Indiana Medicaid work requirement

Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) expansion adults ages 19–64 who are not otherwise exempt. Indiana uses a 3-month look-back period: HIP checks compliance every 3 months. You must show you met the 80-hour threshold (or $580/month income) in the prior 3-month period.

• Work 80+ hours/month (paid or unpaid, including self-employment or work for goods/services)
• Community service / volunteering at a public or non-profit organization — 80+ hours/month
• Participation in an approved job training or workforce program — 80+ hours/month
• Enrollment in an educational program at least half-time (high school, GED, community college, vocational, or four-year college)
• Any combination of the above totaling 80+ hours/month
• Income ≥ $580/month (federal minimum wage × 80 hours) — regardless of hours tracked; seasonal workers may average $580/month over the prior 6 months

• Pregnant or less than 12 months postpartum (regardless of pregnancy outcome)
• Primary caregiver of a child 13 years old or younger
• Primary caregiver of a disabled individual
• Medically frail or living with a disability that significantly limits ability to work
• American Indian / Alaska Native (AI/AN)
• Former foster youth who aged out of foster care
• Veteran with total disability rating (VA)
• Household receiving TANF where work rules already apply
• Household receiving SNAP where SNAP work rules already apply
• Enrolled in or recently completed a substance use disorder (SUD) treatment program
• Currently incarcerated or released from incarceration within the prior 3 months

Caring for a child 13 or younger, or for a person with a disability, is usually an exemption. Caregiving hours are not counted toward the 80 hours.

Indiana HIP will use state data for ex-parte verification first. If insufficient, it will request documentation. Reports are reviewed every 3 months; respond to any notices promptly through the FSSA Benefits Portal or by calling 800-403-0864.

• Visit in.gov/fssa/hip/hip-work-requirements/info-for-hip-members for the official HIP member page
• Keep your contact information current with Indiana FSSA (800-403-0864)
• Update your case at fssabenefits.in.gov
• Start tracking hours now — Indiana reviews compliance every 3 months, so keep monthly logs
• Report life changes (pregnancy, disability, household changes) to FSSA promptly

• HIP Work Requirements — Info for Members
• FSSA Benefits Portal

Sources: Indiana FSSA / HIP (in.gov/fssa/hip). CMS IFC CMS-2454-IFC. Indiana uses 3-month look-back periods.

Last checked September 2026.