Ohio § 5180.12 [Former R.C. 3701.97, amended and renumbered by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 1/1/2025] Stillbirth data

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§ 5180.12 — [Former R.C. 3701.97, amended and renumbered by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 1/1/2025] Stillbirth data

Ohio § 5180.12

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5180Department of Children and Youth

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5180.12 (2026).

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(A)As used in this section, "stillbirth" means death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of human conception of at least twenty weeks of gestation, which after such expulsion or extraction does not breathe or show any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles.

(B)The director of children and youth shall do all of the following:

(1)Publish stillbirth data compiled from the department of health's fetal death statistical file and make it available on the department of children and youth's internet web site;

(2)Review the stillbirth data described in division (B)(1) of this section and identify potential trends in the incidence of stillbirth and the possible cause

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(A) As used in this section, "stillbirth" means death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of human conception of at least twenty weeks of gestation, which after such expulsion or extraction does not breathe or show any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles.

(B) The director of children and youth shall do all of the following:

(1) Publish stillbirth data compiled from the department of health's fetal death statistical file and make it available on the department of children and youth's internet web site;

(2) Review the stillbirth data described in division (B)(1) of this section and identify potential trends in the incidence of stillbirth and the possible causes of, and conditions that could lead to or indicate the possible occurrence of, stillbirth;

(3) Develop educational materials in conjunction with statewide medical associations that may be used to apprise health care providers of trends, if any, that were identified through a review described in division (B)(2) of this section;

(4) Electronically disseminate the educational materials developed under division (B)(3) of this section to the state medical board and statewide medical associations and make them available on the department of children and youth's web site in an easily accessible format.

Last updated January 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM