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...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person shall provide home medical equipment services or claim to the public to be a home medical equipment services provider unless either of the following is the case: (1) The person holds a valid license issued under this chapter; (2) The person holds a valid certificate of registration issued under this chapter. (B) Division (A) of this section does...

...(A) A person seeking to comply with division (A) of section 4752.02 of the Revised Code shall do either of the following: (1) Apply for a license issued under this chapter; (2) Apply for a certificate of registration issued under this chapter on the basis of being accredited by the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations or another national accrediting body recognized by the state board of pha...

...A person seeking a license to provide home medical equipment services shall apply to the state board of pharmacy on a form the board shall prescribe and provide. The application must be accompanied by the license application fee established in rules adopted under section 4752.17 of the Revised Code, except that the board may waive all or part of the fee if the board determines that an applicant's license will be issu...

...(A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the state board of pharmacy shall issue a license to provide home medical equipment services to each applicant under section 4752.04 of the Revised Code that meets either of the following requirements: (1) Meets the standards established by the board in rules adopted under section 4752.17 of the Revised Code; (2) Is a pharmacy licensed under Chapter 4729. of...

...Except for a provisional license issued under section 4752.05 of the Revised Code, a license issued under this chapter shall be renewed by the state board of pharmacy if the license holder is in compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter. An application for license renewal shall be accompanied by the renewal fee established in rules adopted under section 4752.17 of the Revised Code and, except as pr...

...(A) The holder of a license issued under this chapter shall do all of the following: (1) Maintain a physical facility and a medical equipment inventory; (2) Establish equipment management and personnel policies; (3) Provide life-sustaining home medical equipment, as described in division (B)(1) of section 4752.01 of the Revised Code, and related home medical equipment services twenty-four hours per day, seven day...

...(A) The state board of pharmacy may inspect the operations and facility and subpoena the records of any home medical equipment services provider licensed or registered under this chapter. Inspections shall be conducted as provided in rules adopted by the board under section 4752.17 of the Revised Code. The board shall send the provider a report of the results of an inspection. If the board determines that the provid...

...(A) The state board of pharmacy may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, impose any one or more of the following sanctions on an applicant for a license or certificate of registration issued under this chapter or a license or certificate holder for any of the causes set forth in division (B) of this section: (1) Suspend, revoke, restrict, limit, or refuse to grant or renew a license or certificate ...

...(A) A person seeking a certificate of registration to provide home medical equipment services shall apply to the state board of pharmacy on a form the board shall prescribe and provide. The application must be accompanied by the registration fee established in rules adopted under section 4752.17 of the Revised Code, except that the board may waive all or part of the fee if the board determines that an applicant's cer...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the state board of pharmacy shall issue a certificate of registration to provide home medical equipment services to each applicant who submits a complete application under section 4752.11 of the Revised Code. For purposes of this division, an application is complete only if the board finds that the applicant holds accreditation from the joint commission on accre...

...A certificate of registration issued under this chapter shall be renewed by the state board of pharmacy if the certificate holder is accredited by the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations or another national accrediting body recognized by the board, as specified in rules adopted under section 4752.17 of the Revised Code. An application for renewal of a certificate of registration shall be ac...

...The state board of pharmacy shall enter into a cooperative agreement with each of the national accrediting bodies it recognizes in rules adopted under section 4752.17 of the Revised Code for purposes of issuing certificates of registration under this chapter. The board shall ensure that each cooperative agreement establishes or specifies standards or procedures regarding a complaint process, patient safety and care, ...

...(A) The state board of pharmacy shall, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, suspend or revoke a certificate of registration issued under this chapter if it learns from any source that the accreditation on which the certificate of registration was issued has been revoked or suspended or is otherwise no longer valid. (B) If the status of the accreditation on which a certificate of registration is issue...

...(A) The state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter. The rules shall do all of the following: (1) Specify items considered to be home medical equipment for purposes of divisions (B)(1) and (2) of section 4752.01 of the Revised Code; (2) Establish procedures for issuance and renewal of licenses and certificates of registration under this chapter, including the duties that may b...

...All moneys the state board of pharmacy receives under this chapter, from any source, shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund created under section 4743.05 of the Revised Code.

...(A) At the request of the state board of pharmacy, the attorney general may bring a civil action for appropriate relief, including a temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, and civil penalties, in the court of common pleas of the county in which a violation has occurred, is occurring, or is threatening to occur against any person who has violated, is violating, or threatens to violate sectio...

...The state pharmacy board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

...Whenever the term "Ohio respiratory care board" is used in any statute, rule, contract, or other document, the use shall be construed to mean the "state board of pharmacy," with respect to implementing Chapter 4752. of the Revised Code. Whenever the executive director of the Ohio respiratory care board is used in any statute, rule, contract, or other document, the use shall be construed to mean the executive directo...

...The state board of pharmacy shall appoint a home medical equipment services advisory council for the purpose of advising the board on issues relating to providing home medical equipment services. The advisory council shall consist of not more than seven individuals knowledgeable in the provision of home medical equipment services. Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the board shall ...

...Whoever violates division (A) of section 4752.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on the first offense. On the second offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. On each subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Client" means a person who enters into a written contract with a home inspector to retain for compensation or other valuable consideration the services of that home inspector to conduct a home inspection and to provide a written report on the condition of a residential building. (B) "Crime of moral turpitude" has the same meaning as in section 4776.10 of the Revised Code. (C) "Home...

...(A) No person shall knowingly conduct a home inspection or represent a qualification to conduct a home inspection for compensation or other valuable consideration unless that person is licensed pursuant to this chapter as a home inspector or performing a parallel inspection. (B) No person shall perform a home inspection unless it is performed pursuant to a written contract entered into between a licensed home inspe...

...Section 4764.02 of the Revised Code does not apply to any person described as follows if the person is acting within the scope of practice of the person's respective profession: (A) A person who is employed by or whose services otherwise are retained by this state or a political subdivision of this state for the purpose of enforcing building codes; (B) A person holding a valid certificate to practice architecture...

...(A) There is hereby created the Ohio home inspector board consisting of seven members. The governor shall appoint five members who are licensed home inspectors. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives each shall appoint one member who represents the public and has no financial interest in the home inspection industry. Not more than four members of the board shall be members of the ...

...(A) The Ohio home inspector board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to do all of the following: (1) Establish standards to govern the issuance, renewal, suspension, and revocation of licenses, other sanctions that may be imposed for violations of this chapter, the conduct of hearings related to these actions, and the process of reactivating a license; (2) Establish the amount o...