# Indiana SB 234: Medicaid matters.

Indiana SB 234, Medicaid matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Tyler Johnson (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-14 (Senator Charbonneau removed as second author) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 234
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Medicaid matters.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-14, Senator Charbonneau removed as second author
- Sponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican)
- 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 report specified Medicaid data to the Medicaid oversight committee. Requires the office to receive and review data from specified federal and state agencies concerning Medicaid recipients to determine whether circumstances have changed that affect Medicaid eligibility for recipients. Prohibits the office from accepting self-attestations of certain information in the administration of the Medicaid program. Requires the office to apply for a Medicaid state plan amendment to remove references to coverage under the Medicaid plan of a certain population. Requires the office to establish: (1) performance standards for hospitals that make presumptive eligibility determinations and sets out action for when hospitals do not comply with the standards; and (2) an appeals procedure for hospitals that dispute the violation determination. Modifies eligibility categories and requirements for the healthy Indiana plan (plan). Specifies limitations for enrollment in the plan.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-14: Senator Charbonneau removed as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senators Johnson T and Charbonneau (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0234/versions/SB0234.01.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/SB0234/versions/SB0234.01.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-SB234-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).