Indiana Senate Bill 365 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 22 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-22 - Public Law 101
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Immunity for physician wellness programs. Defines "wellness program". Specifies that the proceedings and deliberations of a wellness program are confidential. Specifies certain exceptions. Provides that all minutes, records, reports, written expert opinions, written communications, and other comparable memoranda prepared or created by a wellness program are privileged. Specifies certain exceptions. Prohibits all wellness program personnel and participants from revealing or disclosing the substance of wellness program communications, records, and determinations to any person or entity outside of the wellness program. Specifies certain exceptions. Allows a court to order in writing the release of confidential or privileged information belonging to a wellness program after a hearing if the court makes specified findings. Provides that the exchange of confidential or privileged information or memoranda between wellness groups does not result in the waiver of applicable confidentiality and privilege provisions. Provides that confidentiality and privilege provisions applicable to certain records do not make the records inaccessible to people or entities that would otherwise be eligible to receive or access the records under existing state or federal law. Provides that the confidentiality and privilege provisions applicable to wellness groups do not abrogate, limit, or restrict any other privacy protection applicable to a patient or the patient's health or medical information. Specifies that certain individuals may not be named as a party in a civil suit in connection with certain actions taken with respect to a wellness program. Provides that a member, consultant, or participant who comprises or participates in a wellness program is not required to report a licensed physician to the medical licensing board for any act, omission, statement, discovery, or disclosure unless the licensed physician presents a threat to himself or herself, to his or her patients, or to the general public.

Immunity for physician wellness programs.

Sen. Michael Crider [R]	Sen. Ed Charbonneau [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Sen. Shelli Yoder [D]
Rep. Donna Schaibley [R]	Rep. Rita Fleming [D]	Rep. Bradford Barrett [R]

2021-04-05 - Senate - Senate Floor - (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-03-30 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 92 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-03-24 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-02-23 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-22	Senate	Public Law 101
2021-04-22	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2021-04-21	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2021-04-13	House	Signed by the Speaker
2021-04-12	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2021-04-05	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 344: yeas 47, nays 0
2021-04-01	Senate	Senator Yoder added as coauthor
2021-03-31	Senate	Motion to concur filed
2021-03-31	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2021-03-30	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 336: yeas 92, nays 1
2021-03-29	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-03-25	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-03-22	House	Representative Barrett added as cosponsor
2021-03-16	House	Representative Fleming added as cosponsor
2021-03-04	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-02-24	Senate	Referred to the House
2021-02-23	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Schaibley
2021-02-23	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 195: yeas 47, nays 0
2021-02-22	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2021-02-22	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-02-18	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-02-09	Senate	Senator Charbonneau added as second author
2021-01-11	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2021-01-11	Senate	Authored by Senator Crider

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/365/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/4/3/c/e43cb0c3/SB0365.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/c/a/c/2cacf257/SB0365.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/c/7/3/5c736209/SB0365.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/1/e/6/31e69888/SB0365.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/1/5/5/a155ace3/SB0365.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/9/f/4/59f4bdbd/SB0365.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/9/d/f/e9dff546/SB0365.04.ENRH.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/0/7/7/30776d2a/SB0365.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/3/7/2/93726ff0/SB0365.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/4/b/d/84bde4b0/SB0365.02.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/6/f/4/c6f460f6/SB0365.02.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/6/1/b/e61baaa1/SB0365.02.COMS.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/c/5/c/3c5ceff6/SB0365.02.COMS.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/d/4/1/cd41788f/SB0365.03.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/5/1/8/751892cf/SB0365.03.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/a/2/b/da2b984a/SB0365.03.COMH.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/d/8/6/dd8669eb/SB0365.03.COMH.CON01.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/3/7/d/537d1f7d/SB0365.04.ENRH.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/b/e/5/ebe530e5/SB0365.01.INTR.02.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/f/0/4/df048fe1/SB0365.195_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/6/7/8/7678646b/SB0365.02.COMS.03.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/8/1/2/d8128175/SB0365.336_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/3/5/8/e358367a/SB0365.344_S.pdf