June 10, 2026 · Finance Committee · 740 words · 34 speakers · 41 segments
The House Finance Committee will come to order. If you've joined us since this morning, just a reminder, please fill out a media form if you wish to take pictures or record. The form is right here on the front desk, and you can deliver that to the staff at the end of the row. I now call up Senate Bill 315 for its second hearing, and the chair recognizes Vice Chair Davila for a motion.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move to amend Senate Bill 315 with Amendment 3359.
Will the Vice Chair please explain the sub-bill?
Yes, Mr. Chairman, and there is a comparative synopsis that is on the website now, so I'm just going to hit wave tops here on a few of the key provisions of 795 from the House that we're moving into, Senate Bill 315. The bill increases penalties for Medicaid fraud. It requires prior authorization for all therapeutic behavioral health services prescribed within the Medicaid program and prior authorization for personal care services under home and community-based services waivers. The amendment requires electronic visit verification GPS tracking for providers of home and community services It requires the Ohio Department of Medicaid to develop a standardized onboarding structure for new Medicaid providers It creates a dashboard to track electronic visit verification data It grants both the Auditor of State and the Attorney General subpoena powers. It requires an in-person on-site inspection prior to becoming enrolled as a Medicaid provider. Upon the identification of credible evidence of fraud or materially inconsistent billing, It requires each Medicaid MCO to make a report to ODM, which shall be referred to the Attorney General's office. It specifies that the bill's requirements for prior authorization of personal care services applies when the personal care services that are requested exceed the amount or scope of services described in a written plan of care or individual service plan for an individual and requires that ODM process those requests within 48 hours. and it adds language that would exempt live-in family caregivers from the GPS tracking requirements established in the bill.
Thank you, Vice Chair DeVilla. I'll just add, I know that some of this work began in the Medicaid Committee and in the maneuvering to get bills done on time We ending up here in finance but just to reiterate everything relating to family caregivers being paid has been removed from the bill Everybody who being paid as a family caregiver will continue to be paid as they have to this point. All those provisions were removed earlier in the week. And, in fact, as Vice Chair DeVilla mentioned, the EVV and GPS also will not apply to live-in family members providing home care. So with all of those changes, are there any objections? Hearing no objections. I, the substitute bill becomes part of the bill. I recognize Vice Chair Davila now for a motion.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move to favorably report, substitute Senate Bill 315 and recommend its passage.
Will the clerk please call the roll?
Stewart.
Yes.
Davila.
Yes.
Sweeney.
Yes.
Abdullahi.
Abrams.
Yes.
Baker.
Yes.
Byrd.
Yes.
Calendar.
Yes.
Glassburn.
Yes.
Grimm.
Yes.
Hall. Yes. Hoops. Yes.
Jerrolds. Yes. John. Yes.
Johnson. Yes. Manning. Yes.
Pickle Antonio. Yes. Plummer. Yes.
Ray Yes Ritter Yes Robinson Yes Romer Yes Santucci Yes Schmidt Yes Sims Yes Thomas Yes Troy
Yes.
White?
Yes.
Williams?
Yes.
Willis?
Yes.
Young?
Yes.
With a unanimous vote, the bill will be favorably reported to the Rules and Reference Committee. I want to thank this committee. This is not a tough issue, not an easy issue. This is not an easy issue, not an easy vote to get unanimous. So it's been good working with Ranking Member Sweeney and your members as well, and very pleased with the product that I think addresses the issues that we've been concerned about without upending the services to Ohioans that need them most. I grant LSC harmonizing authority for the committee to report this bill. It will be reported as a substitute bill. The vote will not be open following committee, folks. please, if you want to add your name as a co-sponsor, please write an asterisk next to your name, and please sign the sheet before you head to the floor today. This is going to conclude the second hearing on Senate Bill 315. Seeing no further business for the committee, the committee now stands adjourned.