Ohio § 2151.3533 Supervision of newborn safety incubators

Ohio Statutes

§ 2151.3533 — Supervision of newborn safety incubators

Ohio § 2151.3533

Title 21Courts-Probate-Juvenile

Ch. 2151Juvenile Court

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.3533 (2026).

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(A)In adopting the rules described in division (A)(4) of section2151.3532of the Revised Code, the director of health shall specify that a newborn safety incubator is deemed to be supervised when either of the following is the case:

(1)A person authorized by section2151.3517of the Revised Code to take possession of a child is present at the facility where the incubator is located to take possession of a child placed in the incubator.

(2)An alternate peace officer, peace officer support employee, hospital employee, or emergency medical service worker is dispatched by a secondary alarm that triggers a 9-1-1 call, in accordance with division (A)(1)(f) of section2151.3532of the Revised Code, when either of the following is the case:

(a)No individual described in division (A) of this sect

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(A) In adopting the rules described in division (A)(4) of section2151.3532of the Revised Code, the director of health shall specify that a newborn safety incubator is deemed to be supervised when either of the following is the case:

(1) A person authorized by section2151.3517of the Revised Code to take possession of a child is present at the facility where the incubator is located to take possession of a child placed in the incubator.

(2) An alternate peace officer, peace officer support employee, hospital employee, or emergency medical service worker is dispatched by a secondary alarm that triggers a 9-1-1 call, in accordance with division (A)(1)(f) of section2151.3532of the Revised Code, when either of the following is the case:

(a) No individual described in division (A) of this section who is present at the facility responds within a reasonable amount of time after a child is placed in the incubator.

(b) Every individual described in section2151.3517of the Revised Code who is scheduled to work at the facility when a parent places a child into the incubator has been dispatched on an emergency call.

(B) A person authorized by section2151.3517of the Revised Code to take possession of a child is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property resulting from the person's failure to respond within a reasonable amount of time after a child is placed in the incubator or after the person is dispatched by a secondary alarm, unless that failure constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.

Last updated September 25, 2023 at 5:28 PM