2006 Ohio Revised Code - [2151.35.29] 2151.3529.Forms requesting medical information concerning child; information materials to be given parents.
[§ 2151.35.29] § 2151.3529. Forms requesting medical information concerning child; information materials to be given parents.
(A) The director of job and family services shall promulgate forms designed to gather pertinent medical information concerning a deserted child and the child's parents. The forms shall clearly and unambiguously state on each page that the information requested is to facilitate medical care for the child, that the forms may be fully or partially completed or left blank, that completing the forms or parts of the forms is completely voluntary, and that no adverse legal consequence will result from failure to complete any part of the forms.
(B) The director shall promulgate written materials to be given to the parents of a child delivered pursuant to section 2151.3516 [2151.35.16] of the Revised Code. The materials shall describe services available to assist parents and newborns and shall include information directly relevant to situations that might cause parents to desert a child and information on the procedures for a person to follow in order to reunite with a child the person delivered under section 2151.3516 [2151.35.16] of the Revised Code, including notice that the person will be required to submit to a DNA test, at that person's expense, to prove that the person is the parent of the child.
(C) If the department of job and family services determines that money in the putative father registry fund created under
section 2101.16 of the Revised Code is more than is needed for its duties related to the putative father registry, the department may use surplus moneys in the fund for costs related to the development and publication of forms and materials promulgated pursuant to divisions (A) and (B) of this section.
HISTORY: 148 v H 660. Eff 4-9-2001; 150 v H 95, § 1, eff. 6-26-03.
The effective date is set by section 182 of H.B. 95 (150 v - ).
Effect of Amendments
H.B. 95, Acts 2003, effective June 26, 2003, added (C).
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