SB 317 IN

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Requires hospitals to do the following: (1) Offer the person who has received health services the opportunity to pay the charges through a payment plan that satisfies certain requirements. (2) Develop a written notice about a charity care program operated by the hospital, provide the notice to patients, and post the notice. (3) Include certain information concerning financial assistance on a billing statement. (4) Requires a hospital that reports an annual gross patient revenue of at least $20,000,000 to provide written notice and information to a person who has requested an eligibility determination concerning a payment plan or charity care. Provides that the unpaid earnings of a consumer who meets specified income eligibility requirements may not be attached by garnishment in satisfaction of: (1) any amount of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by the consumer; or (2) any amount of the judgment that represents health care debt determined to be owed by the consumer. Provides that: (1) any amount of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer; or (2) in an action against a consumer in which a judgment has been entered, any amount of the judgment that represents health care debt determined to be owed by the consumer; does not constitute a lien against the consumer's principal residence for a consumer that meets specified income requirements. Provides that in any action filed in Indiana for the recovery of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by a consumer, the principal residence of the consumer is not liable to judgment or attachment or to be sold on execution against the consumer.

• Fady Qaddoura Democratic · author
• Ed Charbonneau Republican · author

1. Jan 13, 2025 Authored by Senators Qaddoura and Charbonneau · upper
2. Jan 13, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
3. Jan 13, 2025 Senator Johnson T added as third author · upper
4. Jan 29, 2025 Senators Yoder, Ford J.D., Jackson L, Becker added as coauthors · upper
5. Jan 30, 2025 Senator Deery added as coauthor · upper
6. Feb 10, 2025 Senator Johnson T removed as third author · upper
7. Feb 13, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
8. Feb 17, 2025 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
9. Feb 18, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
10. Feb 20, 2025 Third reading: defeated; Roll Call 183: yeas 23, nays 26 · upper