IN HB 1393
died on adjournmentHealth care debt and duty to provide care.
Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower
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Did IN HB 1393 pass?
No. IN HB 1393 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 (2026-01-08): First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
What is IN HB 1393 about?
Prohibits a health care provider from refusing to provide necessary care solely on the basis of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by the consumer to the health care provider for health care services, products, or devices provided by the health care provider to the consumer or to a minor or an incapacitated individual who is under the responsibility of the consumer. Provides that a person that violates this prohibition commits a deceptive act that is actionable under the Indiana statute concerning deceptive consumer sales by the attorney general only.
Who sponsors IN HB 1393?
Vanessa Summers is the primary sponsor of IN HB 1393.
Description
Prohibits a health care provider from refusing to provide necessary care solely on the basis of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by the consumer to the health care provider for health care services, products, or devices provided by the health care provider to the consumer or to a minor or an incapacitated individual who is under the responsibility of the consumer. Provides that a person that violates this prohibition commits a deceptive act that is actionable under the Indiana statute concerning deceptive consumer sales by the attorney general only.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-08 — First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Vanessa Summersauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-08
Authored by Representative Summers
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