HB1358Introduced in the House
Indiana department of health.
Introduced by Bradford Barrett, District 56
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Indiana department of health. Changes the statewide standing order for the dispensing of a smoking cessation product to a tobacco, vaping, or nicotine cessation product. Amends the date by which a hospital must submit the hospital's fiscal report and patient information report to the state department. Removes a requirement that a home health aide competency evaluation program include at least 75 hours of training and 16 hours of classroom training before supervised practical training. Adds Parkinson's disease to the definition of "chronic disease" for provisions concerning the chronic disease registry. Requires: (1) the state department to maintain a trauma registry; and (2) certain health care facilities to submit data to the registry. Establishes requirements for the handling and transporting of infectious waste. Sets forth factors the state department must consider in determining the nature of and civil penalty for a violation of infectious waste requirements. Expands provisions concerning epinephrine, including provisions allowing a pharmacist to dispense and an entity to prescribe epinephrine rather than auto-injectable epinephrine. Removes the expiration of provisions concerning lead screening for children. Requires a registered manufacturer, processor, repackager, or wholesale distributor of food, drugs, or cosmetics to comply with federal regulations concerning good manufacturing practices. Allows the state health commissioner to enter and inspect the premises of the manufacturer, processor, repackager, or wholesale distributor. Permits a local health department to conduct inspections of certain manufacturers, processors, repackagers, or wholesale distributors. Amends the information a local child fatality review team and the statewide child fatality review committee may review in conducting a child fatality review. Allows a suicide and overdose fatality review team and a fetal-infant mortality review team to provide records to the state department. Requires the state department to maintain the confidentiality of these records. Requires a medical school to: (1) include nutrition education in the school's curriculum; and (2) require students to complete a rural health rotation. Voids administrative rules concerning infectious waste and the state trauma registry.
Where it stands
Public Law 96
March 4, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House - House concurred with Senate amendments · February 25, 2026
96
Yes
0
No
4
Absent or Not Voting
100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Jackson | 1 | Yes |
| Earl Harris | 2 | Yes |
| Ragen Hatcher | 3 | Absent |
| Edmond Soliday | 4 | Yes |
| Dale DeVon | 5 | Yes |
| Maureen Bauer | 6 | Yes |
| Jake Teshka | 7 | Yes |
| Ryan Dvorak | 8 | Yes |
| Randy Novak | 9 | Yes |
| Charles Moseley | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Authored by Representative Barrett
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Representatives King, Goss-Reaves, Porter added as coauthors
Senate sponsors: Senators Charbonneau, Busch
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 116: yeas 95, nays 0
Referred to the Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
Senator Tomes added as cosponsor
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 193: yeas 40, nays 4
Returned to the House with amendments
Motion to concur filed
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 380: yeas 96, nays 0
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 96
Verify the information
- Official page on the Indiana Legislature website
- House Public Health Amendment #5 (amendment)
- House Public Health Amendment #3 (amendment)
- House Public Health Amendment #2 (amendment)
- House Public Health Amendment #1 (amendment)
- Senate Health and Provider Services Amendment #8 (amendment)
- Senate Appropriations Amendment #13 (amendment)
- Senate Appropriations Amendment #9 (amendment)
- Senate Amendment #4 (amendment)
- Senate Amendment #3 (amendment)
- Senate Amendment #2 (amendment)
- Senate Amendment #1 (amendment)
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