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Committee lays over bill allowing limited indirect billing for individualized home supports
Summary
House File 10 95 would permit certain indirect (non‑face‑to‑face) time to be billable under individualized home supports (IHS) when the individual gives informed consent; providers testified the change reimburses time already spent coordinating care and crisis response.
The House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee on March 12, 2025, laid over House File 10 95 after testimony that the bill would allow limited indirect billing for individualized home supports (IHS) when an individual makes an informed choice to permit support tasks outside direct contact.
Representative Frederick, the bill author, said the measure is intended to compensate support workers for necessary indirect work — for example, scheduling medical appointments, coordinating with case managers, and follow‑up communications that occur outside the time a worker is physically or remotely with a client. He said the change preserves the service recipient’s autonomy and requires informed choice before indirect time may be billed.
Ken Bence, director of research, analysis and…
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