Ohio Code 3707.77 – Reporting
Not later than the first day of April of each year, a fetal-infant mortality review board shall do both of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3707.77
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) Submit to the fetal-infant mortality database maintained by the department of health or the national infant death review database individual data pertaining to each fetal or infant death reviewed in that board’s jurisdiction within the twelve months immediately before the submission. The specific data to be submitted, as well as other information the board considers relevant to a review, shall be specified by the director of health in rules adopted under section 3701.049 of the Revised Code.
(B) Submit to the department of health a report that summarizes any trends or patterns identified by the board. The report may include recommendations on how to decrease the incidence of preventable fetal and infant deaths in the board’s jurisdiction and the state, as well as any other information the board determines should be included.
(C) Reports prepared under division (B) of this section are public records under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.