from the military family relief
12	12	fund (fund) for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
13	13	Provides that the pilot program is funded by the fund. Requires, for the
14	14	state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2025, and ending before July
15	15	1, 2026, that the department of insurance deposit $10,000,000 of
16	16	insurance premiums tax collected into the fund.
17	17	Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2025.
18	18	Moseley
19	19	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
20	20	Safety.
21	21	2025 IN 1180—LS 6320/DI 116 Introduced
22	22	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
32	32	HOUSE BILL No. 1180
33	33	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
34	34	public safety.
35	35	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
36	36	1 SECTION 1. IC 10-17-12-0.7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.61-2023,
37	37	2 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
38	38	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 0.7. The purpose of the fund established in section
39	39	4 8 of this chapter is to provide:
40	40	5 (1) short term financial assistance to families of qualified service
41	41	6 members; and
42	42	7 (2) necessary financial assistance to a qualified service
43	43	8 member under IC 10-17-12.1.
44	44	9 SECTION 2. IC 10-17-12-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.42-2020,
45	45	10 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
46	46	11 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) The military family relief fund is established
47	47	12 to provide:
48	48	13 (1) short term assistance with food, housing, utilities, medical
49	49	14 services, basic transportation, child care, education, employment
50	50	15 or workforce, and other essential family support expenses that
51	51	16 have become difficult to afford for qualified service members or
52	52	17 dependents of qualified service members; and
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54	54	1 (2) assistance under IC 10-17-12.1.
55	55	2 (b) Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter and
56	56	3 IC 10-17-12.1, the department shall expend the money in the fund
57	57	4 exclusively to provide grants for assistance as described in subsection
58	58	5 (a).
59	59	6 (c) The department shall give priority to applications for grants
60	60	7 from the fund for assistance from the fund described in subsection
61	61	8 (a)(1) to qualified service members or dependents of qualified service
62	62	9 members who have never received a grant under this chapter.
63	63	10 (d) Subject to the approval of the budget agency, the commission
64	64	11 shall establish the maximum total dollar amount of grants for
65	65	12 assistance described in subsection (a)(1) that may be expended in a
66	66	13 state fiscal year. Once the maximum total dollar amount of grants that
67	67	14 may be expended in a state fiscal year is reached, no additional grants
68	68	15 may be authorized until the start of the following state fiscal year.
69	69	16 (e) The director shall each year provide a report to the budget
70	70	17 committee concerning the grant program under this chapter.
71	71	18 (f) A qualified service member or the qualified service member's
72	72	19 dependent may be eligible to receive assistance from the fund for
73	73	20 assistance described in subsection (a)(1).
74	74	21 (g) The commission shall administer the fund.
75	75	22 SECTION 3. IC 10-17-12.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
76	76	23 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
77	77	24 JULY 1, 2025]:
78	78	25 Chapter 12.1. Returning Hoosier Warrior Mental Health
79	79	26 Wellness Pilot Program
80	80	27 Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 10-17-12 apply throughout this
81	81	28 chapter.
82	82	29 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "DSM" refers to the most recent
83	83	30 edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and
84	84	31 Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
85	85	32 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the
86	86	33 returning Hoosier warrior mental health wellness pilot program
87	87	34 established by section 5 of this chapter.
88	88	35 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "PTSD" refers to posttraumatic
89	89	36 stress disorder.
90	90	37 Sec. 5. (a) The returning Hoosier warrior mental health wellness
91	91	38 pilot program is established to provide financial assistance from
92	92	39 the fund to a qualified service member for nonreimbursed costs
93	93	40 associated with the treatment of PTSD resulting from the qualified
94	94	41 service member's service in the armed forces or national guard.
95	95	42 The department shall administer the program.
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97	97	1 (b) In order for a qualified service member to qualify for
98	98	2 assistance from the program, the qualified service member must:
99	99	3 (1) be an Indiana resident;
100	100	4 (2) be diagnosed with PTSD by the qualified service member's
101	101	5 treating physician based on the diagnostic criteria identified
102	102	6 in the DSM;
103	103	7 (3) submit an application to the department on a form and in
104	104	8 the manner prescribed by the department;
105	105	9 (4) certify in writing to the department that the financial
106	106	10 assistance will be used only for counseling, medication, or
107	107	11 other medical expenses described in subsection (d) directly
108	108	12 related to the treatment of PTSD that are not paid or
109	109	13 reimbursed from any other source; and
110	110	14 (5) agree to provide the department with any information
111	111	15 necessary for the department to administer this chapter.
112	112	16 (c) Upon review of the qualified service member's application
113	113	17 under this section, the department shall provide financial
114	114	18 assistance to a qualified service member who:
115	115	19 (1) satisfies the requirements described in subsection (b); and
116	116	20 (2) provides documentation necessary for the department to
117	117	21 verify the amount of financial assistance required for
118	118	22 counseling, medication, or other medical expenses described
119	119	23 in subsection (d) that are not paid or reimbursed from any
120	120	24 other source.
121	121	25 (d) Financial assistance received under subsection (c) may be
122	122	26 used to pay expenses related to the treatment of PTSD not paid or
123	123	27 reimbursed from any other source for:
124	124	28 (1) counseling provided by a psychiatrist, a psychologist, or a
125	125	29 mental health counselor licensed under IC 25-23.6-8.5;
126	126	30 (2) clinical mental health services for the qualified service
127	127	31 member ordered or otherwise required by a veteran problem
128	128	32 solving court;
129	129	33 (3) prescription medication; and
130	130	34 (4) any other medical or counseling services or equipment
131	131	35 approved by the department.
132	132	36 Sec. 6. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
133	133	37 necessary to administer this chapter.
134	134	38 Sec. 7. This chapter expires July 1, 2027.
135	135	39 SECTION 4. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The definitions
136	136	40 in IC 10-17-12, and IC 10-17-12.1, as added by this act, apply
137	137	41 throughout this SECTION.
138	138	42 (b) Notwithstanding IC 27-1-18-2(c), for the state fiscal year
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140	140	1 beginning after June 30, 2025, and ending before July 1, 2026, the
141	141	2 department of insurance shall transfer to the fund ten million
142	142	3 dollars ($10,000,000) from insurance premiums tax funds collected
143	143	4 under IC 27-1-18-2. Funds transferred to the fund under this
144	144	5 SECTION shall not revert to the state general fund.
145	145	6 (c) This SECTION expires July 1, 2026.
146	146	7 SECTION 5. An emergency is declared for this act.
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