As Introduced                            1            

122nd General Assembly                                             4            

   Regular Session                                  S. B. No. 183  5            

      1997-1998                                                    6            


    SENATORS DRAKE-SHEERER-FURNEY-J. JOHNSON-SUHADOLNIK-McLIN      8            


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                           A   B I L L                                          

             To enact section 5.2212 of the Revised Code to        12           

                designate the month of October as "Ohio Hepatitis  13           

                C Awareness Month."                                             




BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:        14           

      Section 1.  That section 5.2212 of the Revised Code be       16           

enacted to read as follows:                                        17           

      Sec. 5.2212.  THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED AS "OHIO    19           

HEPATITIS C AWARENESS MONTH," TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF      20           

HEPATITIS C AS AN EMERGING HEALTH CONCERN.                         21