# Indiana SB 206: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment program.

Indiana SB 206, Hyperbaric oxygen treatment program., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by James Tomes (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-21 (Senator Doriot added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 206
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment program.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-21, Senator Doriot added as coauthor
- Sponsor: James Tomes (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: veterans affairs and the military
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Indiana department of veterans' affairs to establish and administer a hyperbaric oxygen treatment program (program) to make grants to certain providers to provide diagnostic testing and hyperbaric oxygen treatment to qualified service members. Establishes program requirements. Requires the Indiana department of health to: (1) issue a request for proposals to offer treatment under the program; and (2) adopt rules to implement these provisions, including rules concerning program eligibility, treatment plan requirements, criteria for approving payments for treatment, and confidentiality. Provides that funding for the program is paid from the military family relief fund. Makes conforming amendments related to the sunset of the hyperbaric oxygen treatment pilot program.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-21: Senator Doriot added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Tomes (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0206/versions/SB0206.01.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 Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0206/versions/SB0206.01.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-SB206-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).