Indiana House Bill 1286 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 18 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-24 - First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Pending: Senate Health and Provider Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Telehealth matters. Provides for a standard definition of telehealth in titles 12, 16, 25, and 27. Prohibits the Medicaid program from specifying originating sites and distant sites for purposes of Medicaid reimbursement. Changes the use of the term "telemedicine" to "telehealth". Expands the application of the telehealth statute to additional licensed practitioners instead of applying only to prescribers. Provides that veterinarians may provide telehealth services only when an existing veterinarian-client-patient relationship has been established. Amends the definition of "telehealth". Requires that the telehealth medical records be created and maintained under the same standards of appropriate practice for medical records for patients in an in-person setting. Amends requirements for a prescriber issuing a prescription to a patient via telehealth services. Specifies that a patient waives confidentiality of medical information concerning individuals in the vicinity when the patient is using telehealth. Prohibits certain health care policies that provide coverage for telehealth services from requiring the use of a specific information technology application for those services.

Telehealth matters.

Rep. Shane Lindauer [R]	Rep. Bradford Barrett [R]	Rep. Ann Vermilion [R]	Rep. Jake Teshka [R]
Sen. Ed Charbonneau [R]	Sen. Mark Messmer [R]

2021-02-17 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-02-08 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-24	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2021-02-18	House	Referred to the Senate
2021-02-17	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Charbonneau and Messmer
2021-02-17	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 182: yeas 93, nays 0
2021-02-16	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-02-08	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-01-14	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2021-01-14	House	Coauthored by Representatives Barrett, Vermilion, Teshka
2021-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Lindauer

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1286/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/2/6/2/42627461/HB1286.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/9/e/7/29e7304c/HB1286.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/d/3/5/4d358c43/HB1286.02.COMH.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/a/9/f/da9f4934/HB1286.02.COMH.AMH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/6/1/a/c61a8dbb/HB1286.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/c/4/6/8c46b908/HB1286.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/1/b/f/41bfbe45/HB1286.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/b/7/c/eb7cdeb9/HB1286.02.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/7/c/c/e7ccac03/HB1286.02.COMH.FN003.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/1/b/d/c1bdf5fd/HB1286.01.INTR.03.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/8/7/a/187adb6c/HB1286.182_H.pdf