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                             S.B. 160                             Final Analysis
                  134th   General Assembly
                                                                      Click here for S.B. 160’s Fiscal Note
Primary Sponsor: Sen. O’Brien
Effective date: September 13, 2022
Effective Date:
Daniel DeSantis, Research Analyst                                                                     UPDATED VERSION
                                                             SUMMARY
                     Requires certain entities to inform a veteran or the veteran’s spouse, surviving spouse,
                          or representative about available health care or financial benefits.
                     Designates the act as the “Veteran Information Act.”
                                                DETAILED ANALYSIS
Duty to inform veterans
       The act requires certain entities to inform a veteran or the veteran’s spouse, surviving
spouse, or representative about (1) health care or financial benefits that are available through
the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and (2) information about congressionally
chartered veterans service organizations or the county veterans service office that can assist
the veteran with investigating and applying for benefits through the VA.
        The act requires this information to be provided to a veteran or the veteran’s spouse,
surviving spouse, or representative in all of the following situations:
                     During a long-term care consultation conducted under the long-term care consultation
                          program administered by the Department of Aging;1
                     By any person or public agency licensed to provide a hospice care program when a
                          veteran seeks services;2
                 This version updates the effective date.
1                 R.C. 173.42(E)(5).
2                 R.C. 3712.06(I).
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       A nursing home or skilled nursing facility when a veteran seeks admission to the home
           or facility. This requirement does not apply to a nursing home that participates in the
           Veteran Community Partnerships Program administered by the VA;3
       A hospital discharging a patient who is a veteran and who requires additional health
           care services after discharge.4
       Also, the act requires the Medicaid Director to provide, to a veteran who has submitted
an application for the Medicaid program, information about the county veterans service office
that can assist the veteran with investigating and applying for benefits through the VA.5
       Continuing law defines a veteran, for purposes of the act’s requirements, as (1) a former
member of the U.S. armed forces who served on active military duty and received an honorable
discharge or honorable separation, or (2) a U.S. merchant marine who has an honorable report
of separation from active duty military service.6
Veteran Information Act
           The act is designated as the “Veteran Information Act.”7
                                             HISTORY
                               Action                                       Date
Introduced                                                  04-13-21
Reported, S. Veterans and Public Safety                     06-02-21
Passed Senate (33-0)                                        06-09-21
Reported, H. Armed Services and Veterans Affairs            05-12-22
Reported, H. Rules and Reference                            05-31-22
Passed House (90-0)                                         06-01-22
Senate concurred in House amendments (32-0)                 06-01-22
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3   R.C. 3721.141.
4   R.C. 3727.75(B)(2).
5   R.C. 5162.75.
6   R.C. 5901.01, not in the bill.
7   Section 3.
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                                                                                        Final Analysis
Statutes affected: 
As Introduced: 173.42, 3712.06, 3727.75
As Reported By Senate Committee: 173.42, 3712.06, 3727.75
As Passed By Senate: 173.42, 3712.06, 3727.75
As Reported By House Committee: 173.42, 3712.06, 3727.75
As Passed By House: 173.42, 3712.06, 3727.75
As Enrolled: 173.42, 3712.06, 3727.75