SB 474 IN

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Allows a home health agency to: (1) provide services in any county in Indiana; and (2) satisfy supervising home health aide services requirements by complying with federal law. Allows: (1) the Indiana department of health (state department) to adopt rules concerning the oversight and supervision of the services a home health agency provides in noncontiguous counties; and (2) the state health commissioner to waive rules adopted concerning home health agencies if certain conditions are met. Provides that a home health agency is not required to conduct a preemployment physical on a job applicant before the individual has contact with a home health agency patient. Allows a registered home health aide to administer gastrointestinal and jejunostomy tube feedings to a specific patient if specified conditions are met. Requires the state department to approve at least one training curriculum concerning the administration of tube feedings. Repeals laws concerning drug testing of home health agency employees.

• Vaneta Becker Republican · author
• Tyler Johnson Republican · author
• Cindy Ledbetter Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 19, 2023 Authored by Senators Becker and Johnson · upper
2. Jan 19, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
3. Jan 30, 2023 Senator Charbonneau added as coauthor · upper
4. Feb 2, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
5. Feb 6, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
6. Feb 7, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 88: yeas 48, nays 0 · upper
7. Feb 7, 2023 House sponsor: Representative Ledbetter · upper
8. Feb 7, 2023 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
9. Feb 9, 2023 Referred to the House · upper
10. Feb 28, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
11. Apr 10, 2023 Representative Barrett added as cosponsor · lower
12. Apr 11, 2023 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
13. Apr 13, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
14. Apr 17, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 437: yeas 97, nays 1 · lower
15. Apr 18, 2023 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
16. Apr 18, 2023 Senator Tomes added as coauthor · upper
17. Apr 21, 2023 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
18. Apr 24, 2023 Signed by the Speaker · lower
19. Apr 26, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
20. May 1, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive
21. May 1, 2023 Public Law 117 · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · Apr 18, 2023 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 19, 2023 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Feb 2, 2023 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Apr 11, 2023 · PDF