2008 Advocacy Reports & Alerts

May 30, 2008 Report

• Justice Stratton to Speak at OHA Advocacy Luncheon

• House & Senate Still Deliberating Capital Appropriations

• Senate Approves Amended Pharmacy Technician Bill

• Governor to Sign Maternity Licensure Bill

• Legislation Headed to Governor for Final Approval

• House Committee Holds Hearing on Sick Leave Bill, Issue May Reappear on Ballot

May 23, 2008 Report

• Hospitals Testify on Managed Care Provisions in Health Care Reform Bill

• Legislators Question Providers' Frozen Medicaid Reimbursement

• Ohio Senate Unanimously Approves OHA-Backed Nurse Staffing Bill

• OONE to Receive the OHA Leadership Through Advocacy Award

• Maternity Licensure Bill Heads to Governor

• County Hospitals Included in County Contracting Bill

• U.S. Senate Approves Medicaid Moratorium, Self-Referral Ban

May 16, 2008 Report

• Senate Panel Prepares for Vote on Nurse Staffing Legislation; Nurse Execs Discuss Proposed Changes with Senator Sue Morano, RN

• Substitute Version of Health Care Reform Bill Introduced

• Senate Passes Maternity Licensure Legislation

• OHA Member Bulletin Now Available on Energy Bill

• Public Hospital Amendment to be Offered on County Contracting Bill

May 9, 2008 Report

• Senate Health Committee Approves Maternity Licensure Bill

• Opponents Missing During Testimony on Nurse Staffing Proposal

• Senate Health Committee Hears Pharmacy Technician Certification Bill

• House Committee Continues Analysis of Health Care Reform Bill, Sub Bill Due Soon

• Surgical Technician Licensure Considered

• Energy Bill Signed Into Law    

April 25, 2008 Report

• House Committee Approves Booster Seat Legislation

• Senate & House Committee Move on Radiologist Assistant Legislation

• Healthcare Access & Affordability Examines Pharmaceutical Purchasing

• Hospitals Applaud Newly-Passed Energy Bill

• Senate Hears Hospital, Nurse Support for Nurse Staffing Bill

• Deadline Approaching to Submit Payroll Tax Data for Advocacy Efforts

April 14, 2008 Report

• Radiologist Assistants Licensure Approved by Senate Health

• Senate Health Hears Nurse Staffing Proposal

• Senate Committee Hears Hospital Support for Maternity Licensure Revisions

• OHA Member Bulletin Now Available on Healthcare Simplification Act

• Healthcare Access & Affordability Committee Hears Dentistry Testimony

April 4, 2008 Report

• Hospitals Testify on Charity Care & Health Information Technology Provision in HB 456

• OHA Seeking Payroll Tax Data for Advocacy Efforts

• Health Care Advisory Group Discussed Potential Reforms

• Governor Strickland Signs Legislation into Law

March 14, 2008 Report

• OHA, ONA, OONE Supported Nurse Staffing Bill Clears House

• Hearings Continue on State Health Care Reform Bill

• House, Senate Pass Provider Credentialing, Contracting Legislation

• OHA is Seeking Medicaid Managed Care Data from Hospitals

March 7, 2008 Report

• Inpatient Medicaid Freeze Rule Heads to Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review

• OHA Extends Grassroots Challenge to Nurse Execs

• House Panel Considers Nurse Faculty Salary Proposal; OHA CAP Committee Prioritizes Ohio C.A.R.E. Issues

February 22, 2008 Report

• Political Do's and Don'ts for Ohio Hospitals

• Community Benefit Stories and Reporting Needed

• House Passes Maternity Licensure Bill

• Senate Committee Passes Health Care Simplification Act

• OHA, OCHA Join to Testify Against Medicaid Freeze

February 8, 2008 Report

• Early Voting Begins Today

• OHA-Backed Nurse Staffing Bill Receives Unanimous Committee Approval

• State Health Care Reform Bill Receives First Hearing

• Deliberation Continues on Energy Restructuring Bill

February 1, 2008 Report

• Hospitals Support Physician Medicaid Increase, Hospital Recalibration Halt

• House Health Approves Maternity Licensure Bill

• Rep. Raussen Introduces New Health Care Reform Bill

• Nurse Staffing Plans

January 25, 2008 Report

• Significant Changes Made to Committee Leadership

• OHA to Meet with Governor Strickland on Medicaid Freeze

• Hospitals Weigh In on Physician Credentialing, Managed Care Contracting Bill

• OHA Testifies Against Medicaid Fraud Legislation

• Senate Committee Accepts OHA-Supported Amendment for Nonprofit Law Changes

• Nurses Month Proposal Receives Sponsor Testimony

• Leadership Through Advocacy Award - It's Not too Late to Nominate

January 18, 2008 Report

• OHA Continues to Pursue Passage of 24/7 ED Legislation

• OHA to Testify on Medicaid Fraud Legislation

• House Health Committee Considers Grieving Parents Act

• PATH Grant Program Receives Sponsor Testimony

January 11, 2008 Report

• OHA Outlines Fundamentals of Maternity Licensure Legislation

• CNA Speaks Out Against OHA-Supported Nurse Staffing Bill

• Voter Registration Deadline Quickly Approaching

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