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SB 147 IN
Passed One Chamber

Physician referrals and reimbursement rates.

IN · session 2025 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (Mar 3, 2025) First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance

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.

Sponsors (4)

2 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (15)

  1. Jan 8, 2025 Authored by Senator Busch · upper
  2. Jan 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
  3. Jan 16, 2025 Senator Charbonneau added as second author · upper
  4. Jan 16, 2025 Senator Johnson T added as third author · upper
  5. Jan 23, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
  6. Jan 27, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  7. Feb 4, 2025 Placed back on second reading · upper
  8. Feb 6, 2025 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
  9. Feb 13, 2025 Amendment #3 (Busch) prevailed; voice vote · upper
  10. Feb 13, 2025 Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
  11. Feb 17, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 137: yeas 45, nays 2 · upper
  12. Feb 17, 2025 House sponsor: Representative Barrett · upper
  13. Feb 17, 2025 Cosponsor: Representative Manning · upper
  14. Feb 18, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
  15. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance · lower
Subjects
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; GenerallyHEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; Doctors and PhysiciansHEALTH; Billing and CostsHEALTH; GenerallyLOCAL GOVERNMENT; Contracts, Procurements, and PurchasesSTATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Attorney General

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