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HB1069 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.

Healthcare Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Chuck Moseley
Last action
2025-12-05
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how this change will affect costs or which doctors are eligible to be chosen by employees.

Worker Choice of Doctor

This bill allows workers in Indiana to pick their own doctor when they get hurt on the job or have a work-related illness.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows employees to choose which doctor will treat them if they are injured at work or get sick from their job.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Workers who are injured at work or get sick from their job.
  • Doctors and healthcare providers who treat workers' compensation patients.

Terms To Know

Worker's Compensation
A type of insurance that provides medical care and money to workers who are hurt on the job or get sick because of their work.
Attending Physician
The doctor chosen by a worker to treat them for injuries or illnesses related to their job.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill has only been introduced and needs more steps before it becomes law.
  • It is not clear how this change will affect the costs of workers' compensation.
  • The exact details about which doctors can be chosen are not specified in the summary.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-05 House

    Authored by Representative Moseley

  2. 2025-12-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.
Choice of physician for worker injury or disease.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.

Choice of physician for worker injury or disease.

Permits an employee to choose the attending physician who will provide services and goods resulting from an employment injury or occupational disease for purposes of the worker's compensation law.