Ohio Code 4765.45 – Reports to department of health
(A) If the department of public safety collects any of the following information regarding the administration of overdose reversal drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, by emergency medical service personnel or any firefighter or volunteer firefighter, the department of public safety shall report the information for the previous month to the department of health on a monthly basis and in a manner prescribed by the department of health:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4765.45
- Emergency medical service: includes such services performed before or during any transport of a patient, including transports between hospitals and transports to and from helicopters. See Ohio Code 4765.01
- Emergency medical service organization: means a public or private organization using first responders, EMTs-basic, EMTs-I, or paramedics, or a combination of first responders, EMTs-basic, EMTs-I, and paramedics, to provide emergency medical services. See Ohio Code 4765.01
- Firefighter: means any member of a fire department as defined in section 742. See Ohio Code 4765.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Volunteer: means a person who provides services either for no compensation or for compensation that does not exceed the actual expenses incurred in providing the services or in training to provide the services. See Ohio Code 4765.01
(1) The five-digit postal zip code plus four-digit add-on where the overdose reversal drug was administered;
(2) The date on which the overdose reversal drug was administered;
(3) The number of doses administered;
(4) The name of the emergency medical service organization or fire department that administered the overdose reversal drug;
(5) Whether or not an overdose was reversed;
(6) Whether the individual to whom the overdose reversal drug was administered was taken to a hospital;
(7) If known, the individual’s age;
(8) If known, the United States postal zip code in which the individual resides.
When reporting to the department of health, the department of public safety shall not include any information that identifies or tends to identify specific individuals to whom overdose reversal drugs were administered.
(B) Each month, the department of health shall compile the information received under division (A) of this section, organize it by county, and forward it to each board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services in this state.
(C) The department of health may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code.
Last updated July 11, 2022 at 9:20 AM