As Passed by the House 1 123rd General Assembly 4 Regular Session H. B. No. 529 5 1999-2000 6 REPRESENTATIVES TAYLOR-BRITTON-GRENDELL-D. MILLER- 7 PRINGLE-REDFERN-VERICH-PERRY 8 _________________________________________________________________ 9 A B I L L To amend section 955.41 of the Revised Code to 11 increase the cap on the amount of reimbursement 12 that a person may receive for treatment of a rabies bite. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 14 Section 1. That section 955.41 of the Revised Code be 16 amended to read as follows: 17 Sec. 955.41. The board of county commissioners, not later 26 than the third regular meeting after it is presented with the 27 account provided for by section 955.42 of the Revised Code, shall 28 examine such account, and, if found in whole or part correct and 29 just, shall order the payment in whole or in part to the patient 30 and to the physician who rendered such treatment, in accordance with their respective claims. A person shall not receive for one 31 injury a sum exceedingtwoONE THOUSAND FIVE hundred dollars. 32 Section 2. That existing section 955.41 of the Revised 34 Code is hereby repealed. 35