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OH HB599

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/6/2020

Primary Sponsor

Gil Blair

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Origin

House of Representatives

133rd General Assembly (2019-2020)

AI Summary

  • Health care facilities and coroners must promptly notify emergency medical services workers and funeral services workers if they treated, handled, or transported a patient with a presumptive positive COVID-19 case within the prior 30 days
  • Health care facilities and coroners must also notify the Director of Health in writing that such notification was made
  • The Director of Health must provide verbal notification to affected workers when a COVID-19 case is confirmed, if a prior written notification was received
  • Notification records are not public records and COVID-19 test results may be released without patient consent under this section
  • Violation of notification requirements is a minor misdemeanor on first offense and a fourth degree misdemeanor on subsequent offenses
  • The bill applies during the COVID-19 emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D and for six months thereafter

Legislative Description

Notify medical/funeral workers if handle COVID-19 patient

Health and Human Services : Health Care

Last Action

Refer to Committee: Health

5/5/2020

Committee Referrals

Health5/5/2020

Full Bill Text

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