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...ons 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 sponsor not to receive a service provided by the facility. A risk agreement is valid only if it is made in writing.

...ter to any division, bureau, agency, or official of the department of health. (2)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(2)(b) of this section, prior to the issuance of a license, each home shall be inspected by the director and the state fire marshal or a township, municipal, or other legally constituted fire department approved by the marshal. (b) The inspections set forth in division (B)(2)(a) of this section...

...ection 3721.01 of the Revised Code, and each county home and district home licensed as a residential care facility shall have available in the home for review by prospective patients and residents, their guardians, or other persons assisting in their placement, each inspection report completed pursuant to section 3721.02 of the Revised Code and each statement of deficiencies and plan of correction completed and made ...

...d States secretary of health and human services and with sections 5165.60 to 5165.89 of the Revised Code. The director of health shall enter into agreements with regard to these functions with the department of medicaid and the United States department of health and human services. The director may also enter into agreements with the department of medicaid under which the department of health is designated to ...

...ter is operated in a building that was leased pursuant to a written lease agreement entered into on or before January 1, 1970, and where the lease agreement does not expressly determine or state the identity of the party that owns the nursing home business, operating rights, certificate of need, or legal rights associated with ownership and operation of the nursing home beds located in the leased building and does no...

...tion, "nursing facility" has the same meaning as in section 5165.01 of 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 li...

...curred by the director or another state official or agency if any of the following occur during the five-year period for which the bond or other financial security is required: (i) The nursing home is voluntarily or involuntarily closed. (ii) The nursing home or its owner or operator is the subject of voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceedings. (iii) The nursing home or its owner or operator is the subj...

...n this section, "survey" has the same meaning as in section 5165.60 of the 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 ...

...in this section, "person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of health shall enforce the provisions of sections 3721.01 to 3721.13 and 3721.99 of the Revised Code and may issue orders to secure compliance with the provisions of these sections and the rules adopted under them. The director may hold hearings, issue subpoenas, compel testimony, and make adjudications. The dir...

... of a home who receives assisted living services pursuant to sections 173.54 to 173.548 of the Revised Code. (b) The department of aging shall not use information obtained under division (C)(2)(a) for any purpose other than monitoring the well-being of patients or residents who receive assisted living services. (D) No person shall knowingly register a false complaint about a home with the director, or knowingly swe...

...uilding 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.

...dical, rehabilitative, and recreational services to be provided by each class of home; (4) Dietetic services, including but not limited to sanitation, nutritional adequacy, and palatability of food; (5) The personal and social services to be provided by each class of home; (6) The business and accounting practices to be followed and the type of patient and business records to be kept by such homes; (7) The op...

...is section: (1) "Advisory committee" means the advisory committee on immunization practices of the United States centers for disease control and prevention or a successor committee or agency. (2) "Certified nurse-midwife," "clinical nurse specialist," and "certified nurse practitioner" have the same meanings as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter ...

...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 ...

...f a licensed home by any state or local official when he is performing duties required of him by Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code. All licensed homes shall be open for inspection. (E) Violate any of the provisions of Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

...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.

... the superintendent or administrator of each county home or district home for which a license as a residential care facility is sought shall apply for a license to the director of health. The director shall issue a license for the home, if after investigation of the applicant and, if required by section 3721.02 of the Revised Code, inspection of the home, the following requirements or conditions are satisfied o...

... are conducted no less than monthly thereafter, and reports of the consultant, fire department, or fire prevention officer identifying existing hazards and recommended corrective actions are submitted to the state fire marshal, the division of industrial compliance in the department of commerce, and the department of health. It is the express intent of the general assembly that the department of medicaid shall...

...ection: (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 shall participate every ...

...ependent living facility" has the same meaning as in section 5709.12 of the Revised Code. (2) "Residential facility" has the same meaning as in section 5119.34 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, an independent living facility or residential facility that applies to the director of health pursuant to section 3721.07 of the Revised Code for a license as a ...

... Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended, the board of trustees of the organization; or, if the home is not operated by such an organization, the owner of the home. Notices shall be delivered by certified mail or hand delivery. If notices are mailed, they shall be addressed to the persons specified in divisions (H)(1) and (2) of this section, as indicated in the department of health's reco...

...ithstanding any action the director of health may take under section 3721.08 of the Revised Code, if the director determines immediate action is necessary to protect resident health or safety because a home has neglected or refused to act with sufficient promptness or efficiency to protect resident health or safety, the director may do either or both of the following before a home is provided notice and an opportunit...

...e regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Officials of political subdivisions shall cooperate fully with the director and provide the director with information which the director finds necessary in order to make a determination.

... Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended, and that has registered with the department of health under division (B) of section 3701.07 of the Revised Code and whose purposes include educating and counseling residents, assisting residents in resolving problems and complaints concerning their care and treatment, and assisting them in securing adequate services to meet their needs; (3) A member ...