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Title 21, Title 21. Courts-Probate-Juvenile

25 chapters · 998 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 21998 Ch 2151, Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court206 Ch 2108, Chapter 2108 | Human Bodies Or Parts…80 Ch 2113, Chapter 2113 | Executors And Adminis…77 Ch 2109, Chapter 2109 | Fiduciaries70 Ch 2107, Chapter 2107 | Wills65 Ch 2111, Chapter 2111 | Guardians; Conservato…65 Ch 2101, Chapter 2101 | Probate Court - Juris…58 Ch 2152, Chapter 2152 | Delinquent Children; …55 Ch 2127, Chapter 2127 | Sale Of Lands44 Ch 2117, Chapter 2117 | Presentment Of Claims…36 Ch 2105, Chapter 2105 | Descent And Distribution34 Ch 2129, Chapter 2129 | Ancillary Administration29 Ch 2133, Chapter 2133 | Modified Uniform Righ…22 Ch 2131, Chapter 2131 | Miscellaneous20

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.14 Referral of dying person to procurement organization
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(A) When a hospital employee or agent refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the organization shall make a reasonable search of the records of the bureau of motor vehicles and any donor registry that it knows exists for the geographical area in which…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.15 Rights of anatomical gift donee - acceptance or rejection
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Subject to division (I) of section 2108.11 and sections 2108.26 to 2108.272 of the Revised Code, the rights of the person to which a part passes under section 2108.11 of the Revised Code shall be superior to the rights of all others with respect to the part. The person may accept…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.16 Who may remove donated part
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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a physician or technician may remove a donated part from the body of a donor that the physician or technician is qualified to remove. (B) Neither the physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certifie…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.17 Hospital agreement with procurement organizations
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Each hospital in this state shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.18 Purchase or sale of donated part - permitted charges

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(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, no person shall, for valuable consideration, knowingly purchase or sell a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual's death. (B) A person …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.19 Prohibited acts regarding donation documents

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No person shall intentionally falsify, forge, conceal, deface, or obliterate a document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift, or a refusal in order to obtain a financial gain.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.20 Good faith immunity for compliance with chapter

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(A) A person who acts in accordance with sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code or with the applicable anatomical gift laws of another state, or attempts in good faith to do so, is not liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative proceedi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.21 Determination whether anatomical gift made

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In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended, or revoked under sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code, a person may rely upon representations of an individual listed in division (A)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 2108.09 of the Revised…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.22 Validity of document of gift

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(A) A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with any of the following: (1) Sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code;(2) The laws of the state or country where it was executed;(3) The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.23 Bureau of motor vehicles donor registry

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(A)(1) The bureau of motor vehicles shall develop and maintain a donor registry that identifies each individual who has agreed to make an anatomical gift at the time of application or renewal of a driver's license, identification card, or motor vehicle registration as provided in…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.231 Department of natural resources inquiry about organ donation

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Eligible person" means a person who is all of the following: (a) A resident of this state; (b) Eligible to make an anatomical gift under division (A) of section 2108.04 of the Revised Code; (c) Not already included in the donor registry establish…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.24 Conflict between anatomical gift and health care directive

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Advance health-care directive" means a durable power of attorney for health care or a record signed by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor's direction concerning a health-care decision. (2) "Health care decision" means any decisi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.25 Cooperation of coroner with procurement organization

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As used in this section and sections 2108.26 to 2108.272 of the Revised Code, "coroner" includes a medical examiner. A coroner shall cooperate with procurement organizations as described in sections 2108.26 to 2108.271 of the Revised Code to maximize the opportunity to recover an…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.26 Release of information to procurement organization

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On request of a procurement organization, a coroner shall, if such information is available, release to the procurement organization the name, contact information, and available medical and social history of a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner. If the d…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.261 Medicolegal review of records by coroner

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A coroner may conduct a medicolegal examination by reviewing all medical records, laboratory test results, x-rays, other diagnostic results, and other information that any person possesses about a donor or prospective donor whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner whic…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.262 Information requested by coroner for review

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A person that has any information requested by a coroner pursuant to section 2108.261 of the Revised Code shall provide that information as expeditiously as possible to allow the coroner to conduct the medicolegal investigation within a period compatible with the preservation of …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.263 Cooperation in timely removal of part

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A coroner and procurement organization shall cooperate in the timely removal of a part from a decedent for the purpose of life-saving organ transplantation or therapy if an anatomical gift has been or might be made of the part and either of the following is the case: (A) The dece…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.264 Information regarding cause of death

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If an anatomical gift of a part from a decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner has been or might be made and, after any necessary consultation with the prosecuting attorney, it is determined that the recovery of the part could interfere with the determination of the decede…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.265 Agreement regarding post-mortem procedures

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A coroner and a procurement organization shall enter into an agreement establishing protocols and procedures governing the relations between them when an anatomical gift of a part from a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner has been or might be made, but t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.266 Recovery of part without post-mortem agreement

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In the absence of an agreement entered into under section 2108.265 of the Revised Code establishing protocols and procedures governing the relations between a coroner and a procurement organization, if the coroner intends to deny recovery of an organ for transplantation or therap…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.267 Denial of recovery of part by coroner

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if the coroner or the coroner's designee denies recovery of an organ, tissue, or eye from a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner, the coroner or designee shall do all of the following: (1) Explain in …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.268 Refusal of procurement organization to accept gift

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If a procurement organization refuses to accept an anatomical gift of a part from a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of a coroner, the organization shall explain to the coroner, in writing, the organization's reasons for not accepting the part.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.269 Documentation of condition of recovered part

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If the coroner or the coroner's designee allows recovery of a part under section 2108.263, 2108.264, 2108.265, or 2108.266 of the Revised Code, the procurement organization shall, on the coroner's request, cooperate with the coroner in any documentation of injuries and the preser…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.27 Reimbursement of coroner attending removal

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If a coroner or a coroner's designee attends a removal procedure under section 2108.266 of the Revised Code, on request of the coroner or coroner's designee the procurement organization requesting the recovery of the organ shall reimburse the office of the coroner for the additio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.271 Removal to permit preservation of parts

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Any recovery or removal procedure conducted under section 2108.263, 2108.264, 2108.265, or 2108.266 of the Revised Code shall be conducted within a period compatible with the preservation of parts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.272 Immunity for denial of recovery of part

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A coroner or coroner's designee shall not be subject to liability in tort or other civil action for denying recovery of a part from a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.28 Construction to promote uniformity

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In applying and construing the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act enacted in sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.29 Conflict with federal electronic signatures law

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This section and sections 2108.01 to 2108.28 of the Revised Code modify, limit, and supersede the "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act," 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(a) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7001, or authorize e…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.30 Anatomical gifts not considered sale of fluid or body part

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Subject to the prohibition in section 2108.18 of the Revised Code, the procuring, furnishing, donating, processing, distributing, or using of human whole blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives, and products, corneas, bones, organs, or other human tissue except hair, for…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.31 No parental consent needed for blood donations

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Any person seventeen years of age or older may, without consent of the person's parent or guardian, donate blood in a voluntary blood program that is not operated for profit. Any person sixteen years of age but less than seventeen years of age may, with consent of the person's pa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.32 Toll-free telephone number to provide organ donor information

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The bureau of motor vehicles shall maintain a toll-free telephone number available twenty-four hours a day that the public may use to obtain information on becoming an organ, tissue, or eye donor as provided in section 2108.05 of the Revised Code. The bureau of motor vehicles sha…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.33 Immunity

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(A) The bureau of motor vehicles, registrar of motor vehicles, deputy registrars of motor vehicles, and agents and employees of the bureau of motor vehicles are not liable for damages in any civil action or subject to prosecution in a criminal proceeding for acting, attempting to…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.34 Second chance trust fund

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(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the second chance trust fund. The fund shall consist of voluntary contributions deposited as provided in sections 4501.028 and 4503.721 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of health shall use the money in the fund only for the f…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.35 Second chance trust fund advisory committee

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(A) There is hereby created within the department of health the second chance trust fund advisory committee, consisting of eleven members. The members shall include the following: (1) One representative of each of the following appointed by the director of health: (a) An Ohio org…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.36 Definitions; prohibited actions based on physical disability by covered entity

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(A) As used in this section and sections 2108.37 and 2108.38 of the Revised Code:(1) "Auxiliary aid or service" means an aid or service that is used to provide information to an individual with a cognitive, developmental, intellectual, neurological, or physical disability and is …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.37 Violation; civil actions

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(A) Whenever it appears that a covered entity has violated or is violating section 2108.36 of the Revised Code, the affected individual may commence a civil action for injunctive and other equitable relief against the covered entity for purposes of enforcing compliance with that …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.38 Denial of coverage for covered person based on disability prohibited

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Covered person" means a policyholder, subscriber, enrollee, member, or individual covered by a health benefit plan. (2) "Health benefit plan" means a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement offered by a health plan issuer to provide, deliver,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.40 Definition of death

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An individual is dead if the individual has sustained either irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or irreversible cessation of all functions of the brain, including the brain stem, as determined in accordance with accepted medical standards. If the resp…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.50 Consent to autopsy or post-mortem examination

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(A) Subject to section 2108.521 of the Revised Code, an autopsy or post-mortem examination may be performed upon the body of a deceased person by a licensed physician or surgeon if consent has been given by the person who has the right of disposition under section 2108.70 or 2108…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.51 Immunity

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Any licensed physician or surgeon who, in good faith and acting in reliance upon an instrument of consent for an autopsy or post-mortem examination executed under section 2108.50 of the Revised Code and without actual knowledge of revocation of that consent, performs an autopsy o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.52 Exceptions

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The requirements of section 2108.50 of the Revised Code do not apply to a post-mortem or other examination performed under sections 313.01 to 313.22 of the Revised Code, or to medical, surgical, and anatomical study performed under sections 1713.34 to 1713.42 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.521 Suspicious death of a person with a developmental disability

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(A) If a person with a developmental disability dies, if the department of developmental disabilities or a county board of developmental disabilities has a good faith reason to believe that the deceased person's death occurred under suspicious circumstances, if the coroner was ap…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.61 Umbilical cord blood donation definitions

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(A) As used in this section and sections 2108.62 and 2108.63 of the Revised Code: (1) "Health care institution" means a hospital registered as such under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code or a freestanding birthing center. (2) "Health care professional" means a physician author…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.62 Umbilical cord blood banking

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(A) The department of health, on its internet web site, shall make available to health care professionals printable publications that can be downloaded containing standardized, objective information about umbilical cord blood banking that is sufficient to allow a pregnant woman t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.63 Health care professional or institution not liable for damages

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A health care professional or health care institution is not liable for damages in a civil action, subject to prosecution in a criminal proceeding, or subject to disciplinary action by the state medical board or board of nursing for acting in good faith pursuant to section 2108.6…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.70 Assignment of rights regarding disposition of remains

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(A) As used in this section and sections 2108.71 to 2108.90 of the Revised Code:(1) "Adult" means an individual who is eighteen years of age or older.(2) "Declarant" means an adult who has executed a written declaration described in division (B) of this section.(3) "Representativ…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.71 Vesting of assignment of right of disposition

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The assignment or reassignment of a right of disposition by a declarant under section 2108.70 of the Revised Code vests in a representative or a successor representative at the time of the declarant's death.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.72 Written declaration of assignment

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(A) The written declaration described in section 2108.70 of the Revised Code shall include all of the following: (1) The declarant's legal name and present address; (2) A statement that the declarant, an adult being of sound mind, willfully and voluntarily appoints a representati…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.73 Witnesses to declaration of assignment

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A written declaration executed by a declarant under section 2108.70 of the Revised Code shall be signed and dated by the declarant in the presence of one of the following: (A) A notary public who shall make the certification described in section 147.53 of the Revised Code.(B) Two…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2108.74 Declarant warrants truth of declaration

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A declarant who executes a written declaration in accordance with section 2108.73 of the Revised Code warrants the truthfulness of the entire content of the declaration.