Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 206: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment program.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 206 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment program. Primary sponsor: Jim Tomes (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2025): Senator Doriot added as coauthor.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Requires the Indiana department of veterans' affairs to establish and administer a hyperbaric oxygen treatment program (program) to make grants to certain providers to provide diagnostic testing and hyperbaric oxygen treatment to qualified service members. Establishes program requirements. Requires the Indiana department of health to: (1) issue a request for proposals to offer treatment under the program; and (2) adopt rules to implement these provisions, including rules concerning program eligibility, treatment plan requirements, criteria for approving payments for treatment, and confidentiality. Provides that funding for the program is paid from the military family relief fund. Makes conforming amendments related to the sunset of the hyperbaric oxygen treatment pilot program.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tomes | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 49 |
| Blake Doriot | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 12 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Senator Doriot added as coauthor
- First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military
- Authored by Senator Tomes