HB 1457 IN

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Specifies that provisions of law governing the office of administrative law proceedings apply to the Indiana department of health (state department) in matters concerning the involuntary transfer or discharge of a resident of a health facility. Specifies conditions for the use of updated publications for design enforcement by the state department in the regulation of hospitals and ambulatory outpatient surgical centers. Amends the list of crimes or acts that preclude a home health aide, nurse aide, or other unlicensed employee from employment at a home health agency and certain health care facilities. Amends the list of crimes that preclude a person from operating a home health agency or personal services agency. Requires the state department to: (1) investigate any report that a nurse aide or home health aide has been convicted of a certain crime; and (2) remove the individual from the state nurse aide registry. Makes it a Class A infraction for a person convicted of a certain crime to knowingly or intentionally apply for a job as a home health aide or other unlicensed employee at a home health agency or certain health care facilities. For provisions concerning the women, infants, and children nutrition program (WIC program), defines "WIC vendor agreement". Requires the state department to: (1) select WIC program vendors based on selection criteria set forth in federal regulations; (2) review the selection criteria annually; (3) include the selection criteria in the WIC state plan; and (4) publish the selection criteria on the state department's website. For purposes of submitting a death record of a stillborn, requires the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) last in attendance to initiate the document process unless the physician, physician assistant, or APRN was not present upon the deceased. Includes reporting to local child fatality review teams, the statewide child fatality review committee, local fetal-infant mortality review teams, and suicide and overdose fatality review teams for the release of mental health records without the consent of the patient. Requires the state department to: (1) approve courses concerning auto-injectable epinephrine that meet criteria established by the state department (rather than courses offered by an approved organization as defined in current law); and (2) publish the criteria on its website. Removes a provision allowing the state department to contract with a third party to create a certificate of completion for a course. Removes the expiration of the statewide maternal mortality review committee. Amends the membership of the statewide child fatality review committee.

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

1. Jan 21, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
2. Jan 21, 2025 Authored by Representative Barrett · lower
3. Feb 11, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
4. Feb 13, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
5. Feb 13, 2025 Representatives King, Lopez, Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors · lower
6. Feb 17, 2025 Senate sponsor: Senator Charbonneau · lower
7. Feb 17, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 175: yeas 96, nays 0 · lower
8. Feb 18, 2025 Referred to the Senate · lower
9. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
10. Mar 27, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
11. Apr 3, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
12. Apr 7, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
13. Apr 7, 2025 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor · upper
14. Apr 9, 2025 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
15. Apr 8, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 363: yeas 48, nays 1 · upper
16. Apr 17, 2025 Motion to concur filed · lower
17. Apr 17, 2025 House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 495: yeas 84, nays 0 · lower
18. Apr 21, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
19. Apr 22, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
20. Apr 23, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
21. May 1, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
22. May 1, 2025 Public Law 171 · lower