Section 307.637 | Providing information to drug overdose fatality review committee.
(A)(1) Notwithstanding section 3701.17 and any other section of the Revised Code pertaining to confidentiality, any individual, law enforcement agency, or other public or private entity that provided services to a person whose death is being reviewed by a drug overdose fatality review committee, on the request of the review committee, shall submit to the review committee a summary sheet of information.
(a) With respect to a request made to a health care entity, the summary sheet shall contain only information available and reasonably drawn from the person's medical record created by the health care entity.
(b) With respect to a request made to any other individual or entity, the summary sheet shall contain only information available and reasonably drawn from any record involving the person to which the individual or entity has access.
(c) On the request of the review committee, an individual or entity may, at the individual or entity's discretion, make any additional information, documents, or reports available to the review committee.
(2) On the request of the review committee, a county coroner shall make available to the review committee the coroner's full and complete record as described in section 313.10 of the Revised Code that relates to the person whose death is being reviewed by the committee.
(B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, no person, entity, law enforcement agency, or prosecuting attorney shall provide any information regarding the death of a person to a drug overdose fatality review committee while an investigation of the death or prosecution of a person for causing the death is pending unless the prosecuting attorney has agreed pursuant to section 307.635 of the Revised Code to allow review of the death.
Last updated October 19, 2021 at 5:16 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- September 30, 2021 – Enacted by House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly [ View September 30, 2021 Version ]