Indiana Senate Bill 416
Session 2021
Hospitals and certificates of public advantage.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 22, 2021
Sponsors
3 Sponsors
Jon Ford
Ed Charbonneau
Alan Morrison
First Action
Jan 25, 2021
Latest Action
Apr 22, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
416
State
Indiana
Session
2021
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
Establishes a certificate of public advantage (certificate) pertaining to mergers between hospitals located in counties that meet certain requirements to be issued by the state department of health (state department). Provides that a hospital that has been issued a certificate may not be purchased by another hospital or system of hospitals unless the purchase has been approved by the Federal Trade Commission. Sets forth the procedure and standards for obtaining a certificate and maintaining the certificate. Requires the state department to establish fees for the application of a certificate and the monitoring of an entity holding a certificate in an amount reasonably sufficient to fully fund the costs of the review and supervision of the application. Provides that for the first five years that a hospital is operating under a certificate the hospital: (1) may not increase the charge for each individual service that the hospital offers by more than the increase in the Consumer Price Index for Medical Care; and (2) must invest the realized cost savings for the benefit of the community. Requires a hospital the has been issued a certificate to file an annual report. Allows the office of the attorney general to issue an investigative demand concerning the issuance or maintenance of a certificate. Provides for an appeal of a determination made by the state department concerning the issuance or maintenance of a certificate.
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
April 15, 2021
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
January 22, 2021
Senate Bill (S)
February 18, 2021
Senate Bill (H)
April 8, 2021
Fiscal Note: SB0416.04.ENRH.FN001
04/22/2021
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
04/22/2021
Senate
Public Law 104
04/21/2021
House
Signed by the Speaker
04/21/2021
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
04/20/2021
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
04/15/2021
Senate
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 448: yeas 42, nays 0
04/14/2021
Senate
Motion to concur filed
04/14/2021
House
Returned to the Senate with amendments
04/13/2021
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 429: yeas 94, nays 3
04/12/2021
House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
04/08/2021
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
03/29/2021
House
Representative Heaton added as cosponsor
03/04/2021
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
02/24/2021
Senate
Referred to the House
02/23/2021
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 205: yeas 47, nays 0
02/23/2021
Senate
Cosponsor: Representative Baird
02/23/2021
Senate
House sponsor: Representative Morrison
02/22/2021
Senate
Second reading: ordered engrossed
02/18/2021
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
01/28/2021
Senate
Senator Charbonneau added as second author
01/25/2021
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
01/25/2021
Senate
Authored by Senator Ford Jon
Sources
IN Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 16, 2021 9:57:50 AM
Record Updated
Dec 14, 2021 2:10:34 PM