Ohio Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Ohio State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

Note: You must first register as a NVIC Team Member before you can view action alerts, legislation to watch, and announcements.

Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
OH SB 196 2024-04-19 SUPPORT Increases categories of medical professionals who can determine a flu vaccine is medically inappropriate for residents in residential care facilities Status: Scheduled for 2nd Senate Health Committee hearing (proponent) on 4/24/2024 at 9:30AM in South Hearing Room

Action: Contact Senate Health Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
OH SB 144 2024-04-15 OPPOSE Authorizes pharmacy interns & technicians to give vaccines, lowers age to 5 years for flu & COVID shots from pharmacists, interns, & technicians Status: Scheduled for 2nd House Health Provider Services Committee hearing (proponent) on 4/16/2024 at 3:00PM in Room 017; passed full Senate on 12/6/2023

Action: Contact House Health Provider Services Committee Members & your Representative, ask them to OPPOSE
OH HB 319 2024-04-05 SUPPORT Prohibit discrimination for the refusal of medical interventions including vaccines for reasons of conscience, including religious convictions Status: Scheduled for an introductory hearing in House Health Provider Services Committee on 4/9/2024 at 3:00 PM in Room 017

Action: Contact House Health Provider Services Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
OH HB 136 2024-03-27 WATCH Prohibits pharmacy technicians and interns from administering vaccines at remote pharmacists if a supervising pharmacist is not present Status: Scheduled for 4th House Health Provider Services Committee hearing (Prop/Opp/IP) on 4/2/2024 at 1:30PM in Room 017

Action: Contact House Health Provider Services Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator with concerns
OH SB 80 2023-03-08 SUPPORT Requires the Dept. of Health to request proposals to conduct research on COVID-19 and myocarditis, make reports to the general assembly Status: Referred to the Senate Health Committee on 3/8/2023

Action: Contact Senate Health Committee Members, your Senator and Representative, ask to SUPPORT

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.