Ohio § 2919.192
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 2919.192, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2919.192.
(A) A person who intends to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman shall determine
whether there is a detectable fetal heartbeat of the unborn human individual the pregnant
woman is carrying. The method of determining the presence of a fetal heartbeat shall be consistent
with the person's good faith understanding of standard medical practice, provided
that if rules have been adopted under division (B) of this section, the method chosen
shall be one that is consistent with the rules. The person who determines the presence or absence of a fetal heartbeat shall record
in the pregnant woman's medical record the estimated gestational age of the unborn
human individual, the method used to test for a fetal heartbeat, the date and time
of the test, and the results of the test. The person who performs the examination for the presence of a fetal heartbeat shall
give the pregnant woman the option to view or hear the fetal heartbeat. (B) Not later than one hundred twenty days of the effective date of S.B. 23 of the 133rd
general assembly, the director of health shall adopt rules pursuant to section 111.15 of the Revised Code specifying the appropriate methods of performing an examination for the purpose of
determining the presence of a fetal heartbeat of an unborn individual based on standard
medical practice. (C) A person is not in violation of division (A) of this section if that person has performed
an examination for the purpose of determining the presence of a fetal heartbeat of
an unborn human individual utilizing standard medical practice in accordance with
rules adopted under division (B) of this section, that examination does not reveal
a fetal heartbeat or the person has been informed by a physician who has performed
the examination for a fetal heartbeat that the examination did not reveal a fetal
heartbeat, and the person notes in the pregnant woman's medical records the procedure
utilized to detect the presence of a fetal heartbeat.
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