To amend section 3715.99 and to enact sections 3715.811, 3715.812, and 3715.813 of the Revised Code to prohibit the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building to minors.
To enact section 5139.15 of the Revised Code to require juvenile facilities to develop health care and education policies and make those policies available to the public on the facility's web site.
To amend section 5739.02 of the Revised Code to authorize a sales and use tax exemption for medical items and services eligible to be purchased with proceeds from flexible spending and health savings accounts.
To amend sections 1337.12, 2108.23, 2108.231, 2133.01, 2133.03, 2133.07, 2133.21, 2133.22, 2133.23, 2133.24, 2133.25, 2133.26, 4765.35, 4765.37, 4765.38, and 4765.39 and to enact section 2133.151 of the Revised Code to provide for a do-not-intubate order, protocol, and identification separate from a do-not-resuscitate order, protocol, and identification.
Maddy summaryHB 918 proposes to expand eligibility for summer crisis assistance under the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) to include households with children under the age of five. Currently, the program's summer crisis provisions do not explicitly cover families with very young children, but this bill would amend the Revised Code to ensure those households qualify for aid. The change directly affects families with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who may face energy affordability challenges during the summer months. By updating the statutory definition of an eligible household, the legislation aims to broaden the scope of support available through the existing energy assistance framework.
To amend sections 3314.012, 3314.016, 3314.021, and 3314.031 and to enact section 3314.0111 of the Revised Code to enact the Charter School Sponsor and Operator Rating Act regarding report cards for community school sponsors and operators.
To amend sections 5162.20 and 5167.12 and to enact sections 3902.65 and 5164.094 of the Revised Code to require health benefit plans and the Medicaid Program to cover epinephrine and glucagon for individuals eighteen years of age and younger and to cap cost sharing for epinephrine and glucagon in any form.
To amend sections 4933.12 and 4933.121 and to enact sections 4933.124, 4933.125, 4933.126, 4933.127, and 4933.128 of the Revised Code regarding limitations to terminating utility service for residential customers.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows hospice care providers to enter into agreements with facilities that house terminally ill homeless individuals, enabling the delivery of specialized end-of-life services. To qualify for this partnership, the facility must ensure that all residents have a life expectancy of six months or less, lack family support or financial means for care, and do not currently receive payment from residents or federal programs like Medicaid or Medicare. Additionally, the law permits these facilities to assist residents with taking non-injectable medications under specific medical supervision and requires strict adherence to state and federal health and safety standards.
To amend sections 1751.12 and 1751.32 and to enact sections 3923.811 and 3959.21 of the Revised Code to prohibit certain health insurance cost-sharing practices.
