SB0192: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning Medicaid.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Introduced Senate Bill (S)
• Current Chamber: senate
• Origin Chamber: senate
• Description: Postpartum care for new mothers on Medicaid.

Legislators

Actions (3 total)

• Jan 8, 2025, 10:20 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
• Jan 8, 2025, 10:20 AM: Authored by Senator Jackson L
• Jan 8, 2025, 9:36 AM: Withdrawn

Digest

Removes the expiration date of: (1) language requiring that a hospital that operates a maternity unit shall ensure a woman who is giving birth in the hospital and is either a Medicaid recipient or eligible for Medicaid has the option of having a long acting reversible subdermal contraceptive implanted after delivery; and (2) the corresponding requirement for reimbursement from the office of the secretary of family and social services to a hospital for certain costs related to providing a long acting reversible subdermal contraceptive to a Medicaid recipient. Requires that certain health care providers and hospitals ensure that a Medicaid recipient who gives birth schedules a follow-up appointment for postpartum care not later than 60 days from the date the woman gives birth.