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OH HB156
Bill
Status
4/29/2009
Primary Sponsor
Barbara Boyd
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AI Summary
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Designates the spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) as Ohio's official state amphibian.
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Adopts the children's book "Lentil" as the official children's book of Ohio and designates author Robert McCloskey, born in Hamilton, Ohio, as the official children's book author of the state.
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Establishes various special days, weeks, and months including April 30 as "Dia De Los Ninos" (Children's Day), January as "Ohio Mentor Month," March 29 as "Vietnam War Veterans' Day," June as "Father's Month," and November as both "Ohio Adoption Month" and "Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness Month."
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Requires the Ohio Department of Health to include information on its website about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) covering causes, risk factors, treatment options, prevention, and available diagnostic and treatment services.
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Defines Complex Regional Pain Syndrome as a debilitating chronic condition characterized by severe burning pain, pathological bone and skin changes, excessive sweating, tissue swelling, and extreme touch sensitivity, and establishes findings that early identification and treatment are critical to prevent permanent disability.
Legislative Description
To adopt the spotted salamander as the state amphibian; to adopt the children's book Lentil as the official children's book of the state and to designate its author, Robert McCloskey as the official children's book author of the state; and to designate various special days, weeks, and months.
Dia De Los Ninos or Children's Day-April 30
Last Action
Committee Report - S
6/18/2009