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SB222 • 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.

Healthcare
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Ed Charbonneau
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information about presumptive eligibility determinations or specify the exact duties of the renamed bureau.

Indiana Human Services Act

This act updates Indiana's human services laws by adding new crisis response measures, changing Medicaid provider requirements, and renaming certain state agencies.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds the 9-8-8 crisis hotline and a mobile crisis team as first responders for mental health emergencies.
  • Requires certified peers to be trained and certified by the division of mental health and addiction or an approved national certification body.
  • Changes how Medicaid determines which providers can offer services, focusing on qualified providers.
  • Allows home health agencies to continue providing care and getting paid through Medicaid while waiting for Medicare approval if they applied before April 1, 2026.
  • Renames the division of disability and rehabilitative services to include aging-related services.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who need mental health crisis support
  • Healthcare providers applying for Medicaid or Medicare
  • State agencies involved in human services

Terms To Know

Qualified Provider
A healthcare provider that meets certain requirements to offer services through the Medicaid program.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how long the presumptive eligibility determinations will be limited to qualified providers.
  • It's unclear what specific duties the bureau of better aging will perform after the changes are made.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB0222.01.INTR.AMS01

Committee Introduced Senate Bill (S) • Senator Ed Charbonneau

Filed

Plain English: The amendment aims to make changes related to human services in Indiana, but the specific details of these changes are not provided in the given text.

  • The exact nature and content of the changes to be made to the Indiana Code concerning human services is not specified in this amendment text.
  • The official amendment text does not provide enough information to describe the specific changes it intends to make.
SB0222.02.COMS.AMH02

Committee Senate Bill (H) • Representative Lori Goss-Reaves

Filed

Plain English: The amendment aims to change the requirements for home health agencies in Indiana.

  • Modifies rules related to home health agencies.
  • The specific details of how home health agency requirements will be changed are not provided in the amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Public Law 122

  3. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  4. 2026-02-27 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  6. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 282: yeas 45, nays 2

  7. 2026-02-16 Senate

    Motion to concur filed

  8. 2026-02-10 House

    Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. 2026-02-09 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 209: yeas 95, nays 0

  10. 2026-02-05 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. 2026-02-03 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  12. 2026-01-28 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  13. 2026-01-23 Senate

    Referred to the House

  14. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 57: yeas 44, nays 1

  15. 2026-01-22 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative Barrett

  16. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Senator Busch added as second author

  17. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  18. 2026-01-20 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. 2026-01-20 Senate

    Senator Crider added as third author

  20. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  21. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Authored by Senator Charbonneau

  22. 2026-01-08 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.
Family and social services administration matters.

Current Bill Text

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

Family and social services administration matters.

Adds the 9-8-8 crisis response center and a mobile crisis team as first responders. Requires certified peers to be trained and certified by the division of mental health and addiction or an approved nationally accredited certification body. Amends the definition of "qualified provider" concerning the Medicaid program. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to limit presumptive eligibility determinations to qualified providers and sets forth requirements. Requires rules to be adopted concerning the implementation and administration of certification requirements for specified entities and amends standards. Allows a home health agency that meets certain conditions to continue to provide services to a Medicaid recipient and receive Medicaid reimbursement while the home health agency's application for Medicare enrollment is pending if the home health agency submitted the application or initiated the enrollment process before April 1, 2026. Changes the name of the division of disability and rehabilitative services to the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services. Repeals the division of aging and moves existing statutes and administrative rules to other locations. Renames the bureau of aging and in-home services to the bureau of better aging (bureau) and designates the bureau to perform certain duties once performed by the division of aging. Eliminates the requirement of a preferred drug list report. Extends the expiration of the micro facility pilot program. Authorizes the legislative services agency to prepare any legislation necessary to conform with the changes made.