(A) As used in this section and sections 3701.64, 3701.66, and 3701.67 of the Revised Code:

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(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 caregiver” has the same meaning as in section 5103.02 of the Revised Code.

(4) “Freestanding birthing center” has the same meaning as in section 3702.141 of the Revised Code.

(5) “Hospital” means a hospital classified pursuant to rules adopted under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code as a general hospital or children’s hospital and to which either of the following applies:

(a) The hospital has a maternity unit.

(b) The hospital receives for care infants who have been transferred to it from other facilities and who have never been discharged to their residences following birth.

(6) “Infant” means a child who is less than one year of age.

(7) “Maternity unit” means the distinct portion of a hospital licensed as a maternity unit under Chapter 3711 of the Revised Code.

(8) “Other person responsible for the infant” includes a foster caregiver.

(9) “Parent” means either parent, unless the parents are separated or divorced or their marriage has been dissolved or annulled, in which case “parent” means the parent who is the residential parent and legal custodian of the child. “Parent” also means a prospective adoptive parent with whom a child is placed.

(10) “Shaken baby syndrome” means signs and symptoms, including, but not limited to, retinal hemorrhages in one or both eyes, subdural hematoma, or brain swelling, resulting from the violent shaking or the shaking and impacting of the head of an infant or small child.

(B) The director of health shall establish the shaken baby syndrome education program by doing all of the following:

(1) Developing educational materials that present readily comprehendible information on shaken baby syndrome;

(2) Making available on the department of health web site in an easily accessible format the educational materials developed under division (B)(1) of this section;

(3) Annually assessing the effectiveness of the shaken baby syndrome education program by doing all of the following:

(a) Evaluating the reports received pursuant to section 5101.135 of the Revised Code;

(b) Reviewing the content of the educational materials to determine if updates or improvements should be made;

(c) Reviewing the manner in which the educational materials are distributed, as described in section 3701.64 of the Revised Code, to determine if modifications to that manner should be made.

(C) In meeting the requirements under division (B) of this section, the director shall develop educational materials that, to the extent possible, minimize administrative or financial burdens on any of the entities or persons listed in section 3701.64 of the Revised Code.