Ludlow v. Ohio Dept. of Health

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 176 Ohio St.3d 26.] LUDLOW, APPELLANT, v. OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, APPELLEE. [Cite as Ludlow v. Ohio Dept. of Health,

2024-Ohio-1399.] Public Records Act—R.C. 149.43(A)(1)(v) does not require public offices to release records when release is “prohibited by state or federal law,” and this exception applies to records that contain protected health information, R.C. 3701.17(B)—A decedent’s name and address, when combined with information regarding his or her cause of death, falls within definition of “protected health information,”…