Ohio HB917 allows hospice care services for terminally ill homeless individuals in designated facilities.

Ohio HB917 amends the Revised Code to define "terminal care facility for the homeless" as a facility providing accommodations to homeless individuals with terminal illnesses. The bill allows hospice care program services for these individuals if they meet specific criteria, including having a terminal condition with a life expectancy of six months or less, having no capable relatives or financial means for alternative care, and being under a physician's direct care. The facility must not receive remuneration from residents or government programs and must meet health and safety standards.

Ohio HB917 allows hospice care services for terminally ill homeless individuals in designated facilities.

Ohio HB917 amends the Revised Code to define "terminal care facility for the homeless" as a facility providing accommodations to homeless individuals with terminal illnesses. The bill allows hospice care program services for these individuals if they meet specific criteria, including having a terminal condition with a life expectancy of six months or less, having no capable relatives or financial means for alternative care, and being under a physician's direct care. The facility must not receive remuneration from residents or government programs and must meet health and safety standards.