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As Introduced
136th
General Assembly
Regular
Session
H. B. No. 271
2025-2026
Representatives Schmidt, Williams
Cosponsors: Representatives Newman,
Johnson, Brewer, White, E., Troy, Brennan, Rogers, Brownlee, Ray,
Click, Richardson, Robb Blasdel, Hall, T., Odioso, White, A., Abrams
To
amend sections 1751.62, 3923.52, 3923.53, 5162.20, and 5164.08 of the
Revised Code
to
revise the law governing insurance and Medicaid coverage of breast
cancer screenings and examinations and to name this act the Breast
Examination and Screening Transformation Act, or BEST Act.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section
1.
That
sections 1751.62, 3923.52, 3923.53, 5162.20, and 5164.08 of the
Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec.
1751.62.
(A)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Screening mammography" means a radiologic examination
that, in accordance with applicable American college of radiology
guidelines, is
utilized to detect
unsuspected
breast
cancer
at
an early stage in an asymptomatic woman
and
includes the x-ray examination of the breast using equipment that is
dedicated specifically for mammography, including, but not limited
to, the x-ray tube, filter, compression device, screens, film, and
cassettes, and that has an average radiation exposure delivery of
less than one rad mid-breast. "Screening mammography"
includes digital breast tomosynthesis. "Screening mammography"
includes two views for each breast. The term also includes the
professional interpretation of the film.
"Screening
mammography" does not include diagnostic mammography.
(2)
"Medicare
reimbursement rate" means the reimbursement rate paid in Ohio
under the medicare program for screening mammography that does not
include digitization or computer-aided detection, regardless of
whether the actual benefit includes digitization or computer-aided
detection
.
(3)
"Diagnostic
breast examination" means any examination that, in accordance
with applicable American college of radiology guidelines, is deemed
medically necessary by a treating health care provider to diagnose
breast cancer, including diagnostic mammography, magnetic resonance
imaging, ultrasound, or biopsy.
(3)
"Supplemental
breast cancer screening" means any additional screening method
deemed medically necessary by a treating health care provider for
proper breast cancer screening in accordance with applicable American
college of radiology guidelines, including magnetic resonance
imaging, ultrasound,
contrast
enhanced mammography,
or
molecular breast imaging.
(4)
"Cost-sharing" means the cost to an enrollee under an
individual or group health insuring corporation policy, contract, or
agreement according to any coverage limit, copayment, coinsurance,
deductible, or other out-of-pocket expense requirements imposed by
the policy, contract, or agreement.
(B)
Notwithstanding section 3901.71 of the Revised Code, every individual
or group health insuring corporation policy, contract, or agreement
providing basic health care services that is delivered, issued for
delivery, or renewed in this state shall provide benefits for the
expenses of all of the following:
(1)
To detect the presence of breast cancer in adult
women
individuals
,
a
screening
mammography;
(2)
To detect the presence of breast cancer in adult
women
individuals
meeting
either
or
both
of
the conditions described in division (C)(2) of this section,
supplemental breast cancer screening;
(3)
To diagnose breast cancer in adult individuals meeting the condition
described in division (C)(3) of this section, a diagnostic breast
examination;
(4)
To detect the presence of cervical cancer, cytologic screening.
(C)(1)
The benefits provided under division (B)(1) of this section shall
cover expenses for one screening mammography every year, including
digital breast tomosynthesis.
(2)
The benefits provided under division (B)(2) of this section shall
cover expenses for supplemental breast cancer screening for an adult
woman
individual
who
meets either
or
both
of
the following conditions:
(a)
The
woman's
individual's
screening
mammography demonstrates, based on the breast imaging reporting and
data system established by the American college of radiology, that
the
woman
individual
has
dense breast tissue;
(b)
The
woman
individual
is
at an increased risk of breast cancer due to family history, prior
personal history of breast cancer, ancestry, genetic predisposition,
or other reasons as determined by the
woman's
individual's
health
care provider.
(3)
The benefits provided under division (B)(3) of this section shall
cover expenses for diagnostic breast examination for an adult
individual who has an abnormality seen or suspected from, or detected
by, a screening mammography, supplemental breast cancer screening, or
another means of examination.
(D)(1)
Subject to divisions (D)(2) and (3) of this section, if a provider,
hospital, or other health care facility provides a service that is a
component of
the
screening mammography
a
benefit
in
provided
under
division
(B)(1)
,
(2), or (3)
of this section
or
a component of the supplemental breast cancer screening benefit in
division (B)(2) of this section
and
submits a separate claim for that component, a separate payment shall
be made to the provider, hospital, or other health care facility
in an amount that corresponds to the ratio paid by medicare in this
state for that component
.
(2)
Regardless
of whether separate payments are made for the
The
total
benefit
provided under division (B)(1)
,
or
(2)
,
or (3)
of this section,
the
total benefit for a screening mammography or supplemental breast
cancer screening shall not exceed one hundred thirty per cent of the
medicare reimbursement rate in this state for screening mammography
or supplemental breast cancer screening. If there is more than one
medicare reimbursement rate in this state for screening mammography
or a component of a screening mammography or supplemental breast
cancer screening or a component of supplemental breast cancer
screening, the reimbursement limit shall be one hundred thirty per
cent of the lowest medicare
and
any separate payment for a service that is a component of such a
benefit under division (D)(1) of this section, shall not be less than
any
reimbursement
rate
previously
paid by the same individual or group health insuring corporation
under a policy, contract, or agreement providing basic health care
services that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed
in
this state
after the effective date of this amendment to the same provider,
hospital, or other health care facility for the same benefit or
service that is a component of such benefit
.
(3)
The benefit paid in accordance with
division
divisions
(D)(1)
and
(2)
of
this section shall constitute full payment. No provider, hospital, or
other health care facility shall seek or receive remuneration in
excess of the payment made in accordance with
division
divisions
(D)(1)
and
(2)
of
this section
,
except for approved deductibles and copayments
.
(E)
The
(E)(1)
Except as provided in division (E)(2) of this section, the
benefits
provided under division (B)(1)
or
,
(2)
,
or (3)
of this section shall be provided only for screening mammographies
or
,
supplemental
breast cancer screenings
,
or diagnostic breast examinations
that are performed in a health care facility or mobile mammography
screening unit that is accredited under the American college of
radiology mammography accreditation program or in a hospital as
defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code.
(2)
With respect to diagnostic breast examinations that are biopsies, the
policy shall not, as a condition of coverage, require biopsies to be
performed in a facility, mobile mammography screening unit, or
hospital as described in division (E)(1) of this section.
(F)
The benefits provided under division (B) of this section shall be
provided according to the terms of the subscriber contract.
(G)
The benefits provided under division
(B)(3)
(B)(4)
of
this section shall be provided only for cytologic screenings that are
processed and interpreted in a laboratory certified by the college of
American pathologists or in a hospital as defined in section 3727.01
of the Revised Code.
(H)
No individual or group health insuring corporation policy, contract,
or agreement providing basic health care services that is delivered,
issued for delivery, or renewed in this state shall impose a
cost-sharing requirement for the benefits provided under division (B)
of this section.
Sec.
3923.52.
(A)
As used in this section and section 3923.53 of the Revised Code:
(1)
"Screening mammography" means a radiologic examination
that, in accordance with applicable American college of radiology
guidelines, is
utilized to detect
unsuspected
breast
cancer
at
an early stage in asymptomatic women
and
includes the x-ray examination of the breast using equipment that is
dedicated specifically for mammography, including, but not limited
to, the x-ray tube, filter, compression device, screens, film, and
cassettes, and that has an average radiation exposure delivery of
less than one rad mid-breast. "Screening mammography"
includes digital breast tomosynthesis. "Screening mammography"
includes two views for each breast. The term also includes the
professional interpretation of the film.
"Screening
mammography" does not include diagnostic mammography.
(2)
"Diagnostic
breast examination" means any examination that, in accordance
with applicable American college of radiology guidelines, is deemed
medically necessary by a treating health care provider to diagnose
breast cancer, including diagnostic mammography, magnetic resonance
imaging, ultrasound, or biopsy.
(3)
"Cost-sharing" means the cost to an individual insured
under an individual or group policy of sickness and accident
insurance or a public employee benefit plan according to any coverage
limit, copayment, coinsurance, deductible, or other out-of-pocket
expense requirements imposed by the policy or plan.
(4)
"Supplemental
breast cancer screening" means any additional screening method
deemed medically necessary by a treating health care provider for
proper breast cancer screening in accordance with applicable American
college of radiology guidelines, including magnetic resonance
imaging, ultrasound,
contrast enhanced mammography,
or molecular breast imaging.
(B)
Notwithstanding section 3901.71 of the Revised Code, every policy of
individual or group sickness and accident insurance that is
delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state shall
provide benefits for the expenses of all of the following:
(1)
To detect the presence of breast cancer in adult
women
individuals
,
a
screening
mammography;
(2)
To detect the presence of breast cancer in adult
women
individuals
meeting
either
or
both
of
the conditions described in division (C)(2) of this section,
supplemental breast cancer screening;
(3)
To
diagnose breast cancer in adult individuals meeting the condition
described in division (C)(3) of this section, a diagnostic breast
examination;
(4)
To
detect the presence of cervical cancer, cytologic screening.
(C)(1)
The benefits provided under division (B)(1) of this section shall
cover expenses for one screening mammography every year, including
digital breast tomosynthesis.
(2)
The benefits provided under division (B)(2) of this section shall
cover expenses for supplemental breast cancer screening for an adult
woman
individual
who
meets either
or
both
of
the following conditions:
(a)
The
woman's
individual's
screening
mammography demonstrates, based on the breast imaging reporting and
data system established by the American college of radiology, that
the
woman
individual
has
dense breast tissue;
(b)
The
woman
individual
is
at an increased risk of breast cancer due to family history, prior
personal history of breast cancer, ancestry, genetic predisposition,
or other reasons as determined by the
woman's
individual's
health
care provider.
(3)
The benefits provided under division (B)(3) of this section shall
cover expenses for diagnostic breast examination for an adult
individual who has an abnormality seen or suspected from, or detected
by, a screening mammography, supplemental breast cancer screening, or
another means of examination.
(D)
As used in this division, "medicare reimbursement rate"
means the reimbursement rate paid in this state under the medicare
program for screening mammography that does not include digitization
or computer-aided detection, regardless of whether the actual benefit
includes digitization or computer-aided detection.
(1)
(D)(1)
Subject
to divisions (D)(2) and (3) of this section, if a provider, hospital,
or other health care facility provides a service that is a component
of
the
screening mammography
a
benefit
in
provided
under
division
(B)(1)
,
(2), or (3)
of this section
or
a component of the supplemental breast cancer screening benefit in
division (B)(2) of this section
and
submits a separate claim for that component, a separate payment shall
be made to the provider, hospital, or other health care facility
in an amount that corresponds to the ratio paid by medicare in this
state for that component
.
(2)
Regardless
of whether separate payments are made for the
The
total
benefit
provided under division (B)(1)
,
or
(2)
,
or (3)
of this section,
the
total benefit for a screening mammography or supplemental breast
cancer screening shall not exceed one hundred thirty per cent of the
medicare reimbursement rate in this state for screening mammography
or supplemental breast cancer screening. If there is more than one
medicare reimbursement rate in this state for screening mammography
or a component of a screening mammography or supplemental breast
cancer screening or a component of supplemental breast cancer
screening, the reimbursement limit shall be one hundred thirty per
cent of the lowest medicare
and
any separate payment for a service that is a component of such a
benefit under division (D)(1) of this section, shall not be less than
any
reimbursement
rate
previously
paid by the same insurer under a policy of individual or group
sickness and accident insurance that is delivered, issued for
delivery, or renewed
in
this state
after the effective date of this amendment to the same provider,
hospital, or other health care facility for the same benefit or
service that is a component of such benefit
.
(3)
The benefit paid in accordance with
division
divisions
(D)(1)
and
(2)
of
this section shall constitute full payment. No provider, hospital, or
other health care facility shall seek or receive compensation in
excess of the payment made in accordance with
division
divisions
(D)(1)
and
(2)
of
this section
,
except for approved deductibles and copayments
.
(E)
The
(E)(1)
Except as provided in division (E)(2) of this section, the
benefits
provided under division (B)(1)
or
,
(2)
,
or (3)
of this section shall be provided only for screening mammographies
or
,
supplemental
breast cancer screenings
,
or diagnostic breast examinations
that are performed in a facility or mobile mammography screening unit
that is accredited under the American college of radiology
mammography accreditation program or in a hospital as defined in
section 3727.01 of the Revised Code.
(2)
With respect to diagnostic breast examinations that are biopsies, the
policy shall not, as a condition of coverage, require biopsies to be
performed in a facility, mobile mammography screening unit, or
hospital as described in division (E)(1) of this section.
(F)
The benefits provided under division
(B)(3)
(B)(4)
of
this section shall be provided only for cytologic screenings that are
processed and interpreted in a laboratory certified by the college of
American pathologists or in a hospital as defined in section 3727.01
of the Revised Code.
(G)
No
policy of individual or group sickness and accident insurance that is
delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state shall impose
a cost-sharing requirement for the benefits provided under division
(B) of this section.
(H)
This
section does not apply to any policy that provides coverage for
specific diseases or accidents only, or to any hospital indemnity,
medicare supplement, or other policy that offers only supplemental
benefits.
Sec.
3923.53.
(A)
Notwithstanding section 3901.71 of the Revised Code, every public
employee benefit plan that is established or modified in this state
shall provide benefits for the expenses of all of the following:
(1)
To detect the presence of breast cancer in adult
women
individuals
,
a
screening
mammography;
(2)
To detect the presence of breast cancer in adult
women
individuals
meeting
any
either
or both
of
the conditions described in division (B)(2) of this section,
supplemental breast cancer screening;
(3)
To
diagnose breast cancer in adult individuals meeting the condition
described in division (B)(3) of this section, a diagnostic breast
examination;
(4)
To
detect the presence of cervical cancer, cytologic screening.
(B)(1)
The benefits provided under division (A)(1) of this section shall
cover expenses for one screening mammography every year, including
digital breast tomosynthesis.
(2)
The benefits provided under division (A)(2) of this section shall
cover expenses for supplemental breast cancer screening for an adult
woman
individual
who
meets
any
either
or both
of
the following conditions:
(a)
The
woman's
individual's
screening
mammography demonstrates, based on the breast imaging reporting and
data system established by the American college of radiology, that
the
woman
individual
has
dense breast tissue;
(b)
The
woman
individual
is
at an increased risk of breast cancer due to family history, prior
personal history of breast cancer, ancestry, genetic predisposition,
or other reasons as determined by the
woman's
individual's
health
care provider.
(3)
The benefits provided under division (B)(3) of this section shall
cover expenses for diagnostic breast examination for an adult
individual who has an abnormality seen or suspected from, or detected
by, a screening mammography, supplemental breast cancer screening, or
another means of examination.
(C)
As used in this division, "medicare reimbursement rate"
means the reimbursement rate paid in this state under the medicare
program for screening mammography that does not include digitization
or computer-aided detection, regardless of whether the actual benefit
includes digitization or computer-aided detection
.
(1)
(C)(1)
Subject
to divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this section, if a provider, hospital,
or other health care facility provides a service that is a component
of
the
screening mammography
a
benefit
in
provided
under
division
(A)(1)
,
(2), or (3)
of this section
or
a component of the supplemental breast cancer screening benefit in
division (A)(2) of this section
and
submits a separate claim for that component, a separate payment shall
be made to the provider, hospital, or other health care facility
in an amount that corresponds to the ratio paid by medicare in this
state for that component
.
(2)
Regardless
of whether separate payments are made for the
The
total
benefit
provided under division (A)(1)
,
or
(2)
,
or (3)
of this section,
the
total benefit for a screening mammography or supplemental breast
cancer screening shall not exceed one hundred thirty per cent of the
medicare reimbursement rate in this state for screening mammography
or supplemental breast cancer screening. If there is more than one
medicare reimbursement rate in this state for screening mammography
or a component of a screening mammography or supplemental breast
cancer screening or a component of supplemental breast cancer
screening, the reimbursement limit shall be one hundred thirty per
cent of the lowest medicare
and
any separate payment for a service that is a component of such a
benefit under division (D)(1) of this section, shall not be less than
any
reimbursement
rate
previously
paid by the same insurer under a public employee benefit plan that is
delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed
in
this state
after the effective date of this amendment to the same provider,
hospital, or other health care facility for the same benefit or
service that is a component of such benefit
.
(3)
The benefit paid in accordance with
division
divisions
(C)(1)
and
(2)
of
this section shall constitute full payment. No provider, hospital, or
other health care facility shall seek or receive compensation in
excess of the payment made in accordance with
division
divisions
(C)(1)
and
(2)
of
this section
,
except for approved deductibles and copayments
.
(D)
The
(D)(1)
Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, the
benefits provided under division (A)(1)
or
,
(2)
,
or (3)
of this section shall be provided only for screening mammographies
or
,
supplemental
breast cancer screenings
,
or diagnostic breast examinations
that are performed in a facility or mobile mammography screening unit
that is accredited under the American college of radiology
mammography accreditation program or in a hospital as defined in
section 3727.01 of the Revised Code.
(2)
With respect to diagnostic breast examinations that are biopsies, the
public employee benefit plan shall not, as a condition of coverage,
require biopsies to be performed in a facility, mobile mammography
screening unit, or hospital as described in division (D)(1) of this
section.
(E)
The benefits provided under division
(A)(3)
(A)(4)
of
this section shall be provided only for cytologic screenings that are
processed and interpreted in a laboratory certified by the college of
American pathologists or in a hospital as defined in section 3727.01
of the Revised Code.
(F)
No public employee benefit plan that is established or modified in
this state shall impose a cost-sharing requirement for the benefits
provided under division (A) of this section.
Sec.
5162.20.
(A)
The department of medicaid shall institute cost-sharing requirements
for the medicaid program. The department shall not institute
cost-sharing requirements in a manner that does either of the
following:
(1)
Disproportionately impacts the ability of medicaid recipients with
chronic illnesses to obtain medically necessary medicaid services;
(2)
Violates section
5164.08,
5164.09
,
or 5164.10 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1)
No provider shall refuse to provide a service to a medicaid recipient
who is unable to pay a required copayment for the service.
(2)
Division (B)(1) of this section shall not be considered to do either
of the following with regard to a medicaid recipient who is unable to
pay a required copayment:
(a)
Relieve the medicaid recipient from the obligation to pay a
copayment;
(b)
Prohibit the provider from attempting to collect an unpaid copayment.
(C)
Except as provided in division (F) of this section, no provider shall
waive a medicaid recipient's obligation to pay the provider a
copayment.
(D)
No provider or drug manufacturer, including the manufacturer's
representative, employee, independent contractor, or agent, shall pay
any copayment on behalf of a medicaid recipient.
(E)
If it is the routine business practice of a provider to refuse
service to any individual who owes an outstanding debt to the
provider, the provider may consider an unpaid copayment imposed by
the cost-sharing requirements as an outstanding debt and may refuse
service to a medicaid recipient who owes the provider an outstanding
debt. If the provider intends to refuse service to a medicaid
recipient who owes the provider an outstanding debt, the provider
shall notify the recipient of the provider's intent to refuse
service.
(F)
In the case of a provider that is a hospital, the cost-sharing
program shall permit the hospital to take action to collect a
copayment by providing, at the time services are rendered to a
medicaid recipient, notice that a copayment may be owed. If the
hospital provides the notice and chooses not to take any further
action to pursue collection of the copayment, the prohibition against
waiving copayments specified in division (C) of this section does not
apply.
(G)
The department of medicaid may collaborate with a state agency that
is administering, pursuant to a contract entered into under section
5162.35 of the Revised Code, one or more components, or one or more
aspects of a component, of the medicaid program as necessary for the
state agency to apply the cost-sharing requirements to the components
or aspects of a component that the state agency administers.
Sec.
5164.08.
(A)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Diagnostic
breast examination" means any examination that, in accordance
with applicable American college of radiology guidelines, is deemed
medically necessary by a treating health care provider to diagnose
breast cancer, including diagnostic mammography, magnetic resonance
imaging, ultrasound, or biopsy.
(2)
"Screening
mammography" means a radiologic examination
that, in accordance with applicable American college of radiology
guidelines, is
utilized to detect
unsuspected
breast
cancer
at
an early stage in asymptomatic women
and
includes the x-ray examination of the breast using equipment that is
dedicated specifically for mammography, including the x-ray tube,
filter, compression device, screens, film, and cassettes, and that
has an average radiation exposure delivery of less than one rad
mid-breast. "Screening mammography" includes digital breast
tomosynthesis. "Screening mammography" includes two views
for each breast. The term also includes the professional
interpretation of the film.
"Screening
mammography" does not include diagnostic mammography.
(2)
(3)
"Supplemental
breast cancer screening" means any additional screening method
deemed medically necessary by a treating health care provider for
proper breast cancer screening in accordance with applicable American
college of radiology guidelines, including magnetic resonance
imaging, ultrasound,
contrast
enhanced mammography,
or
molecular breast imaging.
(B)
The medicaid program shall cover all of the following:
(1)
To detect the presence of breast cancer in adult
women
individuals
,
screening mammography;
(2)
To detect the presence of breast cancer in adult
women
individuals
meeting
any
either
or both
of
the conditions described in division (C)(2) of this section,
supplemental breast cancer screening;
(3)
To
diagnose breast cancer in adult individuals meeting the condition
described in division (C)(3) of this section, diagnostic breast
examination;
(4)
To
detect the presence of cervical cancer, cytologic screening.
(C)(1)
The medicaid program's coverage pursuant to division (B)(1) of this
section shall cover expenses for one screening mammography every
year, including digital breast tomosynthesis.
(2)
The medicaid program's coverage pursuant to division (B)(2) of this
section shall cover expenses for supplemental breast cancer screening
for an adult
woman
individual
who
meets
any
either
or both
of
the following conditions:
(a)
The
woman's
individual's
screening
mammography demonstrates, based on the breast imaging reporting and
data system established by the American college of radiology, that
the
woman
individual
has
dense breast tissue;
(b)
The
woman
individual
is
at an increased risk of breast cancer due to family history, prior
personal history of breast cancer, ancestry, genetic predisposition,
or other reasons as determined by the
woman's
individual's
health
care provider.
(3)
The medicaid program's coverage pursuant to division (B)(3) of this
section shall cover expenses for diagnostic breast examination for an
adult individual who has an abnormality seen or suspected from, or
detected by, any of the following: screening mammography,
supplemental breast cancer screening, or another means of
examination.
(D)
The medicaid
program
shall not impose cost-sharing requirements on the coverage described
in division (B) of this section.
(E)(1)
Except as provided in division (E)(2) of this section, the medicaid
program's
coverage
of
screening mammographies
pursuant
to division (B)(1)
or
,
(2)
,
or (3)
of this section shall be provided only for screening mammographies
or
,
supplemental
breast cancer screenings
,
or diagnostic breast examinations
that are performed in a facility or mobile mammography screening unit
that is accredited under the American college of radiology
mammography accreditation program or in a hospital as defined in
section 3727.01 of the Revised Code.
(2)
With respect to diagnostic breast examinations that are biopsies, the
medicaid program shall not, as a condition of coverage, require
biopsies to be performed in a facility, mobile mammography screening
unit, or hospital as described in division (E)(1) of this section.
(E)
(F)
The
medicaid program's coverage of cytologic screenings pursuant to
division
(B)(3)
(B)(4)
of
this section shall be provided only for cytologic screenings that are
processed and interpreted in a laboratory certified by the college of
American pathologists or in a hospital as defined in section 3727.01
of the Revised Code.
Section
2.
That
existing sections 1751.62, 3923.52, 3923.53, 5162.20, and 5164.08 of
the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
Section
3.
Section
1751.62 of the Revised Code, as amended by this act, applies only to
arrangements, policies, contracts, and agreements that are created,
delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after
the effective date of the amendment. Section 3923.52 of the Revised
Code, as amended by this act, applies only to policies of sickness
and accident insurance delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in
this state on or after the effective date of the amendment. Section
3923.53 of the Revised Code, as amended by this act, applies only to
public employee benefit plans that are established or modified in
this state on or after the effective date of the amendment.
Section
4.
(A)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Health plan issuer" has the same meaning as in section
3922.01 of the Revised Code.
(2)
"Hospital" has the same meaning as in section 3722.01 of
the Revised Code.
(3)
"Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter
4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or
osteopathic medicine and surgery.
(B)
Not later than three months after the effective date of this section,
all of the following apply:
(1)
The Director of Health shall notify each hospital and physician of
this act's enactment.
(2)
The Superintendent of Insurance shall notify each health plan issuer
of this act's enactment.
(3)
The notice shall be completed by certified mail.
(C)
When notifying a health plan issuer, hospital, or physician under
this section, the Director or Superintendent shall summarize the
provisions of sections 1751.62, 3923.52, 3923.53, 5162.20, and
5164.08 of the Revised Code, each as amended by this act, and shall
describe the act's impact on those provisions.
(D)
The Director of Health may consult with the State Medical Board of
Ohio to assist the Director in identifying physicians and determining
their business addresses for purposes of satisfying the notice
requirements of this section.
Section
5.
This
act shall be known as the Breast Examination and Screening
Transformation Act, or BEST Act.