The House Public Health Committee heard SB 464 on mental health issues sponsored by Rep. Clere and Rep. Davisson. The bill: Establishes reimbursement limitations for the prescription of methadone for pain management. Provides that addictions counseling, inpatient detoxification services, and long-acting, non-addicting medication may be required to treat opioid or alcohol … [Read more...] about Mental health issues
Serious sexual offenders
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee resumed consideration of SB 522, sponsored by Rep. Smaltz, preventing serious sexual offenders from being on school property and extend to such offenders the right to vote by mail. The bill passed 12-0. Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/522. … [Read more...] about Serious sexual offenders
Medicaid fraud
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1401, sponsored by Sen. Young and presented by author Rep. Washburn, concerning Medicaid fraud. The bill expands the crime of Medicaid fraud to include knowingly or intentionally making, uttering, presenting, or causing to be presented a claim that is materially false or misleading. After the committee received supporting … [Read more...] about Medicaid fraud
Video conferencing by confined persons
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1531, sponsored by Sen. Steele and Sen. Houchin and presented by author Rep. Davisson, concerning video conferencing by confined persons. The bill provides for using two-way video conferencing between courts and DOC inmates and between jail inmates and mental health providers. The committee raised a number of questions … [Read more...] about Video conferencing by confined persons
Identifying information for adoptions
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 352, sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald and Rep. McMillin, concerning identifying information for adoptions. Sen. Steele, an author of the bill, explained that this bill repeals, effective July 1, 2016, provisions applicable to adoptions finalized before January 1, 1994, that prohibit the release of identifying adoption information unless a consent … [Read more...] about Identifying information for adoptions