Ohio § 3701.144

§ 3701.144.

(A) As used in this section, “cost sharing” has the same meaning as in section 3923.85 of the Revised Code . (B) The department of health shall administer the state's participation in the national

breast and cervical cancer early detection program (NBCCEDP), which shall be known

as the Ohio breast and cervical cancer project.  The project shall be administered in accordance with Title XV of the “Public Health

Service Act,” 42 U.S.C. 300k et seq., and the department's NBCCEDP grant agreement with the United States centers for disease

control and prevention. (C) In administering the project, the department shall set eligibility requirements for

services provided through the project as follows: (1) The woman must have countable family income not exceeding three hundred per cent

of the federal poverty line. (2) One of the following must be the case: (a) The woman is not covered by health insurance. (b) The woman is covered by health insurance that does not include the screening or diagnostic

services the woman seeks through the project. (c) The woman is covered by health insurance that imposes cost sharing for the screening

or diagnostic services the woman seeks through the project that exceeds the limit

specified in rules adopted under division (D) of this section. (3) In the case of a woman seeking cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services

through the project, the woman must be at least twenty-one and less than sixty-five

years of age. (4) In the case of a woman seeking breast cancer screening and diagnostic services through

the project, either of the following must be the case: (a) The woman is at least forty years of age. (b) The woman is at least twenty-one and less than forty years of age and has been determined

by a physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse

practitioner to need breast cancer screening and diagnostic services due to the results

of a clinical breast examination, the woman's family history, or other factors. (D) The director of health shall adopt rules for purposes of division (C)(2)(c) of this

section specifying the cost sharing limit for each screening and diagnostic service

that may be obtained through the project.  The director may adopt other rules as necessary to implement this section.  The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.