Ohio § 2919.227

§ 2919.227.

(A)(1) No child care center licensee shall accept a child into that center without first

providing to the parent, guardian, custodian, or other person responsible for the

care of that child the following information, if the parent, guardian, custodian,

or other person responsible for the care of the child requests the information: (a) The types of injuries to children, as reported in accordance with rules adopted under section 5104.015 of the Revised Code , that occurred at the center on or after April 1, 2003, or the date that is two years

before the date the information is requested, whichever date is more recent; (b) The number of each type of injury to children that occurred at the center during

that period. (2) If a death described in division (A)(2)(a) or (A)(2)(b) of this section occurred

during the fifteen-year period immediately preceding the date that the parent, guardian,

custodian, or other person responsible for the care of a child seeks to enroll that

child, no child care center licensee shall accept that child into that center without

first providing to the parent, guardian, custodian, or other person responsible for

the care of that child a notice that states that the death occurred. (a) A child died while under the care of the center or while receiving child care from

the owner, provider, or administrator of the center; (b) A child died as a result of injuries suffered while under the care of the center

or while receiving child care from the owner, provider, or administrator of the center. (3) Each child care center licensee shall keep on file at the center a copy of the information

provided under this division for at least three years after providing the information. (B)(1) No child care center licensee shall fail to provide notice in accordance with division

(B)(3) of this section to the persons and entities specified in division (B)(2) of

this section if a child who is under the care of the center or is receiving child

care from the owner, provider, or administrator of the center dies while under the

care of the center or while receiving child care from the owner, provider, or administrator

or dies as a result of injuries suffered while under the care of the center or while

receiving child care from the owner, provider, or administrator. (2) A child care center licensee shall provide the notice required under division (B)(1)

of this section to all of the following: (a) The parent, guardian, custodian, or other person responsible for the care of each

child who, at the time of the death for which notice is required, is receiving or

is enrolled to receive child care from the center; (b) The public children services agency of the county in which the center is located

or the child care was given; (c) A municipal or county peace officer in the county in which the child resides or in

which the center is located or the child care was given; (d) The child fatality review board appointed under section 307.621 of the Revised Code that serves the county in which the center is located or the child care was given. (3) A child care center licensee shall provide the notice required by division (B)(1)

of this section not later than forty-eight hours after the child dies.  The notice shall state that the death occurred. (C) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of this section is guilty of failure of a child

care center to disclose the death or serious injury of a child, a misdemeanor of the

fourth degree.