OH HB606

Grants qualified civil immunity to health care providers for acts, omissions, or decisions made during provision of health care services in response to government-declared disasters or emergencies from March 9, 2020, through September 30, 2021.

Immunity does not apply if the health care provider's conduct constitutes reckless disregard, intentional misconduct, or willful/wanton misconduct in tort actions, or gross negligence in professional disciplinary actions.

Prohibits civil actions against any person for injuries caused by exposure to, transmission of, or contraction of MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, or SARS-CoV-2 unless exposure resulted from reckless conduct, intentional misconduct, or willful/wanton misconduct by the defendant.

Declares that government orders, recommendations, and guidelines do not create new legal duties for purposes of tort liability and are presumed inadmissible as evidence of duty or breach of duty.

Defines covered health care providers broadly to include physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians, dentists, behavioral health providers, and direct support professionals, among others.