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Dear Neighbor,
It's an honor to serve as your State Representative for the 63rd Ohio House District.
I invite everybody to read more about what I'm working on at the Statehouse by visiting my webpage here, or checking out my previous newsletters here.
God Bless,
Adam Bird
State Representative
Ohio's 63rd House District
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House Bill 324 - The Patient Protection Act
Representative Bird is a co-sponsor of House Bill 324 - the Patient Protection Act - landmark legislation to strengthen patient safety and ensure proper medical oversight for high-risk medications, which was recently passed by the Ohio House.
House Bill 324 requires that any patient being prescribed a high-risk medication, like Mifepristone, with at least a 5% chance of severe adverse effects must first receive an in-person evaluation with their prescriber. As defined in the bill, severe adverse effect means death, infection requiring hospitalization, hemorrhaging requiring hospitalization, organ failure, or sepsis. It also mandates a follow-up appointment to ensure the patient is responding safely and that any warning signs are caught early. It directs the Director of Health, in consultation with relevant state boards, to maintain a public, updated list of drugs meeting the 5% threshold for severe adverse effects, promoting transparency and accountability.
The bill now heads to the Ohio Senate for consideration.
Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting
 Representative Bird was appointed to the Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting. Public hearings for this committee took place in September.
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