§ 3701.0410 — Drug overdose fatality review

Ohio § 3701.0410

• Jurisdiction: Ohio
• Title 37: Health-Safety-Morals
• Ch. 3701: Department of Health

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The department of health shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish a procedure for county or regional drug overdose fatality review committees to follow in conducting a review of an overdose death. The rules shall do all of the following:

(A) Establish the format for the annual reports required by section307.636of the Revised Code;

(B) Establish guidelines for a county or regional review committee to follow in compiling statistics for annual reports so that the reports do not contain any information that would permit any person's identity to be ascertained from a report;

(C) Establish guidelines for a county or regional review committee to follow in creating and maintaining the comprehensive database of overdose deaths required by section307.634of the Revised Code, including provisions establishing uniform record-keeping procedures;

(D) Establish guidelines for reporting drug overdose fatality review data to the department of health, which must maintain the confidentiality of information that would permit a person's identity to be ascertained;

(E) Establish guidelines, materials, and training to help educate members of county or regional review committees about the purpose of the review process and the confidentiality of the information described in section307.639of the Revised Code;

(F) Establish guidelines, materials, and training, in consultation with the state board of pharmacy, about the appropriate use of the drug database maintained in accordance with section4729.75of the Revised Code.

Last updated October 19, 2021 at 5:19 PM

Legislative History

Effective: September 30, 2021 | Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly