# Indiana HB 1024: Medicaid reimbursement for children's hospitals.

Indiana HB 1024, Medicaid reimbursement for children's hospitals., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Harold Slager (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1024
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Medicaid reimbursement for children's hospitals.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Harold Slager (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: public health, the senate, health and provider services, appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (221 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Extends the expiration date of language specifying Medicaid reimbursement for certain out-of-state children's hospitals from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2027.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher Medicaid payments for children's hospital care: benefit, low. Indiana Medicaid pays qualifying children's hospitals in states bordering Indiana for covered inpatient and outpatient care for patients under 19. This payment program excludes non-emergency medical transportation. Qualifying hospitals include freestanding general acute-care hospitals designated by…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Harold Slager (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carolyn Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gregory Porter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | House | House reconsidered dissent and concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 86 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 43 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 92 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-06: Public Law 219 (House)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-22: House reconsidered dissent and concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 513: yeas 86, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-04-17: Senate conferees appointed: Niemeyer and Jackson L (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Bohacek (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Motion to dissent filed (House)
- 2025-04-15: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senator Carrasco added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: House advisors appointed: Barrett, Clere and Jackson C (House)
- 2025-04-15: House conferees appointed: Slager and Porter (House)
- 2025-04-15: House dissented from Senate amendments (House)
- 2025-04-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 382: yeas 43, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Senators Becker, Jackson L, Leising added as cosponsors (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Senator Charbonneau added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-13: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 153: yeas 92, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Representative Jackson C added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-13: Senate sponsors: Senators Niemeyer and Bohacek (House)
- 2025-02-10: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representative Porter added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-27: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-27: Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Slager (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1024/versions/HB1024.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1024/versions/HB1024.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1024/versions/HB1024.05.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1024/versions/HB1024.03.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1024/versions/HB1024.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1024/versions/HB1024.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1024/versions/HB1024.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1024/versions/HB1024.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1024/versions/HB1024.05.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1024/versions/HB1024.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1024/versions/HB1024.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1024/versions/HB1024.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1024-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).