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Below are selected bills that OPA is following. For more information on these bills, contact OPA at (614) 224-0034. Full bills can be accessed via the General Assembly website.

Bill and Sponsor  Bill Topic Issues and Psychology OPA Position Status of Bill

SB40

Eckland - R

Williams - D

HB81

Companion bill to SB40

Seitz - R

Antonio - D

 Avoid death penalty if offender has serious mental illness at the time of the crime
 		 Appropriateness of death for seriously mentallly ill offenders

OPA Supports the Bill

OPA has and will continue to advocate for the bill during OPA Legislative Day, May 2015, 2016 & 2017

Senate Judiciary Committee

 

 

House Criminal Justice Committee

HB49

R. Smith - R

FY 2018-19 Budget

Elimination of the Psychology Board

Funding for mental health services

OPA opposes the elimination of the psychology board

OPA supports adequate funding for mental heath services

Amended Bill passed the House.

 

Senate Finance Committee

SB16

Taveres - D

 Culturally competent health care providers Culturally competent health care providers   OPA Supports Senate Health, Human Services and Medicaid Committee

SB56

Lehner - R

Tavares - D

 Adopt requirments for Step Therapy protocols Adopt requirements for Step Therapy protocols OPA is monitoring this bill Senate Health Human Services and Medicaid Committee

HB326

Seitz - R 

Gavarone - R

 Authorize psychologists to prescribe psychotropics Authorize specifically trained psychologists to prescribe psychotropic and other drugs for the treatment of drug addiction and mental illness  OPA Supports  House Health Committee

HB394

Rezebak - R

  Eliminate mandatory & Reverse bindovers  Modify procedures for discretionary bindovers of alleged juvenile offenders   OPA Monitoring  House Criminal Justice Committee  

HB479

Lipps - R

West - D

  Prescription Drug Co-Pay Integrity Act  Disclose Drug Price information to Patients  OPA Supports House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee

HB160

Antonio - D

    Adds sexual orientation or gender identity to categories of discrimination  OPA Supports House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee

 HB512

Reineke - R

 Reduces the responsibilities of the State
 Board of Education and Superintendent of
 Public Instruction

  Eliminates the Ohio Board of Regents and the Chancellor  OPA Monitoring / OSPA opposes House Government and Accountability Committee