# Indiana SB 180: Various health care matters. Indiana SB 180, Various health care matters., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Liz Brown (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-05 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB180-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 180 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Various health care matters. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-03-05, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Liz Brown (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: health and provider services, appropriations, the house, public health - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (179 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary Eliminates a requirement that home health aide competency evaluation program training include at least 75 hours of training and 16 hours of classroom training before supervised practical training. Amends the educational requirements for dental hygienists. Amends the requirements for administration of nitrous oxide by a dental hygienist. Allows the state board of dentistry to establish additional requirements for an applicant who has failed the licensure examination at least three times. Amends the licensure and temporary permit requirements for respiratory care practitioners. Provides that a current or former police officer or firefighter (first responder) may recover medical benefits from the first responder's employer for an employment related injury or illness without first proceeding with a worker's compensation claim. Provides that if a first responder pursues a worker's compensation claim for medical benefits and the claim is withdrawn or denied, the first responder is not precluded from recovering medical benefits from the employer. Repeals the penalty in Title 16 concerning the crime of transferring contaminated semen. (Current statute contains a transferring of contaminated body fluids crime in Title 35 remains in law.) ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Paid medical care for police and firefighters: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana cities, towns, and special service districts must cover specified duty-related care for eligible police and firefighters. Fire protection districts and townships must cover eligible firefighters; provider units also have this duty. Coverage includes current and forme… - Foreign-trained dentists gain dental hygiene pathway: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, foreign dental school graduates gain a route to an Indiana dental hygiene license. The Board must approve their degree as equal to at least an Indiana doctorate in dental surgery or dental medicine. Applicants must submit transcripts, English translations when needed, and a… - More respiratory students qualify for permits: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana recognizes an additional respiratory care school or program for student permits. Students must still apply, pay the Board-set fee, and provide written proof of good standing in a qualifying program. They must also provide the required information about disqualifying… - HIV-related semen transfer felony repealed: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana repeals a specific felony involving semen containing HIV antibodies intended for artificial insemination. It covered recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally donating, selling, or transferring that semen. The former offense was a Level 5 felony, or a Level 4 felony if… - Home health aide training minimums removed: mixed, low. Retroactive to September 1, 2025, Indiana removes its stated 75-hour minimum for home health aide competency evaluation programs. It also removes the requirement for at least 16 classroom hours before supervised practical training. Programs must still follow federal rules and cover all topics requi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie McGuire (Republican), House - Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsay Patterson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 87 | 4 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 45 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-03-05: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Public Law 118 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-25: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 280: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2026-02-17: Motion to concur filed (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 253: yeas 87, nays 4 (House) - 2026-02-12: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-02-10: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-02-09: Representative Patterson added as cosponsor (House) - 2026-01-29: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (House) - 2026-01-28: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2026-01-27: House sponsor: Representative Goss-Reaves (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Cosponsor: Representative McGuire (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 45, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senators Raatz, Becker added as coauthors (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senator Randolph added as third author (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senator Jackson L added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senator Charbonneau added as second author (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate) - 2026-01-05: Authored by Senator Brown L (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0180/versions/SB0180.04.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0180/versions/SB0180.06.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0180/versions/SB0180.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0180/versions/SB0180.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0180/versions/SB0180.03.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0180/versions/SB0180.05.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related bills - SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters. (signed) - SB 204: Various education matters. (signed) - SB 179: Indiana department of transportation. (signed) - SB 80: Code publication. (signed) - HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed) - HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters. (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0180/versions/SB0180.04.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0180/versions/SB0180.06.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0180/versions/SB0180.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0180/versions/SB0180.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0180/versions/SB0180.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0180/versions/SB0180.05.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related - [SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB185-2026) - [SB 204: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB204-2026) - [SB 179: Indiana department of transportation.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB179-2026) - [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) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB180-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).