# Indiana HB 1336: Health care matters.

Indiana HB 1336, Health care matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Lorissa Sweet (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (Coauthored by Representatives Prescott, Cash, Patterson) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1336
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Health care matters.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, Coauthored by Representatives Prescott, Cash, Patterson
- Sponsor: Lorissa Sweet (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: public health
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires a hospital to inform a woman in premature labor of the hospital's capabilities of treating the born alive infant and managing a high risk pregnancy and, if the hospital's capabilities interfere with the woman's care, the hospital must provide this information before the woman is admitted to the hospital. Provides that if a born alive infant is transported to a hospital with an appropriate perinatal level of care, the woman must be offered an opportunity to be transported to the same hospital. Provides that if the local prosecuting attorney has probable cause to believe that a health care provider may have knowingly or intentionally: (1) violated the requirements concerning the treatment and care of a born alive infant or mother or the professional standards of practice through the health care provider's actions or inactions; and (2) caused harm or death to the born alive infant or mother; the prosecuting attorney shall investigate the health care provider for appropriate criminal prosecution. Establishes a presumption that the continuation of life is in a minor's best interests. Requires a health care provider to obtain the consent of each parent or each legal guardian before issuing a do not resuscitate order or otherwise withholding or withdrawing treatment to allow the natural death of a minor. Prohibits a health care provider from interfering with the transfer of a minor patient at the request of a parent or guardian or otherwise preventing life saving measures before or during the transfer. States that a court does not have jurisdiction to withdraw life sustaining treatment for a minor.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lorissa Sweet (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Becky Cash (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: J.D. Prescott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay Patterson (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-13: Coauthored by Representatives Prescott, Cash, Patterson (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Sweet (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1336/versions/HB1336.01.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
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1336/versions/HB1336.01.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-HB1336-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).