Governor Mike Braun ceremoniously signed SB 189/Public Law 119 into law on Tuesday. The legislation prohibits a health carrier from assessing a facility or provider an administrative fee or penalty related to the provision of care to an individual involving an out-of-network provider. Indiana is the first in the nation to have this legislation.

Pictured are (left to right) Alex Choi, MD; Senator Eric Koch (R-Bedford), ISMA Director of Policy and Affairs Doug Boyle, Erin Temple, MD; Steve Freeland of Indiana Physicians Health Alliance, Inc.; Governor Mike Braun; William Pond, MD; Senator Scott Baldwin (R-Noblesville); Senator Liz Brown (R- Fort Wayne); and Grant Achenbach, JD, Krieg DeVault, LLC.