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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.40 | Minimum Standards for Hospitals Receiving Federal Aid.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
The director of health shall by rule prescribe minimum standards for the maintenance and operation of hospitals and medical facilities which shall receive federal aid for construction under the state plan provided for by section 3701.39 of the Revised Code.
Boards of trustees or directors of institutions required to comply with sections 3701.01, 3701.04, 3701.08, 3701.09, and 3701.37 to 3701.45 of the Revised Code shall have the right to select the professional staff members of such institutions and to select and employ interns, nurses, and other personnel, and no rules, regulations, or standards of the director of health adopted or promulgated severally or jointly shall be valid which, if enforced, would interfere in such selection or employment.
The director of health may petition the common pleas court of the county in which any hospital or medical facility is located for an order enjoining any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity, private or public, from operating a hospital or medical facility in violation of any rules adopted under this section. Irrespective of any other remedy the director may have in law or equity the court has jurisdiction to grant such injunctive relief upon a showing that the respondent named in the petition is operating in violation of such rules.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.41 | Priority of Construction and Modernization.

Effective:
September 24, 1971
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 343 - 109th General Assembly
The state plan provided for by section 3701.39 of the Revised Code shall set forth the relative need for the several projects included in the construction and modernization program determined in accordance with regulations prescribed pursuant to the federal act and provide for the construction or modernization, in so far as financial resources are available therefor and maintenance and operations make possible, in the order of such relative need.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.42 | Application for Construction or Modernization Projects.

Effective:
September 24, 1971
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 343 - 109th General Assembly
Applications for grants, loans, or loan guarantees under the federal act for hospital and medical facilities construction or modernization projects shall be submitted to the director of health and may be submitted by the state or any political subdivision thereof or by any other public or nonprofit agency eligible under the federal act. Each application for a construction or modernization project shall conform to federal and state requirements.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.43 | Hearing to Be Given Applicant.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The director of health shall afford to every applicant for a construction project an opportunity for a fair hearing. If the director, after affording reasonable opportunity for development and presentation of applications in the order of relative need, finds that a project application complies with section 3701.42 of the Revised Code and is otherwise in conformity with the state plan provided for in section 3701.39 of the Revised Code, he shall approve such application and shall recommend and forward it to the surgeon general.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.44 | Inspection of Construction Projects - Certification to Surgeon General.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The director of health shall inspect each construction project approved by the surgeon general and, if the inspection so warrants, the director shall certify to the surgeon general that work has been performed upon the project or purchases have been made in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and that payment of an installment of federal funds is due to the applicant.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.45 | Hospital and Medical Facilities Construction Fund - Federal Grant Funds.

Effective:
September 24, 1971
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 343 - 109th General Assembly
The director of health may receive federal grant funds in behalf of, and transmit them to, applicants for hospital and medical facilities construction and modernization projects. There is hereby established, separate and apart from all public moneys and funds of this state, a hospital and medical facilities construction fund. Grant moneys received from the federal government for a project approved by the surgeon general shall be deposited to the credit of this fund and shall be used solely for payments due applicants for work performed or purchases made in carrying out approved projects. Vouchers for all payments from the hospital and medical facilities construction fund shall bear the signature of the director or his authorized agent for such purpose.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.46 | Statement on Certificate.

Effective:
June 3, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 95 - 130th General Assembly
In reporting every birth and fetal death, physicians, certified nurse-midwives, and others required to make the reports shall state on the birth or fetal death certificate, as the case may be, whether approved tests for syphilis and gonorrhea have been made in an approved laboratory upon specimens taken from the woman who bore the child for which the certificate is filed, and the approximate date when the specimens were taken. If the tests were not made, the physician, certified nurse-midwife, or other person shall state the reasons why the tests were not made. In no event shall the results of the tests be stated on the birth or fetal death certificate.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.47 | Standard Tests for Syphilis and Gonorrhea.

Effective:
December 19, 1973
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 209 - 110th General Assembly
As used in sections 3701.46 to 3701.50 of the Revised Code, the standard tests for syphilis and gonorrhea are tests approved by the department of health, and shall be made at a laboratory approved to make such tests by the department. Such tests as are required shall, on request of the physician submitting the specimens, be made without charge by the department.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.48 | Laboratory Report.

Effective:
December 19, 1973
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 209 - 110th General Assembly
The approved laboratory making the standard tests for syphilis and gonorrhea shall make a report to the physician or health commissioner submitting the specimens. Such laboratory shall forthwith report any reactive syphilis test or positive gonorrhea test to the department of health on forms prescribed and furnished by the director of health.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.49 | Duty in Case Physician Is Not in Attendance.

Effective:
December 19, 1973
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 209 - 110th General Assembly
If any pregnant woman is attended during the period of gestation by any person authorized to attend pregnant women, other than a licensed physician, but who is not permitted to take test specimens, then such authorized person shall notify immediately the health commissioner of the city or general health district of the residence of such pregnant woman. The health commissioner shall cause the test specimens to be taken of such pregnant woman for the purpose of the standard syphilis and gonorrhea tests. Such taking of specimens is subject to section 3701.50 of the Revised Code relating to the condition of the pregnant woman.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.50 | Duty of Physician to Submit Specimens for Tests - Health Commissioner May Waive Requirements.

Effective:
December 19, 1973
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 209 - 110th General Assembly
Every physician who attends any pregnant woman for conditions relating to pregnancy during the period of gestation shall take specimens of such woman at the time of first examination or within ten days thereof, and shall submit such specimens to an approved laboratory for standard syphilis and gonorrhea tests. If, in the opinion of the physician attending such woman, her condition does not permit the taking of specimens for submission to an approved laboratory, then no specimens shall be taken prior to delivery. If no specimens are taken prior to delivery because of the woman's condition, then such specimens shall be taken as soon after delivery as the physician deems it advisable.
The health commissioner of the city or general health district, wherein any person required to be tested for syphilis and gonorrhea under this section or section 3701.49 of the Revised Code resides, may waive the requirements of such sections if the commissioner is satisfied by written affidavit or other written proof that the tests required are contrary to the tenets or practices of the religious creed of which the person is an adherent, and that the public health and welfare would not be injuriously affected by such waiver.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.502 | Programs of Education, Detection, and Treatment of Genetic Diseases.

Effective:
September 29, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly
The director of health shall do all of the following:
(A) Encourage and assist in the development of programs of education, detection, and treatment of genetic diseases and provide for habilitation, rehabilitation, and counseling of persons possessing a genetic trait of, or afflicted with, genetic disease;
(B) Advise, consult, cooperate with, and assist, by contract or otherwise, agencies of this state and the federal government, agencies of the governments of other states, agencies of political subdivisions of this state, and private organizations, corporations, and associations in the development and promotion of programs pertaining to the causes, detection, and treatment of genetic diseases, habilitation, rehabilitation, and counseling of persons possessing the trait of or afflicted with genetic disease;
(C) Accept and administer grants from the federal government or other sources, public or private, for carrying out any of the functions enumerated in divisions (A) and (B) of this section. All such moneys so received shall be deposited by the director in the state treasury and shall be kept in a separate fund by the treasurer of state. Except as otherwise provided in section 3701.45 of the Revised Code, payments from the fund shall be made pursuant to vouchers approved by the director.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.503 | Testing Newborns Definitions.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
As used in sections 3701.504 to 3701.509 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Parent" means either parent, unless the parents are separated or divorced or their marriage has been dissolved or annulled, in which case "parent" means the parent who is the residential parent and legal custodian.
(B) "Guardian" has the same meaning as in section 2111.01 of the Revised Code.
(C) "Custodian" means, except as used in division (A) of this section, a government agency or an individual, other than the parent or guardian, with legal or permanent custody of a child as defined in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code.
(D) "Hearing screening" means the identification of newborns and infants who may have a hearing impairment, through the use of a physiologic test.
(E) "Hearing evaluation" means evaluation through the use of audiological procedures by an audiologist or physician.
(F) "Hearing impairment" means a loss of hearing in one or both ears in the frequency region important for speech recognition and comprehension.
(G) "Newborn" means a child who is less than thirty days old.
(H) "Infant" means a child who is at least thirty days but less than twenty-four months old.
(I) "Freestanding birthing center" has the same meaning as in section 3702.141 of the Revised Code.
(J) "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
(K) "Audiologist" means an individual authorized under section 4753.07 of the Revised Code to practice audiology.
(L) "Hospital" means a hospital that has a maternity unit or newborn nursery.
(M) "Maternity unit" means any unit or place in a hospital where women are regularly received and provided care during all or part of the maternity cycle, except that "maternity unit" does not include an emergency department or similar place dedicated to providing emergency health care.
(N) "Board of health" means the board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 16, 2021 at 3:03 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.504 | Program to Identify Newborn and Infant Hearing Impairment.

Effective:
August 1, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 150 - 124th General Assembly
(A) The department of health shall establish and maintain a statewide hearing screening, tracking, and early intervention program to identify newborn and infant hearing impairment. The department shall also establish appropriate protocols for the treatment and follow-up care of newborns and infants with hearing impairment.
(B) In the case of a child born in a hospital or freestanding birthing center, both of the following apply:
(1) The program shall provide for a hearing screening of the newborn or infant before discharge, unless the newborn or infant is being transferred to another hospital.
(2) If the newborn or infant is transferred to another hospital, the program shall provide for a hearing screening of the newborn or infant when determined to be medically appropriate.
(C) The department of health shall ensure that the program established under this section is incorporated into early intervention activities of the department in compliance with the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 20 U.S.C.A. 1400 et seq.
(D) The department of health may assist hospitals and freestanding birthing centers in acquiring hearing screening equipment by providing information on grant opportunities or loans, and, if funds are available, by mass purchasing equipment or establishing a grant system with department funds.
(E) The department of health shall administer the program established under this section pursuant to rules adopted under section 3701.508 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.505 | Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers Duties Concerning Hearing Screening.

Effective:
August 1, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 150 - 124th General Assembly
(A)(1) Each hospital and each freestanding birthing center shall do all of the following:
(a) Conduct a hearing screening on each newborn or infant born in the hospital or center unless the newborn or infant is transferred to another hospital;
(b) Promptly notify the newborn's or infant's attending physician of the screening results;
(c) Notify the department of health of the screening results for each newborn or infant screened.
(2) A hearing screening conducted under this section shall be conducted under the direction of an audiologist or physician or in collaboration with a physician. Notwithstanding the licensure requirements of Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code, a screening may be conducted by a person who is not licensed under that chapter.
(3) Each hospital and freestanding birthing center shall take the actions required by divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section in accordance with the rules adopted under section 3701.508 of the Revised Code. A hospital or freestanding birthing center may commence taking these actions at any time after the effective date of the rules but not later than June 30, 2004, unless an extension is granted. The director may grant an extension to delay for up to one year after June 30, 2004, the requirement of compliance with the rules if the hospital or freestanding birthing center requesting the extension demonstrates justifiable cause for the extension. Justifiable cause may include having ordered but not yet received hearing screening equipment, ongoing efforts to obtain financing for the equipment, or any other cause accepted by the director.
(B) Any hospital or freestanding birthing center providing a hearing screening in accordance with division (A) of this section shall be reimbursed by the department of health at a rate determined by the director of health, if both of the following are the case:
(1) The screening is performed before the newborn or infant is discharged from the hospital or freestanding birthing center.
(2) The parent, guardian, or custodian is financially unable to pay for the hearing screening and the hospital or freestanding birthing center is not reimbursed by a third-party payer as determined pursuant to rules adopted under section 3701.508 of the Revised Code.
(C) A hospital, clinic, or other health care facility at which a hearing evaluation is performed on a newborn or infant shall report the results of the evaluation to the attending physician of the newborn or infant.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.506 | Preparing and Distributing of Information Concerning Hearing Loss.

Effective:
August 1, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 150 - 124th General Assembly
The department of health shall prepare and distribute to all hospitals and freestanding birthing centers required to provide hearing screenings under the program established under section 3701.504 of the Revised Code and each board of health, information describing factors or conditions of hearing loss and the effect of such a loss on an infant or child's language development, and information on the importance of hearing screening, hearing evaluation, early intervention, and follow-up care for newborns and infants. This information shall be updated as the department determines necessary.
Each hospital or freestanding birthing center shall provide the parent, guardian, or custodian of each newborn or infant born in the hospital or freestanding birthing center with the information prepared by the department pursuant to this section.
Each board of health shall provide the parent, guardian, or custodian of each newborn or infant born in the area served by the board who is not born in a hospital or freestanding birthing center with the information prepared by the department pursuant to this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.507 | Infant Hearing Screening Subcommittee.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) To assist in implementing sections 3701.503 to 3701.509 of the Revised Code, the children and youth with special health care needs medical advisory council created in section 3701.025 of the Revised Code shall appoint a permanent infant hearing screening subcommittee. The subcommittee shall consist of the following members:
(1) One otolaryngologist;
(2) One neonatologist;
(3) One pediatrician;
(4) One neurologist;
(5) One hospital administrator;
(6) Two or more audiologists who are experienced in infant hearing screening and evaluation;
(7) One speech-language pathologist licensed under section 4753.07 of the Revised Code;
(8) Two persons who are each a parent of a hearing-impaired child;
(9) One geneticist;
(10) One epidemiologist;
(11) One adult who is deaf or hearing impaired;
(12) One representative from an organization for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired;
(13) One family advocate;
(14) One nurse from a well-baby neonatal nursery;
(15) One nurse from a special care neonatal nursery;
(16) One teacher of persons who are deaf who works with infants and toddlers;
(17) One representative of the health insurance industry;
(18) One representative of the program for children and youth with special health care needs;
(19) One representative of the department of education and workforce;
(20) One representative of the department of medicaid;
(21) Any other person the advisory council appoints.
(B) The infant hearing subcommittee shall:
(1) Consult with the director of health regarding the administration of sections 3701.503 to 3701.509 of the Revised Code;
(2) Advise and make recommendations regarding proposed rules prior to their adoption by the director under section 3701.508 of the Revised Code;
(3) Consult with the director of health and advise and make recommendations regarding program development and implementation under sections 3701.503 to 3701.509 of the Revised Code, including all of the following:
(a) Establishment under section 3701.504 of the Revised Code of the statewide hearing screening, tracking, and early intervention program to identify newborn and infant hearing impairment;
(b) Identification of locations where hearing evaluations may be conducted;
(c) Recommendations for methods and techniques of hearing screening and hearing evaluation;
(d) Referral, data recording and compilation, and procedures to encourage follow-up hearing care;
(e) Maintenance of a register of newborns and infants who do not pass the hearing screening;
(f) Preparation of the information required by section 3701.506 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 5, 2023 at 10:36 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.508 | Statewide Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Early Intervention Program Rules.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The director of health shall adopt rules governing the statewide hearing screening, tracking, and early intervention program established under section 3701.504 of the Revised Code, including rules that do all of the following:
(1) Specify how hospitals and freestanding birthing centers are to comply with the requirements of section 3701.505 of the Revised Code, including methods to be used for hearing screening, except that with regard to the physiologic equipment to be used for hearing screening, the rules may require only that the equipment be capable of giving reliable results and may not specify particular equipment or a particular type of equipment;
(2) Provide that no newborn or infant shall be required to undergo a hearing screening if the parent, guardian, or custodian of the newborn or infant objects on the grounds that the screening conflicts with the parent's, guardian's, or custodian's religious tenets and practices;
(3) Provide for situations in which the parent, guardian, or custodian of a newborn or infant objects to a hearing screening for reasons other than religious tenets and practices;
(4) Specify how the department of health will determine whether a person is financially unable to pay for a hearing screening and define "third-party payer" for the purpose of reimbursement of hearing screening by the department under section 3701.505 of the Revised Code;
(5) Specify an inexpensive and efficient format and procedures for the submission of hearing screening information from hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to the department of health;
(6) Specify a procedure whereby the department may conduct timely reviews of hearing screening information submissions for purposes of quality assurance, training, and disease prevention and control;
(7) Specify any additional information that hospitals and freestanding birthing centers are to provide to the children and youth with special health care needs medical advisory council's infant hearing screening subcommittee under section 3701.509 of the Revised Code.
(B) In addition to the rules adopted under division (A) of this section, the director shall adopt rules that specify the training that must be completed by persons who will conduct hearing screenings. In adopting these rules, the director shall consider incorporating cost-saving training methods, including computer-assisted learning and on-site training. Neither the rules nor the director of health may establish a minimum educational level for persons conducting hearing screenings.
(C) All rules adopted under this section shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and shall be adopted so as to take effect not later than six months after August 1, 2002.
Last updated September 20, 2023 at 12:08 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.5010 | Critical Congenital Heart Defects Screening.

Effective:
September 27, 2013
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 4 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Critical congenital heart defects screening" means the identification of a newborn that may have a critical congenital heart defect, through the use of a physiologic test.
(2) "Freestanding birthing center" has the same meaning as in section 3702.141 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Hospital," "maternity unit," "newborn," and "physician" have the same meanings as in section 3701.503 of the Revised Code.
(4) "Pulse oximetry" means a noninvasive test that estimates the percentage of hemoglobin in blood that is saturated with oxygen.
(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, each hospital and each freestanding birthing center shall conduct a critical congenital heart defects screening on each newborn born in the hospital or center, unless the newborn is being transferred to another hospital. The screening shall be performed before discharge. If the newborn is transferred to another hospital, that hospital shall conduct the screening when determined to be medically appropriate. The hospital or center shall promptly notify the newborn's parent, guardian, or custodian and attending physician of the screening results.
(C) A hospital or freestanding birthing center shall not conduct a critical congenital heart defects screening if the newborn's parent objects on the grounds that the screening conflicts with the parent's religious tenets and practices.
(D)(1) The director of health shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing standards and procedures for the screening required by this section, including all of the following:
(a) Designating the person or persons responsible for causing the screening to be performed;
(b) Specifying screening equipment and methods;
(c) Identifying when the screening should be performed;
(d) Providing notice of the required screening to the newborn's parent, guardian, or custodian;
(e) Communicating screening results to the newborn's parent, guardian, or custodian and attending physician;
(f) Reporting screening results to the department of health;
(g) Referring newborns that receive abnormal screening results to providers of follow-up services.
(2) In adopting rules under division (D)(1)(b) of this section, the director shall specify screening equipment and methods that include the use of pulse oximetry or other screening equipment and methods that detect critical congenital heart defects at least as accurately as pulse oximetry. The screening equipment and methods specified shall be consistent with recommendations issued by nationally recognized organizations that advocate on behalf of medical professionals or individuals with cardiovascular conditions.
Last updated August 16, 2021 at 2:56 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.51 | Inflammation of the Eyes of the Newborn and Gonorrheal Ophthalmia.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Any inflammation, swelling, or redness in either one or both eyes of any infant, either apart from or together with any unnatural discharge from the eyes of such infant, independent of the nature of the infection, if any, occurring any time within two weeks after the birth of such infant, shall be known as "inflammation of the eyes of the newborn." Any inflammation of the conjunctiva or cornea, either apart from or together with any unnatural discharge from the eyes, occurring at any time after two weeks after birth, if caused by the gonococcus, shall be known as "gonorrheal ophthalmia."
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.511 | Use of Program Funds to Counsel or Refer for Abortion.

Effective:
April 5, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 239 - 126th General Assembly
None of the funds appropriated to administer the programs authorized by sections 3701.501 and 3701.502 of the Revised Code shall be used to counsel or refer for abortion, except in the case of a medical emergency.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.52 | Condition to Be Reported.

Effective:
September 10, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 154 - 121st General Assembly
Every physician, surgeon, obstetrician, certified nurse-midwife, nurse, maternity home or hospital of any nature, parent, relative, or any others attendant on any person with inflammation of the eyes, knowing either condition, defined in section 3701.51 of the Revised Code, to exist, within six hours thereafter, shall report such facts, as the department of health shall direct, to the health commissioner of the city or general health district within which such person may reside.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.53 | Duties of Health Commissioner.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly
The health commissioner of a city or general health district shall:
(A) Investigate each case of inflammation of eyes of the newborn or gonorrheal ophthalmia as filed with the health commissioner and any other such case that comes to the health commissioner's attention;
(B) Report all cases of inflammation of the eyes of the newborn or gonorrheal ophthalmia, and the result of all such investigations, as the department of health directs;
(C) Conform to such other rules and regulations as the department promulgates for the health commissioner's further guidance;
(D) Determine the nature of the inflammation of the eyes in any case reported to the health commissioner, and refer immediately to the bureau of services for the visually impaired, any inflammation of the eyes, for such treatment as the bureau deems necessary.
Last updated February 7, 2023 at 9:21 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.54 | Duties of Department of Health.

Effective:
September 10, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 154 - 121st General Assembly
The department of health shall:
(A) Enforce sections 3701.51 to 3701.55 of the Revised Code;
(B) Promulgate rules as necessary for the purpose of those sections and as the director of health deems necessary for the further and proper guidance of health commissioners;
(C) Provide for the gratuitous distribution of a scientific prophylactic for inflammation of the eyes of the newborn, together with directions for its proper use and administration, to all physicians and certified nurse-midwives engaged in the practice of obstetrics or assisting at childbirth;
(D) Publish and promulgate such further advice and information concerning the dangers of inflammation of the eyes of the newborn and of gonorrheal ophthalmia, and the necessity for prompt and effective treatment;
(E) Furnish copies of sections 3701.51 to 3701.55 of the Revised Code to all physicians, certified nurse-midwives, and persons engaged in services relating to the public health;
(F) Keep a proper record of all cases of inflammation of the eyes of the newborn and gonorrheal ophthalmia filed with the department pursuant to sections 3701.51 to 3701.55 of the Revised Code and as may come to its attention in any way;
(G) Report all violations of sections 3701.51 to 3701.55 of the Revised Code that come to its attention to the state medical board and also to the prosecuting attorney of the county wherein the violation was committed, and assist those officials in every way possible.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.55 | Use of Prophylactic Against Inflammation - Record.

Effective:
September 10, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 154 - 121st General Assembly
Every physician, certified nurse-midwife, or other person in attendance at childbirth shall, immediately after the birth, use in the eyes of the newborn child some prophylactic against inflammation of the eyes of such child, and shall make a record on the birth certificate of the prophylactic used.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.56 | Enforcement of Rules and Regulations.

Effective:
February 12, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 6 - 125th General Assembly
Boards of health of a general or city health district, health authorities and officials, officers of state institutions, police officers, sheriffs, constables, and other officers and employees of the state or any county, city, or township, shall enforce quarantine and isolation orders, and the rules the department of health adopts.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.57 | Prosecutions and Proceedings - Injunctive or Other Relief.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
All prosecutions and proceedings by the department of health for the violation of sections 3701.01 to 3701.56, 3705.01 to 3705.29, 3707.06, 3709.01 to 3709.04, 3709.07 to 3709.11, 3709.13, 3709.17, 3709.18, and 3709.21 to 3709.36 of the Revised Code, or for the violation of any of the orders or rules of the department, shall be instituted by the director of health. Except as provided in division (C) of section 3701.571 of the Revised Code, all fines or judgments the department collects shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.
The director of health, the board of health of a general or city health district, or any person charged with enforcing the rules of the department of health as provided in section 3701.56 of the Revised Code may petition the court of common pleas for injunctive or other appropriate relief requiring any person violating a rule adopted by or any order issued by the director of health under this chapter to comply with such rule or order. The court of common pleas of the county in which the offense is alleged to be occurring may grant such injunctive or other appropriate relief as the equities of the case require.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.571 | Establishing Graduated System of Fines.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The director of health shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish a graduated system of fines based on the scope and severity of violations and the history of compliance, not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars per incident, and in an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may impose a fine against any person who violates division (C) of section 3701.23, division (C) of section 3701.232, division (C) of section 3701.24, or division (B) of section 3707.06 of the Revised Code or against any poison prevention and treatment center or other health-related entity that fails to comply with division (C) of section 3701.201 of the Revised Code.
(B) On request of the director, the attorney general shall bring and prosecute to judgment a civil action to collect any fine imposed under division (A) of this section that remains unpaid.
(C) All fines collected under this section shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the general operations fund created under section 3701.83 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.58 | Prosecuting Attorney to Prosecute Violations.

Effective:
March 16, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 790 - 117th General Assembly
The prosecuting attorney shall prosecute all violations of sections 3701.51 to 3701.55 and 3705.01 to 3705.29 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.59 | Encouragement to Seek Treatment for Drug Addiction.

Effective:
April 6, 2017
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 319 - 131st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Addiction services" and "alcohol and drug addiction services" have the same meanings as in section 5119.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) Any of the following health care professionals who attends a pregnant woman for conditions relating to pregnancy before the end of the twentieth week of pregnancy and who has reason to believe that the woman is using or has used a controlled substance in a manner that may place the woman's fetus in jeopardy shall encourage the woman to enroll in a drug treatment program offered by a provider of addiction services or alcohol and drug addiction services:
(1) Physicians authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery;
(2) Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code;
(3) Physician assistants licensed under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code.
(C) A health care professional is immune from civil l iability and is not subject to criminal prosecution with regard to both of the following:
(1) Failure to recognize that a pregnant woman has used or is using a controlled substance in a manner that may place the woman's fetus in jeopardy;
(2) Any action taken in good faith compliance with this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.60 | Offer of Uterine Cytologic Examination for Cancer to Every Female In-Patient.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
Every hospital agency, as defined in section 140.01 of the Revised Code, may offer a uterine cytologic examination for cancer to every female in-patient twenty-one years of age or over unless contrary orders are given by the attending physician or unless the examination has been performed within the preceding year. Any female in-patient may refuse the examination. If the examination is offered, the hospital agency shall maintain records to show the examination results or that the examination was refused.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.601 | Breast and Cervical Cancer Project Income Tax Contribution Fund.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the breast and cervical cancer project income tax contribution fund, which shall consist of money contributed to it under section 5747.113 of the Revised Code and of contributions made directly to it. Any person may contribute directly to the fund in addition to or independently of the income tax refund contribution system established in section 5747.113 of the Revised Code.
The director of health shall distribute the contributed funds to the Ohio breast and cervical cancer project administered under section 3701.144 of the Revised Code. The contributed funds shall be used specifically for the provision of breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnostic, and outreach services to uninsured and under-insured women who meet the eligibility requirements specified in that section. The breast and cervical cancer project, through its regional agencies, shall use the contributed funds to pay for services provided directly by personnel of health facilities operated by boards of health, free clinics as defined in section 3701.071 of the Revised Code, mammography services providers, radiology services providers, federally qualified health centers as defined by section 3701.047 of the Revised Code, rural health centers, or other community health centers.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.602 | Wishes for Sick Children Income Tax Contribution Fund.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "eligible nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation that meets all of the following requirements:
(1) The nonprofit corporation is exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) For at least ten years before September 29, 2015, the primary purpose of the nonprofit corporation, or the nonprofit corporation's predecessor in interest, has been granting the wishes of individuals under the age of eighteen who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition.
(3) The nonprofit corporation has spent at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars per year for each of the last three years in furtherance of the purpose described in division (A)(2) of this section.
(B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the wishes for sick children income tax contribution fund, which shall consist of money contributed to it under section 5747.113 of the Revised Code and of contributions made directly to it. Any person may contribute directly to the fund in addition to or independently of the income tax refund contribution system established in section 5747.113 of the Revised Code.
The department of health shall distribute all funds contributed under this section to an eligible nonprofit corporation that will use the contributions to grant the wishes of individuals who are under the age of eighteen, are residents of this state, and have been diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition. Not later than six months after September 29, 2015, the department shall develop guidelines under which an eligible nonprofit corporation may apply to receive funding under this section.
Last updated August 17, 2021 at 3:10 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.611 | [Amended and Renumbered as r.c. 5180.22 by h.b. 33, 135th General Assembly, Effective 1/1/2025] Central Intake and Referral System for Home Visiting Programs.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The department of health shall create a central intake and referral system for all home visiting programs operating in this state. Through a competitive bidding process, the department of health may select one or more persons or government entities to operate the system.
(B) If the department of health chooses to select one or more system operators as described in division (A) of this section, a contract with any system operator shall require that the system do both of the following:
(1) Serve as a single point of entry for access, assessment, and referral of families to appropriate home visiting services based on each family's location of residence;
(2) Use a standardized form or other mechanism to assess for each family member's risk factors and social determinants of health, as well as ensure that the family is referred to the appropriate home visiting program, which may include a program that uses home visiting contractors who provide services within a community HUB that fully or substantially complies with the pathways community HUB certification standards developed by the pathways community HUB institute.
(C) The standardized form or other mechanism described in division (B)(2) of this section shall be agreed to by the home visiting consortium created under section 3701.612 of the Revised Code.
(D) A contract entered into under division (B) of this section shall require a system operator to issue an annual report to the department of health that includes data regarding referrals made by the central intake and referral system, costs associated with the referrals, and the quality of services received by families who were referred to services through the system. The report shall be distributed to the home visiting consortium created under section 3701.612 of the Revised Code.
(E) Nothing in this section is intended to do any of the following:
(1) Prohibit the department of health from using alternative promotional materials or names for the central intake and referral system;
(2) Require the use of help me grow program promotional materials or names;
(3) Prohibit providers, central coordinators, the department of health, or stakeholders from using the help me grow name for promotional materials for home visiting.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 5:48 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.613 | [Amended and Renumbered as r.c. 5180.24 by h.b. 33, 135th General Assembly, Effective 1/1/2025] Biennial Summit on Home Visiting Programs.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
Beginning in fiscal year 2018, the department of health shall facilitate and allocate funds for a biennial summit on home visiting programs. The purpose of each summit is to convene persons and government entities involved with the delivery of home visiting services in this state, as well as other interested persons, to do all of the following:
(A) Share the latest research on evidence-based and innovative, promising home visiting models;
(B) Discuss strategies to ensure that home visiting programs in this state use evidence-based or innovative, promising home visiting models;
(C) Discuss strategies to reduce tobacco use by families participating in home visiting programs;
(D) Present successes and challenges encountered by home visiting programs.
Last updated September 12, 2023 at 9:18 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3701 | Department of Health › Section 3701.614 | [Amended and Renumbered as r.c. 5180.25 by h.b. 33, 135th General Assembly, Effective 1/1/2025] Educational Materials Regarding Health Risks of Lead-Based Paint.

Effective:
September 18, 2020
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 11 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The department of health shall develop educational materials describing the health risks of lead-based paint and measures that may be taken to reduce those risks.
(B) As part of the home visiting services described in section 3701.61 of the Revised Code, each eligible family residing in a house, apartment, or other residence built before January 1, 1979, shall receive a copy of the educational materials described in this section. If the date on which the residence was built is unknown to the family or home visiting services provider, the family shall receive a copy of the educational materials.
(C) The educational materials developed and distributed under this section shall be culturally and linguistically appropriate for the families described in division (B) of this section.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 2:26 PM