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OH HB599
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/6/2020
Primary Sponsor
Gil Blair
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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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