Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1393: Health care debt and duty to provide care.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 1393 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Health care debt and duty to provide care. Primary sponsor: Vanessa Summers (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 8, 2026): First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Prohibits a health care provider from refusing to provide necessary care solely on the basis of health care debt owed or alleged to be owed by the consumer to the health care provider for health care services, products, or devices provided by the health care provider to the consumer or to a minor or an incapacitated individual who is under the responsibility of the consumer. Provides that a person that violates this prohibition commits a deceptive act that is actionable under the Indiana statute concerning deceptive consumer sales by the attorney general only.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Summers | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 99 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
- Authored by Representative Summers