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Meetings/Department Information:
Department on Health Affairs Meeting Monday October 20, 2008. Contact Tim Pond for more information.
Dept. of Health Affairs Organizational Chart.
CLICK HERE for a listing of Catholic Hospitals and CEO contacts throughout Ohio. Updated 9/08
News and Newsletters:
Catholic Conference of Ohio's September 2008, newsletter, E-FOCUS. Includes Election 2008 resources.
New Proposed Rules.
Comments sought on Tomography Rules (9/15/08)
CLICK HERE for all pending Rules, Ohio Department of Health
CLICK HERE for the July 2008, IRS Blanket Group Exemption Letter for Institutions listed in The Official Catholic Directory.
CLICK HERE for CHA's 12 Steps to Prepare for the New 990
CLICK HERE for the IRS's revised Form 990 with a new Schedule H for hospitals. The new Schedule H requires community benefits and other information to be reported by hospitals. Certain identifying information is required in 2008 with the remainder required in 2009 tax year.
CLICK HERE for Health e-NEWS, Ohio Hospital Association
Legislation & Election 2008:
HB 601 (Rep. Wachtmann). Requires the Director of Health to prescribe a form to document medical orders for life-sustaining treatment and to make changes to the law governing DNR identification and orders. Introduced 7/17/2008. Due to the legislative recess, no hearings have occured.
CLICK HERE for OHA grid of pending healthcare related legislation in the 127th General Assembly.
CLICK HERE for 2008 Legislative Issues and Candidates Questions of the Catholic Conference of Ohio
CLICK HERE for November 2008 Election Information and Recommendations, Catholic Conference of Ohio
CLICK HERE for E-Advocacy, Catholic Health Association
CLICK HERE for Catholic Health Ministry Vision for Health Care Reform
Legislative Contact Information
CLICK HERE for Information on Contacting your Public Officials
CLICK HERE for E-Advocacy, Catholic Health Association
CLICK HERE for Information and Background on Catholic Faith & Politics
Resources:
CLICK HERE for Catholic Health Ministry Vision for Health Care Reform
CLICK HERE for Information regarding Employee Benefits Coverage offered by the William H. Meyer Agency
CLICK HERE for Tax Information regarding Charitable Organizations. The official IRS Web site includes information for charitable organizations on exemption and filing requirements, employment taxes and links to state government Web sites with useful information for tax-exempt organizations
CLICK HERE for information on ordering OHA’s 2008 Hospital Law Handbook, a collection of select Ohio statutes and regulations that pertain to health care.
CLICK HERE for Resources regarding Rx programs, including Medicare Part D.
Medical-Moral Issues
Resources
Religious & Ethical Directives for Catholic Health Care Services. Fourth Edition
Human Dignity & End of Life. Article by Cardinal Rigali & Bishop Lori, America, 8/4/2008
Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith's Response to U.S. Bishops Questions Concerning Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, August, 2007
CLICK HERE for CHA Resources on Papal Allucution and End of Life Teachings
CLICK HERE for Catholic Conference of Ohio Resources on End of Life Decisions
Advanced Directive Forms
CLICK HERE for Living Will, Healthcare Durable Power of Attorney and Donor Registry forms
CLICK HERE for Do-Not-Resuscitate Information and Form
Links
Hospitals Caring for Communities, American Hospital Association
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Statements and Alerts regarding Health Issues
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Office of Pro Life Activities
National Catholic Bioethics Center
For more information contact: Tim Pond, Catholic Conference of Ohio, 614-224-7147. tpond@ohiocathconf.org