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| To enact section 3701.5010 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
| require a pulse oximetry screening for each | 2 |
| newborn born in a hospital or freestanding | 3 |
| birthing center. | 4 |
| Section 1. That section 3701.5010 of the Revised Code be | 5 |
| enacted to read as follows: | 6 |
| Sec. 3701.5010. (A) As used in this section: | 7 |
| (1) "Freestanding birthing center" has the same meaning as in | 8 |
| section 3702.141 of the Revised Code; | 9 |
| (2) "Hospital," "maternity unit," "newborn," and "physician" | 10 |
| have the same meanings as in section 3701.503 of the Revised Code; | 11 |
| (3) "Pulse oximetry screening" means the identification of | 12 |
| newborns that may have congenital heart defects, through the use | 13 |
| of a noninvasive test that estimates the percentage of hemoglobin | 14 |
| in blood that is saturated with oxygen. | 15 |
| (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, each | 16 |
| hospital and each freestanding birthing center shall conduct a | 17 |
| pulse oximetry screening on each newborn born in the hospital or | 18 |
| center, unless the newborn is being transferred to another | 19 |
| hospital. The pulse oximetry screening shall be performed before | 20 |
| discharge. If the newborn is transferred to another hospital, that | 21 |
| hospital shall conduct the pulse oximetry screening when | 22 |
| determined to be medically appropriate. | 23 |
| The hospital or center shall promptly notify the newborn's | 24 |
| parent, guardian, or custodian and attending physician of the | 25 |
| screening results. The hospital or center shall notify the | 26 |
| department of health of the screening results for each newborn | 27 |
| screened. | 28 |
| (C) No newborn shall be required to undergo pulse oximetry | 29 |
| screening if the newborn's parent objects on the grounds that | 30 |
| pulse oximetry screening conflicts with the parent's religious | 31 |
| tenets and practices. | 32 |
| (D) The director of health shall adopt rules in accordance | 33 |
| with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing standards and | 34 |
| procedures for the pulse oximetry screening required by this | 35 |
| section, including all of the following: | 36 |
| (1) Designating the person or persons who will be responsible | 37 |
| for causing screenings to be performed; | 38 |
| (2) Specifying equipment to be used for and methods of pulse | 39 |
| oximetry screening; | 40 |
| (3) Identifying when the pulse oximetry screening should be | 41 |
| performed; | 42 |
| (4) Providing notice of the required screening to the | 43 |
| newborn's parent, guardian, or custodian; | 44 |
| (5) Communicating screening results to the newborn's parent, | 45 |
| guardian, or custodian and attending physician; | 46 |
| (6) Referring newborns who receive abnormal screening results | 47 |
| to providers of follow-up services. | 48 |