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2012 Indiana General Assembly IHCA Bill Watch

HB1014  Health care professionals conscience clause. (Davisson)
    
HB1022  Ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. (Kubacki)

HB1023  Health facility nursing staff ratios. (Kersey)

HB1040 Immunity for fast responders. (Grubb)
Passed through House (95-0); Senate Sponsor: Miller
    
HB1051  Pharmacy audits. (Davisson)
     
HB1063  Smoking ban. (C. Brown)
    
HB1080  Sexual battery. (Frye)
Passed through House (92-0); Senate Sponsor:Eckerty
    
HB1103  Spinal manipulation. (Davis)

HB1114  Physician order for scope of treatment forms. (T. Brown)

HB1124  Physical therapy services. (Frizzell)

HB1142  Physician assistants. (Welch)

HB1149  Smoking ban. (Turner)
Passed through House (62-35); Senate Sponsor: Simpson

HB 1052 Statewide bid for emergency services equipment (Frye)
Passed through House (96-0);  Senate Sponsor: Nugent

HB1186 Paramedic licensing. (T. Brown)
Passed through House (91-0)  

HB1187 Licensure of dieticians. (Welch)

HB1211 Nursing facility screening and notification. (Crouch)
Passed through House (95-0); Senate Sponsor: Becker

HB1269 Health care compact. (Neese)
Passed through House (62-35); Senate Sponsor: Miller

HB1351 Collection of Medicaid spend down. (Bacon)

SB0010  Massage therapists. (Landske)
Passed through Senate (43-5); House Sponsor: Frizzell

SB0012  Reestablishment of FSSA. (Miller)
Passed through Senate (44-6); House Sponsor: Clere
   
SB0013  Cash assistance point of service and drug reports. (Miller)
Passed through Senate (50-0); House Sponsor: Miller
Assigned to Public Health Committee
   
SB0015  Brain injury services study and committee. (Becker, Miller)
Passed through Senate (49-1); House Sponsor: Becker
Assigned to Public Health Committee
   
SB0024  Mental health issues. (Lawson)
Passed through Senate (50-0); House Sponsor: Lawson
Assigned to Public Health Committee

SB0030  Limitation on adoption of agency rules. (Leising)

SB0157  Copy of power of attorney. (Steele)
Passed through Senate (50-0); House Sponsor: Foley

SB0199  Evaluation of agencies and programs. (Delph)
 
SB0211  Generic drug bidding program. (Gard)
 
SB0223  State department of health matters. (Miller)
Passed through Senate (50-0); House Sponsor: T. Brown

SB0224  Emergency ambulance services report. (Miller)
Passed through Senate (46-4); House Sponsor: T. Brown

SB0225  Hospital assessment fee matters. (Miller)
Passed through Senate (50-0); House Sponsor: T. Brown

SB0234  Synthetic drugs (including "bath salts"). (Merritt, Alting)
Passed through Senate (50-0); House Sponsor: M. Smith
    
SB0277  Hoosier communities for a lifetime. (Simpson)
Passed through Senate (45-5); House Sponsor: P. Eric Turner

SB0278  Voiding of certain Medicaid rules. (Simpson)
 
SB0310  Medicaid fraud. (Miller, Hershman)
 
SB0334  Dispensing of prescription drugs (Grooms)
Third Reading

SB0335  Prescription drug costs. (Grooms) 

SB0364  Case management services. (Breaux)

SB0391  Various health matters. (Miller)

SB0407  Pharmacy technicians. (Grooms)
Third Reading

SB0414  Impaired nurse account. (Merritt)

SB 371 Emergency medical services matters (Mishler)
Passed through Senate (49-0); House Sponsor: Frye

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