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Introduced
02/15/2023
02/15/2023
In Committee
12/18/2024
12/18/2024
Crossed Over
06/12/2024
06/12/2024
Passed
04/09/2025
04/09/2025
Dead
Introduced Session
135th General Assembly (2023-2024)
Bill Summary
To amend sections 3125.18, 3701.61, 3701.611, 5101.342, 5101.35, 5101.80, 5101.801, 5123.0421, 5123.33, 5153.16, 5162.13, and 5162.131 and to enact sections 4723.89, 4723.90, 5101.805, 5101.91, 5104.291, 5120.658, 5164.071, and 5166.45 of the Revised Code to support strong foundations for Ohio mothers and babies in their first one thousand days to address maternal and infant mortality, to improve health, developmental, and learning outcomes for babies and mothers through expanded prenatal, postnatal, infant, and toddler health care and early intervention and wraparound services and supports; to name this act the Strong Foundations Act; and to make appropriations.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the Strong Foundations Act, aims to address maternal and infant mortality, and improve health, developmental, and learning outcomes for babies and mothers in Ohio. It does this by expanding prenatal, postnatal, infant, and toddler health care, early intervention, and wraparound services and supports. Key provisions include establishing a central intake and referral system for home visiting programs, requiring the Department of Health to evaluate strategies to integrate eligibility for nutrition programs like WIC and SNAP, creating a mobile app for Medicaid-eligible pregnant and postpartum women, providing grants for legal assistance and medical providers to address social determinants of health, and directing the Department of Medicaid to evaluate and update coverage for early childhood mental health services.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (19)
Latyna Humphrey (D)*,
Andrea White (R)*,
Nickie Antonio (D),
Bill Blessing (R),
Andrew Brenner (R),
Jerry Cirino (R),
Hearcel Craig (D),
Alessandro Cutrona (R),
Bill DeMora (D),
Matt Dolan (R),
Theresa Gavarone (R),
Catherine Ingram (D),
Terry Johnson (R),
Stephanie Kunze (R),
Bill Reineke (R),
Kent Smith (D),
Vernon Sykes (D),
Shane Wilkin (R),
Steve Wilson (R),
Last Action
Effective (on 04/09/2025)
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