As Passed by the House 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-DAMSCHRODER-CAREY-WILLIAMS-MOTTLEY- 12
BRADING-TRAKAS-CALVERT-EVANS-METZGER-PATTON-VERICH-YOUNG- 13
WINKLER-HAINES-KILBANE-CORE-BOYD 14
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A B I L L
To repeal Sections 2 and 3 of Am. Sub. H.B. 218 of 17
the 121st General Assembly, as subsequently 18
amended, to repeal the scheduled repeal of the 19
laws that establish qualified immunity from civil
liability for health care providers that provide 20
free health care services to indigent and 21
uninsured persons.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 23
Section 1. That Section 2 of Am. Sub. H.B. 218 of the 25
121st General Assembly, as most recently amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 26
612 of the 122nd General Assembly, which section contains a 27
repeal of sections 2305.234, 3701.071, and 4731.295 of the 28
Revised Code effective November 15, 2000, is hereby repealed. 29
The intent of this section is to remove the limitation imposed by 30
such repeal upon the continued existence of sections 2305.234, 31
3701.071, and 4731.295 of the Revised Code, which intent is not 32
affected by the rule of construction contained in section 1.57 of 33
the Revised Code. 34
Section 2. That Section 3 of Am. Sub. H.B. 218 of the 36
121st General Assembly, as most recently amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 37
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612 of the 122nd General Assembly, is hereby repealed. 38