Ohio Code § 3705.08

§ 3705.08.

(A) The director of health, by rule, shall prescribe the form of records and certificates

required by this chapter.  Records and certificates shall include the items and information prescribed by the

director, including the items recommended by the national center for health statistics

of the United States department of health and human services, subject to approval

of and modification by the director. (B) All birth certificates shall include a statement setting forth the names of the child's

parents. (C) All death certificates shall include, in the medical certification portion of the

certificate, a space to indicate, if the deceased individual is female and the manner

of death is determined to be a suspicious or violent death, whether any of the following

conditions apply to the individual: (1) Not pregnant within the past year; (2) Pregnant at the time of death; (3) Not pregnant, but had been pregnant within forty-two days prior to the time of death; (4) Not pregnant, but had been pregnant within forty-three days to one year prior to

the time of death; (5) Unknown whether pregnant within the past year. (D)(1) The director shall prescribe electronic methods and forms for obtaining registration

of births, deaths, and other vital statistics in each registration district, and for

preserving the records of the office of vital statistics, and no forms or blanks shall

be used other than those prescribed by the director. (2) All birth, fetal death, and death records and certificates shall be certified.  Except as provided in division (G) of section 3705.09 , section 3705.12 , 3705.121 , 3705.122 , or 3705.124 , division (D) of section 3705.15 , or section 3705.16 of the Revised Code , a birth certificate requiring signature may be electronically certified by the person

in charge of the institution or that person's designee.  A death certificate may be electronically certified by the individual who attests

to the facts of death. (3) All vital records shall contain the date received for filing. (4) Information and signatures required in certificates, records, or reports authorized

by this chapter may be filed and registered by photographic, electronic, or other

means as prescribed by the director.