Section 3701.245 | Public agencies may not require HIV results to obtain services.
(A) No state agency as defined in section 1.60 of the Revised Code, political subdivision, agency of local government, or private nonprofit corporation receiving state or local government funds shall refuse to admit as a patient, or to provide services to, any individual solely because the individual refuses to consent to an HIV test or to disclose HIV test results.
(B) The prohibition contained in division (A) of this section does not prevent a physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, or a person licensed to practice dentistry under Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code from referring an individual the physician, nurse, or dentist has reason to believe may have AIDS or an AIDS-related condition to an appropriate health care provider or facility, if the referral is based on reasonable professional judgment and not solely on grounds of the refusal of the individual to consent to an HIV test or to disclose the result of an HIV test.
Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- November 1, 1989 – Senate Bill 2 - 118th General Assembly [ View November 1, 1989 Version ]
- March 20, 2025 – Amended by Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly [ View March 20, 2025 Version ]