Indiana · 2026 session · house
This amended version of HB 1335 fundamentally restructures Indiana's regulatory framework for nonprofit hospitals by eliminating most charity care and financial assistance disclosure requirements while introducing new clinical training definitions. The bill removes statutory definitions of 'financially indigent' and 'medically indigent,' deletes requirements for hospitals to provide written notice of payment assistance programs at registration, discharge, and billing, eliminates multilingual signage requirements in emergency departments, and removes the entire chapter on payment assistance program disclosures that was scheduled to take effect in 2026. The bill also eliminates annual community benefits reporting requirements and associated civil penalty provisions (previously up to $1,000 per violation). In their place, the amended bill adds new definitions for 'clinical department' and 'preceptor' related to supervised clinical training programs, representing a shift from patient financial protection toward healthcare workforce development. The changes substantially reduce transparency and notification obligations for nonprofit hospitals regarding available financial assistance.
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