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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio Senate Bill 309 enacts the APPLE Act establishing civil liability for health care providers prescribing abortion-inducing drugs without written disclosures
Last action · October 29, 2025: Referred to HealthSponsors: Kyle Koehler and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio Senate Bill 309 requires health care providers to deliver specific written information and obtain a signed written certification from a patient before prescribing s such as mifepristone. Providers failing to meet these disclosure and retention conditions face civil liability from patients, spouses, parents, or , alongside state-enforced civil penalties up to $10,000 per knowing violation. The legislation includes exceptions for medical emergencies and exempts the patient from civil or criminal liability.
Patients, spouses, grandparents, and gain the legal right to sue health care providers and facilities for damages and statutory penalties if prescriptions are issued without mandatory risk disclosures and written certifications.
- The measure introduces the Abortion Pill Provider Liability Education (APPLE) Act in the 136th General Assembly of Ohio. context
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 providers
Must provide written disclosures, secure signed certifications, retain records for at least seven years, and face potential civil lawsuits and state penalties for non-compliance.
Pregnant women prescribed abortion-inducing drugs
Receive mandatory written disclosures and certification forms, gain the right to file civil suits against non-compliant providers, and are explicitly exempted from personal liability.
Department of Health
Must create and make available the mandatory information and certification form for health care providers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What information must health care providers give patients before prescribing an abortion-inducing drug?
Who is eligible to file a civil lawsuit against a health care provider under this act?
Can the woman who takes the abortion-inducing drug be held liable under this legislation?
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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- Oct 29, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Health
- Oct 28, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Establishment of Specific Civil Penalties and Private Rights of Action
The bill creates new civil causes of action allowing patients, family members, and state prosecutors to seek damages and civil penalties directly tied to pre-prescription disclosure omissions.
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www.legislature.ohio.gov
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- Controversy90Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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