As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 273

Representative Pillich 

Cosponsors: Representatives Letson, Reece, Sheehy, Hagan, R., Williams 

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A BILL

To enact section 5502.59 of the Revised Code to

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establish the "Yellow Dot" motor vehicle medical

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information program within the Department of

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Public Safety.

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

Section 1. That section 5502.59 of the Revised Code be	5
enacted to read as follows:	6

Sec. 5502.59.  There is hereby created the "yellow dot" motor	7
vehicle medical information program, which shall be administered	8
by the department of public safety. The purpose of the "yellow	9
dot" program is to assist owners and lessees of motor vehicles who	10
participate in the program, their passengers, and emergency	11
medical responders in the event of a motor vehicle accident or a	12
medical emergency involving a participant's vehicle.	13

The owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who participates in	14
the program shall receive a "yellow dot" window decal and a	15
"yellow dot" folder. The folder, which is intended to be stored in	16
the glove compartment of the motor vehicle, shall contain an	17
information form containing the participant's name, a photo of the	18
participant, emergency contact information, the participant's	19
medical conditions, recent surgeries, allergies, medications being	20
used, and relevant information about the participant's personal	21
physician. The participant shall affix the "yellow dot" window	22
decal on the operator's side of the vehicle's rear window in the	23
lower corner. The purpose of the decal is to alert emergency	24
medical responders to search the glove compartment of the vehicle	25
for the corresponding "yellow dot" folder. The purposes of the	26
information in the folder are to assist emergency medical	27
responders, in the event of an accident involving the motor	28
vehicle, in positively identifying the participant, communicating	29
with the participant's family or emergency contacts, and ensuring	30
that the person's current medications and pre-existing medical	31
conditions are considered when treatment is administered for any	32
injury the participant suffers in the motor vehicle accident.	33
Persons who ride in motor vehicles as passengers also may	34
participate in the program, but shall not be issued a decal if the	35
owner or lessee of the motor vehicle in which the person rides	36
also participates in the program.	37

The department shall not charge any fee to participate in the	38
"yellow dot" program and shall take reasonable measures to	39
publicize the program. The department may accept donations and	40
grants from any source to assist in paying the expenses the	41
department incurs in administering the program.	42

The department shall adopt such rules governing the "yellow	43
dot" program as may be necessary to implement and administer the	44
program.	45