Health And Human Services : Aging

State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Regards long-term care facility resident's room monitoring [SB-154] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ] [Data Privacy ]
To amend sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 3721.62, 3721.63, 3721.65, and 3721.66 of the Revised Code to make changes regarding electronic monitoring of a resident's room in a long-term care facility.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Ingram Referred To Committee: Health on 03/26/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 136th General Assembly

Revise fees for the administration of a probate estate [HB-55] [Finance ] [Property Tax ]
To amend sections 2127.38 and 5721.10 of the Revised Code to amend the law related to fees for the administration of a probate estate.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. W. Scott Oelslager Referred To Committee: Judiciary on 04/02/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Regards the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program [HB-681] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend section 5162.21 and to enact section 5162.213 of the Revised Code regarding the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program.

Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Hudson Hillyer Referred To Committee: Public Health Policy on 11/12/2024

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Regards electronic monitoring in a long-term care facility [SB-314] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Health ]
To amend sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 3721.62, 3721.63, 3721.65, and 3721.66 of the Revised Code to make changes regarding electronic monitoring of a resident's room in a long-term care facility.

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Ingram Referred To Committee: Health on 11/12/2024

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Increase awareness of cognitive impairment, dementia [HB-397] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
To enact section 3701.147 of the Revised Code to increase education, awareness, and understanding of cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and other types of dementia.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein Referred To Committee: Health on 11/12/2024

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Regards self-directed Medicaid services [HB-246] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ]
To amend section 5164.91 and to enact sections 173.525, 5162.137, 5166.122, and 5166.162 of the Revised Code regarding self-direction in certain Medicaid home and community-based services waiver programs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Alessandro Cutrona Referred To Committee: Public Health Policy on 09/12/2023

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 135th General Assembly (2023-2024)

Enact Never Alone Act [HB-236] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Disabilities ] [Senior Citizens ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ]
To enact sections 3792.05 and 3792.06 of the Revised Code to prohibit a congregate care setting from denying a patient or resident access to an advocate during public health emergencies and to name this act the Never Alone Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Theresa Gavarone Effective on 03/20/2025

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 134th General Assembly

Regards self-direction in certain Medicaid programs [HB-744] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ] [Disabilities ]
To amend section 5164.91 and to enact sections 173.525, 5162.137, 5166.122, and 5166.162 of the Revised Code regarding self-direction in certain Medicaid home and community-based services waiver programs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Manchester Refer To Committee: Families, Aging, And Human Services on 11/15/2022

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 134th General Assembly

Create the Ohio Disability Home Expense Grant Program [HB-644] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ]
To create the Ohio Disability Home Expense Grant Program and to repeal Sections 1 through 5 of the act on July 1, 2024, to abolish the Ohio Disability Home Expense Grant Program on that date, and to make an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Fraizer Refer To Committee: Finance on 05/17/2022

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 134th General Assembly

Require FY 2023 rebasing of nursing facility Medicaid rates [SB-325] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ]
To require a fiscal year 2023 rebasing of nursing facility Medicaid payment rates.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze Refer To Committee: Finance on 05/18/2022

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 134th General Assembly

Require FY 2023 rebasing of nursing facility Medicaid rates [HB-625] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
To require a fiscal year 2023 rebasing of nursing facility Medicaid payment rates, and to make an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Hoops Refer To Committee: Finance on 05/17/2022

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 134th General Assembly

Regards payments to certain residential care facilities [HB-572] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Human Services ]
To enact sections 173.57 and 5166.45 of the Revised Code to require the Departments of Aging and Medicaid to establish programs to provide payment to residential care facilities that have residents who are Assisted Living waiver recipients.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Carfagna Passed on 12/13/2022

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 134th General Assembly

Allow local governments establish investment funds, reduce taxes [HB-546] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Senior Citizens ] [Property Tax ] [Investments ]
To amend sections 323.151, 323.152, 323.153, 323.156, 327.01, 327.02, 327.04, 739.02, 739.07, 739.08, 4503.064, 4503.065, 4503.068, and 5747.502 and to enact sections 507.081, 739.15, 5705.75, 5705.76, 5705.77, and 5705.78 of the Revised Code to allow local governments to establish investment funds and use interest earnings to reduce taxes and special assessments on senior citizen homesteads.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Jordan Refer To Committee: Ways And Means on 02/15/2022

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 134th General Assembly

Affirm patient and family rights to direct health care decisions. [HCR-26] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
To affirm the right of patients and families to direct health care decisions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Brinkman Introduced And Referred To Committee: Families, Aging, And Human Services on 09/22/2021

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 134th General Assembly

Regards penalty - failure to report adult abuse or neglect [HB-419] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend sections 5101.63 and 5101.99 of the Revised Code to make failure to make a mandatory report of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation a fourth degree misdemeanor.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kyle Koehler Refer To Committee: Judiciary on 11/30/2022

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 134th General Assembly

Regards criminal background checks for certain professions [SB-217] [Crime ] [Senior Citizens ] [Healthcare ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 173.27, 173.38, 173.381, 718.01, and 718.39 of the Revised Code to modify the law regarding access to criminal record check information with respect to long-term care ombudsman programs, direct-care positions, community-based long-term care services, and certain persons serving as a municipal corporation tax administrator, and to declare an emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirk Schuring Passed on 12/08/2021

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 134th General Assembly

Revised expedited licensure inspections law and long-term care [HB-179] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 109.57, 109.572, 173.38, 173.381, 1337.11, 2133.01, 2317.54, 3701.362, 3701.881, 3701.916, 3721.02, 4715.36, 4719.01, 4723.431, 4729.43, 5101.63, 5164.34, and 5164.342; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 3701.881 (3722.11); and to enact sections 3722.01, 3722.02, 3722.03, 3722.04, 3722.05, 3722.07, 3722.10, and 3722.99 of the Revised Code to modify the laws governing expedited licensure inspections and reviewing plans for long-term care facilities and to license providers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Ginter Refer To Committee: Families, Aging, And Human Services on 03/09/2021

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 134th General Assembly

Enact Esther's Law re: long-term care facility room monitoring [SB-58] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Services ]
To amend section 3721.99 and to enact sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 3721.62, 3721.63, 3721.64, 3721.65, 3721.66, 3721.67, and 3721.68 of the Revised Code to permit a resident of a long-term care facility to conduct electronic monitoring of the resident's room and to designate this act as Esther's Law.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein Concurred In House Amendments on 12/08/2021

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 134th General Assembly

Enact Esther's Law re: long-term care room monitoring [HB-78] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ]
To amend section 3721.99 and to enact sections 3721.60, 3721.61, 3721.62, 3721.63, 3721.64, 3721.65, 3721.66, 3721.67, 3721.68, and 3721.69 of the Revised Code to permit a resident of a long-term care facility to conduct electronic monitoring of the resident's room, to designate this act as Esther's Law, and to make an appropriation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Howse Refer To Committee: Families, Aging And Human Services on 02/10/2021

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 134th General Assembly

Require EMS / peace officers to undergo dementia-related training [HB-23] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Mental Health ]
To amend sections 4765.16 and 5503.01 and to enact sections 109.7410 and 4765.162 of the Revised Code to require emergency medical service personnel and peace officers to undergo dementia-related training and to increase the maximum allowable age for new state highway patrol troopers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein Concurred In Senate Amendments on 12/13/2022

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