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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio requires health care facilities to maintain at least 50% reusable infection prevention textiles
Last action · May 13, 2026: Referred to HealthSponsor: Adam Mathews
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio House Bill 863 requires licensed health care facilities to ensure that at least 50 percent of their operating threshold of s consists of reusable items. The legislation sets processing and rotation standards, provides exemptions for supply chain disruptions, and mandates record-keeping and violation reporting procedures.
Health care facilities across Ohio must adjust their inventory procurement and laundry service contracts to meet a mandatory minimum threshold for reusable textiles like gowns and linens, while maintaining compliance records for state licensing departments.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Health care facilities
Hospitals, nursing homes, and other licensed health care providers must maintain at least 50% reusable infection prevention textiles, rotate stock, keep records, and comply with state oversight.
State licensing departments
The Departments of Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Behavioral Health must review exemption requests, inspect compliance records, and establish violation reporting procedures.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What percentage of infection prevention textiles must be reusable under the bill?
Are there any exceptions if a facility cannot get reusable textiles due to supply chain problems?
How must reusable textiles be cleaned between uses?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- May 13, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Health
- May 12, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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