OH HB241

Establishes the Ohio Diabetes Registry administered by the Ohio Department of Health to monitor the incidence of each type of diabetes in the state.

Requires hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers to report all new diabetes diagnoses to the department, regardless of diabetes type, following electronic reporting standards similar to cancer reporting requirements.

Mandates collection of minimum data including diagnosis date, age at diagnosis, diabetes type, family history, height, weight, sex, race, ethnicity, and residential address for each reported case.

Department must assign unique patient identifiers to prevent duplicate reports and publish quarterly summaries (within 60 days of quarter end) on its website without identifying individuals or disclosing protected health information.

Creates Ohio Diabetes Registry Advisory Council with 11 members including diabetes advocates, medical specialists (pediatric and adult endocrinologists, epidemiologist, obstetrician), and individuals with type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes to advise the department; council must meet at least twice annually.

Establishes criminal penalties for failure to report diabetes cases as required, making violations a minor misdemeanor on first offense and fourth-degree misdemeanor on subsequent offenses.