Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio SB160: Regards prescription drugs and medication switching
Status: Introduced, June 16, 2026
To enact section 3902.65 of the Revised Code regarding prescription drugs and medication switching under health benefit plans.
What the bill says
From the amended text, June 10, 2026:
As Passed by the Senate 136th General Assembly Regular Session Sub. S. B. No. 160 2025-2026 Senators Liston, Johnson Cosponsors: Senators Antonio, Blackshear, Cirino, Craig, DeMora, Hicks-Hudson, Patton, Reineke, Reynolds, Schaffer To enact section 3902.65 of the Revised Code regarding prescription drugs and medication switching under health benefit plans. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That section 3902.65 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 3902.65. (A) As used in this section: (1) "Interchangeable biological product" and "generically equivalent drug" have the same meanings as in section 3715.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Pharmacy" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Rate of inflation" has the same meaning as in section 107.032 of the Revised Code. (4) "Wholesale acquisition cost" has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C. 1395w-3a. (B) Subject to divisions (C), (D), and (E) of this section, a health plan issuer shall not do any of the following during a health benefit plan year: (1) Increase a covered person's cost sharing with respect to a drug; (2) Move a drug to a greater cost-share tier of a health benefit plan's formulary; (3) Remove a drug from a health benefit plan's formulary, unless one of the following occurred: (a) The …
Sponsors
- Beth Liston (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Terry Johnson (R, SD-014) · primary sponsor
- Nickie Antonio (D, 23)
- Willis Blackshear (D, 6)
- Jerry Cirino (R, 18)
- Hearcel Craig (D, 15)
- William DeMora (D, 25)
- Paula Hicks-Hudson (D, 11)
- Thomas Patton (R, 24)
- Michele Reynolds (R, 3)
- Timothy Schaffer (R, 20)
Latest actions
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (June 10, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (June 10, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Commerce, Health Care, Health and Human Services, Insurance
Common questions
- What is SB160?
- SB160 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Regards prescription drugs and medication switching.
- What does SB160 do?
- To enact section 3902.65 of the Revised Code regarding prescription drugs and medication switching under health benefit plans.
- What is the status of SB160?
- Introduced as of June 16, 2026. Latest action: Introduced (June 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB160?
- Beth Liston (D, 16), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB160?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb160
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