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To enact sections 9.57 and 3701.69 of the Revised | 1 |
Code to require the distribution of information on | 2 |
Down syndrome under certain conditions and to | 3 |
establish language standards for signs containing | 4 |
the international symbol of access. | 5 |
Section 1. That sections 9.57 and 3701.69 of the Revised Code | 6 |
be enacted to read as follows: | 7 |
Sec. 9.57. Whoever erects or replaces a sign containing the | 8 |
international symbol of access shall use forms of the word | 9 |
"accessible" rather than forms of the word "handicapped" or the | 10 |
word "disabled" whenever words are included on the sign. | 11 |
Sec. 3701.69. (A)(1) The department of health shall create a | 12 |
Down syndrome information sheet that includes all of the | 13 |
following: | 14 |
(a) A description of Down syndrome, including its causes, | 15 |
effects on development, and potential complications; | 16 |
(b) Diagnostic tests; | 17 |
(c) Options for treatment and therapy; | 18 |
(d) Contact information for local, state, and national | 19 |
organizations that provide Down syndrome educational and support | 20 |
services and programs. | 21 |
(2) With respect to the medical information included in the | 22 |
information sheet, the department shall include only information | 23 |
that is current and based on medical evidence. | 24 |
(3) The department shall periodically review and update the | 25 |
information sheet and shall make it available on the department's | 26 |
internet web site. | 27 |
(B) If a patient under the care of any of the following | 28 |
health care professionals or facilities receives either a test | 29 |
result indicating Down syndrome or a prenatal or postnatal | 30 |
diagnosis of Down syndrome, the health care professional or | 31 |
facility shall provide to the patient or the patient's | 32 |
representative a copy of the information sheet created under | 33 |
division (A) of this section: | 34 |
(1) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised | 35 |
Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and | 36 |
surgery; | 37 |
(2) A certified nurse-midwife who holds a certificate of | 38 |
authority issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code; | 39 |
(3) A genetic counselor licensed under Chapter 4778. of the | 40 |
Revised Code; | 41 |
(4) A hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the | 42 |
Revised Code; | 43 |
(5) A maternity unit, newborn care nursery, or maternity home | 44 |
licensed under Chapter 3711. of the Revised Code; | 45 |
(6) A freestanding birthing center licensed under section | 46 |
3702.30 of the Revised Code. | 47 |