OhioCertain Ohio health boards would need a qualified medical member
Ohio’s general health district boards, including certain boards serving merged districts, would have to include a doctor, physician assistant, or certified nurse practitioner.
What it does
General health district boards would need a doctor, physician assistant, or certified nurse practitioner. This also applies when merged districts put a combined board in charge.
Argument forAllowing any of these three medical professionals to fill the required seat could help local officials find a qualified board member.
Argument againstA board could meet the medical-member requirement without a doctor, which might leave it without a physician’s perspective on health decisions.
More detail
Covered health boards would have to include at least one doctor, physician assistant, or certified nurse practitioner. The requirement covers general health district boards and certain combined boards serving merged city and general health districts. For merged districts, this rule would apply when their agreement puts a combined board in charge instead of the original district’s board.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
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History
- 2026
- Jul 1IntroducedIntroduced
Healthcare