Ohio Admin. Code 3701-67-01 - Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Cause of death" means the classification
of death as listed in box 30 on the Ohio death certificate, or an equivalent
box on future forms. Examples of causes include, but are not limited to, birth
defects, drowning and submersion, electrocution, extreme prematurity, falls,
fire and burn, firearms and weapons, pneumonia, poisoning, shaken baby
syndrome, sudden infant death syndrome, suffocation and strangulation,
vehicular, and other cause.
(B)
"Child" means any person under eighteen years of age.
(C) "Child fatality review (CFR) board" means
a county or regional board established or appointed to review deaths of
children residing in the county or region for the purpose of decreasing the
incidence of preventable child deaths.
(D) "Circumstance of death" means any
accompanying or surrounding details of the death beyond the cause and manner of
death. Examples include, but are not limited to, drowning in a bucket or house
fire in rental unit.
(E)
"Contributing factors" mean other factors beyond the cause and manner of death
that may be partly responsible for the child's death. Examples of contributing
factors include medical factors; alcohol use by parent, caretaker or child;
drug use by parent, caretaker or child; tobacco use by parent, caretaker or
child; use or non-use of safety devices; level of supervision; environmental
factors; and mental or behavioral factors of parent, caretaker or child.
(F) "County commissioners" means
the board of county commissioners established under Chapter 305. of the Revised
Code or an alternative form of county government established pursuant to
Chapter 301. of the Revised Code with the responsibilities of county
commissioners.
(G) "County of
residence" means the county of residence as identified on the Ohio death
certificate.
(H) "Department or
director" means the director of the Ohio department of health or any official
or employee of the department designated by the director of the Ohio department
of health.
(I) "Geographic
location of death" means the county in which the child was pronounced dead.
(J) "Health commissioner" means
the health commissioner of a general, city or county health district or the
individual with the responsibilities of a health commissioner in a city or
county health district.
(K)
"Manner of death" means the classification of death listed in box 32 on the
Ohio death certificate, or equivalent box on future forms. The classification
is limited to natural, accident, homicide, suicide, and undetermined.
(L) "Preventable" means the degree
to which an individual or community could have reasonably done something that
would have changed the circumstances that led to the child's death.
(M) "Public record" means any record defined
in division (A)(1) of section
149.43 of the Revised Code.
(N) "Review" means a general
assessment or examination of the death of a child. The review shall at least
consider the cause of death; manner of death; circumstance of death;
contributing factors; age; sex; race and ethnicity; and geographic location of
death.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3701.045
Rule Amplifies: 3701.045
Prior Effective Dates: 06/28/2001
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3701.045
Rule Amplifies: 3701.045
Prior Effective Dates: 6/28/2001
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