Health And Human Services : Mental Health And Disabilities
Ohio 133rd General Assembly
Obtain free ID card for 8 years if veteran or mobility impaired [SB-87]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
[Unemployment ]
To amend sections 4507.50 and 4507.52 of the Revised Code to allow any veteran and any unemployed mobility impaired person to obtain a free identification card that is valid for eight years.
SB-87: Obtain free ID card for 8 years if veteran or mobility impaired
Sponsored by: Sen. Tina Maharath
Refer To Committee: Local Government, Public Safety And Veterans Affairs on 03/12/2019
Exempt certain health provider personal info from public records [HB-61]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
To amend sections 149.43 and 5913.01 and to enact sections 107.22 and 3701.25 of the Revised Code to include forensic mental health providers, mental health evaluation providers, regional psychiatric hospital employees, emergency service telecommunicators, and certain Ohio National Guard members as individuals whose residential and familial information is exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Law and to address matters related to contact tracing.
HB-61: Exempt certain health provider personal info from public records
Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein
Conference Managers: Sens. - Eklund, Manning, Thomas: Conference Committee On H.b. 61 on 09/22/2020
Prohibit death penalty if offender seriously mentally ill [SB-54]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2929.02, 2929.022, 2929.024, 2929.03, 2929.04, 2929.06, 2953.21, and 2953.23 and to enact section 2929.025 of the Revised Code to prohibit imposing the death penalty for aggravated murder when the offender had a serious mental illness at the time of the offense.
SB-54: Prohibit death penalty if offender seriously mentally ill
Sponsored by: Sen. John Eklund
Refer To Committee: Judiciary on 02/26/2019
Establish requirements for firearms transfers [SB-63]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 2929.28 and 5122.311 and to enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to require a firearm transfer to be made through a dealer, through a law enforcement agency, or pursuant to a specified exception, and to require a background check when a firearm is transferred.
SB-63: Establish requirements for firearms transfers
Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas
Refer To Committee: Government Oversight And Reform on 03/05/2019
Require drug testing-unemployment comp and Ohio Works First [SB-207]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
To amend sections 4141.28 and 4141.29 and to enact section 4141.294 of the Revised Code to require unemployment benefit applicants to take a drug test under certain circumstances, to create the Ohio Works First drug testing pilot program, and to make an appropriation.
SB-207: Require drug testing-unemployment comp and Ohio Works First
Sponsored by: Sen. Timothy O. Schaffer
Refer To Committee: General Government And Agency Review on 10/23/2019
Regards firearm protection orders/seller protection certificates [SB-221]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
To amend sections 2151.34, 2317.02, 2317.022, 2317.422, 2903.213, 2903.214, 2919.26, 2923.13, 2923.18, 2923.20, 2923.21, 2923.31, 2929.14, 2935.01, 2935.10, 2941.141, 2941.145, 3113.31, 5119.01, 5119.61, 5119.90, 5119.92, 5119.93, 5119.94, 5119.96, 5119.97, 5119.99, 5122.10, 5122.11, 5122.13, 5122.141, 5122.15, 5122.31, 5122.311, and 5122.99 and to enact sections 311.51, 2923.133, 2945.403, 5119.901, and 5502.71 of the Revised Code to provide for the issuance in specified circumstances of a Safety Protection Order to apply regarding a person who
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Prohibit conversion therapy when treating minor patient [SB-130]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
To enact sections 4723.93, 4731.92, 4732.34, 4743.09, and 4757.46 of the Revised Code to prohibit certain health care professionals from engaging in conversion therapy when treating minor patients.
SB-130: Prohibit conversion therapy when treating minor patient
Sponsored by: Sen. Tina Maharath
Refer To Committee: Health, Human Services And Medicaid on 05/01/2019
Establish/modify requirements for telehealth services [HB-679]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
To amend sections 3902.30, 4715.01, 4715.09, 4723.94, 4732.33, and 5164.95; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, section 4731.2910 (4743.09); and to enact sections 3701.1310, 3721.60, 4715.44, 4730.60, 4753.20, 4755.90, 4757.50, 4758.80, 4759.20, and 5119.368 of the Revised Code to establish and modify requirements regarding the provision of telehealth services.
HB-679: Establish/modify requirements for telehealth services
Sponsored by: Rep. James L. Butler
Refer To Committee: Insurance And Financial Institutions on 09/23/2020
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Prohibit death penalty if mentally ill at time of offense [HB-136]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 2929.02, 2929.022, 2929.024, 2929.03, 2929.04, 2929.06, 2929.14, 2941.148, 2953.21, 2953.23, 2971.03, 2971.07, and 5120.61 and to enact section 2929.025 of the Revised Code to prohibit imposing the death penalty for aggravated murder when the offender had a serious mental illness at the time of the offense.
HB-136: Prohibit death penalty if mentally ill at time of offense
Sponsored by: Sen. John Eklund
Effective 4/12/21 on 04/12/2021
Create pilot therapy program for certain at risk Cleveland youth [HB-646]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
To require the Director of Health to establish and operate a pilot program to provide individual, problem-solving therapy sessions and related family support services to youth and young adults in Cleveland who are at a high risk for gun violence.
HB-646: Create pilot therapy program for certain at risk Cleveland youth
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie D. Howse
Refer To Committee: Health on 05/27/2020
Authorize medical marijuana for certain disorders [HB-650]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
To amend section 3796.01 of the Revised Code to authorize the use of medical marijuana for anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, and opioid use disorder.
HB-650: Authorize medical marijuana for certain disorders
Sponsored by: Rep. Terrence Upchurch
Refer To Committee: Health on 05/27/2020
Declare state of emergency on childhood trauma. [HCR-25]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Urging the Governor to declare a State of Emergency on Childhood Trauma in Ohio.
HCR-25: Declare state of emergency on childhood trauma.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas E. West
Introduced And Referred To Committee: Health on 05/12/2020
Designate Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week [SB-150]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
To enact section 5.246 of the Revised Code to designate the first week of May as "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week."
SB-150: Designate Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie L. Kunze
Refer To Committee: Health on 05/05/2020
Revise government procurement requirements [HB-586]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
To amend sections 125.035 and 125.607 of the Revised Code to require any state agency seeking to purchase supplies or services to comply with an applicable first or second procurement program and to prohibit any governmental ordering office from combining multiple parts of a larger related project to avoid using the procurement list maintained by community rehabilitation programs.
HB-586: Revise government procurement requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Brigid Kelly
Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 05/05/2020
Provide benefits for first responders with PTSD [HB-556]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 5502.01 and to enact sections 145.364, 742.391, 3309.402, 4168.01, 4168.02, 4168.09, 4168.10, 4168.11, 4168.12, 4168.20, 4168.21, 4168.45, 4168.46, 4168.47, 4168.48, 4168.60, 4168.75, 4168.76, 4168.77, 4168.78, 4168.80, and 5505.182 of the Revised Code concerning compensation, medical benefits, and disability retirement for peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical workers diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder arising from employment without an accompanying physical injury.
HB-556: Provide benefits for first responders with PTSD
Sponsored by: Sen. Kyle Koehler
Refer To Committee: Insurance on 05/05/2020
Enacts the Vulnerable Child Protection Act [HB-513]
[Children and Youth ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
To enact sections 2151.63, 5128.01, 5128.02, 5128.03, 5128.04, 5128.05, 5128.06, and 5128.99 of the Revised Code to enact the "Vulnerable Child Protection Act" regarding sexuality and identity counseling and prohibiting certain procedures and activities intended to change, reinforce, or affirm a minor's perception of his or her own sexual attraction, sexual behaviors, or identity.
HB-513: Enacts the Vulnerable Child Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Jordan
Refer To Committee: Health on 03/10/2020
Prohibit conversion therapy when treating minor patients [HB-503]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
To enact sections 4723.93, 4731.92, 4732.34, 4743.09, 4757.46, and 4758.73 of the Revised Code to protect minors by prohibiting certain licensed health care professionals from engaging in conversion therapy when treating minor patients.
HB-503: Prohibit conversion therapy when treating minor patients
Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Carfagna
Refer To Committee: Health on 02/19/2020