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Amends the duties of the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) concerning 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. 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. Creates an exemption for presumptive eligibility standards. Provides reimbursement exemptions under certain Medicaid programs when operating under a value based health care reimbursement agreement. 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. 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.
Introduced
Jan 8, 2026
Last Action
Feb 25, 2026
Session
IN 2026
Sponsors
3 primary · 2 co
Motion to dissent filed
House advisors appointed: Jordan, Greene, Campbell, Shackleford
Senate dissented from House amendments
Senate conferees appointed: Mishler, Qaddoura
Senate advisors appointed: Garten, Niezgodski
Returned to the Senate with amendments
House conferees appointed: Lopez, Porter
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 355: yeas 68, nays 27
Amendment #1 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 322: yeas 31, nays 63
Amendment #4 (Meltzer) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #3 (Steuerwald) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #2 (Lopez) prevailed; voice vote
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Referred to the House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 140: yeas 39, nays 9
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
House sponsor: Representative Lopez
Cosponsor: Representative Jordan
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #8 (Mishler) prevailed; voice vote
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Authored by Senators Mishler, Garten
First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
SB 275 was introduced on Jan 8, 2026 by Chris Garten in IN session 2026. It is currently dead. Most recent action on Feb 25, 2026: Motion to dissent filed.
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Senate advisors appointed: Garten, Niezgodski