As used in sections 4731.861 to 4731.8611 of the Revised Code:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4731.86

  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) “Assisted reproduction,” “human reproductive material,” “health care professional,” and “donor” have the same meanings as in section 2907.13 of the Revised Code.

(B)(1) “Assisted reproduction procedure performed without consent” means the performance of an assisted reproduction procedure by a health care professional who recklessly did any of the following:

(a) Used either the professional’s or a donor‘s human reproductive material when the patient on whom the procedure was performed did not consent to the use of the material from that person;

(b) Failed to comply with the standards or requirements of sections 3111.88 to 3111.96 of the Revised Code, including the terms of the written consent form;

(c) Misrepresented to the patient receiving the procedure any material information about the donor’s profile, including the types of information listed in division (A)(2) of section 3111.93 of the Revised Code, or the manner or extent to which the material was used.

(2) “Assisted reproduction procedure performed without consent” includes the performance of an assisted reproduction procedure by a health care professional using the professional’s human reproductive material in situations in which the patient consented to use of an anonymous donor.

Last updated March 10, 2023 at 3:44 PM