# Indiana SB 116: Medicaid matters.

Indiana SB 116, Medicaid matters., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Shelli Yoder (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-12-09 (First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 116
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Medicaid matters.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-09
- Last action: 2025-12-09, First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
- Sponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: health and provider services
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) to post information concerning the criteria for being determined to be medically frail and examples of notices on the office's website. Specifies requirements for a notice of Medicaid termination. Requires the office and managed care organizations to review all timely submitted information in a Medicaid redetermination before terminating coverage of a recipient. Requires a managed care organization to report information concerning: (1) claim denials under the Medicaid program on a quarterly basis; and (2) certain information on a monthly basis. Requires the office to post the reports on the office's website. Provides that the healthy Indiana plan includes at least 30 days of retroactive coverage.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-12-09: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-12-09: Authored by Senator Yoder (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0116/versions/SB0116.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed)
- HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters. (signed)
- HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed)
- HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed)
- HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0116/versions/SB0116.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2026)
- [HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1424-2026)
- [HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1406-2026)
- [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026)
- [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026)
- [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB116-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).