HB754

Require fetal death register; fetal heartbeat life certificate

Introduced·3/11/26
Introduced Text

Ohio HB754 mandates the registration of fetal deaths and requires the filing of a certificate of life after the detection of a fetal heartbeat.

Ohio HB754 amends the state's vital statistics laws to require the registration of all fetal deaths and the filing of a certificate of life after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. The bill specifies that a person who determines the presence of a fetal heartbeat during an examination of a pregnant woman must prepare and file a certificate of life within ten calendar days. It also mandates that each fetal death occurring in the state be registered by the physician who attended the decedent or the decedent's mother.

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History

Mar 18

House

Referred to committee: General Government

Mar 11

House

Introduced