HB 1358 IN

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Changes the statewide standing order for the dispensing of a smoking cessation product to a tobacco, vaping, or nicotine cessation product. Amends the date by which a hospital must submit the hospital's fiscal report and patient information report to the state department. Removes a requirement that a home health aide competency evaluation program include at least 75 hours of training and 16 hours of classroom training before supervised practical training. Adds Parkinson's disease to the definition of "chronic disease" for provisions concerning the chronic disease registry. Requires: (1) the state department to maintain a trauma registry; and (2) certain health care facilities to submit data to the registry. Establishes requirements for the handling and transporting of infectious waste. Sets forth factors the state department must consider in determining the nature of and civil penalty for a violation of infectious waste requirements. Expands provisions concerning epinephrine, including provisions allowing a pharmacist to dispense and an entity to prescribe epinephrine rather than auto-injectable epinephrine. Removes the expiration of provisions concerning lead screening for children. Requires a registered manufacturer, processor, repackager, or wholesale distributor of food, drugs, or cosmetics to comply with federal regulations concerning good manufacturing practices. Allows the state health commissioner to enter and inspect the premises of the manufacturer, processor, repackager, or wholesale distributor. Permits a local health department to conduct inspections of certain manufacturers, processors, repackagers, or wholesale distributors. Amends the information a local child fatality review team and the statewide child fatality review committee may review in conducting a child fatality review. Allows a suicide and overdose fatality review team and a fetal-infant mortality review team to provide records to the state department. Requires the state department to maintain the confidentiality of these records. Requires a medical school to: (1) include nutrition education in the school's curriculum; and (2) require students to complete a rural health rotation. Voids administrative rules concerning infectious waste and the state trauma registry.

• Brad Barrett Republican · author
• Ed Charbonneau Republican · sponsor
• Justin Busch Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 8, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
2. Jan 8, 2026 Authored by Representative Barrett · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 Representatives King, Goss-Reaves, Porter added as coauthors · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 116: yeas 95, nays 0 · lower
7. Jan 28, 2026 Senate sponsors: Senators Charbonneau, Busch · lower
8. Jan 29, 2026 Referred to the Senate · lower
9. Feb 2, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
10. Feb 5, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
11. Feb 10, 2026 Senator Tomes added as cosponsor · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor · upper
15. Feb 17, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 193: yeas 40, nays 4 · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Motion to concur filed · lower
18. Feb 25, 2026 House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 380: yeas 96, nays 0 · lower
19. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by the Speaker · lower
20. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
22. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by the Governor · executive
23. Mar 4, 2026 Public Law 96 · lower