3701-67-07 Annual report filed with Ohio department of health.

(A) By April first each year, each CFR board shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Ohio department of health in a manner and format that is prescribed by the director. The report shall include all of the following with respect to each child death that was reviewed by the CFR board in the previous calender year;

(1) Demographic information, that includes:

(a) Age of the child;

(b) Sex of the child, identified as male or female; and

(c) Race or ethnicity of the child, identified as black, white, native american, asian, hispanic, bi-racial, multi-racial, or unknown.

(2) Death related information, that includes:

(a) Year of child’s death;

(b) Geographic location of death;

(c) Cause of death; and

(d) Contributing factors to death.

(B) In addition to the information required under paragraph (A) of this rule, the CFR board shall report:

(1) The total number of child deaths in the county or region, whichever is applicable to the CFR board submitting the report;

(2) The total number of child death reviews completed by the CFR board; and

(3) The total number of child deaths not reviewed, including the number of child death reviews not completed.

(C) The report may include recommendations for actions that might prevent other deaths, as well as any other information the CFR board determines should be included.

(D) Reports prepared under this section are public records and subject to section 149.43 of the Revised Code.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 05/31/2006 and 05/31/2011

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3701.045

Rule Amplifies: 307.623, 307.626, 3701.045

Prior Effective Dates: 6/28/2001