Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB578: Require tick-related disease reporting to Department of Health
Status: In committee, March 25, 2026
To amend section 3701.23 of the Revised Code to modify disease reporting requirements.
What the bill says
To amend section 3701.23 of the Revised Code to modify disease reporting requirements.
From the amended text, March 18, 2026:
To amend section 3701.23 of the Revised Code to modify disease reporting requirements. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That section 3701.23 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 3701.23. (A) As used in this section, "health care provider" means any person or government entity that provides health care services to individuals. "Health care provider" includes, but is not limited to, hospitals, medical clinics and offices, special care facilities, medical laboratories, physicians, pharmacists, dentists, physician assistants, registered and licensed practical nurses, laboratory technicians, emergency medical service organization personnel, and ambulance service organization personnel. (B) Boards of health, health authorities or officials, health care providers in localities in which there are no health authorities or officials, and coroners or medical examiners shall report promptly to the department of health the existence of [DELETED: any ] all of the following: (1) [DELETED: Asiatic cholera] Alpha-gal syndrome; (2) As specified by the director, any of the following: (a) Diseases that can spread, directly or indirectly, from person to person; [DELETED: (2) Yellow fever] (b) Foodborne and waterborne diseases; [DELETED: (3) Diphtheria] (c) Zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, including tick-related diseases and conditions; [DELETED: (4) Typhus or typhoid fever;] [DELETED: (5) As specified by the director of health, other ] (d) Other contagious …
Sponsors
- Rodney Creech (R, 40) · primary sponsor
- Jean Schmidt (R, 62) · primary sponsor
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54)
- Haraz Ghanbari (R, 75)
- Mark Hiner (R, 98)
- Marilyn John (R, 76)
- Mark Johnson (R, 92)
- Adam Mathews (R, 56)
- Joseph Miller (D, HD-053)
- Kevin Miller (R, 69)
- Blasdel, Monica Robb (R, 79)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (March 18, 2026): 94 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (February 25, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Health and Human Services, Public Health
Common questions
- What is HB578?
- HB578 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Require tick-related disease reporting to Department of Health.
- What does HB578 do?
- In its own words: To amend section 3701.23 of the Revised Code to modify disease reporting requirements.
- What is the status of HB578?
- In committee as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB578?
- Rodney Creech (R, 40), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB578?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb578
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