Governor Signs Bill Requiring Exposure Testing for Air Ambulance Workers

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday enacted a bill requiring the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and self-insured public employers to pay for services used to determine whether certain air ambulance workers sustained an injury following exposure to blood or bodily fluids. The governor signed SB 106, by Sen. Tim Schaffer, R-Lancaster. According to a summary of the measure, it requires diagnostic testing for physicians, nurses and other health care professionals working for licensed air medical service organizations for potential exposure while transporting a patient in an air ambulance o...