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HB1306 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Ryan Lauer
Last action
2026-01-06
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify which crimes prevent someone from providing home care services or how the Division of Aging will enforce these rules.

Stopping Elder Abuse

This bill prevents people with specific criminal convictions from providing paid home care to older adults and stops them from being registered by the state's Division of Aging.

What This Bill Does

  • Keeps individuals convicted of certain crimes from providing in-home care services for money.
  • Does not allow the Division of Aging to register individuals with specific criminal convictions as caregivers.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who have been convicted of specific crimes and want to provide in-home care services for money.
  • The Division of Aging, which registers caregivers.
  • Older adults receiving in-home care services.

Terms To Know

Division of Aging
A state agency that helps older adults and their families with information and resources.
Attendant Care Services
Services provided by caregivers to help people who need assistance in their homes, such as bathing or dressing.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which crimes prevent someone from providing home care services.
  • It is unclear how the Division of Aging will enforce these rules.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-06 House

    Authored by Representative Lauer

  2. 2026-01-06 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.
Prevention of elder abuse.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.

Prevention of elder abuse.

Precludes certain individuals who have been convicted of particular crimes from providing certain types of in-home care for compensation. Prohibits the division of aging from registering certain individuals for purposes of attendant care services.