School Health Employees Board proposes first rules

The School Health Employees Board, which the Ohio General Assembly created to establish best practices around health care coverage for school employees throughout Ohio, had extensive deliberations on its first four rules at its April 17th board meeting (Source, "First four rules proposed by state board", This Week Community Newspapers, April 24, 2008).  These rules focus on employee wellness programs, disease management programs, access to specialty networks, and dependent eligibility audits.  One major point of discussion revolved around whether these rules would be specific and mandatory across all school districts or general and open to flexiblity in adoption.  The Board expects to approve rules in these four areas at its May meeting.