Pending Legislation
Updated Feb. 24, 2010
Legislative Service Commission abbreviated as LSC
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Managed Care Reform
HB 122/SB 98
Establishing Standards for Physician Designations by Health Insurers
HB 185
Prohibiting Unilateral Contract Amendments
SB 137
Prompt Pay Laws Applicable to Medicaid Managed Care Providers
SB 159
Prohibiting Payment Denials, If Given Prior Written Authorization
Medical Liability Reform
SB 86
Grants Qualified Civil Immunity to Physician Providing Emergency Care
HB 361
Personal Injury Actions
Medicaid/State Budget
HB 1
State Budget, as it pertains to Medicaid
HB 240
Medicaid Program Modifications
HB 287
Medicaid Coverage
Sub. HB 318
State Budget Resolution
Scope of Practice
HB 205
Mandatory Assignment of Circulating Nurses in Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
HB 206
Grants APNs Prescription Authority for Schedule II Controlled Substances
HB 314
RNs to Pronounce Death
HB 442
Alternative Health Care Bill
SB 89
Prescription Authority
SB 200
Nurse Anesthetists
Health Insurance Coverage
HB 8
Mandatory Coverage for Autism
HB 56/SB 64
Mandatory Colorectal Screening Coverage
HB 81
Mandatory Coverage of Diabetes Care
HB 134
Mandatory Coverage of Colorectal, Prostate, Ovarian, and Cervical Cancer Screenings
HB 135
Mandatory Coverage for Prostate Cancer Screenings
HB 136
Mandatory Coverage for Ovarian Cancer Screenings
HB 159
To Provide Health Care Coverage for All Ohio Residents
HB 237/SB 133
Mandatory Coverage for Non-Self-Injectable and Compounded Cancer Medications
HB 310
Prostheses Coverage
HB 332
Contraception Coverage
HB 384
Drug Coverage
SB 15
Parity of Care with Mental Illness, Substance Abuse or Addictions
SB 34
Small Employer Groups Eligible to Purchase Same Insurance as State Employees
SB 136
Physicians Eligible for Reimbursement for Telemedicine
SB 138
Mandatory Coverage for Orally Administered Chemotherapy Medications
Public Health
HB 60/SB 24
Establishes Nutritional Standards for School Food and Beverage Vending Machines
HB 68
Grant Program for Nutritional and Agricultural Education for Kindergarteners
HB 93
Mandatory Bicycle Helmets for Minors
HB 173
Prohibit Teenage Tanning
HB 241
Documenting Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining treatment and DNR Changes
HB 266/SB 160
Driving While Using Cellular Phone
HB 373/SB 210
Nutritional Standards
HB 415
Driving While Texting
SB 37
Increasing Tobacco Taxes
SB 59
Health Education Standards for Grades K-12 and Create Office of Healthy Schools in Dept. of Education
SB 69
Mandatory Vaccinations for Students Living in On-Campus Housing in Higher Education
SB 120
Exceptions to the Smoking Ban
SB 135
Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Children Under 6
SB 164/HB 270
Driving While Texting
Pharmaceuticals and Prescribing
HB 94
Disclosures Required for Prescription Drug Marketing
HB 267
Creating the Ohio Official Prescription Program
Physician Licensure and Medical Board
SB 158
To Mandate Cultural Competency Training for Health Care Physicians
Miscellaneous
HB 192
Reimbursement for Coroners Testifying
HB 198
Providing Scholarships for Medical Students Choosing to Practice Primary Care and Medical Home Pilot Program
SB 25
Increasing Amount of Unreimbursed Medical Expenses that may be Deducted from Ohio Income Taxes
HJR 3
Prohibiting law or rule from compelling a person, employer or health care provider to participate in a health care system