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OH SB4
Bill
Status
9/27/2013
Primary Sponsor
Nickie Antonio
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AI Summary
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Requires hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to conduct critical congenital heart defects screening on each newborn before discharge, unless the newborn is transferred to another hospital
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Screening must be performed using pulse oximetry or alternative methods that detect critical congenital heart defects at least as accurately as pulse oximetry
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Parents may object to screening on religious grounds, in which case the hospital or center shall not conduct the screening
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Requires hospitals and centers to promptly notify the newborn's parent, guardian, custodian, and attending physician of screening results
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Directs the Director of Health to adopt rules establishing standards and procedures for screening, including equipment specifications, timing, notice requirements, result communication, reporting to the department, and referral protocols for abnormal results
Legislative Description
To require a critical congenital heart defects screening for each newborn born in a hospital or freestanding birthing center.
Newborns-require pulse oximetry screening
Last Action
Effective Date
9/27/2013