Ohio § 3727.10 Prohibited acts regarding trauma care

Ohio Statutes

§ 3727.10 — Prohibited acts regarding trauma care

Ohio § 3727.10

Title 37Health-Safety-Morals

Ch. 3727Hospitals

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3727.10 (2026).

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On and after November 3, 2002, no hospital in this state shall knowingly do any of the following:

(A)Represent that it is able to provide adult or pediatric trauma care to a severely injured patient that is inconsistent with its level of categorization as an adult or pediatric trauma center, provided that a hospital that operates an emergency facility may represent that it provides emergency care;

(B)Provide adult or pediatric trauma care to a severely injured patient that is inconsistent with applicable federal laws, state laws, and trauma care protocols and patient transfer agreements the hospital has adopted under section3727.09of the Revised Code;

(C)Transfer a severely injured adult or pediatric trauma patient to a hospital that is not a trauma center with an appropriate level

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On and after November 3, 2002, no hospital in this state shall knowingly do any of the following:

(A) Represent that it is able to provide adult or pediatric trauma care to a severely injured patient that is inconsistent with its level of categorization as an adult or pediatric trauma center, provided that a hospital that operates an emergency facility may represent that it provides emergency care;

(B) Provide adult or pediatric trauma care to a severely injured patient that is inconsistent with applicable federal laws, state laws, and trauma care protocols and patient transfer agreements the hospital has adopted under section3727.09of the Revised Code;

(C) Transfer a severely injured adult or pediatric trauma patient to a hospital that is not a trauma center with an appropriate level of adult or pediatric categorization or otherwise transfer a severely injured adult or pediatric trauma patient in a manner inconsistent with any applicable trauma patient transfer agreement adopted by the hospital under section3727.09of the Revised Code.