Indiana 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 4 D cosponsors

SB 239 — Practitioner advertising.

Last action — Signed by the President of the Senate

  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 10, 2022. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    3 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Provides that, beginning January 1, 2023, certain practitioners are subject to disciplinary sanctions if the practitioner communicates or disseminates to the general public an advertisement that includes deceptive or misleading information or does not prominently state the profession or license held by the practitioner. Establishes certain exceptions. Provides, for purposes of the law prohibiting the unlawful practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, that "the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine" includes attaching to an individual's name additional terms or other specified words that identify a member of a medical specialty. Establishes certain exceptions. Specifies that the exclusions to the practice of medicine and osteopathic medicine do not allow a person to use words or abbreviations that indicate or induce an individual to believe that the person is engaged in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the President of the Senate

  2. Public Law 128

  3. Signed by the Governor

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 346: yeas 40, nays 10

  7. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 356: yeas 88, nays 6

  8. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  9. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  10. Senate advisors appointed: Boehnlein and Melton

  11. Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Ford J.D.

  12. Representative Jordan added as advisor

  13. Representative Barrett added as conferee

  14. Representative Zent removed as conferee

  15. Representative Barrett removed as advisor

  16. House advisors appointed: Barrett, Lehe and Shackleford

  17. House conferees appointed: Zent and Fleming

  18. Senate dissented from House amendments

  19. Motion to dissent filed

  20. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  21. Representative Fleming added as cosponsor

  22. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 271: yeas 84, nays 1

  23. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  24. Amendment #2 (Zent) prevailed; voice vote

  25. Representatives Jordan and Barrett added as cosponsors

  26. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  27. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  28. Referred to the House

  29. House sponsor: Representative Zent

  30. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 162: yeas 49, nays 0

  31. Senator Pol added as coauthor

  32. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  33. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  34. Amendment #1 (Boehnlein) prevailed; voice vote

  35. Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor

  36. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  37. Senator Brown L added as second author

  38. Senator Brown L removed as coauthor

  39. Senators Leising, Brown L, Becker, Yoder added as coauthors

  40. Senator Melton added as coauthor

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

  42. Authored by Senator Boehnlein

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

  • Kevin Boehnlein
  • Liz Brown Republican
  • Dennis Zent

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (137)

137 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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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 239 do?
Provides that, beginning January 1, 2023, certain practitioners are subject to disciplinary sanctions if the practitioner communicates or disseminates to the general public an advertisement that includes deceptive or misleading information or does not prominently state the profession or license held by the practitioner. Establishes certain exceptions. Provides, for purposes of the law prohibiting the unlawful practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, that "the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine" includes attaching to an individual's name additional terms or other specified words that identify a member of a medical specialty. Establishes certain exceptions. Specifies that the exclusions to the practice of medicine and osteopathic medicine do not allow a person to use words or abbreviations that indicate or induce an individual to believe that the person is engaged in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Who sponsors SB 239?
SB 239 is sponsored by Kevin Boehnlein, Liz Brown (Republican), Eddie Melton, Jean Leising (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Shelli Yoder (Democrat), J.D. Ford (Democrat), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Rodney Pol (Democrat), Dennis Zent, Jack Jordan (Republican), Brad Barrett (Republican), and Rita Fleming.
What is the current status of SB 239?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2022. Enacted.
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