Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director
Chapter 3701-54 - Critical Congenital Heart Disease
Section 3701-54-04 - Religious exception

The provisions of this chapter requiring critical congenital heart disease screening of newborns and infants do not apply if the parents, guardian or custodian of the child object thereto on the grounds that such screening conflicts with their religious tenets and practices. Refusal to consent to the critical congenital heart disease screening must be documented in the newborn or infant's medical record and reported to the director.