# Indiana SB 446: Mental health and substance abuse coverage.

Indiana SB 446, Mental health and substance abuse coverage., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Michael Crider (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 446
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Mental health and substance abuse coverage.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
- Sponsor: Michael Crider (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: health and provider services
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Sets forth certain standards regarding reimbursement rates for providers of mental illness or substance abuse services. Provides that if a provider of health care services that provides both medical or surgical services and mental illness or substance abuse services is credentialed with an insurer or health maintenance organization for purposes of providing medical or surgical services, the provider must be considered automatically credentialed for purposes of providing mental illness or substance abuse services in instances under which the insurer provides coverage of mental illness or substance abuse services through a third party vendor.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Crider (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0446/versions/SB0446.01.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/SB0446/versions/SB0446.01.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-SB446-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).