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State Government / Indiana / Legislation / HB 1271

HB 1271Session 2026HouseBecame law

Payment of health claims.

Requires a hospital to: (1) disclose information concerning payment assistance programs; (2) post signs concerning the programs in specified locations of the hospital; and (3) make information concerning the programs available to individuals through the hospital's patient portal. Requires a hospital to make a reasonable effort to notify individuals of available payment assistance programs before beginning a collection action against the individual. Prohibits the use of downcoding in a specified manner. Prohibits a provider from using an automated process, system, or tool to submit a health benefits claim without the review of a provider or other person involved in the development of the claim for submission. Prohibits an insurer that issues a policy of accident and sickness insurance (insurer) and a health maintenance organization from retroactively reducing the reimbursement rate for any CPT code. Sets forth limitations on the time frame in which an insurer and a health maintenance organization: (1) may request repayment of an overpayment, adjust a subsequent claim, recoup a paid claim, or retroactively audit a paid claim; and (2) is required to correct a payment error to a provider. Provides that if an insurer or a health maintenance organization recoups payment from a provider due to an error in coordination of benefits, the provider may submit a claim for the same services to the appropriate insurer or health maintenance organization.

Latest development · Mar 4, 2026

Public Law 88

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 6, 2026
Latest passage
Feb 27, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsDiscussion

Topics and classification

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Budget & TaxesHealthBusiness & Economy

Source subjects

AGENCIES; Department of Insurance (IDOI)FINANCIAL SERVICES; Collection AgenciesHEALTH CARE FACILITIES; HospitalsHEALTH; Billing and CostsINSURANCE; GenerallyINSURANCE; Health InsuranceINSURANCE; Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)TRADE REGULATIONS; Consumer Credit and Consumer Protection (Including the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC))

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorJulie McGuire
Primary sponsorLiz Brown
Primary sponsorMichael Crider
Primary sponsorTyler Johnson
cosponsorLonnie Randolph
coauthorLori Goss-Reaves
coauthorMartin Carbaugh
coauthorVictoria Garcia Wilburn

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline31 actions⌄
  1. Mar 4, 2026

    Public Law 88

    Became LawHouse
  2. Mar 4, 2026

    Signed by the Governor

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  3. Feb 27, 2026

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    PassageSenate
  4. Feb 27, 2026

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    PassageSenate
  5. Feb 26, 2026

    House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 391: yeas 87, nays 0

    House
  6. Feb 26, 2026

    Signed by the Speaker

    PassageHouse
  7. Feb 25, 2026

    Motion to concur filed

    FilingHouse
  8. Feb 25, 2026

    Returned to the House with amendments

    ReceiptSenate
  9. Feb 24, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 248: yeas 46, nays 1

    PassageReading 3Reading 3Senate
  10. Feb 23, 2026

    Amendment #4 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote

    Amendment PassageSenate
  11. Feb 23, 2026

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    Reading 2Senate
  12. Feb 19, 2026

    Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  13. Feb 19, 2026

    Committee report: Rules Committee Report; adopted voice vote

    Senate
  14. Feb 19, 2026

    Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

    Senate
  15. Feb 19, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageSenate
  16. Feb 12, 2026

    Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  17. Feb 12, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageSenate
  18. Feb 5, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeSenate
  19. Feb 3, 2026

    Referred to the Senate

    ReferralHouse
  20. Feb 2, 2026

    Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L, Crider, Johnson T

    House
  21. Feb 2, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 179: yeas 85, nays 0

    PassageReading 3Reading 3House
  22. Jan 29, 2026

    Amendment #4 (McGuire) prevailed; voice vote

    Amendment PassageHouse
  23. Jan 29, 2026

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    Reading 2House
  24. Jan 27, 2026

    Representatives Goss-Reaves, Carbaugh, Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors

    House
  25. Jan 22, 2026

    Representatives Goss-Reaves, Garcia Wilburn, Campbell removed as coauthors

    House
  26. Jan 20, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageHouse
  27. Jan 13, 2026

    Representative Campbell added as coauthor

    House
  28. Jan 12, 2026

    Representative Garcia Wilburn added as coauthor

    House
  29. Jan 8, 2026

    Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor

    House
  30. Jan 6, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeHouse
  31. Jan 6, 2026

    Authored by Representative McGuire

    House

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