IN HB 1271

enacted

Payment of health claims.

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

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Did IN HB 1271 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1271 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Public Law 88

What is IN HB 1271 about?

Requires a hospital to: (1) disclose information concerning payment assistance programs; (2) post signs concerning the programs in specified locations of the hospital; and (3) make information concerning the programs available to individuals through the hospital's patient portal. Requires a hospital to make a reasonable effort to notify individuals of available payment assistance programs before beginning a collection action against the individual. Prohibits the use of downcoding in a specified manner. Prohibits a provider from using an automated process, system, or tool to submit a health benefits claim without the review of a provider or other person involved in the development of the claim for submission. Prohibits an insurer that issues a policy of accident and sickness insurance (insurer) and a health maintenance organization from retroactively reducing the reimbursement rate for any CPT code. Sets forth limitations on the time frame in which an insurer and a health maintenance organization: (1) may request repayment of an overpayment, adjust a subsequent claim, recoup a paid claim, or retroactively audit a paid claim; and (2) is required to correct a payment error to a provider. Provides that if an insurer or a health maintenance organization recoups payment from a provider due to an error in coordination of benefits, the provider may submit a claim for the same services to the appropriate insurer or health maintenance organization.

Who sponsors IN HB 1271?

Tyler Johnson, Michael Crider, Liz Brown and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1271, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-04 — Public Law 88
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-04
Public Law 88
became-law
2026-03-04
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-26
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 391: yeas 87, nays 0
2026-02-26
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-25
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-25
Returned to the House with amendments
receipt
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 248: yeas 46, nays 1
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-23
Amendment #4 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-23
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-19
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
referral-committee
2026-02-19
Committee report: Rules Committee Report; adopted voice vote
2026-02-19
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2026-02-19
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-12
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-03
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-02-02
Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L, Crider, Johnson T
2026-02-02
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 179: yeas 85, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-29
Amendment #4 (McGuire) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-29
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-27
Representatives Goss-Reaves, Carbaugh, Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors
2026-01-22
Representatives Goss-Reaves, Garcia Wilburn, Campbell removed as coauthors
2026-01-20
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-13
Representative Campbell added as coauthor
2026-01-12
Representative Garcia Wilburn added as coauthor
2026-01-08
Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor
2026-01-06
First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-06
Authored by Representative McGuire

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Documents

Votes

HB 1271 - McGuire - 3rd Reading
2026-02-02 · pass · 85-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Porter: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Baird: yes
- Greene: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Harris: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heine: yes
- Moed: yes
- Snow: yes
- Cash: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Morris: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Bascom: excused
- Dvorak: excused
- Lopez: excused
- Zimmerman: excused
- Bauer: excused
- Garcia Wilburn: excused
- Meltzer: excused
- Burton: excused
- Ireland: excused
- Prescott: excused
- Davis: excused
- Jeter: excused
- Steuerwald: excused
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1271 - Brown L - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 46-1
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Freeman: no
- Pol: excused
- Young: excused
- Taylor: not voting
HB 1271 - McGuire
2026-02-26 · pass · 87-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Porter: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Hall: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- May: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heine: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Snow: yes
- Cash: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Patterson: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Baird: excused
- Garcia Wilburn: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Moed: excused
- Barrett: excused
- GiaQuinta: excused
- Manning: excused
- Pack: excused
- Behning: excused
- Goss-Reaves: excused
- Miller, K: excused
- Slager: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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