OH HB681

Requires dental health benefit plans to reimburse dentists licensed under Chapter 4715 for personal protective equipment necessary to provide dental services with minimal disease transmission risk, effective January 1, 2021

Establishes reimbursement as a standard fee calculated on a per date of service, per patient basis rather than tied to specific equipment costs

Requires Ohio Medicaid program to reimburse dental providers for personal protective equipment for each covered dental service using the same per date of service, per patient basis methodology

Defines "personal protective equipment" as safety equipment necessary to minimize the risk of disease transmission

Expands existing section 3902.30 to cover telemedicine services and modifies definitions to apply across sections 3902.30 to 3902.40 of the Revised Code