Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 147 — Physician referrals and reimbursement rates.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Prohibits, in accordance with the federal Stark Law (42 U.S.C. 1395nn), a referring physician from receiving compensation or an incentive from a health care entity or another physician, who is in the same health care network as the referring physician, for referring a patient to the health care entity or other physician. Provides that the attorney general may investigate certain complaints. Provides that the attorney general may cooperate with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of certain complaints. Provides that the attorney general may take certain actions when conducting an investigation of certain complaints. Requires the all payer claims data base to publish the physician reimbursement rates as a separate line item for each contract instead of in the aggregate.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Cosponsor: Representative Manning

  4. House sponsor: Representative Barrett

  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 137: yeas 45, nays 2

  6. Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed

  7. Amendment #3 (Busch) prevailed; voice vote

  8. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  9. Placed back on second reading

  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  12. Senator Johnson T added as third author

  13. Senator Charbonneau added as second author

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

  15. Authored by Senator Busch

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (144)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 147 do?
Prohibits, in accordance with the federal Stark Law (42 U.S.C. 1395nn), a referring physician from receiving compensation or an incentive from a health care entity or another physician, who is in the same health care network as the referring physician, for referring a patient to the health care entity or other physician. Provides that the attorney general may investigate certain complaints. Provides that the attorney general may cooperate with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of certain complaints. Provides that the attorney general may take certain actions when conducting an investigation of certain complaints. Requires the all payer claims data base to publish the physician reimbursement rates as a separate line item for each contract instead of in the aggregate.
Who sponsors SB 147?
SB 147 is sponsored by Ethan Manning (Republican), Brad Barrett (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), and Justin Busch (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 147?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 147?
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