Rule 3701-54-02 | Facility screening obligations.
All hospitals, freestanding birthing centers, and newborn care nurseries will:
(A) Designate a CCHD newborn screening coordinator responsible for the coordination, implementation, and follow-up procedures for the facility's CCHD screening program;
(B) Provide the Ohio department of health the name and contact information of the individual designated as the CCHD newborn screening coordinator and notify the Ohio department of health whenever the designated individual changes;
(C) Ensure each newborn or infant's parent, guardian, or custodian is given notice of the critical congenital heart disease screening prior to it being conducted and if necessary, report the refusal to consent in accordance with rule 3701-54-05 of the Administrative Code;
(D) Conduct the critical congenital heart disease screening in accordance with rule 3701-54-03 of the Administrative Code;
(E) Communicate the results of the critical congenital heart disease screening to the newborn or infant's parent, guardian, or custodian;
(F) Communicate the results of the critical congenital heart disease screening or the reason the screening was not completed to the newborn or infant's attending physician and primary care physician;
(G) Report the results of the newborn or infant's critical congenital heart disease screening or the reason not screened to the Ohio department of health in accordance with rule 3701-54-04 of the Administrative Code;
(H) Refer newborns or infants that receive abnormal screening results to providers for appropriate pediatric follow-up services;
(I) Have a protocol in place for immediately evaluating, referring, and/or transferring babies that fail the screening.
Last updated October 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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