Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

SB 325 — Hospitals.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    3 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

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Summary

Requires certain nonprofit hospitals to hold an annual public forum for the purposes of: (1) obtaining feedback from the community about the nonprofit hospital's performance in the previous year; (2) discussing the pricing of health services provided at the nonprofit hospital; and (3) discussing the contributions made by the nonprofit hospital to the community. Requires a nonprofit hospital, at least 14 days before the public forum, to post on the nonprofit hospital's Internet web site: (1) a notice stating the date, time, location, and purposes of the public forum; and (2) information relating to the subjects to be discussed at the public forum. Allows the public forum to be held, either all or in part, through an interactive real time audio and video meeting that is accessible to the community through the Internet. Changes the date that ambulatory outpatient surgical centers are required to begin posting certain pricing information from March 31, 2021, to December 31, 2021. Specifies that the pricing information posted is the standard charge rather than the weighted average negotiated charge and sets forth what is included in the standard charge. Specifies that if an ambulatory outpatient surgical center offers less than 30 additional services, the center is required to post all of the services the center provides. Requires a hospital to post pricing information in compliance with the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as in effect on January 1, 2021, if: (1) the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule is repealed; or (2) federal enforcement of the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule is stopped. Requires a health carrier to hold an annual public forum. Specifies information to be discussed at the health carrier public forum and information to be disclosed before the forum. Makes conforming changes.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 151

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 469: yeas 49, nays 0

  7. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 483: yeas 86, nays 0

  8. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  9. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  10. Senate advisors appointed: Charbonneau and Breaux

  11. Senate conferees appointed: Busch and Yoder

  12. Senate dissented from House amendments

  13. House advisors appointed: Carbaugh, Lehman, Austin, Fleming and Shackleford

  14. House conferees appointed: Manning and Hatfield

  15. Motion to dissent filed

  16. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  17. Representatives Barrett and Schaibley added as cosponsors

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 434: yeas 93, nays 0

  19. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  20. Amendment #4 (Hatfield) failed; Roll Call 415: yeas 32, nays 59

  21. Amendment #15 (Nisly) ruled out of order

  22. Amendment #3 (Hatfield) failed; Roll Call 413: yeas 32, nays 60

  23. Appeal the ruling of the chair (Nisly); ruling of the chair sustained Roll Call 414: yeas 88, nays 2

  24. Amendment #12 (Nisly) ruled out of order

  25. Amendment #1 (Austin) failed; Roll Call 411: yeas 32, nays 63

  26. Amendment #2 (Austin) prevailed; voice vote

  27. Amendment #5 (Austin) prevailed; voice vote

  28. Amendment #7 (Judy) motion withdrawn

  29. Amendment #13 (Nisly) ruled out of order

  30. Amendment #8 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote

  31. Amendment #10 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote

  32. Amendment #9 (Barrett) ruled out of order

  33. Amendment #11 (Manning) prevailed; voice vote

  34. Appeal the ruling of the chair (Jacob); ruling of the chair sustained Roll Call 412: yeas 91, nays 3

  35. Representative Prescott added as cosponsor

  36. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  37. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  38. Referred to the House

  39. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 190: yeas 47, nays 0

  40. House sponsor: Representative Manning

  41. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  42. Amendment #1 (Busch) prevailed; voice vote

  43. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  44. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

  45. Authored by Senators Busch and Charbonneau

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 325 do?
Requires certain nonprofit hospitals to hold an annual public forum for the purposes of: (1) obtaining feedback from the community about the nonprofit hospital's performance in the previous year; (2) discussing the pricing of health services provided at the nonprofit hospital; and (3) discussing the contributions made by the nonprofit hospital to the community. Requires a nonprofit hospital, at least 14 days before the public forum, to post on the nonprofit hospital's Internet web site: (1) a notice stating the date, time, location, and purposes of the public forum; and (2) information relating to the subjects to be discussed at the public forum. Allows the public forum to be held, either all or in part, through an interactive real time audio and video meeting that is accessible to the community through the Internet. Changes the date that ambulatory outpatient surgical centers are required to begin posting certain pricing information from March 31, 2021, to December 31, 2021. Specifies that the pricing information posted is the standard charge rather than the weighted average negotiated charge and sets forth what is included in the standard charge. Specifies that if an ambulatory outpatient surgical center offers less than 30 additional services, the center is required to post all of the services the center provides. Requires a hospital to post pricing information in compliance with the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as in effect on January 1, 2021, if: (1) the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule is repealed; or (2) federal enforcement of the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule is stopped. Requires a health carrier to hold an annual public forum. Specifies information to be discussed at the health carrier public forum and information to be disclosed before the forum. Makes conforming changes.
Who sponsors SB 325?
SB 325 is sponsored by Justin Busch (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Ethan Manning (Republican), J.D. Prescott (Republican), Brad Barrett (Republican), and Donna Schaibley.
What is the current status of SB 325?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2021. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 325?
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