Medicaid Work Requirements in Indiana

Check your situation in Indiana

When it starts in Indiana

• June–July 2026: FSSA notified more than 500,000 HIP members and held town halls. Some members got a first notice starting July 1, 2026.
• January 1, 2027: enforcement starts for new applications and redeterminations started on or after this date.

Who has to meet it

The rule applies to people ages 19 to 64 in Healthy Indiana Plan (the adult expansion group), unless they are pregnant, have Medicare, or are exempt. You meet it in a month with 80 hours of work, community service, a work program, or school (in any mix), by going to school at least half-time, or with at least $580 in monthly income.

You are exempt if, for example, you care for a child 13 or younger or a person with a disability, are pregnant or postpartum, are American Indian or Alaska Native, are medically frail, are a veteran with a total (100%) VA disability rating or TDIU, were in foster care at 18 and are under 26, are in drug or alcohol treatment, meet SNAP or TANF work rules, or left jail or prison in the last 3 months. See the full exemption list.

How Indiana checks and how to report

Months checked: Applicants in January 2027 must show they met the rule in October, November, and December 2026. Current members: any 3 months since their last redetermination. FSSA also reviews compliance quarterly.

Report hours, upload documents, and check exemptions in the FSSA Benefits Portal. You can also mail papers to the FSSA Document Center, P.O. Box 1810, Marion, IN 46952, call the Division of Family Resources, or visit a local office. Report changes in work, school, health, or family within 10 days.

Other things to know in Indiana

• FSSA estimated on October 5, 2026 that more than 58,000 HIP members were not yet meeting the rule or exempt.
• FSSA sends text reminders from short code 43816.
• FSSA checks wage and program data first and sends a notice asking for documents only when it cannot verify electronically.

Official tools and contacts

• Check if it applies: HIP Work Requirements Pre-Screening Tool
• Report and upload: FSSA Benefits Portal
• Division of Family Resources: 1-800-403-0864
• FSSA: HIP work requirements
• FSSA: info for HIP members
• FSSA: medical frailty
• Agency: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)

Federal protections that apply in Indiana

• The state must check its own records before asking you for proof.
• If it can't confirm you meet the rule, you get a notice and at least 30 days to respond, and your coverage continues meanwhile.
• You get written notice and the right to a fair hearing before coverage ends, and you can reapply at any time.
• If you lose Medicaid for not meeting the rule, you cannot get marketplace premium tax credits for those months. Learn more.