Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 7 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB 1342 — Direct support professionals.

Last action — Public Law 228

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2023. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    4 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Requires the division of disability and rehabilitative services (division) to establish and maintain a direct support professional registry and to make the registry available to authorized division personnel and authorized service providers. Requires a direct support professional to register with the division in order to provide direct support services. Requires the division to adopt rules to implement the registry, including establishing definitions and levels for substantiated abuse, neglect, and exploitation, the highest of which is the minimum the division must report to the registry. Requires the division to consult with stakeholders and establish a tiered training certification program for direct support professionals. Requires the division to issue a request for proposals before January 1, 2024, to operate the training program. Requires the division to make every effort to contract with a vendor for the training program not later than January 1, 2025. Requires a selected vendor to begin operating the training program before July 1, 2025. Requires the division to first use any funds available from the federal American Rescue Plan Act in developing the registry before using other available funds. Allows the division to use any federal dollars available for the registry and training. Requires the division to apply to the federal government for approval of Medicaid reimbursement for services provided by a direct support professional.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 228

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the Speaker

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate

  6. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 543: yeas 95, nays 0

  7. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 519: yeas 47, nays 1

  8. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  9. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  10. Senator Crider added as advisor

  11. Senate advisors appointed: Breaux and Brown L

  12. Senate conferees appointed: Donato and Yoder

  13. House advisors appointed: Clere, Greene, O'Brien and Pryor

  14. House conferees appointed: Olthoff and Summers

  15. House dissented from Senate amendments

  16. Motion to dissent filed

  17. Returned to the House with amendments

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 370: yeas 48, nays 0

  19. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  20. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  21. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  22. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  23. Senators Niezgodski and Breaux added as cosponsors

  24. Senator Becker added as third sponsor

  25. Senator Brown L added as second sponsor

  26. Senator Breaux removed as third sponsor

  27. Senator Becker removed as second sponsor

  28. Senator Breaux added as third sponsor

  29. Senator Becker added as second sponsor

  30. Senator Yoder added as cosponsor

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

  32. Referred to the Senate

  33. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 242: yeas 94, nays 0

  34. Senate sponsor: Senator Donato

  35. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  36. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  37. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127

  38. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  39. Representative O'Brien T added as coauthor

  40. Reassigned to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs

  41. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  42. Authored by Representative Olthoff

  43. Coauthored by Representatives Clere and Greene

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (139)

139 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1342 do?
Requires the division of disability and rehabilitative services (division) to establish and maintain a direct support professional registry and to make the registry available to authorized division personnel and authorized service providers. Requires a direct support professional to register with the division in order to provide direct support services. Requires the division to adopt rules to implement the registry, including establishing definitions and levels for substantiated abuse, neglect, and exploitation, the highest of which is the minimum the division must report to the registry. Requires the division to consult with stakeholders and establish a tiered training certification program for direct support professionals. Requires the division to issue a request for proposals before January 1, 2024, to operate the training program. Requires the division to make every effort to contract with a vendor for the training program not later than January 1, 2025. Requires a selected vendor to begin operating the training program before July 1, 2025. Requires the division to first use any funds available from the federal American Rescue Plan Act in developing the registry before using other available funds. Allows the division to use any federal dollars available for the registry and training. Requires the division to apply to the federal government for approval of Medicaid reimbursement for services provided by a direct support professional.
Who sponsors HB 1342?
HB 1342 is sponsored by Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Jean Breaux, David Niezgodski (Democrat), Shelli Yoder (Democrat), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Timothy O'Brien (Republican), Robb Greene (Republican), Edward Clere (Republican), and Julie Olthoff (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1342?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2023. Enacted.
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