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S. B. No. 4 As Reported by the Senate Medicaid, Health and Human Services CommitteeAs Reported by the Senate Medicaid, Health and Human Services Committee
130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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Senators Manning, Oelslager
Cosponsors:
Senators Obhof, Jones, Hite, Patton, Lehner, Beagle, Uecker, LaRose, Gardner, Eklund, Bacon, Widener, Faber, Cafaro, Tavares, Brown
A BILL
To enact section 3701.5010 of the Revised Code to
require a pulse oximetry screening for each
newborn born in a hospital or freestanding
birthing center.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 3701.5010 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 3701.5010. (A) As used in this section:
(1) "Freestanding birthing center" has the same meaning as in
section 3702.141 of the Revised Code;
(2) "Hospital," "maternity unit," "newborn," and "physician"
have the same meanings as in section 3701.503 of the Revised Code;
(3) "Pulse oximetry screening" means the identification of
newborns that may have congenital heart defects, through the use
of a noninvasive test that estimates the percentage of hemoglobin
in blood that is saturated with oxygen.
(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, each
hospital and each freestanding birthing center shall conduct a
pulse oximetry screening on each newborn born in the hospital or
center, unless the newborn is being transferred to another
hospital. The pulse oximetry screening shall be performed before
discharge. If the newborn is transferred to another hospital, that
hospital shall conduct the pulse oximetry screening when
determined to be medically appropriate.
The hospital or center shall promptly notify the newborn's
parent, guardian, or custodian and attending physician of the
screening results. The hospital or center shall notify the
department of health of the screening results for each newborn
screened.
(C) No newborn shall be required to undergo pulse oximetry
screening if the newborn's parent objects on the grounds that
pulse oximetry screening conflicts with the parent's religious
tenets and practices.
(D) The director of health shall adopt rules in accordance
with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing standards and
procedures for the pulse oximetry screening required by this
section, including all of the following:
(1) Designating the person or persons who will be responsible
for causing screenings to be performed;
(2) Specifying equipment to be used for and methods of pulse
oximetry screening;
(3) Identifying when the pulse oximetry screening should be
performed;
(4) Providing notice of the required screening to the
newborn's parent, guardian, or custodian;
(5) Communicating screening results to the newborn's parent,
guardian, or custodian and attending physician;
(6) Referring newborns who receive abnormal screening results
to providers of follow-up services.
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