Section 4731-14-01 - Pronouncement of death(A) Only an individual holding one of the following current certificates or licenses may pronounce a person dead:(1) A certificate to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery issued under section 4731.14 of the Revised Code;(2) A training certificate issued under section 4731.291 of the Revised Code;(3) A clinical research faculty certificate issued under section 4731.293 of the Revised Code;(4) A special activities certificate issued under section 4731.294 of the Revised Code;(5) A license to practice as a certified nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist issued under section 4723.42 of the Revised Code, when the holder acts in compliance with section 4723.36 of the Revised Code;(6) A license to practice as a registered nurse issued under section 4723.09 of the Revised Code, when the holder acts in compliance with section 4723.36 of the Revised Code.(7) A license to practice as a physician assistant issued under section 4730.12 of the Revised Code, when the holder acts in compliance with section 4730.202 of the Revised Code;(8) A certificate of conceded eminence issued under section 4731.297 of the Revised Code;(9) A certificate to practice podiatric medicine and surgery issued under section 4731.56 of the Revised Code.(B) A physician holding a current certificate to practice medicine or surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery issued under section 4731.14 of the Revised Code may pronounce a person dead without personally examining the body of the deceased only if a competent observer has recited the facts of the deceased's present medical condition to the physician and the physician is satisfied that death has occurred.(C) For purposes of this rule a competent observer shall mean one of the following: (1) A licensed practical nurse holding a current license issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code;(2) An EMT-Basic holding a current certificate issued under section 4765.30 of the Revised Code;(3) An EMT-intermediate holding a current certificate issued under section 4765.30 of the Revised Code;(4) A EMT - paramedic holding a current certificate issued under section 4765.30 of the Revised Code;(5) A chiropractor holding a current certificate issued under Chapter 4734. of the Revised Code;(6) An individual authorized to pronounce a person dead under paragraph (A) of this rule;(7) A coroner's investigator as referenced in section 313.05 of the Revised Code.Ohio Admin. Code 4731-14-01
Effective: 9/30/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 5/27/2021 and 09/30/2026
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4731.05, 4731.053
Rule Amplifies: 4723.36, 4730.202, 4731.053, 4731.291, 4731.293, 4731.294, 4731.297, 4731.34, 4731.51
Prior Effective Dates: 05/10/1990, 05/31/2002, 02/28/2004, 06/30/2007, 06/30/2016