Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director › Chapter 3701-47 - Abortion › Section 3701-47-03 - Physician abortion reports

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 In addition to
			 the data reported pursuant to division (C) of
			 3701.79 of the Revised Code, a
			 physician who performs or induces or attempts to perform or induce an abortion
			 on a woman after the beginning of the twentieth week of gestation shall submit
			 a report on a form prescribed by the department of health with the following
			 information:
(1)
									 Whether the attending physician performed a medical
			 examination of the pregnant woman to determine the gestational age of the
			 unborn child and the viability of the unborn child within forty eight hours
			 before the performance or inducement of the abortion or the attempt to perform
			 or induce the abortion;
(2)
									 Whether or not, in the attending physician's good
			 faith judgment, the unborn child was viable;
(3)
									 The type of
			 testing performed to determine gestational age and viability;
(4)
									 Whether or not a
			 medical emergency existed; and
(5)
									 For abortions
			 performed for which the physician has indicated under paragraph (A)(2) of this
			 rule that the unborn child is viable;
(a)
										 Whether, in the
			 attending physician's good faith judgment and based on the facts known to the
			 physician at the time, the abortion was necessary to prevent the death of the
			 pregnant woman or a serious risk of the substantial and irreversible impairment
			 of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman and if a serious risk of the
			 substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the
			 pregnant woman exists, the physician must document the specific nature of such
			 risk;
(b)
										 If the attending physician determined that the
			 abortion was necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or a serious
			 risk of the substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function
			 of the pregnant woman, the name of the physician not professionally related to
			 the attending physician who certified in writing that the abortion was
			 necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or a serious risk of the
			 substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the
			 pregnant woman;
(c)
										 If the attending physician determined that the
			 abortion was necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or a serious
			 risk of the substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function
			 of the pregnant woman, the method or techniques considered and the reasons for
			 choosing the method or technique employed when performing, inducing or
			 attempting to induce an abortion; and
(d)
										 Whether the
			 abortion was based on a claim or diagnosis that the pregnant woman will engage
			 in conduct that would result in the pregnant woman's death or a substantial and
			 irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman or on
			 any reason related to the women's mental health.