Ohio
For Ohio, statute is Section 5168.14; income level for free care is at or below the federal poverty line; which hospitals must comply is Each hospital that receives funds distributed under sections 5168.01 to 5168.14 of the Revised Code; basis for the income test is federal poverty line; notes is The hospital has an established post-billing procedure for determining the individual's income and canceling the charges if the individual is found to qualify for services under this section, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.
- State
- Ohio our reading
- Statute
- Section 5168.14 verified
- Income level for free care
- at or below the federal poverty line verified
- Which hospitals must comply
- Each hospital that receives funds distributed under sections 5168.01 to 5168.14 of the Revised Code verified
- Basis for the income test
- federal poverty line verified
- Notes
- The hospital has an established post-billing procedure for determining the individual's income and canceling the charges if the individual is found to qualify for services under this section. verified
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What the source says
Each hospital that receives funds distributed under sections 5168.01 to 5168.14 of the Revised Code shall provide, without charge to the individual, basic, medically necessary hospital-level services to individuals who are residents of this state, are not medicaid recipients, and whose income is at or below the federal poverty line.
— codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-08-27
Source
- codes.ohio.govhttps://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5168.14