April 4, 2003
ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL No. 1695
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DIGEST OF HB 1695
(Updated April 2, 2003 12:55 PM - DI 104)
Citations Affected: IC 16-46.
Synopsis: Minority health initiatives. Adds Alaska Native, Native
Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander to the definition of minority under
the interagency state council on black and minority health. Changes
council membership. Requires the council to develop and implement
a plan to address health disparities and health issues of minority
populations in Indiana, to coordinate local minority health coalitions
with counties, and to establish a liaison between the state department
of health and the Indiana Minority Health Coalition.
Effective: July 1, 2003.
Crawford
(SENATE SPONSORS _ MILLER, BREAUX)
January 21, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
February 3, 2003, reported _ Do Pass.
February 6, 2003, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
February 10, 2003, read third time, passed. Yeas 94, nays 2.
SENATE ACTION
February 11, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
April 3, 2003, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
April 4, 2003
First Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2003)
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ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL No. 1695
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
health.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 16-46-6-2; (03)EH1695.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 16-46-6-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 2. As used in this
chapter, "minority" means an individual identified as any of the
following:
(1) Black or African-American.
(2) Hispanic or Latino.
(3) Asian. or Pacific Islander.
(4) Native American Indian.
(5) Alaska Native.
(6) Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander.
SOURCE: IC 16-46-6-4; (03)EH1695.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 16-46-6-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.215-2001,
SECTION 89, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 4. (a) The council consists of the following
seventeen (17) twenty-one (21) members:
(1) Two (2) members of the house of representatives from
different political parties appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives.
(2) Two (2) members of the senate from different political parties
appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.
(3) The governor or the governor's designee.
(4) The state health commissioner or the commissioner's
designee.
(5) The director of the division of family and children or the
director's designee.
(6) The superintendent of public instruction or the
superintendent's designee. The director of the office of
Medicaid policy and planning or the director's designee.
(7) The director of the division of mental health and addiction or
the director's designee.
(8) The commissioner of the department of correction or the
commissioner's designee.
(9) The director of the division of disability, aging, and
rehabilitative services or the director's designee.
(9) One (1) representative of a local health department.
(10) One (1) representative of a public health care facility
appointed by the governor.
(11) One (1) licensed physician appointed by the governor who
has knowledge and experience in the special health needs of
minorities.
(12) (11) One (1) psychologist appointed by the governor who:
(A) is licensed to practice psychology in Indiana; and
(B) has knowledge and experience in the special health needs
of minorities.
(13) Three (3) members appointed by the governor, who represent
statewide organizations concerned with the health, economic,
social, or educational needs of minorities. However, at least one
(1) of the members must be a member of the Indiana minority
health coalition.
(12) One (1) member appointed by the governor based on the
recommendation of the Indiana State Medical Association.
(13) One (1) member appointed by the governor based on the
recommendation of the National Medical Association.
(14) One (1) member appointed by the governor based on the
recommendation of the Indiana Hospital and Health
Association.
(15) One (1) member appointed by the governor based on the
recommendation of the American Cancer Society.
(16) One (1) member appointed by the governor based on the
recommendation of the American Heart Association.
(17) One (1) member appointed by the governor based on the
recommendation of the American Diabetes Association.
(18) One (1) member appointed by the governor based on the
recommendation of the Black Nurses Association.
(19) One (1) member appointed by the governor based on the
recommendation of the Indiana Minority Health Coalition.
(b) At least fifty fifty-one percent (50%) (51%) of the members of
the council must be minorities.
SOURCE: IC 16-46-6-8; (03)EH1695.1.3. -->
SECTION 3. IC 16-46-6-8 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 8. The state department
and the Indiana Minority Health Coalition, Inc. shall provide staff
for the council.
SOURCE: IC 16-46-6-10; (03)EH1695.1.4. -->
SECTION 4. IC 16-46-6-10 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 10. The council shall
do the following:
(1) Identify and study the special health care needs and health
problems of minorities.
(2) Examine the factors and conditions that affect the health of
minorities.
(3) Examine the health care services available to minorities in the
public and private sector and determine the extent to which these
services meet the needs of minorities.
(4) Study the state and federal laws concerning the health needs
of minorities.
(5) Examine the coordination of services to minorities and
recommend improvements in the delivery of services.
(6) Examine funding sources for minority health care.
(7) Examine and recommend preventive measures concerning the
leading causes of death or injury among minorities, including the
following:
(A) Heart disease.
(B) Stroke.
(C) Cancer.
(D) Intentional injuries.
(E) Accidental death and injury.
(F) Cirrhosis.
(G) Diabetes.
(H) Infant mortality.
(I) HIV and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
(J) Mental Health.
(K) Substance Abuse.
(8) Examine the impact of the following on minorities:
(A) Adolescent pregnancy.
(B) Mental disorders.
(C) Substance abuse.
(D) (B) Sexually transmitted and other communicable
diseases.
(E) (C) Lead poisoning.
(F) (D) Long term disability and aging.
(G) (E) Sickle cell anemia.
(9) Monitor the Indiana minority health initiative and other public
policies that affect the health status of minorities.
(10) Develop and implement a comprehensive plan and time
line to address health disparities and health issues of minority
populations in Indiana.
SOURCE: IC 16-46-11-1; (03)EH1695.1.5. -->
SECTION 5. IC 16-46-11-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 1. The state department
of health,
in partnership with the Indiana Minority Health
Coalition, Inc., shall do the following
:
(1) Staff, coordinate, and assist in the implementation of the
comprehensive health plan developed by the interagency state
council on black and minority health established under
IC 16-46-6.
(1) (2) Expand, develop, and implement a
community based
state structure
that is more conducive to addressing the health
disparities of the minority populations in Indiana.
(2) (3) Monitor minority health progress.
(3) (4) Establish policy.
(4) (5) Fund minority health programs, research, and other
initiatives.
(5) (6) Provide the following through interdepartmental
coordination:
(A) The data and technical assistance needs of the local
minority health coalitions.
(B) Measurable minority health objectives to
the local
minority health coalitions for the development of health
intervention programs.
(6) (7) Provide through the state health data center established by
IC 16-19-10-3 minority health research and resource information
addressing the following:
(A) Research within minority populations.
(B) A resource database that can be disseminated to local
organizations interested in minority health.
(C) Racial and ethnic specific databases including morbidity,
diagnostic groups, social/economic, education, and population.
(D) Attitude, knowledge, and belief information.
(7) (8) Staff a minority health hotline that establishes linkages
with other health and social service hotlines and local coalitions.
(8) (9) Develop and implement an aggressive recruitment and
retention program to increase the number of minorities in the
health and social services professions.
(9) (10) Develop and implement an awareness program that will
increase the knowledge of health and social service providers to
the special needs of minorities.
(10) (11) Develop and implement culturally and linguistically
appropriate health promotion and disease prevention programs
that would emphasize avoiding the health risk factors for
conditions affecting minorities and incorporate an accessible,
affordable, and acceptable early detection and intervention
component.
(11) (12) Provide the state support necessary to ensure the
continued development of the existing minority health coalitions
and to develop coalitions in other areas targeted for minority
health intervention.
(12) (13) Appoint a state funded coordinator for Coordinate each
of the counties with existing local minority health coalitions to:
(A) provide community planning and needs assessment
assistance to the coalition local minority health coalitions;
and to
(B) assist the coalition local minority health coalitions in the
development of the local minority health intervention plan
through the year 2000 plans. The plans shall be developed to
coincide with the state fiscal year.
(13) (14) Appoint and assign regional consultants to serve as
Establish a liaison between the department and the local coalition
Indiana Minority Health Coalition, Inc., to:
(A) coordinate the state department of health resources needed
for the development of local coalitions;
(B) provide assistance to and monitor the local coordinators in
the development of local intervention plans;
(C) serve as the barometer to the state department of health on
the minority health concerns of local coalitions;
(D) assist in coordinating the minority community input on
state policies and programs;
(E) serve as the linkage with the state department of health and
the local minority health coordinators; and
(F) monitor the progress of the fulfilling of their
responsibilities.
(14) (15) Provide funding, within the limits of appropriations, to
support preventive health, education, and treatment programs in
the minority communities that are developed, planned, and
evaluated by approved organizations.
(15) (16) Provide assistance to local communities to obtain
funding for the development of a health care delivery system to
meet the needs, gaps, and barriers identified in the local plans.