For purposes of this chapter, the following
definitions apply:
(A) "Nurse education program"
means a prelicensure nurse education program approved by the board of nursing
under section 4723.06 of the Revised Code, or a postlicensure nurse education
program approved by the board of regents under section 3333.04 of the Revised
Code.
(B) "Health care facility"
means:
(1) A hospital registered
under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code;
(2) A nursing home
licensed under section 3721.02 of the Revised Code, or by a political
subdivision certified under section 3721.09 of the Revised Code;
(3) A county home or a
county nursing home as defined in section 5155.31 of the Revised Code that is
certified under Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat.
620 (1935), 42 U.S.C. 301, amended;
(4) A freestanding
dialysis center;
(5) A freestanding
inpatient rehabilitation facility;
(6) An ambulatory
surgical facility;
(7) A freestanding
cardiac catheterization facility;
(8) A freestanding
birthing center;
(9) A freestanding or
mobile diagnostic imaging center;
(10) A freestanding
radiation therapy center.
(C) "Partnership" means a
written agreement between a nurse education program and one or more health care
facilities, community health agencies, patient centered medical homes or other
education programs, that is signed by the legal signatory for each party and
that shows how the partnership will increase the enrollment capacity of the
nurse education program or programs.
(D) "Community health agency"
means any program or agency that provides or contracts to provide health care
services and is not a health care facility as defined in paragraph (B) of this
rule.
(E) "Board" means the Ohio
board of nursing.
(F) "Nurse education grant
program" means the program established in division (B) of section 4723.063
of the Revised Code.
(G) "Faculty and instructional
personnel" means:
(1) For prelicensure
nursing education programs, persons who satisfy the standards for faculty and
instructional personnel as set forth in rules 4723-5-10 and 4723-5-11 of the
Administrative Code; or
(2) For postlicensure
nursing education programs, persons who satisfy standards established by the
credentialing organization that accredits the program in accordance with
paragraph (H) of this rule.
(H) "Education program" means a
program approved or accredited by any of the following:
(1) The Ohio board of
nursing under section 4723.06 of the Revised Code;
(2) The chancellor of
higher education under section 3333.04 of the Revised Code;
(3) The Ohio department
of education under section 3313.90 of the Revised Code;
(4) The state board of
career colleges and schools under section 3332.05 of the Revised
Code;
(5) The higher learning
commission of the north central association of colleges and schools;
(6) The accrediting
council for independent colleges and schools; or
(7) Any other national or
regional post-secondary education accreditation entity recognized by the
board.
(I) "Grantee" means a nurse
education program to which the board has awarded a grant from the nurse
education grant program.
(J) "Administrator of the
program" has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (A) of rule
4723-5-01 of the Administrative Code.
(K) "Patient centered medical
home" is an advanced model of primary care in which care teams attend to
the multifaceted needs of patients, providing whole person comprehensive and
coordinated patient centered care.
(L) "Preceptor" has the same meaning as set forth in
paragraph (CC) of rule 4723-5-01 of the Administrative Code.
