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...l be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (B) If a hospital has been denied verification as a pediatric trauma center by the American college of surgeons solely because the hospital does not meet that organization's anesthesia and surgical staffing standards, the hospital may submit an application to the director of health to receive the director's designation of the hospital as a level II pe...

...department of health under section 3727.13 of the Revised Code shall file with the department an application for recognition. The application shall be submitted in the manner prescribed by the department. (B)(1) To be eligible for recognition as a comprehensive stroke center under section 3727.13 of the Revised Code, a hospital must be certified as a comprehensive stroke center by an accrediting organization appro...

...ation in all of the following areas: (1) Major waiting room areas, including the waiting room areas of the emergency department, the labor and delivery department, the surgical department or unit, and the intensive care unit; (2) The main entrance to the hospital; (3) Any other area that the hospital determines to be appropriate. (B) A notice posted pursuant to division (A) of this section shall include the f...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Advisory committee" means the advisory committee on immunization practices of the United States centers for disease control and prevention or its successor 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 Ch...

...e one or more of the following goals: (1) Reducing health care costs for consumers; (2) Improving access to health care services; (3) Improving the quality of patient care. Directors or trustees who participate in the discussions or negotiations authorized by this division and the hospitals they represent are immune from civil enforcement action and criminal prosecution for violations of Chapter 1331. of the Revi...

...egotiations authorized by section 3727.21 of the Revised Code wish to have the hospitals they represent undertake a cooperative action proposed as a result of the discussions or negotiations, they may submit a request to the director of health on behalf of the hospitals for approval of an agreement to undertake the cooperative action. The request shall include all of the following: (1) A copy of the proposed agreeme...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Surgical smoke" means the airborne byproduct of an energy-generating device used in a surgical procedure, including smoke plume, bioaerosols, gases, laser-generated contaminants, and dust. (2) "Surgical smoke evacuation system" means equipment designed to capture, filter, and eliminate surgical smoke at the point of origin, before the smoke makes contact with the eyes or respir...

...pital shall do any of the following: (1) Fail to respond to the director's requirement to submit a corrective action plan; (2) Fail to submit a corrective action plan in the form and manner indicated in the notice of violation or by the date specified in that notice; (3) Fail to complete the corrective action specified in a corrective action plan by the date specified in the plan.

...a hospital, as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A freestanding emergency department shall provide notice that identifies the facility as a freestanding emergency department. The facility shall provide the notice by posting it in either of the following ways: (1) In a conspicuous place in an area of the facility that is accessible to the public; (2) On the facility's internet web site. (C) A...

...e, subject to all of the following: (1) The hospital's chief nursing officer shall be included as a member of the committee. (2) At least fifty per cent of the committee's membership shall consist of registered nurses who provide direct patient care in the hospital. (3) The number of registered nurses included as members of the committee shall be sufficient to provide adequate representation of all types of...

...e convened pursuant to section 3727.51 of the Revised Code shall do both of the following: (A) If one exists, evaluate the hospital's current nursing services staffing plan; (B) Recommend a nursing services staffing plan that is, at a minimum, consistent with current standards established by private accreditation organizations or governmental entities and addresses all of the following:...

...cordance with both of the following: (1) Free of charge, a copy of the staffing plan and subsequent changes to the plan shall be provided to each member of the hospital's nursing staff. (2) For a fee not to exceed actual copying costs, a copy of the staffing plan shall be provided to any person who requests it. (B) In a conspicuous location in the hospital, a notice shall be posted informing the public of the...

...ital shall do both of the following: (1) To the extent the information is available, record in the patient's medical record the lay caregiver's name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, and relationship to the patient; (2) Request from the patient or guardian consent to disclose the patient's medical information to the lay caregiver in accordance with hospital policy and state and federal law. (...

...tion 3727.76 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) A discharge plan may include the following information: (a) A description of the tasks that are necessary to facilitate the patient's transition from the hospital to the patient's residence; (b) Contact information for the health care providers or providers of community or long-term care services that the hospital and the patient or guardian believe are necessary for suc...

...pursuant to either of the following: (1) The autoinjectors are personally furnished by a prescriber, or obtained pursuant to a prescription issued by a prescriber, in accordance with section 4723.483, 4730.433, or 4731.96 of the Revised Code. (2) The autoinjectors are dispensed by a pharmacist or pharmacy intern in accordance with a protocol as authorized under section 4729.47 of the Revised Code. (B) Epineph...

... Code to do either of the following: (1) Administer epinephrine to an individual believed in good faith to be experiencing anaphylaxis; (2) Provide, for immediate administration, an epinephrine autoinjector to an individual believed in good faith to be experiencing anaphylaxis or to the parent, guardian, or caregiver of such an individual. (B) Epinephrine may be administered under this section regardless of whe...

... period, all of the following apply: (1) The camp operator shall perform an inventory of the property that the campsite user did not remove from the campsite. (2) The camp operator may send a letter to the campsite user informing the campsite user that the campsite user has abandoned the property on the campsite in violation of the campsite use agreement and that the camp operator will commence an action for the s...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Chronic nuisance property" means a property on which three or more nuisance activities have occurred during any consecutive six-month period. (2) "Deadly weapon" and "firearm" have the same meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code. (3) "Nuisance activity" includes all of the following: (a) A felony drug abuse offense as defined in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code; (...

...g gun shall do both of the following: (1) Appear in person at the business at the time the procedure is performed; (2) Sign a document provided by the business that explains the manner in which the procedure will be performed and methods for proper care of the affected body area following performance of the procedure.

... or any rule adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code in which age is an element of the provisions of the rule, if the board of health or any court of record finds all of the following: (1) That the individual obtaining a tattooing service, body piercing service, or ear piercing service performed with an ear piercing gun, at the time of so doing, exhibited to the operator or employee of the tattooing, body ...

...vices shall do all of the following: (1) Maintain procedures for ensuring that the individuals who perform tattooing or body piercing procedures are adequately trained to perform the procedures properly; (2) With respect to tattooing services, maintain written records that include the color, manufacturer, and lot number of each pigment used for each tattoo performed; (3) Comply with the safety and sanitation ...

...e requirements specified in section 3731.041 of the Revised Code. (B) Extended stay hotels may offer transient guest accommodations for less than thirty days within any dwelling units or other rooms within the structure if such dwelling units or rooms are specifically constructed and approved as also being transient sleeping rooms. Such transient sleeping rooms shall be approved, through a valid certificate o...

...is chapter for violation of sections 3731.01 to 3731.21 of the Revised Code, the rules adopted pursuant to those sections, or the state fire code adopted pursuant to section 3737.82 of the Revised Code. The state fire marshal shall impose fines in accordance with the requirements specified in division (E) of this section. The state fire marshal shall not impose a fine, and such suspension or revocation shall not...

...for sanitation specified in sections 3731.09, 3731.11, 3731.12, and 3731.13 of the Revised Code, the health official shall notify the state fire marshal, and the state fire marshal may take any action permitted under this chapter that the state fire marshal determines is appropriate. (B)(1) Except as limited by division (B)(3) of this section, the state fire marshal, or other person representing the state...

...Chapter 119. of the Revised Code applies to all adjudications under this chapter except that: (A) The director of health shall notify a licensee that the licensee is entitled to a hearing if the licensee requests it within ten days of the time the notice informing the licensee of the licensee's right to a hearing was mailed; (B) If the licensee requests a hearing, the date set for the hearing shall be within te...