Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3727 | Hospitals
Section 3727.17 | Hospital to Provide Staff Person to Assist Unmarried Parents - Acknowledgments of Paternity - Liability.

Effective: March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
Each hospital shall provide a staff person to do all of the following:
(A) Meet with each unmarried mother who gave birth in or en route to the hospital within twenty-four hours after the birth or before the mother is released from the hospital;
(B) Attempt to meet with the father of the unmarried mother's child if possible;
(C) Explain to the unmarried mother and the father, if the father is present, the benefit to the child of establishing a parent and child relationship between the father and the child and the various proper procedures for establishing a parent and child relationship;
(D) Present to the unmarried mother and, if possible, the father, the pamphlet or statement regarding the rights and responsibilities of a natural parent prepared by the department of job and family services pursuant to section 3111.32 of the Revised Code;
(E) Provide the unmarried mother, and if possible the father, all forms and statements necessary to voluntarily establish a parent and child relationship, including the acknowledgment of paternity form prepared by the department of job and family services pursuant to section 3111.31 of the Revised Code;
(F) Upon both the mother's and father's request, help the mother and father complete any specific form or statement necessary to establish a parent and child relationship;
(G) Present to an unmarried mother who is not a recipient of medicaid or a participant in Ohio works first an application for Title IV-D services;
(H) Mail the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, no later than ten days after it is completed, to the office of child support in the department of job and family services.
Each hospital shall provide a notary public to notarize an acknowledgment of paternity signed by the mother and father. If a hospital knows or determines that a man is presumed under section 3111.03 of the Revised Code to be the father of the child described in this section and that the presumed father is not the man who signed or is attempting to sign an acknowledgment with respect to the child, the hospital shall take no further action with regard to the acknowledgment and shall not mail the acknowledgment pursuant to this section.
A hospital may contract with a person or government entity to fulfill its responsibilities under this section and sections 3111.71 to 3111.74 of the Revised Code. Services provided by a hospital under this section or pursuant to a contract under sections 3111.71 and 3111.77 of the Revised Code do not constitute the practice of law. A hospital shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for any damage or injury alleged to result from services provided pursuant to this section or sections 3111.71 to 3111.74 of the Revised Code unless the hospital acted with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner.

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Ohio Revised Code

Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals

Chapter 3727 | Hospitals

Section 3727.01 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Definitions.

Section 3727.02 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Certifying or Accrediting Requirements for Hospitals.

Section 3727.03 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Proof of Certification or Accreditation.

Section 3727.04 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Inspections.

Section 3727.05 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Injunctions.

Section 3727.06 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Admission and Medical Supervision of Patients.

Section 3727.07 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Maternity and Psychiatric Units Exempted.

Section 3727.08 | Protocols for Interviews and Photographs of Domestic Violence Victims.

Section 3727.081 | Standards and Procedures for Designating Hospitals as Level II Pediatric Trauma Centers.

Section 3727.09 | Trauma Care Protocols - Trauma Patient Transfer Agreements.

Section 3727.10 | Prohibited Acts Regarding Trauma Care.

Section 3727.101 | Initial Verification or Reverification as Adult or Pediatric Trauma Center.

Section 3727.102 | Notice of Changes in Trauma Center Status to State Agencies.

Section 3727.11 | Representation as Comprehensive Stroke Center, Primary Stroke Center, or Acute Stroke Ready Hospital.

Section 3727.12 | Application for Recognition as Comprehensive Stroke Center, Primary Stroke Center, or Acute Stroke Ready Hospital.

Section 3727.13 | Satisfaction of Requirements.

Section 3727.14 | Certification by Accrediting Organization.

Section 3727.15 | Adoption of Rules.

Section 3727.16 | Woman Appearing at Hospital Regarding Fetal Death.

Section 3727.17 | Hospital to Provide Staff Person to Assist Unmarried Parents - Acknowledgments of Paternity - Liability.

Section 3727.18 | Warning Sign Regarding Abuse or Assault of Hospital Staff.

Section 3727.19 | Vaccinations to Be Offered to Patients.

Section 3727.20 | Option for Placement of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Placed After Delivery; Exception.

Section 3727.21 | Hospitals May Conduct Discussions or Negotiations Concerning Allocation of Equipment or Services.

Section 3727.22 | Request for Approval of Agreement to Undertake Cooperative Action.

Section 3727.23 | Adoption of Rules.

Section 3727.24 | State to Provide Direction, Supervision, and Control Over Approved Cooperative Agreements.

Section 3727.42 | Price Information List.

Section 3727.43 | Disclosing Overcharges.

Section 3727.44 | Rules Governing Availability of Hospital Price Information.

Section 3727.45 | Injunction to Obtain Compliance.

Section 3727.49 | Freestanding Emergency Department; Notice.

Section 3727.50 | Hospital Nursing Staff Definitions.

Section 3727.51 | Hospital-Wide Nursing Care Committee.

Section 3727.52 | Duties of Nursing Care Committee.

Section 3727.53 | Written Nursing Services Staffing Plan.

Section 3727.54 | Review of Current Staffing Plan - Recommendations.

Section 3727.55 | Model for Adjusting Unit Staffing Plans.

Section 3727.56 | Copies of Staffing Plan to Be Provided.

Section 3727.57 | Collective Bargaining Agreement Not Affected.

Section 3727.60 | Prohibitions for Public Hospitals Regarding Nontherapeutic Abortions.

Section 3727.70 | Definitions.

Section 3727.71 | Designation of Lay Caregiver.

Section 3727.72 | Duties of Hospital Upon Designation.

Section 3727.73 | Revocation of Designation.

Section 3727.74 | Notification of Intent to Discharge.

Section 3727.75 | Discharge Plan.

Section 3727.76 | Review of Discharge Plan.

Section 3727.77 | Nature of Designation.

Section 3727.78 | Construction of Lay Caregiver Provisions.

Section 3727.79 | Adoption of Rules.

Section 3727.80 | Hospital Admission and Notification to Health Plan.

Section 3727.99 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Penalty.