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...(A) Should the board have reason to believe that any practitioner or applicant is impaired, it shall refer the individual to the monitoring organization. In addition, upon notification by the monitoring organization that the practitioner or applicant is not eligible for the confidential monitoring program, the board may compel the individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both. ...

...(A) Any examination ordered by the board under division (F)(2) of section 4730.25 of the Revised Code, division (B)(26) of section 4731.22 of the Revised Code, division (F) of section 4759.07 of the Revised Code, division (F)(2) of section 4760.13 of the Revised Code, division (F) of section 4761.09 of the Revised Code, division (F)(2) of section 4762.13 of the Revised Code, division (F)(2) of sec...

...(A) The written consent agreement required under division (F)(2) of section 4730.25 of the Revised Code, division (B)(26) of section 4731.22 of the Revised Code, division (F)(2) of section 4760.13 of the Revised Code or division (F)(2) of section 4762.13 of the Revised Code and rule 4731-16-02 of the Administrative Code prior to reinstatement of a suspended license, or any board order entered in lieu of a consent agr...

...(A) The written consent agreement for impaired practitioners or applicants prior to reinstatement of a suspended license, or any board order entered in lieu of a consent agreement, shall require, at a minimum, the following probationary and limiting terms: (1) Obedience of all federal, state, and local laws, and all rules governing practice in Ohio; (2) Submission of quarterly declaratio...

...(A) Criteria for approval of treatment providers shall include all of the following: (1) The philosophy and individualized treatment plan of the program is based on the disease concept. (2) The chemical dependency model of treatment is based on a twelve-step program such as alcoholics anonymous. (3) The program provides specialized medical and nursing care during detoxification and appropriate health care professi...

...(A) Criteria for approval of treatment providers shall include all of the following: (1) The philosophy and individualized treatment plan of the program is based on the disease concept. (2) The chemical dependency model of treatment is based on a twelve-step program such as alcoholics anonymous. (3) The program provides specialized medical and nursing care during detoxification and appropri...

...(A) "One-bite program" is a confidential program for treatment of impaired practitioners of the medical board established pursuant to section 4731.251 of the Revised Code. (B) "Monitoring organization" is an entity which conducts the one-bite program and performs monitoring services for impaired practitioners under a contract with the medical board. (C) "One-bite treatment provider" is a...

...(A) Practitioners and applicants of the board who may be impaired in the ability to practice in accordance with acceptable and prevailing standards of care and who want to participate in the confidential monitoring program shall complete the following requirements: (1) The practitioner or applicant shall contact the monitoring organization under contract with the board and obtain a list of th...

...(A) The board shall enter into a contract with a monitoring organization to monitor licensees participating in the one-bite program. The monitoring organization shall meet the following criteria: (1) The monitoring organization shall meet the requirements of section 4731.251 of the Revised Code. (2) The monitoring organization shall provide licensees with a list of treatment providers ap...

...For purposes of this chapter of the Administrative Code: (A) "Licensee" means any person holding or practicing pursuant to a certificate issued by the board under Chapter 4730., 4731., 4760., 4761., 4762., or 4774. of the Revised Code. (B) "Invasive procedure" means any of the following: (1) Surgical or procedural entry into tissues, cavities, or organs or repair of major traumatic injuri...

...(A) A podiatric physician may perform surgery on the ankle joint, when both of the following requirements are met: (1) The podiatric physician holds privileges to perform surgery on the ankle joint from one or more of the following entities: (a) A college of podiatric medicine and surgery approved by the board pursuant to section 4731.51 of the Revised Code; (b) A hospital approved by the "Join...

...As used in this chapter of the Administrative Code: (A) "Anesthesia services" means administration of any drug or combination of drugs with the purpose of creating deep sedation/analgesia, regional anesthesia or general anesthesia. Anesthesia services shall not include the administration of topical or local anesthesia or moderate sedation/analgesia; (B) "Certified copy of a patient record" means a copy of the pati...

...(A) A physician or podiatric physician performing special procedures or surgery in the office setting during which moderate sedation/analgesia is administered shall: (1) Demonstrate sufficient education, training and experience needed to conform to the minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances by meeting at least one of the following criteria: (a)...

...(A) A physician or podiatric physician performing special procedures or surgery in the office setting during which anesthesia services are provided shall: (1) Demonstrate sufficient education, training and experience needed to conform to the minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances by meeting at least one of the following criteria: (a) Holding cu...

...(A) A physician performing liposuction in the office setting shall meet the training requirements set forth in paragraph (A) of rule 4731-25-03 of the Administrative Code and must be in compliance with this rule. (B) Liposuction in the office setting shall be performed in compliance with rules 4731-25-03 and 4731-25-04 of the Administrative Code as appropriate to the level of sedation being administered and in compl...

...For purposes of Chapter 4731-26 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Licensee" means any of the following: (1) An individual holding a certificate to practice as a physician assistant under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code; (2) An individual holding a certificate to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery under Chapter 4731. of the Revis...

...For purposes of Chapter 4731-26 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Licensee" means any of the following: (1) An individual holding a license to practice as a physician assistant under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code; (2) An individual holding a license to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery under Chapter 4731. of the Revised C...

...(A) When pursuant to section 4731.228 of the Revised Code a health care entity provides to patients a notice of the termination of a physician's employment, the notice shall be provided in one of the following ways: (1) A letter sent via regular mail to the last address for the patient on record, with the date of mailing of the letter documented; (2) An electronic message sent via a HIPAA co...

...(A) For the purposes of this rule: (1) "Board" means state medical board of Ohio. (2) "Chronic pain" means pain that has persisted after reasonable medical efforts have been made to relieve the pain or cure its cause and that has continued, either continuously, or episodically, for longer than three continuous months. "Chronic pain" does not include pain associated with a terminal condition or with a progressive di...

...(A) A physician holding a current license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code meets the minimum education requirements to assess and clear athletes for return to practice or competition under section 3313.539 or 3707.511 of the Revised Code. (1) A physician shall diagnose and treat concussions and determine the r...

...(A) A physician holding a current license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code meets the minimum education requirements to assess and clear athletes for return to practice or competition under section 3313.539 or 3707.511 of the Revised Code. (1) A physician shall diagnose and treat concussions and determine the retur...

...(A) Eligibility for a certificate to recommend medical marijuana requires that all of the following requirements be met: (1) The applicant holds an active, unrestricted license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under section 4731.14, 4731.11, or 4731.299 of the Revised Code; (2) The applicant has been granted access to and is not under any prohibition for a...

...(A) A petition to request the approval of a condition or disease to be designated as a qualifying medical condition shall be submitted to the board in the manner required by the board. (B) No later than October fifteenth of each year, the board shall designate a period during which petitions will be accepted in the next calendar year. Petitions will not be accepted after the expiration of the acceptance period. (C)...

...(A) A physician who provides withdrawal management, as that term is defined in rule 4731-33-01 of the Administrative Code, shall comply with all federal and state laws and rules applicable to prescribing, including holding a "DATA 2000" waiver to prescribe buprenorphine if buprenorphine is to be prescribed for withdrawal management in a medical office, public sector clinic, or urgent care facility...

...(A) A physician who provides OBOT shall comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Before initiating OBOT, the physician shall comply with section 3719.064 of the Revised Code. (2) Comply with all federal and state laws and regulations governing the prescribing of the medication; and (3) Complete at least eight hours of "Category 1" continuing medical education relating to subst...