Senate Bill 81
Authorize certain nurses to sign hospital patient documents
To amend sections 3905.471, 4723.021, 4723.06, 4723.28, and 4723.431; to enact new section 4723.35 and sections 4723.351, 4723.436, and 4730.204; and to repeal section 4723.35 of the Revised Code to authorize certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to sign documents related to psychiatric inpatients; to revise the law governing the Board of Nursing's monitoring of impaired practitioners; and to modify the law governing insurance navigators and to amend the version of section 4723.431 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on September 30, 2024, to continue the changes to that section on and after that date. 
			
		Current Version
Effective Date
				September 20, 2024
				
				
			
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						 In House Committee
							
							In House Committee
						 Reported By Committee
							
							Reported By Committee
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							Passed By House
						 Introduced In Senate
							
							Introduced In Senate
						 In Senate Committee
							
							In Senate Committee
						 Reported By Committee
							
							Reported By Committee
						 Passed By Senate
							
							Passed By Senate
						 Signed By The Governor
					Signed By The Governor
				
			
			
			
			
		Subjects
Committees
					
					House Health Provider Services Committee
				
			
					Senate Health Committee
					
				
			Primary Sponsors
											Mark Romanchuk
										
									Cosponsors
Senators
										
											Nickie J. Antonio
										
										
											Jerry C. Cirino
										
										
											William P. DeMora
										
										
											Theresa Gavarone
										
										
											Bob D. Hackett
										
										
											Stephen A. Huffman
										
										
											Catherine D. Ingram
										
										
											George F. Lang
										
										
											Nathan H. Manning
										
										
											Bill Reineke
										
										
											Michele Reynolds
										
										
											Kristina D. Roegner
										
										
											Michael A. Rulli
										
										
											Tim Schaffer
										
										Representatives
										
											Munira Abdullahi
										
										
											Rachel B. Baker
										
										
											Sean P. Brennan
										
										
											Sara P. Carruthers
										
										
											Richard Dell'Aquila
										
										
											Sedrick Denson
										
										
											Dave Dobos
										
										
											Elliot Forhan
										
										
											Jennifer Gross
										
										
											Brett Hudson Hillyer
										
										
											Dani Isaacsohn
										
										
											Jeff LaRe
										
										
											Beth Liston
										
										
											Adam C. Miller
										
										
											Joseph A. Miller, III
										
										
											Melanie Miller
										
										
											Veronica R. Sims
										
										
											Anita Somani
										
										
											Terrence Upchurch
										
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