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| To enact section 3701.66 of the Revised Code | 1 |
| regarding Down syndrome and patient information. | 2 |
| Section 1. That section 3701.66 of the Revised Code be | 3 |
| enacted to read as follows: | 4 |
| Sec. 3701.66. (A)(1) The department of health shall create a | 5 |
| Down syndrome information sheet that includes all of the | 6 |
| following: | 7 |
| (a) A description of Down syndrome, including its causes, | 8 |
| effects on development, and potential complications; | 9 |
| (b) Diagnostic tests; | 10 |
| (c) Options for treatment and therapy; | 11 |
| (d) Contact information for local, state, and national | 12 |
| organizations that provide Down syndrome educational and support | 13 |
| services and programs. | 14 |
| (2) With respect to the medical information included in the | 15 |
| information sheet, the department shall include only information | 16 |
| that is current and based on medical evidence. | 17 |
| (3) The department shall periodically review and update the | 18 |
| information sheet and shall make it available on the department's | 19 |
| internet web site. | 20 |
| (B) If a patient under the care of any of the following | 21 |
| health care professionals or facilities receives either a test | 22 |
| result indicating Down syndrome or a prenatal or postnatal | 23 |
| diagnosis of Down syndrome, the health care professional or | 24 |
| facility shall provide to the patient or the patient's | 25 |
| representative a copy of the information sheet created under | 26 |
| division (A) of this section: | 27 |
| (1) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised | 28 |
| Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and | 29 |
| surgery; | 30 |
| (2) A certified nurse-midwife who holds a certificate of | 31 |
| authority issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code; | 32 |
| (3) A genetic counselor licensed under Chapter 4778. of the | 33 |
| Revised Code; | 34 |
| (4) A hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the | 35 |
| Revised Code; | 36 |
| (5) A maternity unit, newborn care nursery, or maternity home | 37 |
| licensed under Chapter 3711. of the Revised Code; | 38 |
| (6) A freestanding birthing center licensed under section | 39 |
| 3702.30 of the Revised Code. | 40 |