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State Government / Indiana / Legislation / HB 1277

HB 1277Session 2026HouseBecame law

Health and human services matters.

Amends the duties of the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) concerning Medicaid home and community based services waivers (waiver). Requires: (1) a provider of waiver services to provide certain documentation to a waiver recipient; (2) a waiver recipient to review the documentation and report errors or inconsistencies; and (3) the recipient's case manager to provide assistance to the recipient in reviewing the documentation and reporting any errors or inconsistencies. Requires certain Medicaid recipients to choose the recipient's provider of integrated health care coordination. Provides that integrated health care coordination provided by a provider of assisted living services is not duplicative of certain other services. Establishes a time frame in which the bureau of disabilities services must review and approve or deny requests for an increase in service units provided to certain individuals with a disability. Requires the office to apply to the federal government for: (1) a new Medicaid waiver to provide assisted living services; and (2) an amendment to a specific Medicaid home and community based services waiver to establish an individual cost limit of not more than the institutional cost of nursing facility services. Specifies that provisions concerning reimbursement for assisted living services for individuals who are aged and disabled and receiving services under a Medicaid waiver apply to the new assisted living Medicaid waiver. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2027, an individual is no longer a member of the covered population upon receiving nursing facility services for 100 consecutive days. Provides that on the one hundredth day, the individual is not a member of the covered population and shall receive Medicaid services under a fee for service program. Provides that a provision prohibiting the office from reducing reimbursement for home health services expires June 30, 2027. Requires the office to collaborate with certain entities to develop a new reimbursement methodology for home health services. Specifies that public notice of at least six months (rather than one year) must be provided before a health facility service reimbursement that results in a reduction in reimbursement may be changed. Amends the definition of "bulk drug substance" for provisions concerning drug compounding. Provides that a claim by the estate recovery unit of the office of Medicaid policy and planning (estate recovery unit) is forever barred unless the estate recovery unit files a claim in the court in which the decedent's estate is being administered not later than nine months after the date of death of the decedent.

Latest development · Mar 12, 2026

Signed by the Governor

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 6, 2026
Latest passage
Mar 5, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

HealthJustice & Public SafetyElections & GovernmentLabor & EmploymentFamily & Social Services

Source subjects

AGENCIES; Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; Long Term Care FacilitiesHEALTH; Billing and CostsHEALTH; Developmental DisabilitiesHEALTH; MedicaidHEALTH; Physical DisabilitiesSENIOR CITIZENS

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBrad Barrett
Primary sponsorLiz Brown
Primary sponsorMichael Crider
cosponsorEd Charbonneau
coauthorGregory Porter
coauthorHarold Slager
cosponsorJustin Busch
cosponsorLonnie Randolph
coauthorLori Goss-Reaves
cosponsorVaneta Becker

Action timeline

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  1. Mar 12, 2026

    Signed by the Governor

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 12, 2026

    Public Law 160

    Became LawHouse
  3. Mar 5, 2026

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    PassageSenate
  4. Mar 2, 2026

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    PassageSenate
  5. Feb 27, 2026

    Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 325: yeas 46, nays 4

    Senate
  6. Feb 27, 2026

    Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 416: yeas 96, nays 0

    House
  7. Feb 27, 2026

    CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

    FilingSenate
  8. Feb 27, 2026

    CCR # 1 filed in the House

    FilingHouse
  9. Feb 27, 2026

    Signed by the Speaker

    PassageHouse
  10. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate advisors appointed: Busch, Yoder, Brown L

    Senate
  11. Feb 25, 2026

    House conferees appointed: Barrett, Shackleford

    House
  12. Feb 25, 2026

    House advisors appointed: Goss-Reaves, Slager, Lopez, Bauer, Porter

    House
  13. Feb 25, 2026

    Returned to the House with amendments

    ReceiptSenate
  14. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate conferees appointed: Crider, Jackson L

    Senate
  15. Feb 25, 2026

    House dissented from Senate amendments

    House
  16. Feb 25, 2026

    Motion to dissent filed

    FilingHouse
  17. Feb 24, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 250: yeas 47, nays 0

    PassageReading 3Reading 3Senate
  18. Feb 23, 2026

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    Reading 2Senate
  19. Feb 23, 2026

    Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote

    Amendment FailureFailureSenate
  20. Feb 23, 2026

    Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote

    Amendment FailureFailureSenate
  21. Feb 23, 2026

    Amendment #3 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote

    Amendment PassageSenate
  22. Feb 23, 2026

    Amendment #8 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote

    Amendment PassageSenate
  23. Feb 19, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageSenate
  24. Feb 12, 2026

    Senator Charbonneau added as cosponsor

    Senate
  25. Feb 12, 2026

    Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

    Senate
  26. Feb 10, 2026

    Senator Becker added as cosponsor

    Senate
  27. Feb 5, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeSenate
  28. Feb 5, 2026

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

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  29. Feb 5, 2026

    Senator Busch added as cosponsor

    Senate
  30. Feb 5, 2026

    Senator Brown L added as second sponsor

    Senate
  31. Feb 3, 2026

    Referred to the Senate

    ReferralHouse
  32. Feb 2, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 180: yeas 93, nays 0

    PassageReading 3Reading 3House
  33. Feb 2, 2026

    Senate sponsor: Senator Crider

    House
  34. Jan 29, 2026

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    Reading 2House
  35. Jan 27, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageHouse
  36. Jan 14, 2026

    Representative Slager added as coauthor

    House
  37. Jan 13, 2026

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageHouse
  38. Jan 13, 2026

    Representative Porter added as coauthor

    House
  39. Jan 13, 2026

    Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor

    House
  40. Jan 13, 2026

    Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3

    House
  41. Jan 6, 2026

    Authored by Representative Barrett

    House
  42. Jan 6, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeHouse

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