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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana Bill HB 1069 permits injured workers to choose their own attending physician
Last action · December 5, 2025: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and PensionsSponsor: Chuck Moseley
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What This Bill Proposed
Indiana House Bill 1069 allows injured workers and individuals suffering from s to choose their own attending physician under the worker's compensation law, effective July 1, 2026. The legislation requires employers or insurance carriers to cover the costs of the chosen physician's services, provided notice is given to the employer and insurance carrier. Additionally, the measure prohibits employers and insurance carriers from delaying emergency medical care deemed necessary by an attending health care facility physician.
Changes who holds the authority to select medical providers for workplace injury treatments, shifting the choice from employers to employees and obligating employers to cover the associated costs regardless of when the injury occurred.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Employees
Employees gain the right to choose their own attending physician for workplace injuries or occupational diseases after June 30, 2026.
Employers
Employers must cover the cost of medical services and products provided by the employee's chosen physician and adhere to new restrictions regarding emergency medical care delays.
Worker's compensation insurance carriers
Insurance carriers are subject to notification rules regarding employee-chosen physicians and must process claims without delaying necessary emergency medical care.
Key Facts
- After June 30, 2026, employees are entitled to choose the attending physician for employment injuries or occupational diseases, regardless of whether the injury occurred before July 1, 2026.
- Employers remain responsible for providing the chosen physician, services, and products free of charge to the employee.
- Employers or insurance carriers are strictly prohibited from delaying emergency medical care when considered necessary in the professional judgment of an attending health care facility physician.
- If an employee is unable to select a physician or requires immediate treatment due to the nature of the injury, the employer must select an attending physician for immediate care.
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- If treatment or travel for treatment requires going outside the county of employment, the employer must pay reasonable travel, food, and lodging expenses under state travel policies.
- The worker's compensation board of Indiana is authorized to adopt rules to implement these amendments until the expiration of the section on December 31, 2027.
- An emergency is declared for the act, making certain provisions effective upon passage.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can an employer delay emergency medical care under this bill?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Dec 5, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
- Dec 5, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Moseley
Version history
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Shift in Physician Selection Authority
The bill transitions the responsibility of providing an attending physician from a mandate where employers dictate the provider to a framework where employees can choose their physician after June 30, 2026.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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