Members of suicide fatality review committee.

(A)(1) If a health commissioner is appointed under division (A) of section 307.641 of the Revised Code to establish a suicide fatality review committee, the commissioner shall select four members to serve on the review committee along with the commissioner. The review committee shall consist of the following: (a) The chief of police of a police department in the county or region or the county sheriff or a designee of the chief or sheriff; (b) A public health official or the official's designee; (c) The executive director of a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or the executive director's designee; (d) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (2) If a health commissioner is appointed under division (B) of section 307.641 of the Revised Code to establish a suicide fatality review committee, the commissioner shall select four members to serve on the review committee along with the commissioner. The review committee shall consist of the following: (a) The chief of police of a police department or sheriff or a designee of the chief or sheriff; (b) A public health official or the official's designee; (c) The executive director of a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or the executive director's designee; (d) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. The members described in divisions (A)(2)(a) to (c) of this section shall be representatives from the most populous county served by the committee. (B)(1) The review committee shall invite the county coroner or, in the case of a regional review committee, the county coroner from the most populous county, to serve on the committee. The review committee shall extend the invitation each time a county coroner assumes the office. The coroner shall not be required to accept the invitation. If the coroner accepts the invitation, the coroner shall have the same authority, duties, and responsibilities as members described in division (A) of this section. (2) The majority of the members of a review committee may invite additional members to serve on the committee. The additional members shall serve for a period of time determined by a majority of the members described in division (A) of this section. An additional member has the same authority, duties, and responsibilities as members described in division (A) of this section. (C) A vacancy in a suicide fatality review committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (D) A suicide fatality review committee member shall not receive any compensation for, and shall not be paid for any expenses incurred pursuant to, fulfilling the member's duties on the committee unless compensation for, or payment for expenses incurred pursuant to, those duties is received pursuant to a member's regular employment. Last updated October 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM