Indiana Senate Bill 446

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Pending: Senate Health and Provider Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Mental health and substance abuse coverage. Sets forth certain standards regarding reimbursement rates for providers of mental illness or substance abuse services. Provides that if a provider of health care services that provides both medical or surgical services and mental illness or substance abuse services is credentialed with an insurer or health maintenance organization for purposes of providing medical or surgical services, the provider must be considered automatically credentialed for purposes of providing mental illness or substance abuse services in instances under which the insurer provides coverage of mental illness or substance abuse services through a third party vendor.

Mental health and substance abuse coverage.

Sen. Michael Crider [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-13	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2025-01-13	Senate	Authored by Senator Crider

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/446/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0446/SB0446.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0446/fiscal-notes/SB0446.01.INTR.FN001.pdf