Bill Text: OH HB614 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced

Ohio House Bill 614 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: To require that rules governing maternity units, newborn care nurseries, and maternity homes include certain provisions pertaining to the authority to make decisions regarding the transfer of patients to other facilities.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-11-29 - To Health & Aging [HB614 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-HB614-Introduced.html

As Introduced

129th General Assembly

Regular Session

2011-2012

H. B. No. 614

Representative Huffman

Cosponsors: Representatives Terhar, Adams, J., Blair, Yuko, Scherer, Beck, Derickson, Ruhl

A BILL

To amend section 3711.12 of the Revised Code to

require that rules governing maternity units,

newborn care nurseries, and maternity homes

include certain provisions pertaining to the

authority to make decisions regarding the transfer

of patients to other facilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 3711.12 of the Revised Code be	7
amended to read as follows:	8

Sec. 3711.12. (A) The director of health shall adopt rules in	9
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as the director	10
considers necessary to implement the requirements of this chapter	11
for licensure and operation of maternity units, newborn care	12
nurseries, and maternity homes. The rules shall include provisions	13
for the following:	14

(1) Licensure application forms and procedures;

(2) Renewal procedures, including procedures that address the	16
right of the director of health, at the director's sole	17
discretion, to conduct an inspection prior to renewal of a	18
license;	19

(3) Initial license fees and license renewal fees;

(4) Fees for inspections conducted by the director under	21
section 3711.10 of the Revised Code;	22

(5) Safety standards, quality-of-care standards, and	23
quality-of-care data reporting requirements;	24

(6) Reporting and auditing requirements;

(7) Inspection criteria, procedures, and guidelines;

(8) Any other rules necessary to implement this chapter.

(B) Any rules adopted under this section that pertain to the	28
transfer of a pregnant woman, mother, or newborn child to a	29
different facility because of circumstances related to the health	30
condition of the pregnant woman, mother, or newborn child,	31
including a health condition resulting from having or the	32
potential for having a newborn child with a low birth weight or	33
low gestational age, shall include provisions that do both of the	34
following:	35

(1) Permit an attending physician, acting in good faith, to	36
make the decision that the physician considers best with respect	37
to the transfer;	38

(2) Grant a person who has authority to consent to the	39
transfer, including the pregnant woman, mother, or guardian of the	40
woman, mother, or newborn child, the right to refuse the transfer	41
once information has been provided to the person regarding the	42
risks and benefits of the transfer.	43

(C) When adopting rules under this section, the director	44
shall give consideration to recommendations regarding obstetric	45
and newborn care issued by the American college of obstetricians	46
and gynecologists; American academy of pediatrics; American	47
academy of family physicians; American society of	48
anesthesiologists; American college of nurse-midwives; United	49
States centers for disease control and prevention; association of	50
women's health, obstetric and neonatal nurses; and association of	51
perioperative registered nurses, or their successor organizations.	52
The director shall also consider the recommendations of the	53
maternity and newborn advisory council established in section	54
3711.20 of the Revised Code.	55