Ohio § 2108.61
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 2108.61, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2108.61.
(A) As used in this section and sections 2108.62 and 2108.63 of the Revised Code : (1) “ Health care institution ” means a hospital registered as such under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code or a freestanding birthing center. (2) “ Health care professional ” means a physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice
medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; a registered nurse, including
a certified nurse-midwife, authorized to practice under Chapter 4723. of the Revised
Code; or a physician assistant authorized to practice under Chapter 4130. of the
Revised Code. (3) “ Umbilical cord blood ” means the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta after the birth
of a newborn child. (B) The department of health shall encourage health care professionals who provide health
care services that are directly related to a woman's pregnancy to provide a woman
before her third trimester of pregnancy with the publications described in section 2108.62 of the Revised Code .
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