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...(A) Except as provided for in division (D) of section 3721.011 of the Revised Code, a residential care facility may admit or retain individuals who are in need of skilled nursing care beyond the supervision of special diets, application of dressings, or administration of medication only if the skilled nursing care will be provided on a part-time, intermittent basis for not more than a total of on...

...(A) The building or buildings in which a residential care facility is located shall be approved by and have a certificate of occupancy for the appropriate use group designation issued by the local certified building department with jurisdiction over the area in which the building or buildings are located, or by the department of commerce if there is no local certified building department. In the c...

...(A) The building or buildings in which a residential care facility is located are obligated to be approved by and have a certificate of occupancy for the appropriate use group designation issued by the local certified building department with jurisdiction over the area in which the building or buildings are located, or by the department of commerce if there is no local certified building departmen...

...(A) For purposes of this rule, "habitable floor area" means the clear floor area of a bedroom or resident unit and the floor area occupied by the usual room furniture, such as beds, chairs, sofas, dressers, and tables and does not include areas partitioned off in the bedroom or resident unit such as closets and toilet rooms. (B) Each residential care facility shall provide resident unit space...

...(A) For purposes of this rule, "habitable floor area" means the clear floor area of a bedroom or resident unit and the floor area occupied by the usual room furniture, such as beds, chairs, sofas, dressers, and tables and does not include areas partitioned off in the bedroom or resident unit such as closets and toilet rooms. (B) Each residential care facility is obligated to provide resident ...

...(A) Each residential care facility shall maintain heating, electrical, and other building service equipment in good working and safe condition. Each residential care facility shall have its central heating system checked every two years by a heating contractor. (B) Each residential care facility shall maintain a clean, healthy environment by at minimum: (1) Establishing and implementing hous...

...(A) Each residential care facility is obligated to maintain heating, electrical, and other building service equipment in good working and safe condition and have its central heating system checked every two years by a heating contractor. (B) Each residential care facility is obligated to maintain a clean, healthy environment by at minimum: (1) Establishing and implementing housekeeping and maint...

...(A) Each residential care facility shall maintain records which shall be made available for inspection at all times when requested by the director, including: (1) An individual record for each resident which shall be stored in a manner that protects and ensures confidentiality, except that information shall be immediately accessible for an emergency; (a) Each resident record shall be started imm...

...(A) Each residential care facility is obligated to maintain records which are able to be made available for inspection at all times when requested by the director, including: (1) An individual record for each resident that is stored in a manner that protects and ensures confidentiality, except that information is immediately accessible for an emergency; (a) Each resident record will be started i...

...As used in rules 3701-17-01 to 3701-17-26 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Accommodations" means housing, meals, laundry, housekeeping, transportation, social or recreational activities, maintenance, security, or similar services that are not personal care services or skilled nursing care. (B) "Activities of daily living" means bed mobility, locomotion and transfer, bathing, grooming, toiletin...

...As used in rules 3701-17-01 to 3701-17-26 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Accommodations" means housing, meals, laundry, housekeeping, transportation, social or recreational activities, maintenance, security, or similar services that are not personal care services or skilled nursing care. (B) "Activities of daily living" means bed mobility, locomotion and transfer, bathing, grooming, oral hyg...

...(A) The operator of a nursing home shall submit an initial application and pay the application fee specified in section 3721.02 of the Revised Code. The initial application and the application fee required under this paragraph shall be submitted to the director and the fee shall be made payable to the "treasurer, state of Ohio" in the form of a check or money order. The department shall deposit th...

...(A) Initial application. Not less than forty five days before the proposed opening of a nursing home, the operator of a nursing home will submit, on a form prescribed by the director, a completed initial application, and pay the non-refundable application fee specified in division (E) of section 3721.02 of the Revised Code, with the fee made payable to the "Treasurer, State of Ohio" in the form of...

...(A) Every nursing home administrator shall be licensed pursuant to Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code, unless specifically exempted from licensing under that chapter. (B) No person with a disease which may be transmitted in the performance of the person's job responsibilities shall work in a nursing home during the stage of communicability unless the person is given duties that minimize the likeli...

...(A) Every nursing home administrator will be licensed pursuant to Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code, unless specifically exempted from licensing under that chapter. (B) No person with a disease which may be transmitted in the performance of the person's job responsibilities will work in a nursing home during the stage of communicability unless the person is given duties that minimize the likeliho...

...(A) For the purposes of this rule: (1) "Competency evaluation program" means a program conducted by the director or the director's designee under division (C) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code and rule 3701-18-22 of the Administrative Code. (2) "Licensed health professional" means all of the following: (a) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under Chapt...

...(A) For the purposes of this rule: (1) "Competency evaluation program" means a program conducted by the director or the director's designee under division (C) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code and rule 3701-18-22 of the Administrative Code. (2) "Licensed health professional" means all of the following: (a) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under Chapt...

...(A) For purposes of this rule: (1) "Long term care facility" has the same meaning as in rule 3701-17-07.1 of the Administrative Code. (2) "Dining assistant" means an individual who meets the standards specified in this rule and who is paid to feed long term care facility residents by a long term care facility or who is used under an arrangement with another agency or organization. (3) ...

...(A) The director shall maintain a nurse aide registry listing all individuals who have met the competency requirements of division (A) of section 3721.32 of the Revised Code. The registry also shall include both of the following: (1) The statement required by section 3721.23 of the Revised Code detailing findings by the director under that section regarding alleged abuse or neglect of a resident or misappropriatio...

...(A) The director will maintain a nurse aide registry listing all individuals who have met the competency standards of division (A) of section 3721.32 of the Revised Code. The registry also will include both of the following: (1) The statement necessitated by section 3721.23 of the Revised Code detailing findings by the director under that section regarding alleged abuse or neglect of a resident o...

...(A) Each nursing home shall arrange for the services of an administrator who shall be present in the home to the extent necessary for effectively managing the home and assuring that needs of the residents are being met, but not less than sixteen hours during each calendar week. (B) Each nursing home shall: (1) Employ a registered nurse who shall serve as director of nursing: (a) This requiremen...

...(A) Each nursing home with fewer than a one hundred beds licensed capacity will arrange for the services of an administrator who will be present in the home to the extent necessary for effectively managing the home and assuring that needs of the residents are being met, but not less than sixteen hours during each calendar week. For nursing homes with a one hundred or more bed licensed capacity, th...

...(A) The nursing home shall assure that development of a plan of care is initiated upon admission and completed and implemented for each resident within seven days of completion of the initial comprehensive assessment, required by rule 3701-17-10 of the Administrative Code. The plan shall be resident-focused and goal driven, and prepared by an interdisciplinary team that includes the attending phys...

...(A) The nursing home will ensure that development of a plan of care is initiated upon admission and completed and implemented for each resident within seven days of completion of the initial comprehensive assessment, conducted in accordance with rule 3701-17-10 of the Administrative Code. A resident-focused and goal driven plan will be prepared by an interdisciplinary team that includes the attend...

...(A) Each nursing home shall have a kitchen and other food service facilities which are adequate for preparing and serving food for all residents. The nursing home shall develop and implement a policy addressing its method for accommodating religious, ethnic and cultural and personal preferences. (B) The nursing home shall store, prepare, distribute and serve food under sanitary conditions and in ...