Indiana

Indiana passes anti-union legislation

February 02, 2012

Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) signed anti-union legislation Wednesday that will turn the manufacturing-heavy Indiana into a right-to-work state.

Indiana lawmaker proposes nursing home pay-for-performance bill

January 28, 2011

An Indiana state Senate committee has advanced a bill that would reward better performing nursing homes while generally penalizing weaker ones financially. Sen. Patricia Miller (R) proposed the bill, and chairs the Health and Provider Services Committee that moved it along this week.

New watchdog group to oversee Indiana nursing home inspections board

October 19, 2010

A new seven-member watchdog panel in Indiana will review the state board responsible for reviewing and regulating nursing home administrators.

Charges against nursing home administrators go unanswered, report says

August 25, 2010

Complaints against nursing home administrators in Indiana are less likely to reach the Indiana State Board of Health Facility Administrators—that state's nursing home regulatory body—than in other states, a local news report asserted.

Indiana state senator to introduce nurse background check legislation

August 16, 2010

State Sen. Patricia Miller (R) plans to introduce legislation mandating nurse background checks. The move is in response to Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels's (R) decision not to pursue federal matching grants for nurse background checks in nursing homes.

Cash-strapped Indiana nixes nurse background check program

August 11, 2010

Indiana cannot afford its $1 million share of a federal nurse background check initiative. It therefore will not participate in the program, the state said Monday.