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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.615 | Grant Program to Address the Provision of Prenatal Health Care Services to Pregnant Women on a Group Basis.

Effective:
September 18, 2020
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 11 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Certified nurse-midwife," "certified nurse practitioner," and "clinical nurse specialist" have the same meanings as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
(3) "Physician assistant" means an individual authorized under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code to practice as a physician assistant.
(B) The department of health shall establish a grant program to address the provision of prenatal health care services to pregnant women on a group basis. The aim of the program is to increase the number of pregnant women who begin prenatal care early in their pregnancies and to reduce the number of infants born preterm.
(C)(1) An entity seeking to participate in the grant program shall apply to the department of health in a manner prescribed by the department. Participating entities may include the following:
(a) Medical practices, including those operated by or employing one or more physicians, physician assistants, certified nurse-midwives, certified nurse practitioners, or clinical nurse specialists;
(b) Health care facilities.
(2) To be eligible to participate in the grant program, an entity must demonstrate to the department that it can meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Has space to host groups of at least twelve pregnant women;
(b) Has adequate in-kind resources, including existing medical staff, to provide necessary prenatal health care services on both an individual and group basis;
(c) Provides prenatal care based on either of the following:
(i) The centering pregnancy model of care developed by the centering healthcare institute;
(ii) Another model of care acceptable to the department.
(d) Integrates health assessments, education, and support into a unified program in which pregnant women at similar stages of pregnancy meet, learn care skills, and participate in group discussions;
(e) Meets any other requirements established by the department.
(D) When distributing funds under the program, the department shall give priority to entities that are both of the following:
(1) Operating in areas of the state with high preterm birth rates, including rural areas and Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, and Summit counties;
(2) Providing care to medicaid recipients who are members of the group described in division (B) of section 5163.06 of the Revised Code.
(E) A participating entity may employ or contract with licensed dental hygienists to educate pregnant women about the importance of prenatal and postnatal dental care.
(F) The department may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.64 | [Amended and Renumbered as r.c. 5180.15 by h.b. 33, 135th General Assembly, Effective 1/1/2025] Distribution of Shaken Baby Syndrome Educational Materials.

Effective:
March 19, 2015
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 276 - 130th General Assembly
(A) A copy of the shaken baby syndrome educational materials developed under section 3701.63 of the Revised Code shall be distributed in the following manner:
(1) By child birth educators and the staff of obstetricians' offices, to an expectant parent who uses their services;
(2) By the staff of pediatric physicians' offices, to any of the following who use their services: an infant's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the infant;
(3) By the staff of a hospital or freestanding birthing center, to an infant's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the infant, before the child is discharged from the facility to the infant's residence following birth;
(4) By the staff of the help me grow program established pursuant to section 3701.61 of the Revised Code, to an infant's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the infant, during home-visiting services conducted in accordance with that section;
(5) By each child care facility operating in this state, to each of its employees;
(6) By a public children services agency, when the agency has initial contact with an infant's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the infant.
(B) An entity or person required to distribute educational materials pursuant to division (A) of this section is not liable for damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with the dissemination of those educational materials unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
An entity or person required to distribute educational materials in accordance with division (A) of this section is not subject to criminal prosecution or, to the extent that a person is regulated under Title XLVII of the Revised Code, professional disciplinary action under that title, for an act or omission associated with the dissemination of those educational materials.
This division does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that an entity or person may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, or any other provision of the Revised Code, or the common law of this state.
Last updated September 12, 2023 at 9:21 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.671 | [Amended and Renumbered as r.c. 5180.18 by h.b. 33, 135th General Assembly, Effective 1/1/2025].

Effective:
April 6, 2017
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 332 - 131st General Assembly
The director of health shall require each recipient of a grant the department of health administers that pertains to safe crib procurement to report annually to the department both of the following:
(A) Demographic information specified by the director of health regarding the individuals to whom safe cribs were distributed;
(B) If known, the extent to which distributed cribs are being used.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 5:45 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.69 | Down Syndrome Information Sheet.

Effective:
March 23, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 552 - 130th General Assembly
(A)(1) The department of health shall create a Down syndrome information sheet that includes all of the following:
(a) A description of Down syndrome, including its causes, effects on development, and potential complications;
(b) Diagnostic tests;
(c) Options for treatment and therapy;
(d) Contact information for local, state, and national organizations that provide Down syndrome educational and support services and programs.
(2) With respect to the medical information included in the information sheet, the department shall include only information that is current and based on medical evidence.
(3) The department shall periodically review and update the information sheet and shall make it available on the department's internet web site.
(B) If a patient under the care of any of the following health care professionals or facilities receives either a test result indicating Down syndrome or a prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, the health care professional or facility shall provide to the patient or the patient's representative a copy of the information sheet created under division (A) of this section:
(1) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery;
(2) A certified nurse-midwife who holds a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code;
(3) A genetic counselor licensed under Chapter 4778. of the Revised Code;
(4) A hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code;
(5) A maternity unit, newborn care nursery, or maternity home licensed under Chapter 3711. of the Revised Code;
(6) A freestanding birthing center licensed under section 3702.30 of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 16, 2021 at 3:04 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.70 | Guidelines for a State-Level Review of Deaths of Resident Children Under Eighteen Years of Age.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The director of health shall establish guidelines for a state-level review of deaths of children under eighteen years of age who, at the time of death, were residents of this state.
(B) The purpose of a review conducted pursuant to guidelines adopted under this section is to decrease the incidence of preventable child deaths by doing all of the following:
(1) Promoting cooperation, collaboration, and communication between all groups, professions, agencies, or entities that serve families and children;
(2) Maintaining a comprehensive database of child deaths that occur in this state in order to develop an understanding of the causes and incidence of those deaths;
(3) Recommending and developing plans for implementing state and local service and program changes and changes to the groups, professions, agencies, or entities that serve families and children that might prevent child deaths.
(C) The guidelines shall provide that the director may not conduct a review while an investigation of the child's death or prosecution of a person for causing the death is pending, unless the prosecuting attorney agrees to allow the review. At the director's request, the law enforcement agency conducting the criminal investigation, on the conclusion of the investigation, and the prosecuting attorney, on the conclusion of the prosecution, shall notify the director of the conclusion.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.701 | Summary Sheet.

Effective:
March 14, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 493 - 131st General Assembly
(A)(1) Notwithstanding section 3701.243 and any other section of the Revised Code pertaining to confidentiality, any individual, public children services agency, private child placing agency, or agency that provides services specifically to individuals or families, law enforcement agency, or other public or private entity that provided services to a child whose death is being reviewed by the director of health pursuant to guidelines established under section 3701.70 of the Revised Code, on the request of the director, shall submit to the director a summary sheet of information.
(a) With respect to a request made to a health care entity, the summary sheet shall contain only information available and reasonably drawn from the child's medical record created by the health care entity.
(b) With respect to a request made to any other individual or entity, the summary sheet shall contain only information available and reasonably drawn from any record involving the child that the individual or entity develops in the normal course of business.
(c) On the request of the director, an individual or entity may, at the individual's or entity's discretion, make any additional information, documents, or reports available to the director.
(2) Notwithstanding section 3701.243 and any other section of the Revised Code pertaining to confidentiality, in the case of a child one year of age or younger whose death is being reviewed by the director, on the request of the director, a health care entity that provided services to the child's mother shall submit to the director a summary sheet of information available and reasonably drawn from the mother's medical record created by the health care entity. Before submitting the summary sheet, the health care entity shall attempt to obtain the mother's consent to do so, but lack of consent shall not preclude the entity from submitting the summary sheet.
(3) For purposes of the review, the director shall have access to confidential information provided to the director under this section or division (I)(4) of section 2151.421 of the Revised Code, and the director shall preserve the confidentiality of that information.
(B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, no person, entity, law enforcement agency, or prosecuting attorney shall provide any information regarding the death of a child to the director pursuant to guidelines established under section 3701.70 of the Revised Code while an investigation of the death or prosecution of a person for causing the death is pending, unless the prosecuting attorney agrees to allow the review.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.702 | Immunity.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) An individual or public or private entity providing information, documents, or reports to the director of health pursuant to guidelines established under section 3701.70 of the Revised Code is immune from civil liability for injury, death, or loss to person or property that otherwise might be incurred or imposed as a result of providing the information, document, or reports to the director.
(B) Each person participating in a review conducted pursuant to guidelines established under section 3701.70 of the Revised Code is immune from civil liability for injury, death, or loss to person or property that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of the person's participation in the review.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.703 | Confidentiality.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section and sections 5153.171 to 5153.173 of the Revised Code, any information, document, or report presented to the director of health pursuant to guidelines established under section 3701.70 of the Revised Code, all statements made by persons participating in a review conducted pursuant to those guidelines, and all work products of the director are confidential and shall be used by the director only in the exercise of the proper functions of the department of health.
(B) The director may disclose the confidential information described in division (A) of this section to a fetal and infant mortality review team.
(C) No person shall knowingly permit or encourage the unauthorized dissemination of the confidential information described in division (A) of this section.
(D) Whoever violates division (C) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.71 | Minimum Standards for Voluntary and Governmental Hospitals.

Effective:
September 16, 1957
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 322 - 102nd General Assembly
To comply with the Social Security Act Amendments of 1950, known as Public Law 734-81st Congress, the Ohio department of health is hereby designated as the state authority responsible for establishing and maintaining minimum standards for voluntary and governmental hospitals and in units providing medical and nursing care in city and county institutions.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.72 | Department to Adopt Rules and Regulations to Establish and Maintain Minimum Standards.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 666 - 100th General Assembly
Subject to the provisions of sections 119.01 to 119.13 inclusive, of the Revised Code, the Ohio department of health shall have the power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations to establish and maintain such minimum standards.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.73 | Exceptions to Act.

Effective:
January 9, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly
Sections 3701.71 and 3701.72 of the Revised Code shall not be applicable to institutions licensed or approved under other existing statutes.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.742 | Consumer Price Index Adjustment to Fees for Providing Medical Records.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
The amounts specified in division (B) of section 3701.741 of the Revised Code shall be adjusted annually in accordance with this section. These amounts plus any amounts previously computed by annual adjustments made under this section shall be increased or decreased by the average percentage of increase or decrease in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average, all items), prepared by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, for the immediately preceding calendar year over the calendar year immediately preceding that year, as reported by the bureau. The director of health shall make this determination and adjust the amounts accordingly. The director shall make a list of the adjusted amounts available to the public on the internet web site maintained by the department of health.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.76 | Programs to Raise Awareness of Hazards of Nonsteroidal Synthetic Estrogens - Annual Report of Director.

Effective:
June 4, 1997
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 67 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) The director of health shall establish and maintain a statewide public information campaign on the effects of diethylstilbestrol or other nonsteroidal synthetic estrogens for the purpose of educating the public concerning the potential hazards related to exposure to diethylstilbestrol or other nonsteroidal synthetic estrogens and encouraging persons exposed to diethylstilbestrol or other nonsteroidal synthetic estrogens, including those exposed before birth, to seek medical attention for the identification and treatment of any conditions resulting from this exposure.
(B) The director shall maintain a registry of hospitals, clinics, physicians, or other health care providers to whom the director shall refer persons who make inquiries to the department of health regarding possible exposure to diethylstilbestrol or other nonsteroidal synthetic estrogens. In order to be eligible for listing in the registry, a health care provider shall make an application to the director, and shall have the necessary experience, facilities, and equipment to make examinations for possible effects of diethylstilbestrol or other nonsteroidal synthetic estrogens.
(C) The director shall maintain a registry of persons who have been exposed to diethylstilbestrol or other nonsteroidal synthetic estrogens, including persons exposed before birth, for the purpose of studying and monitoring conditions caused by exposure to diethylstilbestrol or other nonsteroidal synthetic estrogen. No person shall be listed in the registry without the director's consent.
(D) The director shall make an annual report to the general assembly on the effectiveness of the programs established under this section, and shall make recommendations concerning the programs and possible legislation relating to them.
(E) No insurance company doing business under Title XXXIX and no health insuring corporation holding a certificate of authority under Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code shall cancel or refuse to renew a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement or limit benefits provided under a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement solely because a policyholder, subscriber, or applicant for a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement has been exposed to diethylstilbestrol or other nonsteroidal synthetic estrogens.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.77 | Lupus Education and Awareness Program.

Effective:
December 19, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The department of health may establish, promote, and maintain a lupus education and awareness program with an emphasis on at-risk communities to raise public awareness, educate consumers, and educate and train health professionals, human services providers, and other audiences.
(B) The department, in creating and implementing the program, may do all of the following:
(1) Provide sufficient staff and appropriate training to implement the program;
(2) Establish a grant program to support nonprofit voluntary health organizations with expertise in lupus to increase public awareness and enhance health professional education and understanding of the symptoms and consequences of lupus and the populations most at risk;
(3) Identify the appropriate entities to carry out the program;
(4) Base the program on the most current scientific information and findings;
(5) Work with government entities, community and business leaders, community organizations, health and human services providers, and national, state, and local lupus organizations, such as the lupus foundation of America, inc., to coordinate efforts to maximize state resources in the areas of lupus education and awareness;
(6) Identify and use other successful lupus education and awareness programs and procure related materials and services from organizations with appropriate expertise and knowledge of lupus.
(C) The department may accept gifts, grants, and donations from the federal government, foundations, organizations, medical schools, and other entities for fulfilling the obligations of the program.
(D) The department may seek any federal waiver that may be necessary to maximize funds from the federal government to implement the program.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.771 | Needs Assessment Regarding Lupus.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
(A)(1) The department of health may conduct a needs assessment to identify all of the following:
(a) The level of statewide health professional and public awareness about lupus;
(b) The existence of lupus education, awareness, and treatment programs and related technical assistance available in the state and nationwide;
(c) The lupus-related educational and support service needs of health care providers in the state, including physicians, nurses, health plans, and other health professionals and health care entities;
(d) The needs of people with lupus, their families, and caregivers, including health care providers, physicians, nurses, health plans, and other health professionals and health care entities;
(e) The services available to individuals with lupus, including the existence and availability of lupus treatment and specialty care, lupus support groups, and other related care and management services.
(2) Based on the needs assessment, the department may develop and maintain a directory of lupus-related services and health care providers with specialization in services to diagnose and treat lupus. The department may disseminate the directory to all stakeholders, including individuals with lupus, families, representatives from voluntary organizations, health professionals, health plans, and state and local health agencies.
(B) The department may undertake activities to raise public awareness about the symptoms of lupus, personal risk factors, and options for diagnosing and treating the disease with a particular focus on populations at elevated risk for lupus. Such activities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Implementing a statewide campaign to educate the general public about lupus by utilizing print, radio, and television public service announcements, advertisements, posters, and other materials;
(2) Disseminating health information and conducting individual risk assessments at public events, such as health fairs and community forums sponsored by the department;
(3) Distributing information through local health departments; schools; area agencies on aging; employer wellness programs; physicians and other health professionals; hospitals and health plans; health, nonprofit, and community-based organizations; and regional offices of the department.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.772 | Program to Award Grants for Lupus Diagnosis, Treatment, and Therapeutic Decision-Making.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The department of health may establish a program to award grants to educate and train physicians, health professionals, and other service providers on the most current, accurate scientific and medical information on lupus diagnosis, treatment, and therapeutic decision-making, including medical best practices for detecting and treating the disease in special populations, risks and benefits of medications, and research advances. If a program to award grants is established, the department shall allocate the total amount available for the grants in amounts that are proportionate to the populations of the areas served by the Ohio chapters of the lupus foundation of America, inc.
To be eligible for a grant, an applicant must be affiliated with the foundation.
(B) Each grant recipient shall do all of the following:
(1) Develop health professional educational materials that identify the latest scientific and medical information and clinical applications;
(2) Work to increase knowledge among physicians, nurses, and other health and human services professionals about the importance of lupus diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation;
(3) Use available curricula for training of health and human services providers and community leaders on lupus detection and treatment;
(4) Support continuing medical education programs in all geographical areas of the state presented by the leading state academic institutions by providing the most current information;
(5) Provide workshops and seminars for in-depth professional development in the field of care and management of lupus patients to bring the latest information on clinical advances to health care providers;
(6) Conduct statewide conferences on lupus at appropriate intervals;
(7) Prepare an annual report that describes the recipient's use of the grant and submit a copy of the report to the department.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.775 | Lupus Education and Awareness Program Fund.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the lupus education and awareness program fund. If the department of health establishes the lupus education and awareness program, as authorized under section 3701.77 of the Revised Code, all moneys accepted under division (C) of that section shall be credited to the fund. Money in the fund shall be used solely to administer the lupus education and awareness program.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.791 | Notice to Be Posted Where Abortions Performed.

Effective:
April 7, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 280 - 127th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "medical emergency" means a condition of a pregnant woman that, in the reasonable judgment of the physician who is attending the woman, creates an immediate threat of serious risk to the life or physical health of the woman from the continuation of the pregnancy necessitating the immediate performance or inducement of an abortion.
(B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, an office or facility at which abortions are performed or induced shall post the notice described in division (C) of this section in a conspicuous location in an area of the office or facility that is accessible to all patients, employees, and visitors.
The notice shall be displayed on a poster with dimensions of at least seventeen inches by eleven inches. The first two sentences of the notice shall be printed in at least a forty-four-point typeface and the remaining lines shall be in at least a thirty-point typeface.
(C) The department of health shall publish the following notice on its internet web site in a manner that can be copied and produced in poster form:
"NO ONE CAN FORCE YOU TO HAVE AN ABORTION.
NO ONE - NOT A PARENT, NOT A HUSBAND, NOT A BOYFRIEND - NO ONE.
Under Ohio law, an abortion cannot be legally performed on anyone, regardless of her age, unless she VOLUNTARILY CONSENTS to having the abortion.
Ohio law requires that, before an abortion can legally be performed, the pregnant female must sign a form indicating that she consents to having the abortion "voluntarily" and "WITHOUT COERCION BY ANY PERSON."
IF SOMEONE IS TRYING TO FORCE YOU TO HAVE AN ABORTION AGAINST YOUR WILL:
DO NOT SIGN THE CONSENT FORM
IF YOU ARE AT AN ABORTION FACILITY, TELL AN EMPLOYEE OF THE FACILITY THAT SOMEONE IS TRYING TO FORCE YOU TO HAVE AN ABORTION."
(D) Division (B) of this section does not apply to an office or facility at which abortions are performed or induced due only to a medical emergency.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.80 | Cooperation for Health and Sanitary Practices of Meal Preparation and Service for Type a Family Day-Care Homes.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of health shall cooperate with the director of job and family services when the director promulgates rules pursuant to Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code governing the health and sanitary practices of meal preparation and service for type A family child care homes, as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code, recommend procedures for inspecting type A family child care homes to determine whether they are in compliance with those rules, and provide training and technical assistance to the director on the procedures for determining compliance with those rules.
Last updated August 16, 2023 at 3:49 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.81 | Exposing Others to Contagion.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly
(A) No person, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the person has a dangerous, contagious disease, shall knowingly fail to take reasonable measures to prevent exposing self to other persons, except when seeking medical aid.
(B) No person, having charge or care of a person whom the person having charge or care knows or has reasonable cause to believe has a dangerous, contagious disease, shall recklessly fail to take reasonable measures to protect others from exposure to the contagion, and to inform health authorities of the existence of the contagion.
(C) No person, having charge of a public conveyance or place of public accommodation, amusement, resort, or trade, and knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that persons using such conveyance or place have been or are being exposed to a dangerous, contagious disease, shall negligently fail to take reasonable measures to protect the public from exposure to the contagion, and to inform health authorities of the existence of the contagion.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 12:16 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.83 | General Operations Fund.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the general operations fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used for the purposes specified in sections 3701.04, 3701.344, 3702.20, 3711.16, 3717.45, 3718.06, 3721.02, 3721.022, 3729.07, 3733.43, 3748.04, 3748.05, 3748.07, 3748.12, 3748.13, 3749.04, 3749.07, 3776.08, and 4769.09 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 16, 2023 at 3:46 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.831 | Director to Assess Operating Funds to Pay Share of Department's Administrative Costs.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The director of health may assess the operating funds of the department to pay a share of the department's administrative costs. The assessments shall be based on a plan that the director develops. Assessments shall be paid from the funds designated in the plan and credited by means of intrastate transfer voucher to the central support indirect fund which is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall be administered by the director of health and used to pay administrative costs of the department of health.
Last updated August 17, 2021 at 3:13 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.832 | Department of Health Medicaid Fund.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
There is created in the state treasury the department of health medicaid fund. All funds the department of health receives for the purpose of paying the expenses the department incurs under the medicaid program shall be deposited into the fund. The department shall use the money in the fund to pay the expenses the department incurs under the medicaid program.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.834 | Public Health Emergency Preparedness Fund.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the public health emergency preparedness fund. All federal funds the department of health receives to conduct public health emergency preparedness and response activities shall be credited to the fund. The department shall use money in the fund to pay expenses related to public health emergency preparedness and response activities.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.841 | Tobacco Use Prevention Fund.

Effective:
May 6, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 544 - 127th General Assembly
The tobacco use prevention fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money deposited by the treasurer of state into the fund from the liquidation, pursuant to Sub. H.B. 544 of the 127th general assembly, of the former tobacco use prevention and control endowment fund and any gifts, grants, or donations received by the director of health for the purposes of the tobacco use prevention fund. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The treasurer, in consultation with the director, may invest moneys in the fund in accordance with section 135.143 of the Revised Code. Moneys in the fund shall be used to pay outstanding expenses of the former tobacco use prevention and control foundation at the discretion of the director of health pursuant to Sub. H.B. 544 of the 127th general assembly and shall be used in accordance with section 3701.84 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.85 | Automated External Defibrillator - Requirements for Use.

Effective:
March 23, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 247 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Automated external defibrillation" has the same meaning as in section 2305.235 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Emergency medical services organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) A person who possesses an automated external defibrillator shall do both of the following:
(1) Encourage expected users to complete successfully a course in automated external defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation that is offered or approved by a nationally recognized organization and includes instruction on psychomotor skills and national evidence-based emergency cardiovascular guidelines that are current;
(2) Maintain and test the defibrillator according to the manufacturer's guidelines.
(C) It is recommended, but not required, that a person who possesses an automated external defibrillator notify an emergency medical services organization of the location of the defibrillator.
(D) Any person may perform automated external defibrillation. Training in automated external defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation is recommended but not required.
A person who performs automated external defibrillation shall make a good faith effort to activate or have another person activate an emergency medical services system as soon as possible unless the person is performing automated external defibrillation as part of an emergency medical services system or at a hospital as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.861 | Laboratory Bill for Anatomical Pathology Services.

Effective:
April 7, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 493 - 127th General Assembly
(A) No clinical laboratory shall present or cause to be presented a claim, bill, or demand for payment for anatomic pathology services to any person or entity other than the following:
(1) The patient who receives the services or another individual, such as a parent, spouse, or guardian, who is responsible for the patient's bills;
(2) A responsible insurer or other third-party payor of a patient who receives the services;
(3) A hospital, public health clinic, or not-for-profit health clinic ordering the services;
(4) A referring clinical laboratory;
(5) A governmental agency or any person acting on behalf of a governmental agency;
(6) A physician who is permitted to bill for the services under division (D) of section 4731.72 of the Revised Code.
(B) Nothing in this section shall be construed to do either of the following:
(1) Mandate the assignment of benefits for anatomic pathology services;
(2) Prohibit a clinical laboratory that provides anatomic pathology services from billing a referring clinical laboratory for anatomic pathology services in instances in which the referring clinical laboratory sends one or more samples to the clinical laboratory for purposes of having a specialist perform analysis, consultation, or histologic processing.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.87 | Agreement to Review Proposed Capital Expenditures by Health Care Facilities.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
The governor may authorize the department of health to enter into an agreement on behalf of the state with the United States secretary of health and human services whereby the department may serve as the agency for review of proposed capital expenditures by health care facilities pursuant to section 1122 of the "Social Security Act" as amended by Public Law 92-603, 42 U.S.C. 1320a-1, and the regulations adopted thereunder. Such agreement shall be subject to and include the following terms and conditions:
(A) All applications, notices, requests for information, and other official communications shall be on written forms prescribed by and approved by the director of health.
(B) The director, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall propose, modify, amend, and adopt rules, standards, guidelines, and official policies which are consistent with federal law, as it deems necessary to implement the capital expenditures review program.
(C) The director shall make all findings and recommendations required by federal law and shall give due consideration to the findings, reviews, and comments of areawide health planning agencies performing reviews pursuant to section 314 (b)(2) of the "Public Health Service Act," 42 U.S.C. 246, or the appropriate health systems agency.
(D) The findings and recommendations of the director shall be in writing and shall clearly specify the provisions of the state health facilities plan with which any application is found to be inconsistent. Any applicant adversely affected by the findings and recommendations of the director may request a hearing before the director pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The findings and recommendations of the director are an adjudication as defined in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and may be appealed as provided in that chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.90 | Development of Curricula on Efficacy-Based Contraceptives.

Effective:
April 6, 2017
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 332 - 131st General Assembly
The director of health, with participation from the state medical board and board of nursing, shall collaborate with medical, nursing, and physician assistant schools or programs in this state, as well as medical residency and fellowship programs in this state, to develop and implement appropriate curricula in those schools and programs designed to prepare primary care and women's health care physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants to provide patient counseling on efficacy-based contraceptives, including long-acting reversible contraceptives.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.91 | Toll-Free Patient Safety Telephone Line.

Effective:
April 10, 2001
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 511 - 123rd General Assembly
The department of health shall make available to the public a toll-free patient safety telephone line. The department may make the toll-free patient safety telephone line available by maintaining a toll-free telephone line specifically for accepting calls regarding patient safety or by using a toll-free telephone line that the department maintains for accepting calls regarding other matters.
The department shall accept calls placed through the toll-free patient safety telephone line by any person seeking to report an action or failure to act in the provision of health care that the person in good faith believes has resulted in or is likely to result in harm to a patient. This section shall not be used by the department to accept calls pertaining to a home, as defined in section 3721.10 of the Revised Code.
A person who makes a report under this section is not required to provide any information to the department that could reveal the person's identity. Information provided by a person under this section is not a public record as defined in section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.916 | Direct Care Provided by Home Health Agency Classified as Targeted Sector for Survey of In-Demand Jobs.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "direct care" and "home health agency" have the same meanings as in section 3740.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) For the purpose of identifying jobs that are in demand in this state under section 6301.11 of the Revised Code, direct care provided by a home health agency shall be considered a targeted industry sector as identified by the governor's office of workforce transformation.
(C) The director of job and family services shall review the criteria for any program that provides occupational training, adult education, or career pathway assistance through a grant or other source of funding to determine whether an employee of a home health agency may participate in the program, and, to the extent possible, make any necessary changes to the criteria to allow a home health agency employee to participate in the program.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.92 | Definitions Relating to Patient Centered Medical Home Education.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 110 - 131st General Assembly
As used in sections 3701.921 to 3701.929 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Advanced practice registered nurse" has the same meaning as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) "Patient centered medical home education advisory group" means the entity established under section 3701.924 of the Revised Code.
(C) "Patient centered medical home education program" means the program established under section 3701.921 of the Revised Code and any pilot projects operated pursuant to that section.
(D) "Patient centered medical home education pilot project" means the pilot project established under section 3701.923 of the Revised Code.
(E) "Physician assistant" means a person who is licensed as a physician assistant under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.921 | Patient Centered Medical Home Education Program.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
There is hereby established the patient centered medical home education program in the department of health. For the purpose of advancing education in the patient centered medical home model of care, the director of health may implement and administer the program pursuant to sections 3701.922 to 3701.929 of the Revised Code. The patient centered medical home model of care is an enhanced model of primary care in which care teams attend to the multifaceted needs of patients, providing whole person comprehensive and coordinate patient centered care.
To the extent that funds are available, the program shall include the patient centered medical home education pilot project and may include any other projects the director establishes pursuant to division (A)(3) of section 3701.922 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.922 | Implementation by Director.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The director of health may do any of the following to implement and administer the patient centered medical home education program:
(1) Develop and implement programs of education or training on the patient centered medical home model of care or other similar enhanced models of coordinated patient centered care that are intended to address the multifaceted needs of patients and provide whole person comprehensive and coordinated patient centered care;
(2) Advise, consult, cooperate with, and assist, by contract or other arrangement, government agencies or institutions or private organizations, corporations, or associations in the development and promotion of programs pertaining to the evaluation and implementation of the patient centered medical home model of care or other similar enhanced models of coordinated patient centered care;
(3) Establish projects that provide education or training on the patient centered medical home model of care or other similar enhanced models of coordinated patient centered care.
(4) Seek and administer state funds or grants from other sources to carry out any functions of the patient centered medical home education program.
Any funds or grants received by the director for purposes of the program shall be used for the program.
(B) The director may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer the patient centered medical home education program, including rules that define what constitutes a "patient centered medical home" for purposes of an entity authorized to provide care coordination services. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.