Ed Charbonneau
- Republican
- Senator
- District 5
Author
Defines "core public health services" for purposes of public health laws. Adds members to the executive board of the Indiana department of health (state department). Removes a provision allowing the state department to establish branch offices. Provides that the state department may provide services to local health departments. Requires each local board of health to establish a local public health services fund to receive state funding. Provides a method of allocation of state funding to local boards of health, subject to state appropriations. Specifies the percentage of how additional funding may be expended on core public health services. Allows the local health department to enter into contracts or approve grants for core public health services. Allows the state department to issue guidance to local health departments. Requires the state department to make annual local health department reports available to the public. Changes the qualification requirements for a local health officer and requires certain training. Requires the state department to identify state level metrics and county level metrics and requires certain local health departments to report to the state department activities and metrics on the delivery of core public health services. Requires the state department to annually report on the metrics to the budget committee and publish information concerning the metrics on the Internet. Requires that a local health department post a position or contract for the provision or administration of core public health services for at least 30 days. Requires a local health department to provide certain education before administering a vaccine. Requires a multiple county health department to maintain at least one physical office in each represented county. Provides that a new city health department cannot be created after December 31, 2022, but allows current city health departments to continue to operate. Creates the Indiana trauma care commission. Allows a school corporation that cannot obtain an ophthalmologist or optometrist to perform the modified clinical technique vision test to conduct certain specified vision screenings. Requires the school to send to the parent of a student any recommendation for further testing by the vision screener. Allows for standing orders to be used for emergency stock medication in schools. Allows the state health commissioner or designee to issue a statewide standing order, prescription, or protocol for emergency stock medication for schools. Removes the distance requirement for an access practice dentist to provide communication with a dental hygienist. Repeals provisions concerning the Indiana local health department trust account.
Senate dissented from House amendments
Motion to dissent filed
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Rule 105.1 suspended
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 423: yeas 78, nays 21
Representatives Negele, Heine, McNamara, Rowray E, Vermilion A, Pressel, Olthoff, Manning, Soliday, Genda M, DeVon, Zent added as cosponsors
Representatives Abbott D, Schaibley, Torr, Harris, Pfaff, Pryor, Smith, V., Shackleford, Porter, Summers, Klinker, Bauer M, Hatcher, Garcia Wilburn V, Andrade M, Hamilton, Miller K, Moed, Campbell, Fleming, Pack R, Jackson, Boy, Gore M, Moseley, Bartlett, GiaQuinta added as cosponsors
Amendment #8 (Jeter) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #21 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 415: yeas 30, nays 65
Amendment #11 (Cash) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #18 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 414: yeas 32, nays 62
Amendment #28 (Prescott) motion withdrawn
Amendment #3 (Jordan) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #2 (Jordan) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #22 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote
Motion to Suspend House Rule 118 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 416: yeas 27, nays 68
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #19 (DeLaney) motion withdrawn
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Representative Cherry added as cosponsor
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Referred to the House
Senator Qaddoura added as coauthor
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 152: yeas 41, nays 7
House sponsor: Representative Barrett
Cosponsors: Representatives Karickhoff and DeLaney
Senator Johnson added as coauthor
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #8 (Charbonneau) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #1 (Johnson) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #3 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #9 (Charbonneau) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #2 (Johnson) prevailed; voice vote
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor
Senator Yoder added as coauthor
Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
Senator Bohacek removed as coauthor
Senators Garten, Glick, Breaux added as coauthors
Senator Walker K added as coauthor
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
Senators Crider, Melton, Brown L, Baldwin added as coauthors
Senators Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Donato, Raatz added as coauthors
Senator Perfect added as third author
Senator Leising added as second author
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Authored by Senator Charbonneau
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