Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 119
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 4-6-3-3; IC 16-18-2-226.2; IC 16-21-15;
IC 34-30-2.1-202.
Synopsis: Certificate of public advantage. Repeals the certificate of
public advantage concerning hospital mergers.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Charbonneau
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 119
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 4-6-3-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.198-2021,
2 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. If the attorney general has reasonable cause to
4 believe that a person may be in possession, custody, or control of
5 documentary material, or may have knowledge of a fact that is relevant
6 to an investigation conducted to determine if a person is or has been
7 engaged in a violation of IC 4-6-9, IC 4-6-10, IC 13-14-10,
8 IC 13-14-12, IC 13-24-2, IC 13-30-4, IC 13-30-5, IC 13-30-8,
9 IC 16-21-15, IC 23-7-8, IC 24-1-2, IC 24-5-0.5, IC 24-5-7, IC 24-5-8,
10 IC 24-9, IC 25-1-7, IC 27-1-37-8, IC 32-34-1.5, or any other statute
11 enforced by the attorney general or is or has been engaged in a criminal
12 violation of IC 13, only the attorney general may issue in writing, and
13 cause to be served upon the person or the person's representative or
14 agent, an investigative demand that requires that the person served do
15 any combination of the following:
16 (1) Produce the documentary material for inspection and copying
17 or reproduction.
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1 (2) Answer under oath and in writing written interrogatories.
2 (3) Appear and testify under oath before the attorney general or
3 the attorney general's duly authorized representative.
4 SECTION 2. IC 16-18-2-226.2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
5 1, 2025]. Sec. 226.2. (a) "Merger", for purposes of IC 16-21-15, has the
6 meaning set forth in IC 16-21-15-1.5(a).
7 (b) "Merger agreement", for purposes of IC 16-21-15, has the
8 meaning set forth in IC 16-21-15-1.5(b).
9 SECTION 3. IC 16-21-15 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
10 2025]. (Certificate of Public Advantage of Hospital Mergers).
11 SECTION 4. IC 34-30-2.1-202 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
12 1, 2025]. Sec. 202. IC 16-21-15-4 (Concerning claims of state antitrust
13 laws against the holder of a certificate of public advantage).
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