Regards prescription drug readers for visually impaired patients [HB-374]
[Disabilities ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To amend section 5167.12 and to enact sections 3902.65, 4729.362, and 5164.093 of the Revised Code regarding prescription drug readers for visually impaired patients.
HB-374: Regards prescription drug readers for visually impaired patients
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Introduced on 06/23/2025
Require audit, action plan-Aged, Blind, Disabled Medicaid group [SB-222]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
To require an audit and corrective action plan for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Medicaid eligibility group and to make an appropriation.
SB-222: Require audit, action plan-Aged, Blind, Disabled Medicaid group
Sponsored by: Sen. Kristina Roegner
Referred To Committee: Finance on 06/18/2025
Require audit, action plan-Aged, Blind, Disabled Medicaid group [HB-356]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To require an audit and corrective action plan for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Medicaid eligibility group and to make an appropriation.
HB-356: Require audit, action plan-Aged, Blind, Disabled Medicaid group
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Dovilla
Referred To Committee: Finance on 06/18/2025
Establish paramedicine programs; require insurance coverage [SB-220]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
To enact sections 3902.65, 4765.362, and 5164.11 of the Revised Code to establish community paramedicine programs and to require insurance coverage for services provided under those programs.
Revise the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program Law [HB-318]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend sections 5162.21 and 5162.211 of the Revised Code to make changes to the law governing the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program.
HB-318: Revise the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program Law
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Stephens
Referred To Committee: Medicaid on 06/04/2025
Make various changes to public assistance benefits programs [SB-194]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Poverty ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To amend sections 5101.54, 5101.542, 5101.84, and 5101.98 and to enact sections 5101.042, 5101.543, 5101.546, 5101.95, and 5101.96 of the Revised Code to make various changes to public assistance benefits programs.
SB-194: Make various changes to public assistance benefits programs
Sponsored by: Sen. Timothy Schaffer
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight And Reform on 05/14/2025
Enact Breast Examination and Screening Transformation (BEST) Act [HB-271]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
To amend sections 1751.62, 3923.52, 3923.53, 5162.20, and 5164.08 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing insurance and Medicaid coverage of breast cancer screenings and examinations and to name this act the Breast Examination and Screening Transformation Act, or BEST Act.
HB-271: Enact Breast Examination and Screening Transformation (BEST) Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Cindy Abrams
Referred To Committee: Insurance on 05/14/2025
Regards health insurance, Medicaid prior authorization [HB-220]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
To amend sections 1751.72, 3923.041, and 5160.34 of the Revised Code regarding health insurance and Medicaid program prior authorization requirements.
HB-220: Regards health insurance, Medicaid prior authorization
Sponsored by: Rep. Heidi Workman
Referred To Committee: Insurance on 04/09/2025
Prohibit health insurance, Medicaid electronic claim fees [SB-166]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
To amend sections 3901.382 and 5164.46 of the Revised Code to prohibit fees for electronic claims submission by health insurer and the Medicaid program.
SB-166: Prohibit health insurance, Medicaid electronic claim fees
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathan Manning
Referred To Committee: Medicaid on 04/02/2025
Require Medicaid, health insurers report on prior authorization [HB-214]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
To amend sections 1751.72, 3923.041, and 5160.34 and to enact section 5160.341 of the Revised Code to require the Medicaid program and certain health insurers to report data about prior authorization requirements and to require an exemption to such requirements for certain providers.
HB-214: Require Medicaid, health insurers report on prior authorization
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Miller
Referred To Committee: Insurance on 04/09/2025
Regards Ohio ABLE accounts [HB-193]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
To amend sections 113.51, 113.53, and 113.56 of the Revised Code regarding Ohio ABLE accounts and to make an appropriation.
HB-193: Regards Ohio ABLE accounts
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Johnson
Referred To Committee: Public Insurance And Pensions on 03/26/2025
Modify alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services laws [SB-138]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 340.011, 340.03, 340.032, 340.036, 340.041, 340.05, 340.08, 5119.22, 5119.221, 5119.25, and 5119.99 and to enact section 340.038 of the Revised Code to modify various laws regarding boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services and to impose penalties for not registering recovery housing residences.
SB-138: Modify alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services laws
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Patton
Signed By The Governor on 07/01/2025
Regards Ohio ABLE accounts [SB-128]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
To amend sections 113.51 and 113.53 of the Revised Code regarding Ohio ABLE accounts and to make an appropriation.
SB-128: Regards Ohio ABLE accounts
Sponsored by: Sen. Kristina Roegner
Referred To Committee: Finance on 03/05/2025
Urge Presidential support for Medicaid work requirements [SCR-5]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
To urge the President of the United States to support the Ohio Department of Medicaid's request to implement work requirements for certain Medicaid recipients.
SCR-5: Urge Presidential support for Medicaid work requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Kyle Koehler
Adopted on 05/14/2025
Establish and operate the Ohio Health Care Plan [SB-78]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
To amend section 109.02 and to enact sections 3920.01, 3920.02, 3920.03, 3920.04, 3920.05, 3920.06, 3920.07, 3920.08, 3920.09, 3920.10, 3920.11, 3920.12, 3920.13, 3920.14, 3920.15, 3920.21, 3920.22, 3920.23, 3920.24, 3920.25, 3920.26, 3920.27, 3920.28, 3920.31, 3920.32, and 3920.33 of the Revised Code to establish and operate the Ohio Health Care Plan to provide universal health care coverage to all Ohio residents.
SB-78: Establish and operate the Ohio Health Care Plan
Sponsored by: Sen. Hearcel Craig
Referred To Committee: Financial Institutions, Insurance And Technology on 02/12/2025
Regards support payments under the Ohio Works First program [SB-67]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Poverty ]
To amend sections 5107.05, 5107.10, and 5107.20 of the Revised Code regarding the pass-through of support payments under the Ohio Works First program.
SB-67: Regards support payments under the Ohio Works First program
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Romanchuk
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight And Reform on 02/12/2025
Require certain agencies to collect and report citizenship data [HB-42]
[Immigration ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Services ]
To amend section 3301.0714 and to enact sections 107.26, 2965.01, 2965.02, 3301.0717, 5101.546, 5107.101, and 5162.138 of the Revised Code to require certain agencies to collect and report data concerning the citizenship or immigration status of persons with whom they come into contact.
HB-42: Require certain agencies to collect and report citizenship data
Sponsored by: Rep. Gary Click
Referred To Committee: Government Oversight on 02/05/2025