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Introduced
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
In Committee
04/10/2025
04/10/2025
Crossed Over
02/21/2025
02/21/2025
Passed
04/16/2025
04/16/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/01/2025
05/01/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Services for the aged and disabled. Allows the office of the secretary of family and social services (office of the secretary) to study and prepare a report containing recommendations for realigning and consolidating the local area agency on aging (area agency) planning and service areas. Amends the definition of "community and home care services" for purposes of community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program (CHOICE). Prohibits the division of aging from requiring a CHOICE provider to be certified under the Medicaid program or a Medicaid waiver program. Creates an exception for a provider of certain services. Requires an area agency to prioritize CHOICE funding to identify specified individuals and provide community and home care services to these individuals. Requires the office of the secretary, in negotiating reimbursement rates for CHOICE services, to consider the location and availability of service providers. Authorizes the office of the secretary to establish a Medicaid diversion pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of home modification and telehealth enhanced chronic care services provided by specified area agencies in reducing Medicaid expenditures. Allows the office of the secretary, a managed care organization that has contracted with the office of Medicaid policy and planning, and a person who has contracted with a certain managed care organization or the office of the secretary to contract with an area agency to provide and receive reimbursement for a level of care assessment for the: (1) health and wellness Medicaid waiver; (2) traumatic brain injury Medicaid waiver; and (3) risk based managed care program for the covered population.
AI Summary
This bill modifies Indiana's services for aged and disabled individuals by making several key changes. The bill authorizes the office of the secretary of family and social services to study and prepare a report on realigning local area agencies on aging, and expands the definition of "community and home care services" to include additional support services like caregiver education and strategies for managing dementia. The bill prohibits the division of aging from requiring all CHOICE (Community and Home Options to Institutional Care for the Elderly and Disabled) providers to be Medicaid-certified, with exceptions for specific types of services like nursing and home health aide services. The legislation requires area agencies to prioritize funding for individuals at risk of functional impairment who are not Medicaid-eligible, with the goal of preventing hospitalizations and institutionalization. Additionally, the bill establishes a Medicaid diversion pilot program in two specific area agencies to evaluate the effectiveness of home modifications and telehealth services in reducing Medicaid expenditures. The pilot program will be administered in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame and will produce a report by November 1, 2026. The bill also allows for new contracting arrangements between the office of the secretary and area agencies for level of care assessments for various Medicaid waiver programs.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (16)
Ed Clere (R)*,
Vaneta Becker (R),
Liz Brown (R),
Ed Charbonneau (R),
Michael Crider (R),
J.D. Ford (D),
Chris Garten (R),
Greg Goode (R),
Lori Goss-Reaves (R),
La Keisha Jackson (D),
Cindy Ledbetter (R),
Rodney Pol (D),
Fady Qaddoura (D),
Jeff Raatz (R),
Lonnie Randolph (D),
Robin Shackleford (D),
Last Action
Public Law 167 (on 05/01/2025)
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