Ohio § 2919.202
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 2919.202, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2919.202.
(A) A physician who performs or induces or attempts to perform or induce an abortion
on a pregnant woman shall submit a report to the department of health in accordance
with the forms, rules, and regulations adopted by the department that includes all
of the information the physician is required to certify in writing or determine under sections 2919.201 and 2919.203 of the Revised Code . (B) By the thirtieth day of September of each year, the department of health shall issue
a public report that provides statistics for the previous calendar year compiled from
all of the reports covering that calendar year submitted to the department in accordance
with this section for each of the items listed in division (A) of this section. The report shall also provide the statistics for each previous calendar year in
which a report was filed with the department pursuant to this section, adjusted to
reflect any additional information that a physician provides to the department in
a late or corrected report. The department shall ensure that none of the information included in the report
could reasonably lead to the identification of any pregnant woman upon whom an abortion
is performed. (C)(1) The physician shall submit the report described in division (A) of this section to
the department of health within fifteen days after the woman is discharged. If the physician fails to submit the report more than thirty days after that fifteen-day
deadline, the physician shall be subject to a late fee of five hundred dollars for
each additional thirty-day period or portion of a thirty-day period the report is
overdue. A physician who is required to submit to the department of health a report under
division (A) of this section and who has not submitted a report or has submitted an
incomplete report more than one year following the last day of the fifteen-day deadline
may, in an action brought by the department of health, be directed by a court of competent
jurisdiction to submit a complete report to the department of health within a period
of time stated in a court order or be subject to contempt of court. (2) If a physician fails to comply with the requirements of this section, other than
filing a late report with the department of health, or fails to submit a complete
report to the department of health in accordance with a court order, the physician
is subject to division (B)(43) of section 4731.22 of the Revised Code . (3) No person shall purposely falsify any report required under this section. Whoever purposely violates this division is guilty of pain-capable unborn child
abortion report falsification, a misdemeanor of the first degree. (D) Within ninety days of March 14, 2017, the department of health shall adopt rules
pursuant to section 111.15 of the Revised Code to assist in compliance with this section.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 2919.202
What does Ohio Revised Code § 2919.202 cover?
Section 2919.202 is part of the Ohio Revised Code, the codified statutory law of Ohio. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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