republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2025/sb-473.md

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Bill	Various health care matters.	Specifies the process for a managed care organization to follow concerning home modification services. Requires a patient of an opioid treatment program (program) who has tested positive on a drug test to be given a random drug test monthly until the patient passes the test. (Current law requires the patient to be tested weekly.) Allows a program to close on Sundays and federal holidays. Prohibits the division of mental health and addiction from: (1) requiring a program's medical director to have admitting privileges at a hospital; and (2) establishing rules or guidelines concerning program admission and medication that are more stringent than federal regulations. Allows specified health care providers to perform the initial assessment, examination, and evaluation of a patient being admitted to a program. Allows the medical staff of an ambulatory outpatient surgical center to make recommendations on the granting of clinical privileges or the appointment or reappointment of an applicant to the governing board of the ambulatory outpatient surgical center for a period not to exceed 36 months. (Current law allows medical staff of hospitals to make recommendations.) Establishes the certified health care professions commission (commission). Sets forth the requirements for the: (1) certification of nurse aides and qualified medication aides; and (2) registration of home health aides. Specifies the duties of the Indiana department of health and the commission in regulating these professions. Relocates provisions concerning training for home health aides and requires the commission to approve the training. Sets forth requirements on facilities in employing nurse aides. Specifies the definition of "nurse aide" for purposes of an administrative rule. Makes changes to the release of medical information statute. Modifies the duties of the center for deaf and hard of hearing education. Adds provisions regarding "family navigators" and specifies the role of family navigators in the provisions of the bill regarding the center for deaf and hard of hearing education. Allows a prescriber to prescribe certain agonist opioids through telehealth services for the treatment or management of opioid dependence. (Current law allows only a partial agonist to be prescribed through telehealth.) Allows certain residential care administrators an exemption from taking continuing education during the initial licensing period. Allows for the provision of certain anesthesia in a physician's office or a podiatrist's office without the office being accredited. (Current law allows for this in dental offices.) Requires adverse events concerning anesthesia in an office based setting to be reported to the medical licensing board of Indiana (board). Requires the board to: (1) determine the types of adverse events to be reported; (2) establish a procedure for reporting; and (3) post the adverse events on the board's website. Creates a process for certain individuals who do not have a Social Security number and who are seeking licensure by examination as a registered nurse or practical nurse to obtain a provisional license. Requires a nursing program to offer a clinical experience for clinical hours in a hospital and a health facility setting.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2025	SB 473	Indiana SB 473 (2025)	bill	ADDICTION SERVICES; Generally ADDICTION SERVICES; Illicit Drugs Prescription Drugs Substances and Alcohol AGENCIES; Department of Health (IDOH) AGENCIES; Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) BOARDS COMMISSIONS AND COUNCILS; Newly Created HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; Generally HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; Hospitals HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; Dentistry HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; Doctors and Physicians HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; Licensing (Including Behavioral and Mental Health) HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; Nurses (Excluding Advanced Practice Registered Nurses) HEALTH; Generally HEALTH; Physical Disabilities HEALTH; Prescription Drugs and Medications HIGHER EDUCATION; Academics and Curriculum TECHNOLOGY; Communication (Including Internet Phone Lines Print Media Radio and Television)	enacted	Brad Barrett Ed Charbonneau Liz Brown Tyler Johnson	6	31	3	2025-01-13	2025-05-01	openstates	ocd-bill/17c8ca5f-a0a5-4dc6-b849-9c116215d71c	https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/sb0473	bd38f84751f9523110997bfa376641bd1a0c0a1ff4fbd89669447252dd05d65a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana SB 473 (2025) — Various health care matters.

Specifies the process for a managed care organization to follow concerning home modification services. Requires a patient of an opioid treatment program (program) who has tested positive on a drug test to be given a random drug test monthly until the patient passes the test. (Current law requires the patient to be tested weekly.) Allows a program to close on Sundays and federal holidays. Prohibits the division of mental health and addiction from: (1) requiring a program's medical director to have admitting privileges at a hospital; and (2) establishing rules or guidelines concerning program admission and medication that are more stringent than federal regulations. Allows specified health care providers to perform the initial assessment, examination, and evaluation of a patient being admitted to a program. Allows the medical staff of an ambulatory outpatient surgical center to make recommendations on the granting of clinical privileges or the appointment or reappointment of an applicant to the governing board of the ambulatory outpatient surgical center for a period not to exceed 36 months. (Current law allows medical staff of hospitals to make recommendations.) Establishes the certified health care professions commission (commission). Sets forth the requirements for the: (1) certification of nurse aides and qualified medication aides; and (2) registration of home health aides. Specifies the duties of the Indiana department of health and the commission in regulating these professions. Relocates provisions concerning training for home health aides and requires the commission to approve the training. Sets forth requirements on facilities in employing nurse aides. Specifies the definition of "nurse aide" for purposes of an administrative rule. Makes changes to the release of medical information statute. Modifies the duties of the center for deaf and hard of hearing education. Adds provisions regarding "family navigators" and specifies the role of family navigators in the provisions of the bill regarding the center for deaf and hard of hearing education. Allows a prescriber to prescribe certain agonist opioids through telehealth services for the treatment or management of opioid dependence. (Current law allows only a partial agonist to be prescribed through telehealth.) Allows certain residential care administrators an exemption from taking continuing education during the initial licensing period. Allows for the provision of certain anesthesia in a physician's office or a podiatrist's office without the office being accredited. (Current law allows for this in dental offices.) Requires adverse events concerning anesthesia in an office based setting to be reported to the medical licensing board of Indiana (board). Requires the board to: (1) determine the types of adverse events to be reported; (2) establish a procedure for reporting; and (3) post the adverse events on the board's website. Creates a process for certain individuals who do not have a Social Security number and who are seeking licensure by examination as a registered nurse or practical nurse to obtain a provisional license. Requires a nursing program to offer a clinical experience for clinical hours in a hospital and a health facility setting.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
2. Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
4. Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
5. Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
6. Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SB 473 - Brown L - 3rd Reading — 47–2 (pass) · upper
• SB 473 - Brown L — 41–0 (pass) · upper
• SB 473 - Barrett - 3rd Reading — 93–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Brad Barrett — primary (person)
• Ed Charbonneau — primary (person)
• Liz Brown — primary (person)
• Tyler Johnson — primary (person)
• Cindy Ledbetter — cosponsor (person)
• Gregory Porter — cosponsor (person)
• Joanna King — cosponsor (person)
• Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
• Mike Bohacek — coauthor (person)
• Vaneta Becker — coauthor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2025-01-13 Authored by Senator Brown L
• 2025-01-13 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-01-13 Senator Charbonneau added as second author
• 2025-01-16 Senator Johnson T added as third author
• 2025-01-16 Senator Becker added as coauthor
• 2025-01-29 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2025-01-30 Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
• 2025-02-13 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-02-13 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
• 2025-02-17 Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2025-02-17 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-02-21 Referred to the House referral
• 2025-02-20 Cosponsor: Representative King
• 2025-02-20 House sponsor: Representative Barrett
• 2025-02-20 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 201: yeas 47, nays 2 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2025-03-03 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-04-01 Representatives Ledbetter and Porter added as cosponsors
• 2025-04-01 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-04-08 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-04-08 Amendment #4 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2025-04-08 Amendment #1 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2025-04-08 Amendment #3 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2025-04-09 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 411: yeas 93, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2025-04-10 Motion to concur filed filing
• 2025-04-10 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
• 2025-04-16 Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 465: yeas 41, nays 0
• 2025-04-17 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2025-04-22 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2025-04-23 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2025-05-01 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2025-05-01 Public Law 143 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/17c8ca5f-a0a5-4dc6-b849-9c116215d71c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).