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\"Senate Bill 25 is essentially not a complete ban on indoor tanning beds by minors. Rather, this legislation retains parental consent and autonomy while simply requiring that a parent or guardian not only give consent for services, but also be present at each tanning session,\" Dr. Trotter told the committee. She presented the measure as a public-health protection for children and adolescents and said the Ohio Dermatological Association and the Ohio State Medical Association support the bill.

Dr. Trotter cited the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's prior action adding a boxed warning for tanning devices and gave an annual cost figure for melanoma treatment cited in testimony: \"$3,300,000,000 of skin cancer treatment costs are attributed to melanoma alone.\" When asked directly whether indoor tanning causes skin cancer, Dr. Trotter replied, \"Absolutely.\" She explained the science behind risk, saying tanning beds deliver a much stronger component of ultraviolet A (UVA) light—\"about 10 to 15 times\" the UVA intensity of ordinary sun exposure in her testimony—and that adolescents' skin and immune systems are especially vulnerable.

Senators asked clarifying questions about mechanism and risk. In response to a question about whether tanning is only harmful when it causes sunburn, Dr. Trotter said cumulative nonburn damage and tanning itself are forms of ultraviolet injury that increase future skin cancer risk.

Why it matters: Testimony framed the bill as a public-health measure to reduce future skin-cancer incidence among minors by limiting unsupervised tanning and increasing parental oversight. The committee took testimony and engaged in technical questioning about exposure, risk and the bill's parental-consent approach.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Ohio Senate Health Committee - 4-2-2025","oneSentenceSummary","A board-certified dermatologist representing the Ohio Dermatological Association and the Ohio State Medical Association testified in favor of Senate Bill 25, which would require a parent or guardian to be present at each tanning session for a minor; testimony cited FDA guidance and the elevated UVA exposure from tanning devices.","taxTitle","Health, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Ohio","taxId",37390,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6087386,"Committee hears bill to add screening awareness to colorectal cancer awareness month",158,1927000,2085000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2890287-5a71839a6b2447673f5dd284ec703edb&start=1927&end=2085","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2890287-5a71839a6b2447673f5dd284ec703edb/thumbnail_1927000.jpg","/articles/6087386/Ohio/Committee-hears-bill-to-add-screening-awareness-to-colorectal-cancer-awareness-month","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6087386-30d7525c90c80fd7813c35d9a74b699c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771061982&Signature=iivIWjqhjI60wKoAbeTxMpTCMYE3xhfzfTBOwogpq-xU0Snb7jfclmsQZX6INk5Mng1O578i5Irmz6bugbS5SBeOtK6F6AFe8JvuvhW~XR58QtDIJXW7-TC8rarzxAkE6uDoUhZegNphgToeiHPIBLqiv-b0OILwYf~8oRvG3~sX-vI46pbr3ASCeQfh1~zIoZldwNfqYnlJZhnz1YX~SNwkupw24ENSivi1Zi8NAC97I0PvpL4-1vrgprsxPYRmvaUINg3siXydFAJ6HQU7pXQYhO~qF3uz0jIVA52bCsLWPBPWEnpDGdruVQy3J1wl3fijIJwU4-oHpacy2yxqiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A sponsor presented Senate Bill 46 to the Senate Health Committee, proposing that Ohio's colorectal cancer awareness month explicitly include screening awareness to improve early detection and reduce mortality.

The sponsor told the committee that colorectal cancer is \"the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in The US\" and stressed that it is largely preventable with early screening. The testimony cited an estimate that \"only 68 percent of adults age 50 and older are up to date on recommended screenings,\" and argued that adding screening awareness to the designated month would help educate Ohioans about options, address barriers and encourage earlier detection.

The sponsor also noted that screening guidance should be communicated to younger adults in some cases, saying that people in their late 30s and 40s may need screening depending on risk factors. Committee members posed no substantive objections in the excerpt and the first hearing concluded after the sponsor's remarks.

Why it matters: Testimony framed the change as a public-health education effort intended to increase screening uptake, particularly in rural and underserved communities where lower screening rates contribute to later-stage diagnoses and higher mortality.","Sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 46 would update Ohio's colorectal cancer awareness month to emphasize screening awareness; testifier cited screening's role in prevention and lower screening rates in rural and underserved areas.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6087390,"Senate Health Committee hears sponsor testimony on optometry scope modernization bill",559,1355000,1914000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2890287-5a71839a6b2447673f5dd284ec703edb&start=1355&end=1914","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2890287-5a71839a6b2447673f5dd284ec703edb/thumbnail_1355000.jpg","/articles/6087390/Ohio/Senate-Health-Committee-hears-sponsor-testimony-on-optometry-scope-modernization-bill","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6087390-e06be0d80fbd77953d03e405f6206737/orig.mp4?Expires=1771061982&Signature=CVinCtUM6aji-NiluTvChkoI6EeDpKrEdE6F05FBpMF63Rr12b-jGhS-ntlTBSyajYZ2yMUicMZmv2uFvFXk6l5Ph~iJuKe4cEN5c7v6UBkbHKqQYzJ9oAyzrii6YV6pc7xCKdCHTcoHJOuhK56IZlRiNxKXqwx5YlNAz2DonzGAI25Lr83ZbSr6o2ZqLS2n0aOIKEBdDmPX5ogxVEeBHm2k1RCUNHLZpd69mK0VMsCDTe~x5GmZxkfj1G4n8VrRctpoblpc7pRDMxkbudpF6FNrQm-cIyYOH6P~g-~iDKkBBRLR~tAtKUEBrmRHXBkKk8YZsGFsKM8~1kpNDjzNSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A sponsor of Senate Bill 36 presented the Primary Eye Care Modernization Act to the Senate Health Committee as the first update to Ohio's optometry scope in 17 years, describing incremental changes that would expand some noninvasive procedures and update pharmaceutical rules.

\"Senate Bill 36 is measured common sense legislation that seeks to make incremental changes and update the scope of practice of Ohio's optometrists,\" the sponsor said in testimony presented to Chair Huffman and committee members. The sponsor emphasized patient safety and said the bill would not authorize operating-room procedures such as LASIK or cataract surgery; instead it would permit certain in-office, noninvasive laser procedures and permit optometrists to remove benign lid lesions and update permitted pharmaceutical uses.

The sponsor said the Ohio Optometric Association and Ohio optometry educators supported the measure and noted the Ohio Board of Pharmacy \"has no objection to this language\" as presented to the committee. The testimony also argued that expanding scope in measured ways could help retain optometry graduates from Ohio State University's college of optometry and make Ohio more competitive with neighboring states that already allow some of the proposed procedures.

Senator Ingram asked whether the committee should require a periodic review by the relevant board after making a 17-year change in scope. The sponsor responded that practitioners would need incremental additional training to perform new procedures and said optometrists already trained in other states should be able to practice here with appropriate certification. Ingram offered to sponsor an amendment to require review every several years; the sponsor agreed such an amendment could be acceptable.

Why it matters: The bill would update scope-of-practice rules that determine what procedures optometrists may perform, affecting workforce recruitment and patient access to eye care, particularly outside surgical settings. Committee members focused questions on training, certification and whether the bill should include explicit periodic review language.","Sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 36, titled the Primary Eye Care Modernization Act, described updates to the scope of practice for optometrists including certain in-office laser and lid lesion procedures and pharmaceutical rule changes; senators discussed training and a possible periodic review amendment.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6087394,"Senate Health Committee favorably reports bill to designate Sept. 19 as Stillbirth Prevention Day",530,817000,1347000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2890287-5a71839a6b2447673f5dd284ec703edb&start=817&end=1347","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2890287-5a71839a6b2447673f5dd284ec703edb/thumbnail_817000.jpg","/articles/6087394/Ohio/Senate-Health-Committee-favorably-reports-bill-to-designate-Sept-19-as-Stillbirth-Prevention-Day","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6087394-044fecc8fc85835f4950e1229f008312/orig.mp4?Expires=1771061983&Signature=P6zHi5VcseEXP~AOfsQ719mrpOSqsLeM~pM5QoVAoO6uquef8DVNp-xUrhLlJ1KcSLPspjw3DHT6jSSSim-HyBgmpGSYkQ6zPI1muBIBsvevusiEWeOs-9TKbhBvgOwCk-53rrS8YBEBDDgpOxKy-WKvM9sCpwXqwcdgyBDnlzaUJxddNwMsb13SDZ~EyL811~Ck5pNBwP6aXFXS5zjXVkzjRYJdpIgnG8YrOeEZXotN1tEN6rb7vRTWKJHkg4M4sw-oe14cVj2whsS4nx2653Ecm4pbY01izKZ6jLOOHWoADWVNNEjqMgcBrhJ7IhDaCuSUDchZBkYHgNwcIUiGzQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Health Committee on a second hearing moved to favorably report House Bill 4, which would designate Sept. 19 as Ohio Stillbirth Prevention Day, after proponent testimony from parents and statewide advocates.

Dr. Michael Bullock, president of Miles Mission, and two other witnesses described stillbirth as a public-health problem and urged the committee to act. \"On October 13, my wife and I held Miles for a few moments, kissed his cold cheeks, and said our goodbyes,\" Bullock said, describing his family's loss. He told the committee Ohio averages \"almost 800 stillbirths a year, or a little more than 2 families a day\" and cited a 2023 National Institutes of Health finding that he summarized as showing that a portion of stillbirths are preventable.

The testimony focused on two goals: using an official day to elevate public awareness and to promote coordination for research and prevention. \"This bill also gives us a greater voice to work together in developing evidence based solutions,\" Bullock said. Jennifer Bullock Moore, who testified about her son's stillbirth, described gaps in communication and prenatal education during her care: \"Had I known that I had 2 previous c sections that led to a complication ... I would have been able to ask for a closer look during my ultrasounds.\" Dominique Johnson of Groundwork Ohio urged the committee to bring stillbirth \"out of the shadows\" and cited Ohio SOAR (Ohio Study for Associated Risk of Stillbirth) data presented to the committee.

Why it matters: Witnesses told senators that formal recognition of Stillbirth Prevention Day can increase public understanding, support bereavement resources and help coordinate prevention and research efforts across hospitals and community providers. Testimony cited several data points presented to the committee: an NIH 2023 report referenced by a witness indicating a percentage of stillbirths are preventable; Ohio SOAR data on fetal deaths; and national estimates used by witnesses to frame scale.

Committee action and next steps: Senator Manchester moved to \"favorably report House Bill 4 to the Senate Committee on rules and reference.\" After a roll call the chair announced, \"Having received the majority, the bill will be favorably reported to rules and reference.\" The committee did not record a full, named roll-call in the transcript excerpt; the motion was recorded as carried and the matter will proceed to rules and reference.

The witnesses asked for follow-up efforts to translate awareness into concrete steps—improved prenatal education, stronger bereavement care and coordination with hospitals and perinatal programs. Committee members who spoke expressed support for the legislation during the hearing.","After proponent testimony from families and advocacy groups, the Senate Health Committee voted to favorably report House Bill 4 to rules and reference; witnesses urged the designation to raise awareness, support research and strengthen prevention and bereavement supports.","actionData","errors"]

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