Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1393: Health care debt and duty to provide care.
Status: In committee, January 8, 2026
Prohibits a health care provider from refusing to provide necessary care solely on the basis of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by the consumer to the health care provider for health care services, products, or devices provided by the health care provider to the consumer or to a minor or an incapacitated individual who is under the responsibility of the consumer. Provides that a person that violates this prohibition commits a deceptive act that is actionable under the Indiana statute concerning deceptive consumer sales by the attorney general only.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.
From the introduced text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health. SECTION 1. IC 16-18-2-69.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 69.1. "Consumer", for purposes of IC 16-51-2, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-51-2-1. SECTION 2. IC 16-18-2-160.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 160.2. "Health care debt", for purposes of IC 16-51-2, has the meaning set forth in IC 16-51-2-2. SECTION 3. IC 16-18-2-163, AS AMENDED BY P.L.179-2022(ss), SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 163. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), "health care provider", for purposes of IC 16-21 and IC 16-41, means any of the following: (1) An individual, a partnership, a corporation, a professional corporation, a facility, or an institution licensed or legally authorized by this state to provide health care or professional services as a licensed physician, a psychiatric hospital, a hospital, 2026 IN 1393--LS 6009/DI a health facility, an emergency ambulance service (IC 16-31-3), a dentist, a registered or licensed practical nurse, a midwife, an optometrist, a pharmacist, a podiatrist, a chiropractor, a physical therapist, a respiratory care practitioner, an occupational therapist, a psychologist, a paramedic, an emergency …
Sponsors
- Vanessa Summers (D, HD-099) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
- : Authored by Representative Summers
Subjects: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; Generally , STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Attorney General, HEALTH; Billing and Costs, CHILDREN AND MINORS; Generally
Common questions
- What is HB1393?
- HB1393 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Health care debt and duty to provide care.
- What does HB1393 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.
- What is the status of HB1393?
- In committee as of January 8, 2026. Latest action: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (January 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1393?
- Vanessa Summers (D, HD-099).
- Where is the official record for HB1393?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1393
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