Legislation
Fast facts on health care bills in the 129th Ohio General Assembly and 112th U.S. Congress.
View all of the legislation currently tracked by OHA and access supporting documents. Select legislation from previous General Assemblies that continues to impact hospitals also appears below.
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Bill:
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OH HB 12 - Medicaid
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Summary:
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To establish new requirements concerning services, providers, third-party liability, and reports for the Medicaid program.
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Sponsor:
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Rep. Barbara Sears
(R-Monclova Township)
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Status:
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Pending House Health & Aging Committee
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OHA Position:
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Currently Analyzing
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Bill:
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OH HB 13 - Medicaid
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Summary:
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To require the Director of Job and Family Services to seek federal approval to create a premium assistance component of the Medicaid program.
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Sponsor:
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Rep. Barbara Sears
(R-Monclova Township)
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Status:
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Pending House Health & Aging Committee
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OHA Position:
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Currently Analyzing
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Bill:
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OH HB 62 - Nurse Assault
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Summary:
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To increase the penalty for assault when the victim is a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse engaged in the performance of official duties whom the offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse.
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Sponsor:
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Rep. Anne Gonzales
(R-Westerville)
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Status:
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Pending Senate Judiciary Criminal Justice Committee
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Staff Contact:
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Sean M. McGlone, Esq.
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OHA Position:
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Support
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OH HB 64 - Synthetic Drugs and Bath Salts as Schedule I Narcotic
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Bill:
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OH HB 64 - Synthetic Drugs and Bath Salts as Schedule I Narcotic
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Summary:
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To add synthetic cannabinoids commonly known as K2 or Spice to the list of Schedule I controlled substances, to prohibit the possession of Spice, to prohibit trafficking in Spice, to provide that if Spice is the drug involved in a violation of the offense of corrupting another with drugs the penalty for the violation will be the same as if marihuana was the drug involved in the offense, to add six synthetic derivatives of cathinone that have been found in bath salts to the list of Schedule I controlled substances, to define a "controlled substance analog" for purposes of the Controlled Substances Law, and to treat controlled substance analogs as Schedule I controlled substances, and to specify that the residential and familial information of probation officers and bailiffs is not a public record.
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Sponsor:
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Reps. Margaret Ann Ruhl & Dave Burke
(R-Mount Vernon & Marysville)
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Status:
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Effective November 17, 2011
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Staff Contact:
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Rick Frank
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OHA Position:
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Support
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OH HB 85 - Health Insurance
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OH HB 93 - Prescription Drug Abuse
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OH HB 123 - BWC Operating Budget
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OH HB 137 - Employee Definition
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Bill:
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OH HB 137 - Employee Definition
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Summary:
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To create a generally uniform definition of employee for specified labor laws and to create a uniform standard to determine whether an individual performing services for an employer is an employee of that employer.
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Sponsor:
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Reps. Debbie Phillips & Denise Driehaus
(D-Athens & D-Cincinnati)
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Status:
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Pending House Commerce & Labor Committee
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Staff Contact:
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Sean M. McGlone, Esq.
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OHA Position:
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Currently Analyzing
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OH HB 149 - Circulating Nurse
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OH HB 154 - Health Care Professional Assault
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OH HB 169 - Professional Licenses
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OH HB 173 - Body Mass Screening at Schools
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OH HB 182 - Syringe Exchange Program
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OH HB 217 - Hospital Inform Patient on Breast Reconstruction
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OH HB 245 - Pain Awareness Month
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OH HB 259 - Complementary/Alternative Health Services
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Bill:
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OH HB 266 - Voting
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Summary:
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To establish a process to permit an elector who is confined to a health care facility under isolation to vote with the assistance of bipartisan board of elections employees, and to permit the elector's facsimile signature, provided by the hospital, to be used for signature verification purposes.
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Sponsor:
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Rep. Gerald Stebelton
(R-Lancaster)
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Status:
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Pending House State Government & Elections
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Staff Contact:
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Rick Frank
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OHA Position:
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Monitor
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OH HB 281 - Pregnancy Prevention & Hospital Services for Victims of Sexual Assault
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OH HB 287 - Ohio Health Security Act
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OH HB 292 - Genetic Counselor Licensure
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OH HB 303 - Health Care Workers
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OH HB 353 - Duplicative Quality Reporting
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OH HB 399 - Authentication of Verbal Orders
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OH SB 83 - Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriptive Authority
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OH SB 107 - Employee Definition
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Bill:
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OH SB 107 - Employee Definition
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Summary:
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To create a generally uniform definition of employee for specified labor laws and to create a uniform standard to determine whether an individual performing services for an employer is an employee of that employer.
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Sponsor:
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Sen. Michael Skindell
(D-Lakewood)
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Status:
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Pending Senate Insurance, Commerce & Labor Committee
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Staff Contact:
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Sean M. McGlone, Esq.
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OHA Position:
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Currently Analyzing
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OH SB 111 - Health Care Assault
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Bill:
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OH SB 111 - Health Care Assault
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Summary:
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To increase the penalty for assault to a felony of the fourth degree when the victim is a health care professional, health care worker, or security officer of a hospital who is engaged in the performance of the individual's duties.
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Sponsor:
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Sen. Scott Oelslager
(R-N. Canton)
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Status:
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Pending Senate Judiary Criminal Justice Committee
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Staff Contact:
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Sean M. McGlone, Esq.
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OHA Position:
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Support
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OH SB 118 - Body Mass Screenings at Schools
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OH SB 129 - Health Care Worker Immunity
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Bill:
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OH SB 129 - Health Care Worker Immunity
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Summary:
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To grant qualified civil immunity to a physician, physician assistant, dentist, or optometrist who provides emergency medical, dental, or optometric services, first-aid treatment, or other emergency professional care in compliance with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act or as a result of a disaster and to a certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or registered nurse who provides emergency services, first-aid treatment, or other emergency professional care as a result of a disaster and to provide that these provisions do not apply to wrongful death actions.
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Sponsor:
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Sens. Kevin Bacon & Cliff Hite
(R-Columbus & Findlay)
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Status:
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Pending Senate Judiciary Civil Justice Committee
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Staff Contact:
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Sean M. McGlone, Esq.
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OHA Position:
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Currently Analyzing
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OH SB 136 - Payment for Health Care Services
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OH SB 143 - False Claims Act
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OH SB 190 - Hospital Services for Sexual Assault Assistance
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OH SB 194 - Compound Medication
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Bill:
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OH SB 194 - Compound Medication
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Summary:
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Regarding the delivery of certain non-self-injectable and compounded medications and insurance coverage for orally administered cancer medications.
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Sponsor:
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Sen. Scott Oelslager
(R-North Canton)
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Status:
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Pending Senate Insurance, Commerce & Labor
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Staff Contact:
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Bridget Gargan
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OHA Position:
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Monitor
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OH SB 228 - Nurse Anesthetists
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Bill:
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OH SB 228 - Nurse Anesthetists
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Summary:
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To authorize certified registered nurse anesthetists to issue medication orders for the administration of drugs to patients during certain phases of patient care and to specify the circumstances in which such nurses may perform clinical support functions.
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Sponsor:
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Sen. Dave Burke
(R-Marysville)
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Status:
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Pending Senate Health, Human Services & Aging Committee
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Staff Contact:
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Rick Frank
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Sean M. McGlone, Esq.
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OHA Position:
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Support
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OH SB 231 - Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity Discrimination
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US H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
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