Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging

OHIO ASSOCIATION OF AREA AGENCIES ON AGING

Aging Related Bills Bills added since last update*

April 2008

OHIO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bill Topic Sponsor District

HB 57 Sex Offenders Combs (R) 54-Hamilton To provide notice to a long-term care facility and its residents when a registered sex offender indicates an intent to reside or registers an address within the facility’s specified geographical notification area. HB 57 was introduced on February 21, 2007, and referred to the Criminal Justice Committee on February 27, 2007. Committee hearing scheduled for May 10, 2007, was continued. Committee hearing scheduled for April 3, 2008.

HB 59 Homestead Exemption Combs (R) 54-Hamilton To defer increases in taxes on residences owned and occupied by individuals age 65 or older. HB 59 was introduced on February 21, 2007 and referred to the Finance & Appropriations Committee on February 27, 2007.

HB 95 Unemployment Compensation Koziura (D) 56-Lorain To specify conditions under which a claimant’s unemployment compensation benefits are not reduced by the amount the claimant concurrently receives in social security retirement benefits. HB 95 was introduced on March 6, 2007 and referred to the Commerce & Labor Committee on March 12, 2007.

HB 98 Diabetes Coverage Schneider (R) 35-Cincinnati To require certain health care policies, contracts, agreements, and plans to provide benefits for equipment, supplies, and medication for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of diabetes and for diabetes self-management education. HB 98 was introduced on March 6, 2007 and referred to the Health Committee on March 12, 2007. Committee hearing on March 21, 2007, continued.

HB 106 Medicaid Buy-In Peterson (R) 2-Delaware To establish the Medicaid Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities Program and a Medicaid program for individuals who exhaust benefits under a qualified long- term care insurance policy. HB 106 was introduced and referred to the Finance & Appropriations Committee on March 13, 2007.

Last Updated: 3/31/2008 Page 1 of 5 Bill Topic Sponsor District HB 118 Horse Racing Seitz (R) 30-Cincinnati To authorize wagering at a track on horse races that are telecast via an instant racing system and to levy a tax on amounts wagered in this manner. (PASSPORT funding included.) HB 118 was introduced on March 20, 2007, and referred to the State Government & Elections Committee on March 21, 2007. Committee hearing on May 24, 2007, was continued.

HB 131 Dental Hygienists McGregor, (R) 72-Springfield To permit dental hygienists to practice in certain places and to make appropriations to the Departments of Development and Health. HB 131 was introduced on March 27, 2007 and referred to the Health Committee on March 28, 2007. Committee hearing held April 18, 2007. Continued.

HB 144 Nurses Month Beatty (D) 27-Columbus To designate the month of May as "Nurses Month." HB 144 was introduced on April 5, 2007 and referred to the State Government & Elections Committee on April 17, 2007. Passed in House May 23, 2007, 99-0. Referred to Senate Health, Human Services & Aging Committee on May 30, 2007. Committee hearings on January 23 and January 30, 2008, continued. Bill reported out of committee on February 6.

HB 161 Rental Agreements Raussen (R) 28-Springdale To permit a tenant to terminate a residential rental agreement without penalty if the tenant or the tenant's spouse is 62 years of age or older and, for medical reasons, enters a nursing home or other specified care facility. HB 161 was introduced on April 18, 2007 and referred to the Commerce & Labor Committee on April 25, 2007. Committee hearing on May 15, 2007, was continued. Committee hearing scheduled for June 19 was continued.

HB 183 Health Care Assault Setzer (R) 36-Vandalia To increase the penalty for assault to a felony of the fourth degree when the victim is a listed healthcare worker and to make assault against any school employee a felony of the fifth degree. HB 183 was introduced on April 24, 2007, and referred to the Criminal Justice Committee on April 25, 2007. Committee hearing scheduled for May 10, 2007, was continued.

HB 185 Nursing Beatty (D) 27-Columbus Regarding tuition reimbursement, tax credits, and mandatory overtime for nurses and nurse aides. HB 185 was introduced on April 25, 2007, and referred to the Ways & Means Committee on April 30, 2007. Committee hearing scheduled for May 30, 2007, was continued. Committee hearing scheduled for June 20, 2007, was continued.

Last Updated: 3/31/2008 Page 2 of 5 Bill Topic Sponsor District HB 186 Universal Health Care Skindell (D) 13-Lakewood To establish and operate the Ohio Health Care Plan to provide universal health care coverage to all Ohio residents. HB 186 introduced April 25, 2007. Referred to Healthcare Access & Affordability Committee on April 30, 2007. Committee hearing scheduled for May 17, 2007, was continued.

HB 200 Home Health Care Boyd (D) 9-Cleveland Heights To provide for licensing of home health care workers. HB 200 was introduced on May 3, 2007, and referred to the Health Committee on May 8, 2007. Committee hearing scheduled for May 16, 2007, but not heard.

HB 201 Welfare Oversight Boyd (D) 9-Cleveland Heights To establish the Welfare Oversight Council. HB 201 was introduced on May 3, 2007, and referred to the Health Committee on May 8, 2007.

HB 249 Medical Transportation McGregor, R. (R) 72-Springfield To modify the Medicaid reimbursement rate for medical transportation services. HB 249 was introduced on May 30, 2007 and referred to the Finance & Appropriations Committee on June 7, 2007. Committee hearing on October 16 continued. Committee hearing on January 29, 2008, continued.

HB 282 Funeral Contracts Schlichter (R) 85-Greenfield To revise the Pre-need Funeral Contract Law. HB 282 was introduced on June 27, 2007. Referred to Commerce & Labor Committee on September 10. Committee hearing on October 16 continued.

*HB 333 Payday Lending Batchelder (R) 69-Medina Hagan, R. (D) 60-Youngstown To prohibit a check-cashing business from making a loan to a borrower who has an outstanding loan with any check-cashing licensee, to create a statewide database of loans by check-cashing licensees, to modify the terms for making a loan under the check-cashing loan act, to create a small loan linked deposit program, to expand the responsibilities of the consumer finance education board to promote small loan counseling and education for borrowers, and to eliminate a certain credit union lending option. HB 333 was introduced on October 2, 2007, and referred to the Financial Institutions, Real Estate & Securities Committee on October 23, 2007. Committee hearing on December 12, 2007, continued. Committee hearing on February 6, 2008, continued.

*HB 337 Payday Lending McGregor, R. (R) 72-Springfield Lundy (D) 57-Elyria To modify terms and permissible charges under the Check-Cashing Lender Law, to establish the Financial Literacy Education Fund, to authorize the Director of

Last Updated: 3/31/2008 Page 3 of 5 Bill Topic Sponsor District Commerce to administer the fund and establish adult financial literacy education programs, and to create the Small Emergency Loan Task Force. HB 337 was introduced on October 2, 2007, and referred to the Financial Institutions, Real Estate & Securities Committee on October 23, 2007. Committee hearing on December 12, 2007, continued. Committee hearing on January 31, 2008, continued.

HB 392 Next of Kin McGregor, J. (R) 20-Gahanna To establish a next of kin database within the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. HB 392 was introduced on November 15, 2007, and referred to the State Government and Elections Committee on December 3, 2007. Committee hearing on January 17, 2008, was continued. Committee hearing scheduled on January 24, continued. Amended version of bill reported out of Committee on January 31. Amended bill passed in House (91-0) on February 19. Referred to Senate Highways & Transportation Committee on March 11.

HB 404 Viatical Settlements Hottinger (R) 71-Newark Barrett (D) 58-Amherst To make changes to the law governing viatical settlements. HB 404 was introduced on November 29, 2007, and referred to the Insurance Committee on December 3, 2007. Committee hearings on December 4, 11 and 18, 2007, continued. Committee hearing on January 9, 2008, continued. Hearing on January 15 adopted substitute bill. Hearing on January 23 continued. Amended bill reported out of committee on January 29. Placed on calendar for coming session in house on January 29. Amended bill passed in House (89-0) on January 30. Bill referred to Senate Insurance, Commerce, & Labor Committee. Committee hearing on February 6 continued. Committee hearing on March 12 continued. Committee hearing scheduled April 2.

*HB 456 Health Care Raussen (R) 28-Springdale To establish Ohio CARE and to amend section 5112.08 of the Revised Code to limit or deny funds under the Hospital Care Assurance Program to a hospital that fails to contract with Medicaid managed care organizations and to provide that these provisions of this act terminate on October 16, 2009, when section 5112.08 of the Revised Code is repealed on that date. HB 456 was introduced on January 29, 2008, and referred to the Healthcare Access & Affordability Committee on January 30. Committee hearings on February 6 and February 20 were continued. Committee hearings on March 5, March 12 and March 26 continued. Committee hearing scheduled April 2.

Bills of interest to our aging network that have been passed & signed in 2007-2008

HB 119 Budget Bill Dolan (R) 98-Novelty To make operating appropriations for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2009, and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of state programs.

Last Updated: 3/31/2008 Page 4 of 5 Bill Topic Sponsor District HB 119 was introduced on March 20, 2007 and referred to the Finance and Appropriations Committee on March 20, 2007. Reported-amended out of Committee, April 28, 2007. Passed in House, May 1, 2007, 97-0 (Rep. Fessler absent; 59th District seat vacant). Referred to Senate Finance & Financial Institutions Committee on May 2, 2007. Continued. Reported-amended out of Committee, June 12, 2007. Passed in Senate, June 13, 2007. To Conference Committee, June 20, 2007. Both House and Senate concurred with Conference Committee version on June 27, 2007. Governor signed on June 30, 2007. Effective July 1, 2007.

All changes since last report are highlighted in blue.

These bills are selected based on their potential impact on older adults or organizations within the aging network as determined by OAAAA. Other bills may also be of interest to specific aging groups.

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