IN HB 1277

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Health and human services matters.

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

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Did IN HB 1277 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1277 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): Signed by the Governor

What is IN HB 1277 about?

Amends the duties of the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) concerning Medicaid home and community based services waivers (waiver). Requires: (1) a provider of waiver services to provide certain documentation to a waiver recipient; (2) a waiver recipient to review the documentation and report errors or inconsistencies; and (3) the recipient's case manager to provide assistance to the recipient in reviewing the documentation and reporting any errors or inconsistencies. Requires certain Medicaid recipients to choose the recipient's provider of integrated health care coordination. Provides that integrated health care coordination provided by a provider of assisted living services is not duplicative of certain other services. Establishes a time frame in which the bureau of disabilities services must review and approve or deny requests for an increase in service units provided to certain individuals with a disability. Requires the office to apply to the federal government for: (1) a new Medicaid waiver to provide assisted living services; and (2) an amendment to a specific Medicaid home and community based services waiver to establish an individual cost limit of not more than the institutional cost of nursing facility services. Specifies that provisions concerning reimbursement for assisted living services for individuals who are aged and disabled and receiving services under a Medicaid waiver apply to the new assisted living Medicaid waiver. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2027, an individual is no longer a member of the covered population upon receiving nursing facility services for 100 consecutive days. Provides that on the one hundredth day, the individual is not a member of the covered population and shall receive Medicaid services under a fee for service program. Provides that a provision prohibiting the office from reducing reimbursement for home health services expires June 30, 2027. Requires the office to collaborate with certain entities to develop a new reimbursement methodology for home health services. Specifies that public notice of at least six months (rather than one year) must be provided before a health facility service reimbursement that results in a reduction in reimbursement may be changed. Amends the definition of "bulk drug substance" for provisions concerning drug compounding. Provides that a claim by the estate recovery unit of the office of Medicaid policy and planning (estate recovery unit) is forever barred unless the estate recovery unit files a claim in the court in which the decedent's estate is being administered not later than nine months after the date of death of the decedent.

Who sponsors IN HB 1277?

Brad Barrett, Liz Brown, Michael Crider are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1277, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-12 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-12
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-12
Public Law 160
became-law
2026-03-05
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-03-02
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 325: yeas 46, nays 4
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 416: yeas 96, nays 0
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
filing
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the House
filing
2026-02-27
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-25
Senate advisors appointed: Busch, Yoder, Brown L
2026-02-25
House conferees appointed: Barrett, Shackleford
2026-02-25
House advisors appointed: Goss-Reaves, Slager, Lopez, Bauer, Porter
2026-02-25
Returned to the House with amendments
receipt
2026-02-25
Senate conferees appointed: Crider, Jackson L
2026-02-25
House dissented from Senate amendments
2026-02-25
Motion to dissent filed
filing
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 250: yeas 47, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-23
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-23
Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-23
Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-23
Amendment #3 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-23
Amendment #8 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-19
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Senator Charbonneau added as cosponsor
2026-02-12
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2026-02-10
Senator Becker added as cosponsor
2026-02-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-05
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-05
Senator Busch added as cosponsor
2026-02-05
Senator Brown L added as second sponsor
2026-02-03
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-02-02
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 180: yeas 93, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-02
Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
2026-01-29
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-27
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-14
Representative Slager added as coauthor
2026-01-13
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-13
Representative Porter added as coauthor
2026-01-13
Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor
2026-01-13
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
2026-01-06
Authored by Representative Barrett
2026-01-06
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
reading-1,referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

HB 1277 - Barrett - 3rd Reading
2026-02-02 · pass · 93-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Andrade: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Baird: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Greene: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Hall: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heine: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Cash: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Clere: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Commons: yes
- Isa: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Davis: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Porter: yes
- Bauer: excused
- Garcia Wilburn: excused
- Jeter: excused
- Bascom: not voting
- Johnson, B: not voting
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1277 - Crider - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 47-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buck: yes
- Freeman: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Busch: yes
- Garten: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Glick: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Pol: excused
- Young: excused
- Bassler: not voting
HB 1277 - Barrett
2026-02-27 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Porter: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Cash: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Judy: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Baird: excused
- Davis: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1277 - Crider
2026-02-27 · pass · 46-4
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Crider: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Leising: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Garten: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Buck: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Young: yes
- Busch: yes
- Glick: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Goode: yes
- Pol: yes
- Ford J.D.: no
- Freeman: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Taylor: no

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