Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana SB222: Family and social services administration matters.
Status: Signed into law, March 5, 2026
Adds the 9-8-8 crisis response center and a mobile crisis team as first responders. Requires certified peers to be trained and certified by the division of mental health and addiction or an approved nationally accredited certification body. Amends the definition of "qualified provider" concerning the Medicaid program. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to limit presumptive eligibility determinations to qualified providers and sets forth requirements. Requires rules to be adopted concerning the implementation and administration of certification requirements for specified entities and amends standards. Allows a home health agency that meets certain conditions to continue to provide services to a Medicaid recipient and receive Medicaid reimbursement while the home health agency's application for Medicare enrollment is pending if the home health agency submitted the application or initiated the enrollment process before April 1, 2026. Changes the name of the division of disability and rehabilitative services to the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services. Repeals the division of aging and moves existing statutes and administrative rules to other locations. Renames the bureau of aging and in-home services to the bureau of better aging (bureau) and designates the bureau to perform certain duties once performed by the division of aging. Eliminates the requirement of a preferred drug list report. Extends the expiration of the micro facility pilot program. Authorizes the legislative services agency to prepare any legislation necessary to conform with the changes made.
What the bill says
An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services. SECTION 1. IC 1-1-3.5-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2024, SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 5. (a) The governor shall forward a copy of the executive order issued under section 3 of this chapter (2) the election division; and (3) the Indiana Register. (b) The director of the Indiana state library, or an employee of the Indiana state library designated by the director to supervise a state data center established under IC 4-23-7.1, shall notify each state agency using population counts as a basis for the distribution of funds or services of the effective date of the tabulation of population or corrected population count. (c) The agencies that the director of the Indiana state library must notify under subsection (b) include the following: (1) The state comptroller, for distribution of money from the following: (A) The cigarette tax fund in accordance with IC 6-7-1-30.1. (B) Excise tax revenue allocated under IC 7.1-4-7-8. (C) The local road and street account in accordance with IC 8-14-2-4. (2) The board of trustees of Ivy Tech Community College for the SEA 222 -- Concur board's division of Indiana into service regions under IC 21-22-6-1. (3) The division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services, for establishing priorities for community …
Sponsors
- Ed Charbonneau (R, SD-005) · primary sponsor
- Justin Busch (R, SD-016)
- Michael Crider (R, SD-028)
- Lonnie Randolph (D, SD-002)
Latest actions
- : Public Law 122
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 282: yeas 45, nays 2
- : Motion to concur filed
- : Returned to the Senate with amendments
- : Third reading: passed; Roll Call 209: yeas 95, nays 0
- : Second reading: ordered engrossed
Votes
- SB0222.03.COMH.CON01 (February 25, 2026): 45 yea, 2 nay, passed
- SB0222.03.COMH (February 9, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SB0222.02.COMS (January 22, 2026): 44 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH; Physical Disabilities, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; Long Term Care Facilities, HEALTH; Medicaid, HEALTH; Billing and Costs, HEALTH; Behavioral Health; Mental Illness and Treatment, HEALTH; Emergency Medical Services (EMS), AGENCIES; Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA), GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Legislative Services Agency
Common questions
- What is SB222?
- SB222 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Family and social services administration matters.
- What does SB222 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.
- What is the status of SB222?
- Signed into law as of March 5, 2026. Latest action: Public Law 122 (March 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB222?
- Ed Charbonneau (R, SD-005), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB222?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/222
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