H.B. No. 701 Summary

• Manufacturers may promote drugs or devices for off-label uses only if they target licensed health professionals or third-party payers and provide information consistent with generally accepted scientific principles that is not misleading or contrary to fact.

• Prohibits enforcement of existing Ohio pharmacy law violations against manufacturers for off-label promotion meeting the conditions in the bill.

• Prevents the State Board of Pharmacy from suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew a manufacturer's license or taking disciplinary action solely for off-label promotion.

• Protects prescribers and third-party payers from disciplinary action by their respective licensing boards or the superintendent of insurance for receiving information about off-label uses.

• Prohibits state agencies and political subdivisions from assisting in enforcement of federal food and drug laws against manufacturers for off-label promotion that complies with the bill's requirements.