Indiana House Bill 1277
Session 2026
Health and human services matters.
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 5, 2026
Sponsors
3 Sponsors
First Action
Jan 6, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 5, 2026
Origin Chamber
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Type
Bill
Bill Number
1277
State
Indiana
Session
2026
Motion Text
HB 1277 - Barrett
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Summary
Amends the duties of the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) concerning Medicaid home and community based services waivers (waiver). Requires: (1) a provider of waiver services to provide certain documentation to a waiver recipient; (2) a waiver recipient to review the documentation and report errors or inconsistencies; and (3) the recipient's case manager to provide assistance to the recipient in reviewing the documentation and reporting any errors or inconsistencies. Requires certain Medicaid recipients to choose the recipient's provider of integrated health care coordination. Provides that integrated health care coordination provided by a provider of assisted living services is not duplicative of certain other services. Establishes a time frame in which the bureau of disabilities services must review and approve or deny requests for an increase in service units provided to certain individuals with a disability. Requires the office to apply to the federal government for: (1) a new Medicaid waiver to provide assisted living services; and (2) an amendment to a specific Medicaid home and community based services waiver to establish an individual cost limit of not more than the institutional cost of nursing facility services. Specifies that provisions concerning reimbursement for assisted living services for individuals who are aged and disabled and receiving services under a Medicaid waiver apply to the new assisted living Medicaid waiver. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2027, an individual is no longer a member of the covered population upon receiving nursing facility services for 100 consecutive days. Provides that on the one hundredth day, the individual is not a member of the covered population and shall receive Medicaid services under a fee for service program. Provides that a provision prohibiting the office from reducing reimbursement for home health services expires June 30, 2027. Requires the office to collaborate with certain entities to develop a new reimbursement methodology for home health services. Specifies that public notice of at least six months (rather than one year) must be provided before a health facility service reimbursement that results in a reduction in reimbursement may be changed. Amends the definition of "bulk drug substance" for provisions concerning drug compounding. Provides that a claim by the estate recovery unit of the office of Medicaid policy and planning (estate recovery unit) is forever barred unless the estate recovery unit files a claim in the court in which the decedent's estate is being administered not later than nine months after the date of death of the decedent.
Enrolled House Bill (H)
Engrossed House Bill (H)
House Bill (S)
Introduced House Bill (H)
Fiscal Note: HB1277.06.ENRS.FN001
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03/05/2026
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
03/02/2026
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
02/27/2026
House
CCR # 1 filed in the House
02/27/2026
Senate
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 325: yeas 46, nays 4
02/27/2026
House
Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 416: yeas 96, nays 0
02/27/2026
Senate
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
02/27/2026
House
Signed by the Speaker
02/25/2026
House
House advisors appointed: Goss-Reaves, Slager, Lopez, Bauer, Porter
02/25/2026
Senate
Returned to the House with amendments
02/25/2026
House
House conferees appointed: Barrett, Shackleford
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate advisors appointed: Busch, Yoder, Brown L
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate conferees appointed: Crider, Jackson L
02/25/2026
House
House dissented from Senate amendments
02/25/2026
House
Motion to dissent filed
02/24/2026
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 250: yeas 47, nays 0
02/23/2026
Senate
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
02/23/2026
Senate
Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote
02/23/2026
Senate
Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
02/23/2026
Senate
Amendment #8 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
02/23/2026
Senate
Amendment #3 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote
02/19/2026
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
02/12/2026
Senate
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
02/12/2026
Senate
Senator Charbonneau added as cosponsor
02/10/2026
Senate
Senator Becker added as cosponsor
02/05/2026
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
02/05/2026
Senate
Senator Busch added as cosponsor
02/05/2026
Senate
Senator Brown L added as second sponsor
02/05/2026
Senate
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
02/03/2026
House
Referred to the Senate
02/02/2026
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 180: yeas 93, nays 0
02/02/2026
House
Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
01/29/2026
House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
01/27/2026
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
01/14/2026
House
Representative Slager added as coauthor
01/13/2026
House
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
01/13/2026
House
Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor
01/13/2026
House
Representative Porter added as coauthor
01/13/2026
House
Committee report: do pass, adopted
01/06/2026
House
Authored by Representative Barrett
01/06/2026
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Sources
IN Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 6, 2026 12:40:16 AM
Record Updated
Mar 6, 2026 1:10:04 AM