# Indiana SB 147: Physician referrals and reimbursement rates.

Indiana SB 147, Physician referrals and reimbursement rates., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Justin Busch (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 147
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Physician referrals and reimbursement rates.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance
- Sponsor: Justin Busch (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: health and provider services, the house, insurance
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (45 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Prohibits, in accordance with the federal Stark Law (42 U.S.C. 1395nn), a referring physician from receiving compensation or an incentive from a health care entity or another physician, who is in the same health care network as the referring physician, for referring a patient to the health care entity or other physician. Provides that the attorney general may investigate certain complaints. Provides that the attorney general may cooperate with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of certain complaints. Provides that the attorney general may take certain actions when conducting an investigation of certain complaints. Requires the all payer claims data base to publish the physician reimbursement rates as a separate line item for each contract instead of in the aggregate.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ethan Manning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 45 | 2 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance (House)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Cosponsor: Representative Manning (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: House sponsor: Representative Barrett (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 137: yeas 45, nays 2 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Amendment #3 (Busch) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Placed back on second reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Johnson T added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Charbonneau added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Busch (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0147/versions/SB0147.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0147/versions/SB0147.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0147/versions/SB0147.02.COMS?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
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0147/versions/SB0147.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0147/versions/SB0147.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0147/versions/SB0147.02.COMS?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-SB147-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).