Ohio § 3701.22 Public health laboratory

Ohio Statutes

§ 3701.22 — Public health laboratory

Ohio § 3701.22

Title 37Health-Safety-Morals

Ch. 3701Department of Health

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3701.22 (2026).

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The department of health shall maintain a public health laboratory for the following:

(A)Examination of public water supplies and the effluent of sewage purification works;

(B)Diagnosis of, screening for, or confirmation of diseases or pathogens as it deems necessary;

(C)Performance of biological, chemical, or radiological analyses or examinations as it deems necessary;

(D)Analysis of patient specimens and food samples necessary for investigation of foodborne illnesses. In foodborne illness investigations, the laboratory shall cooperate and consult with the director of agriculture acting pursuant to section3715.02of the Revised Code.

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The department of health shall maintain a public health laboratory for the following:

(A) Examination of public water supplies and the effluent of sewage purification works;

(B) Diagnosis of, screening for, or confirmation of diseases or pathogens as it deems necessary;

(C) Performance of biological, chemical, or radiological analyses or examinations as it deems necessary;

(D) Analysis of patient specimens and food samples necessary for investigation of foodborne illnesses. In foodborne illness investigations, the laboratory shall cooperate and consult with the director of agriculture acting pursuant to section3715.02of the Revised Code.