OH HB353

Repeals sections 3727.31, 3727.311, 3727.312, 3727.313, 3727.32, 3727.321, 3727.33, and 3727.331 of the Revised Code eliminating detailed hospital performance reporting requirements.

Removes requirement for hospitals to submit inpatient and outpatient service quality measures and eliminates public performance comparisons on the state health department website.

Retains a basic information submission requirement under section 3727.34 but eliminates performance measure analysis, benchmarking, and public reporting requirements previously mandated.

Simplifies hospital reporting rules by removing requirements for the director of health to adopt specific performance measures from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Joint Commission, and other quality organizations.

Maintains provisions for hospital information verification, patient privacy protections, liability exemptions, and confidentiality protections for submitted hospital data.