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OH SB60

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2019

Primary Sponsor

Dave Burke

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Origin

Senate

133rd General Assembly (2019-2020)

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Medicaid Personal Responsibility Initiative, a new waiver component requiring all adult Medicaid expansion eligibility group members to participate.

  • Imposes premium requirements on a sliding scale basis as a condition of Medicaid enrollment or continued coverage.

  • Requires participants to pay copayments for specialist services without referrals, emergency department services, and out-of-network care.

  • Mandates participants seek employment or occupational training through OhioMeansJobs unless they qualify for exemptions including age 50+, employment, school enrollment, pregnancy, disability, caregiving responsibilities, or participation in other public assistance programs.

  • Abolishes the Healthy Ohio Program and repeals related sections while implementing health promotion programs including preventative medicine, health risk assessments, biometric screenings, and wellness initiatives.

Legislative Description

Establish waiver component - Medicaid expansion eligibility group

Health and Human Services : Medicaid

Last Action

Refer to Committee: Finance

3/6/2019

Committee Referrals

Finance3/6/2019

Full Bill Text

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