Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director
Chapter 3701-4 - Ohio Cancer Incidence Surveillance System
Section 3701-4-02 - Responsibility for reporting
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Each physician, dentist, hospital, or person providing diagnostic or treatment services to patients with cancer shall report each case of cancer to the department in a manner approved by the director. Reports shall be made for all patients diagnosed or treated in Ohio, regardless of the patient's state of residence. The report shall contain information regarding the patient which includes but is not limited to the following:
Any person required to report pursuant to this paragraph may elect to report to the department through an existing cancer registry if the registry submits the information in accordance with the requirements of this rule.
(B) Each and every physician, dentist, hospital, and other person who diagnose patients as having cancer will report the patient's cancer within six months of the date of diagnosis. Facilities or persons providing treatment services to patients for a cancer diagnosis will report the patient's cancer within six months of the date of first contact with the patient.
(C) All physicians, dentists, hospitals or other persons who diagnose patients as having cancer or provide treatment services to patients for a cancer diagnosis shall grant to the department or its authorized representative access to all records that identify cases of cancer or establish characteristics of cancer, the treatment of cancer, or the medical status of any identified cancer patient.