OH HB451

Create age-appropriate informational materials on endometriosis for distribution to school districts and healthcare practitioners covering timing, signs, symptoms, menstrual health impacts, statistics, health advocacy practices, and treatment options.

Make endometriosis education materials available on the Ohio Department of Health's website and require periodic review and updates.

Require health benefit plans delivered, issued, modified, or renewed after the bill's effective date to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis.

Allow health plan issuers to impose cost-sharing requirements (copayments, coinsurance, deductibles) on endometriosis coverage despite the mandatory coverage requirement.

Define endometriosis as a disease in which tissue similar to the uterine lining grows in places in the body other than the uterus.