# Indiana SB 370: Health care matters.

Indiana SB 370, Health care matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by James Buck (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-03 (Senator Charbonneau added as second author) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 370
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Health care matters.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-02-03, Senator Charbonneau added as second author
- Sponsor: James Buck (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: health and provider services
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires Medicaid reimbursement for outpatient covered services at a hospital to be at the same reimbursement rate as that provided for the equivalent services at a physician's office. Provides exceptions. Requires specified reporting by hospitals and physicians to the office of the attorney general concerning: (1) a merger or acquisition of a physician group practice; and (2) employment of a physician. Requires the department of insurance to submit a report to the general assembly concerning the advisability and feasibility of expanding site neutral reimbursement to commercial health insurance.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-03: Senator Charbonneau added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senator Johnson T added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senator Busch added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Buck (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0370/versions/SB0370.01.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/SB0370/versions/SB0370.01.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-SB370-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).