Indiana § 12-16.5-3-1 Entrance into the compact; action and consent of Congress;
improvement of health care policy

Indiana Statutes

§ 12-16.5-3-1 — Entrance into the compact; action and consent of Congress; improvement of health care policy

Indiana § 12-16.5-3-1

Art. 16.5THE HEALTH CARE COMPACT

Ch. 3Health Care Compact

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Ind. Code § 12-16.5-3-1 (2026).

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(a)The governor may enter into the compact on behalf of the state with any other state only after the following occur:

(1)The budget committee reviews the compact and any plan developed under subdivision (2).

(2)The budget agency prepares a plan showing how Indiana will provide access to health care for Indiana residents under the compact.

(3)The budget agency presents the plan described in subdivision

(2)to the interim study committee on public health, behavioral health, and human services established by IC 2-5-1.3-4.

(b)The member states shall take joint and separate action to secure the consent of the United States Congress for the compact in order to return the authority to regulate health care to the member states that is consistent with the goals and principles articulated in t

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(a) The governor may enter into the compact
on behalf of the state with any other state only after the following
occur:
(1) The budget committee reviews the compact and any plan
developed under subdivision (2).
(2) The budget agency prepares a plan showing how Indiana will
provide access to health care for Indiana residents under the
compact.
(3) The budget agency presents the plan described in subdivision
(2) to the interim study committee on public health, behavioral
health, and human services established by IC 2-5-1.3-4.
(b) The member states shall take joint and separate action to secure
the consent of the United States Congress for the compact in order to
return the authority to regulate health care to the member states that is
consistent with the goals and principles articulated in the compact.
(c) The member states shall improve health care policy within the
states' jurisdictions and according to the judgment and discretion of
each member state.