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IN HB 1180

died on adjournment

Health facility matters.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower

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Did IN HB 1180 pass?

No. IN HB 1180 died when the 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-05): First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

What is IN HB 1180 about?

Requires the state health commissioner to establish a work group to study methods of reducing and preventing health facility resident neglect and submit a report to the general assembly. Requires a health facility to do the following: (1) Designate at least one employee to act as a family advocacy liaison. (2) Establish an independent third party review process for written resident or other individual complaints alleging neglect of a resident. (3) Offer grief support to the family of a deceased resident. Prohibits a health facility from taking retaliatory action against an employee because the employee: (1) discloses actions or practices by the health facility that the employee reasonably believes violate state or federal law; (2) provides information or testifies in investigations or hearings; or (3) assists or participates in proceedings to enforce state law. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim committee during the 2026 interim the study of requiring health facilities to meet certain staff-to-patient ratios.

Who sponsors IN HB 1180?

Robin Shackleford is the primary sponsor of IN HB 1180.

Description

Requires the state health commissioner to establish a work group to study methods of reducing and preventing health facility resident neglect and submit a report to the general assembly. Requires a health facility to do the following: (1) Designate at least one employee to act as a family advocacy liaison. (2) Establish an independent third party review process for written resident or other individual complaints alleging neglect of a resident. (3) Offer grief support to the family of a deceased resident. Prohibits a health facility from taking retaliatory action against an employee because the employee: (1) discloses actions or practices by the health facility that the employee reasonably believes violate state or federal law; (2) provides information or testifies in investigations or hearings; or (3) assists or participates in proceedings to enforce state law. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim committee during the 2026 interim the study of requiring health facilities to meet certain staff-to-patient ratios.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-05 — First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Robin Shacklefordauthor

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-05

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

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  2. 2026-01-05

    Authored by Representative Shackleford

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