2006 Ohio Revised Code - 3701.46. Statement on certificate.

§ 3701.46. Statement on certificate.
 

In reporting every birth and fetal death, physicians and others required to make the reports shall state on the birth or fetal death certificate, as the case may be, whether approved tests for syphilis and gonorrhea have been made in an approved laboratory upon specimens taken from the woman who bore the child for which the certificate is filed, and the approximate date when the specimens were taken. If the tests were not made, the physician or other person shall state the reasons why the tests were not made. In no event shall the results of the tests be stated on the birth or fetal death certificate. 
 

HISTORY: GC § 1243-10; 121 v 117; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 135 v S 209 (Eff 12-19-73); 135 v H 989 (Eff 9-16-74); 142 v H 790. Eff 3-16-89.
 

The effective date is set by section 4 of HB 790.