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S. B. No. 277 As IntroducedAs Introduced
130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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A BILL
To enact section 3701.66 of the Revised Code to
create the Commission on Infant Mortality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 3701.66 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 3701.66. (A) There is hereby created the commission on
infant mortality. The commission shall:
(1) Conduct a complete inventory of services provided or
administered by the state that are available to address the infant
mortality rate in this state;
(2) For each service identified under division (A)(1) of this
section, determine both of the following:
(a) The sources of the funds that are used to pay for the
service;
(b) Whether the service and its funding sources have a
connection with programs provided or administered by local or
community-based public or private entities and, to the extent they
do not, whether they should.
(B) The commission shall consist of the following members:
(1) Two members of the senate, one from the majority party
and one from the minority party, each appointed by the senate
president;
(2) Two members of the house of representatives, one from the
majority party and one from the minority party, each appointed by
the speaker of the house of representatives;
(3) The executive director of the office of health
transformation or the executive director's designee;
(4) The director of medicaid or the director's designee;
(5) The director of health or the director's designee;
(6) The executive director of the commission on minority
health or the executive director's designee;
(7) The attorney general or the attorney general's designee;
(8) A health commissioner of a city or general health
district, appointed by the governor;
(9) A coroner, deputy coroner, or other person who conducts
death scene investigations, appointed by the governor;
(10) Two individuals who represent community-based programs
that serve pregnant women or new mothers whose infants tend to be
at a higher risk for infant mortality, appointed by the governor.
(C) The commission members described in divisions (B)(1),
(2), (8), (9), and (10) of this section shall be appointed not
later than thirty days after the effective date of this act. An
appointed member shall hold office until a successor is appointed.
A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment.
From among the members, the president of the senate and
speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two to serve
as co-chairpersons of the commission.
A member shall serve without compensation except to the
extent that serving on the commission is considered part of the
member's regular duties of employment.
(D) The commission may request assistance from the staff of
the legislative service commission.
(E) Not later than six months after the effective date of
this section, the commission on infant mortality shall prepare a
written report of its findings and recommendations concerning the
matters described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section. On
completion, the commission shall submit the report to the governor
and, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, the
general assembly.
(F) The president of the senate and speaker of the house of
representatives shall determine the responsibilities of the
commission following submission of the report under division (E)
of this section.
(G) The commission is not subject to sections 101.82 to
101.87 of the Revised Code.
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