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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana Bill SB 51 Requires Postpartum Checkups within 60 Days for Medicaid Mothers
Last action · January 27, 2026: Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthorSponsors: La Keisha Jackson and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Indiana Senate Bill 51 requires hospitals, prenatal care providers, and Medicaid s to ensure that new mothers on Medicaid or eligible for Medicaid schedule a postpartum checkup within 60 days of giving birth, effective July 1, 2026.
New mothers covered by Medicaid must have their postpartum medical appointments officially scheduled by their care provider, hospital, or insurance plan within two months of delivery.
- The bill was prepared by the interim study committee on public health, behavioral health, and human services. context
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.
Medicaid recipients
New mothers on Medicaid or eligible for Medicaid must have their postpartum checkup appointments scheduled by providers, hospitals, or insurers within 60 days of birth.
Hospitals
Licensed hospitals operating maternity units must ensure patients schedule postpartum checkups within the statutory timeframe.
Health care providers
Providers who offered prenatal or delivery care must ensure postpartum appointments are scheduled within 60 days.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 27, 2026SenateSenator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
- Jan 5, 2026SenateSenator Charbonneau added as second author
- Dec 8, 2025SenateIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
- Dec 8, 2025SenateAuthored by Senator Jackson L
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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