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...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state board of pharmacy shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.

...(A) Whoever violates section 3719.16 or 3719.161 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of section 3719.16 or 3719.161 of the Revised Code or a drug abuse offense, a violation of section 3719.16 or 3719.161 of the Revised Code is a felony of the fourth degree. If the violation involves the sale, offer to sell, or possession of a sche...

...ated by the United States department of health and human services under the special focus facility program. (13) "Special focus facility program" means the program conducted by the United States secretary of health and human services pursuant to section 1919(f)(10) of the "Social Security Act," 42 U.S.C. 1396r(f)(10). (14) "Real and present danger" means immediate danger of serious physical or life-threatening ...

...resident who is physically impaired but mentally alert, such as a resident with arthritis, cerebral palsy, or Parkinson's disease, in removing oral or topical medication from containers and in consuming or applying the medication, upon request by or with the consent of the resident. If a resident is physically unable to place a dose of medicine to the resident's mouth without spilling it, a staff member may place the...

...A residential care facility may enter into a risk agreement with a resident or the resident's sponsor. Under a risk agreement, the resident or sponsor and the facility agree to share responsibility for making and implementing decisions affecting the scope and quantity of services provided by the facility to the resident. The facility also agrees to identify the risks inherent in a decision made by a resident or spons...

...lated adults. (B)(1) The director of health shall license homes and establish procedures to be followed in inspecting and licensing homes. The director may inspect a home at any time. The director may enter at any time, for the purposes of investigation, any institution, residence, facility, or other structure that has been reported to the director or that the director has reasonable cause to believe is operating ...

...s that result from life safety code and health inspections during the preceding three years, and shall post prominently within the home a notice of this requirement.

...he Revised Code. (B) The department of health is hereby designated the state agency responsible for establishing and maintaining health standards and serving as the state survey agency for the purposes of Title XVIII and Title XIX. The department shall carry out these functions in accordance with the regulations, guidelines, and procedures issued under Title XVIII and Title XIX by the United States secretary o...

...ating the nursing home, the director of health shall not grant a certificate of need under sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code to relocate any of the nursing facility beds or the license from the owner's real estate in or on which the beds are located unless the lessee or person in possession of the facility obtains the voluntary written consent of the owner or sublessor of the real estate to such relocat...

...f the Revised Code. The department of health may establish a program of recognition of nursing facilities that provide the highest quality care to residents who are medicaid recipients. The program may be funded with public funds appropriated by the general assembly for the purpose of the program or any funds appropriated for nursing home licensure.

...(A) Before the director of health can issue a license to operate a nursing home to an entering operator, all of the following requirements must be satisfied: (1) The entering operator completes a change of operator license application on a form prescribed by the director and pays the applicable fee as determined by the director. Any fee required by the director under division (A)(1) of this section shall be cre...

...e Revised Code. (B) The department of health shall investigate within ten working days after referral, in accordance with procedures and criteria to be established by the department of health and the department of aging, any unresolved complaint that the office of the state long-term care ombudsman has investigated and found to be valid and refers to the department of health. This requirement does not superse...

...it that has caused physical, emotional, mental, or psychosocial harm to one or more residents. Upon the issuance of any order of revocation, the person whose license is revoked, or the county home or district home that has its license revoked, may appeal in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (C) Once the director notifies a person, county home, or district home licensed to operate a home that the lic...

...(A) The director of health may investigate any complaint the director receives concerning a home. (1) Except as required by court order, as necessary for the administration or enforcement of any statute relating to homes, or as provided in division (C) of this section, the director and any employee of the department of health shall not release any of the following information without the permission of the individual...

...building standards and the director of health are empowered to adopt. In the event of a dispute between the marshal and another officer having responsibilities under sections 3721.01 to 3721.09 of the Revised Code with respect to the interpretation or application of a specific fire safety statute or rule, the interpretation of the marshal shall prevail.

...ng their highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.

...fuse vaccination. (D) The director of health may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as the director considers appropriate to implement this section.

...The director of health may not deny a nursing home license to a facility seeking a license under this chapter as a nursing home on the grounds that the facility does not satisfy a requirement established in rules adopted under section 3721.04 of the Revised Code regarding the toilet rooms and dining and recreational areas of nursing homes if all of the following requirements are met: (A) The facility seeks a ...

...btaining a license from the director of health; (B) Violate any of the conditions or requirements necessary for licensing after the license has been issued; (C) Operate a home after the license for such has been revoked by the director of health; (D) Interfere with the inspection of a licensed home by any state or local official when he is performing duties required of him by Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code. Al...

...nse has been revoked by the director of health; (C) Fail to be open for an inspection, or interfere with an inspection, by a state or local official performing inspection duties under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code; (D) Violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rules adopted thereunder.

... without a license from the director of health or from a political subdivision certified pursuant to section 3721.09 of the Revised Code.

...er it that caused physical, emotional, mental, or psychosocial harm to one or more residents. (D) The buildings in which the home is housed have been approved by the state fire marshal or a township, municipal, or other legally constituted fire department approved by the marshal. In the approval of a home such agencies shall apply standards prescribed by the board of building standards, and by the state fire ...

...ent of commerce, and the department of health. It is the express intent of the general assembly that the department of medicaid shall terminate the medicaid provider agreements of those homes that do not comply with the requirements of this section for the submission of a written fire safety plan and the deadline for entering into contracts for the installation of systems.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Advance care planning" means providing an opportunity to discuss the goals that may be met through the care provided by a nursing home. (2) "Overhead paging" means sending audible announcements through an electronic sound amplification and distribution system throughout part or all of a nursing home to staff, residents, residents' families, or others. (B) Each nursing home sha...

...(A) The director of health may petition the court of common pleas of the county in which the home is located for an order enjoining any person from operating a home without a license or enjoining a county home or district home that has had its license revoked from continuing to operate. The court shall have jurisdiction to grant such injunctive relief upon a showing that the respondent named in the petition is operat...