As Reported by House Insurance Committee 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H. B. No. 261 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES ROMAN-SCHURING-AMSTUTZ-MEAD-NETZLEY-TIBERI- 8
JERSE-BRITTON-JACOBSON-GOODMAN-BENDER-CLANCY-SCHULER-GRENDELL- 9
O'BRIEN-VESPER-KREBS-TERWILLEGER-PADGETT-CORBIN-ROBERTS-HOOD- 11
VAN VYVEN-HOUSEHOLDER-WILLAMOWSKI-BUCHY-HOLLISTER-KRUPINSKI-
JOLIVETTE-HEALY-SALERNO 12
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A B I L L
To repeal Sections 2 and 3 of Am. Sub. H.B. 218 of 15
the 121st General Assembly, as subsequently 16
amended, to repeal the scheduled repeal of the 17
laws that establish qualified immunity from civil
liability for health care providers that provide 18
free health care services to indigent and 19
uninsured persons.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 21
Section 1. That Section 2 of Am. Sub. H.B. 218 of the 23
121st General Assembly, as most recently amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 24
612 of the 122nd General Assembly, which section contains a 25
repeal of sections 2305.234, 3701.071, and 4731.295 of the 26
Revised Code effective November 15, 2000, is hereby repealed. 27
The intent of this section is to remove the limitation imposed by 28
such repeal upon the continued existence of sections 2305.234, 29
3701.071, and 4731.295 of the Revised Code, which intent is not 30
affected by the rule of construction contained in section 1.57 of 31
the Revised Code. 32
Section 2. That Section 3 of Am. Sub. H.B. 218 of the 34
121st General Assembly, as most recently amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 35
612 of the 122nd General Assembly, is hereby repealed. 36