Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director
Chapter 3701-65 - Service Delivery to Multiple Needs Children
Section 3701-65-01 - School reporting of body mass index and weight status category

(A) The board of education of a city, exempted village, local school district and governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school, that has decided to screen body mass index and weight of its students pursuant to division (A) of section 3313.674 of the Revised Code, will report annually the following for children enrolled in kindergarten, third grade, fifth grade and ninth grade to the Ohio department of health:

(B) For purposes of this rule, "body mass index and weight status category" means body mass index for age percentile, as calculated using the United States department of health and human services, centers for disease control and prevention BMI calculator for children and teens, available at https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/bmi/calculator.html.

(C) The board of governing authority will submit the information required under paragraph (A) of this rule annually to the department of health electronically or on paper forms approved by the department of health. The report will be submitted to the department prior to the first day of June of each school year.