Sub. H. B. No. 624 Summary

• Requires boards of health, health authorities, health care providers, and coroners to promptly report each COVID-19 test administered to the Department of Health, including test date, patient zip code, and congregate setting status.

• Mandates reporters update the Department with test results (positive/negative), confirmation dates, hospital admission/discharge dates, and detailed death information including age and complication factors.

• Protects reported information as confidential health information under Ohio Revised Code section 3701.17 and exempts reporters from fines and criminal penalties for non-compliance.

• Requires the Department of Health to release COVID-19 information daily by zip code in chart or table format, including test counts, positive/negative results, hospitalizations, and deaths (separated by those attributable solely to COVID-19 versus those with complication factors).

• Mandates separate reporting of confirmed cases versus probable or presumed cases with basis for classification, and requires release of all supporting documents and margins of error for any modeling projections related to COVID-19.