HB1358: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning insurance.
Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM (America/Indianapolis).
General Information
- Stage: Introduced House Bill (H)
- Current Chamber: house
- Origin Chamber: house
- Description: Coverage of prescription pain medications.
Legislators
Authors (1)
Coauthors (0)
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Advisors (0)
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Actions (2 total)
- Jan 13, 2025, 11:36 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
- Jan 13, 2025, 11:36 AM: Authored by Representative Porter
Digest
Provides that the office of the secretary of family and social services may not place greater coverage restrictions on a non-opioid drug prescribed for the treatment or management of pain than the coverage restrictions placed on an opioid drug prescribed to treat or manage pain with respect to the Medicaid program or the children's health insurance program. Provides that a policy of accident and sickness insurance and a health maintenance organization contract may not place greater coverage restrictions on a non-opioid drug prescribed for the treatment or management of pain than the coverage restrictions placed on an opioid drug prescribed to treat or manage pain.