SB0270: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning insurance.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Senate Bill (S)
• Current Chamber: senate
• Origin Chamber: senate
• Description: Coverage of orthotic and prosthetic devices.

Legislators

Actions (5 total)

• Jan 30, 2025, 11:12 AM: Senator Hunley added as author
• Jan 30, 2025, 11:12 AM: Senator Yoder removed as author
• Jan 30, 2025, 10:40 AM: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
• Jan 13, 2025, 6:51 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
• Jan 13, 2025, 6:51 AM: Authored by Senator Yoder

Digest

Sets forth requirements for coverage of orthotic devices and prosthetic devices by a state employee health plan, a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization contract. Requires, not later than October 1, 2026, the state personnel department, an insurer that issues a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization to submit a report to the insurance commissioner regarding the total number of claims and the total amount of claims paid for orthotic devices and prosthetic devices during the preceding plan year. Requires the insurance commissioner to: (1) aggregate the data received in the reports regarding coverage of orthotic devices and prosthetic devices; and (2) report the aggregated data, not later than December 1, 2026, to the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate that consider insurance matters. Makes corresponding changes.