# Indiana HB 1457: Indiana department of health.

Indiana HB 1457, Indiana department of health., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Brad Barrett (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Public Law 171) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1457
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Indiana department of health.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Public Law 171
- Sponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: public health, the senate, health and provider services, appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (228 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Specifies that provisions of law governing the office of administrative law proceedings apply to the Indiana department of health (state department) in matters concerning the involuntary transfer or discharge of a resident of a health facility. Specifies conditions for the use of updated publications for design enforcement by the state department in the regulation of hospitals and ambulatory outpatient surgical centers. Amends the list of crimes or acts that preclude a home health aide, nurse aide, or other unlicensed employee from employment at a home health agency and certain health care facilities. Amends the list of crimes that preclude a person from operating a home health agency or personal services agency. Requires the state department to: (1) investigate any report that a nurse aide or home health aide has been convicted of a certain crime; and (2) remove the individual from the state nurse aide registry. Makes it a Class A infraction for a person convicted of a certain crime to knowingly or intentionally apply for a job as a home health aide or other unlicensed employee at a home health agency or certain health care facilities. For provisions concerning the women, infants, and children nutrition program (WIC program), defines "WIC vendor agreement". Requires the state department to: (1) select WIC program vendors based on selection criteria set forth in federal regulations; (2) review the selection criteria annually; (3) include the selection criteria in the WIC state plan; and (4) publish the selection criteria on the state department's website. For purposes of submitting a death record of a stillborn, requires the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) last in attendance to initiate the document process unless the physician, physician assistant, or APRN was not present upon the deceased. Includes reporting to local child fatality review teams, the statewide child fatality review committee, local fetal-infant mortality review teams, and suicide and overdose fatality review teams for the release of mental health records without the consent of the patient. Requires the state department to: (1) approve courses concerning auto-injectable epinephrine that meet criteria established by the state department (rather than courses offered by an approved organization as defined in current law); and (2) publish the criteria on its website. Removes a provision allowing the state department to contract with a third party to create a certificate of completion for a course. Removes the expiration of the statewide maternal mortality review committee. Amends the membership of the statewide child fatality review committee.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Danny Lopez (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 84 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 96 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-01: Public Law 171 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-17: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 495: yeas 84, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-04-09: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 363: yeas 48, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 175: yeas 96, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-17: Senate sponsor: Senator Charbonneau (House)
- 2025-02-13: Representatives King, Lopez, Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-02-13: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-11: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Barrett (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1457/versions/HB1457.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1457/versions/HB1457.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1457/versions/HB1457.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1457/versions/HB1457.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1457/versions/HB1457.01.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/HB1457/versions/HB1457.05.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1457/versions/HB1457.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1457/versions/HB1457.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1457/versions/HB1457.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1457/versions/HB1457.01.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-HB1457-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).