# Indiana SB 246: Advanced practice registered nurses.

Indiana SB 246, Advanced practice registered nurses., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Tyler Johnson (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-09 (First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 246
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Advanced practice registered nurses.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-01-09, First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
- Sponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: health and provider services
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Indiana medical licensing board to accept and review complaints concerning physician collaborative practice agreements with advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Provides that an APRN may only: (1) operate in collaboration with a licensed practitioner who specializes in the same practice area as the advanced practice registered nurse; and (2) practice within the scope of the APRN's specialty. Allows a physician to enter into a collaborative agreement with more than four APRNs but prohibits the physician from collaborating with more than four APRNs at the same time.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-09: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Authored by Senator Johnson T (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0246/versions/SB0246.01.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/SB0246/versions/SB0246.01.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-SB246-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).