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...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Preliminary infant mortality and preterm birth rates" means infant mortality and preterm birth rates that are derived from vital records as defined in section 3705.01 of the Revised Code, are not considered finalized by the department of health, and are subject to modification as additional birth and death data are received by the department and added to vital records. (2) "Sti...

...f, and conditions that could lead to or indicate the possible occurrence of, stillbirth; (3) Develop educational materials in conjunction with statewide medical associations that may be used to apprise health care providers of trends, if any, that were identified through a review described in division (B)(2) of this section; (4) Electronically disseminate the educational materials developed under division (B)(3...

...eal time on a data dashboard to be made publicly available. (C) The scorecard shall include a description of the data sources and methodology used to complete the scorecard.

...(A) As used in this section and sections 5180.15, 5180.16, and 5180.17 of the Revised Code: (1) "Child care center," "type A family child care home," and "licensed type B family child care home" have the same meanings as in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Child care facility" means a child care center, a type A family child care home, or a licensed type B family child care home. (3) "Foster caregiv...

..., to each of its employees; (6) By a public children services agency, when the agency has initial contact with an infant's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the infant. (B) An entity or person required to distribute educational materials pursuant to division (A) of this section is not liable for damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from...

...g annual training classes at no cost to individuals who provide safe sleep education to parents and infant caregivers who reside in the urban and rural communities specified under section 3701.142 of the Revised Code, including child care providers as defined in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, hospital staff and volunteers, local health department staff, social workers, individuals who provide home visiting ser...

...obtain a safe crib at no charge to that individual. In meeting this requirement, the facility may do any of the following: (1) Obtain a safe crib with its own resources; (2) Collaborate with or obtain assistance from persons or government entities that are able to procure a safe crib or provide money to purchase a safe crib; (3) Refer the parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the infant to a pers...

...tor of children and youth regarding the individuals to whom safe cribs were distributed; (B) If known, the extent to which distributed cribs are being used.

...(A) The department of children and youth shall create a population-based questionnaire designed to examine maternal behaviors and experiences before, during, and after a woman's pregnancy, as well as during the early infancy of the woman's child. The questionnaire shall collect information that is similar to the information collected by the pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system (PRAMS) questionnaire that the de...

...he director data on program performance indicators that are used to assess progress toward achieving program goals. The administrator shall report the data in the format and within the time frames specified in rules adopted under division (C) of this section. Using the data reported under this division, the director shall prepare an annual report assessing the performance of each government program identified pursuan...

...irector data on the program performance indicators, specified in rules adopted under division (G) of this section, that are used to assess progress toward achieving all of the following: (1) The benchmark domains established for the federal home visiting program, including improvement in maternal and newborn health; reduction in child injuries, abuse, and neglect; improved school readiness and achievement; reducti...

...(A) The department of children and youth shall create a central intake and referral system for all home visiting programs operating in this state. Through a competitive bidding process, the department of children and youth may select one or more persons or government entities to operate the system. In its oversight of the one or more system operators, the department shall streamline the system to ensure families and ...

...mortality who is not a legislator or an individual specified under this division; (8) One individual who represents medicaid managed care organizations, recommended by the board of trustees of the Ohio association of health plans; (9) One individual who represents county boards of developmental disabilities, recommended by the Ohio association of county boards of developmental disabilities; (10) A home visit...

...Beginning in fiscal year 2026, the department of children and youth shall facilitate and allocate funds for a biennial summit on home visiting programs. The purpose of each summit is to convene persons and government entities involved with the delivery of home visiting services in this state, as well as other interested persons, to do all of the following: (A) Share the latest research on evidence-based and innova...

...(A) The department of children and youth shall develop educational materials describing the health risks of lead-based paint and measures that may be taken to reduce those risks. (B) As part of the home visiting services described in section 5180.21 of the Revised Code, each eligible family residing in a house, apartment, or other residence built before January 1, 1979, shall receive a copy of the educational mate...

...dlers in accordance with part C of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq., and regulations implementing that part in 34 C.F.R. part 303.

...The department of children and youth may do any of the following as the lead agency to implement the state's part C early intervention services program, as described in section 5180.30 of the Revised Code: (A) Enter into an interagency agreement with one or more other state agencies to implement the program and ensure coordination of early childhood programs; (B) Distribute program funds through contracts, gran...

...ervice providers; (H) The metrics or indicators used to measure program service provider performance.

...child's data verification code is not a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.

...The governor shall establish the early intervention services advisory council, which shall serve as the state interagency coordinating council, as described in 20 U.S.C. 1441. In establishing the council, the governor shall comply with the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 1441, including the requirement to ensure that the membership of the council reasonably represents the population of the state. The governor shall appo...

...appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Each member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Members may be reappointed to an unlimited number of successive terms. (F) Any voting member of the board may be removed by the member's appointing author...

...To increase participation in evidence-based parenting education programs, the department of children and youth shall ensure state departments, agencies, and boards have information to communicate with parents, caregivers, and child care providers about such programs to promote their benefits, including their parenting, caregiving, and educational resources.

...(A) The department of public safety shall administer and enforce the laws relating to the registration, licensing, sale, and operation of motor vehicles and the laws pertaining to the licensing of drivers of motor vehicles. The department shall compile, analyze, and publish statistics relative to motor vehicle accidents and the causes of them, prepare and conduct educational programs for the purpose of promoting sa...

...a financial institution, on a drawer or indorser for each of the following: (a) A check, draft, or money order that is returned or dishonored; (b) An automatic bank transfer that is declined, due to insufficient funds or for any other reason; (c) Any financial transaction device that is returned or dishonored for any reason. (2) The director shall deposit any fee collected under this division in an appropriat...

...e and traffic laws by the department of public safety shall be paid out of moneys derived from fees, excises, or license taxes relating to registration, operation, or use of vehicles on public highways or to fuels used for propelling such vehicles as provided in Section 5a of Article XII, Ohio Constitution.