Ohio Admin. Code 3701-66-04 - Review procedure
(A)
No less than four
times per year, the ODH bureau of vital statistics shall provide a preliminary
list of names of Ohio resident women who have died within one year of the
conclusion of pregnancy to the department PAMR staff. These data will be
provided to PAMR no later than one year following the year of death. This list
shall include: name of the decedent, date of birth of decedent, date of death
of decedent, death certificate number for decedent, birth certificate or fetal
death certificates of infant(s) if available.
(B)
At least
annually, all vital statistics data from death, birth, and fetal death
certificates shall be uploaded to the maternal mortality data
system.
(C)
Upon receipt of list of deaths from vital statistics,
PAMR staff shall identify potential sources of medical, social service, law
enforcement, coroner and other data related to the case. Staff will request
records for review.
(D)
Abstractors will review all records and enter case
information into the maternal mortality data system. Deidentified case
summaries will be produced and distributed to PAMR board members. The board
shall meet no less than three times per year to review cases. A committee
decision form will be completed following the review of each case. Results from
the committee decision form will be entered into the maternal mortality data
system.
(E)
To the extent available, the board must consider the
following information when conducting pregnancy-associated death reviews: age
of decedent, race of decedent, ethnicity of decedent, timing of death related
to pregnancy (pregnant at time of death; not pregnant, but pregnant within
forty-two days of death; not pregnant, but pregnant forty-three days to one
year before death), cause of death, manner of death, contributing factors,
chance to alter outcome/preventability and recommendations to prevent future
deaths.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3738.09
Rule Amplifies: 3738.01
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