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...nt, with any family or household member present, and for creating whenever possible a photographic record of the patient's injuries, in situations in which a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine, hospital intern or resident, or registered, advanced practice registered, or licensed practical nurse knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the patient has been the victim of domestic violence, as defined in se...

...(A) Not later than two years after the effective date of this section, the director shall adopt rules that establish standards and procedures for designating hospitals under this section as level II pediatric trauma centers. The rules shall include standards to be followed by a hospital operating as a level II pediatric trauma center under the director's designation and procedures to be used by the director in enforc...

...(A) As used in this section and sections 3727.10 and 3727.101 of the Revised Code: (1) "Trauma," "trauma care," "trauma center," "trauma patient," "pediatric," and "adult" have the same meanings as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Stabilize" and "transfer" have the same meanings as in section 1753.28 of the Revised Code. (B) On and after November 3, 2002, each hospital in this state that is not a tr...

...owingly do any of the following: (A) Represent that it is able to provide adult or pediatric trauma care to a severely injured patient that is inconsistent with its level of categorization as an adult or pediatric trauma center, provided that a hospital that operates an emergency facility may represent that it provides emergency care; (B) Provide adult or pediatric trauma care to a severely injured patient that is ...

...lity of documents and other information prepared pursuant to this section, an adult or pediatric trauma center operating under provisional status is subject to both of the following: (1) The trauma center shall make available for public inspection during normal working hours a copy of the certification, resolution, and application prepared pursuant to division (B) of this section. On request, the trauma center shall...

...A hospital shall promptly notify in writing the director of health, the emergency medical services division of the department of public safety, and the appropriate regional directors and regional advisory boards appointed under section 4765.05 of the Revised Code if any of the following occurs: (A) The hospital ceases to be an adult or pediatric trauma center verified by the American college of surgeons. (B) The ho...

...A hospital shall not represent itself as a comprehensive stroke center, thrombectomy-capable stroke center, primary stroke center, or acute stroke ready hospital unless it is recognized as such by the department of health under section 3727.13 of the Revised Code. This section does not prohibit a hospital from representing itself as having a relationship or affiliation with a hospital recognized by the department ...

...eking recognition of a hospital as a comprehensive stroke center, thrombectomy-capable stroke center, primary stroke center, or acute stroke ready hospital by the 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 compre...

...tment of health shall recognize as a comprehensive stroke center a hospital that satisfies the requirements of division (B)(1) of section 3727.12 of the Revised Code and submits a complete application. (2) The department shall recognize as a thrombectomy-capable stroke center a hospital that satisfies the requirements of division (B)(2) of section 3727.12 of the Revised Code and submits a complete application. ...

...If an accrediting organization approved by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services or an organization that certifies hospitals in accordance with nationally recognized certification guidelines establishes a level of stroke certification that is in addition to the four levels described in sections 3727.11 to 3727.13 of the Revised Code, the department of health shall recognize a hospital certified at th...

...The director of health may adopt rules as the director considers necessary for the implementation of sections 3727.11 to 3727.14 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

...n; (2) The purposeful termination of a pregnancy, as described in section 2919.11 of the Revised Code. (B) If a woman presents herself at a hospital as a result of a fetal death, the hospital shall provide the woman with all of the following: (1) A written statement, not longer than one page in length, that confirms that the woman was pregnant and that she subsequently suffered a miscarriage that resulted i...

...mother and the father, if the father is present, the benefit to the child of establishing a parent and child relationship between the father and the child and the various proper procedures for establishing a parent and child relationship; (D) Present to the unmarried mother and, if possible, the father, the pamphlet or statement regarding the rights and responsibilities of a natural parent prepared by the departme...

...em, shall establish a security plan for preventing workplace violence. In developing the plan, the hospital system or hospital shall involve a team consisting of members selected by the hospital system or hospital, subject to both of the following: (1) At least one member of the team shall be a current or former patient of the hospital system or hospital or a family member of such a patient. (2) At least fifty pe...

...s shall be used to make improvements in preventing workplace violence, including improvements achieved through continuing education in targeted areas such as de-escalation training, risk identification, and prevention planning. The reporting system shall be clearly communicated to employees, including to all new employees during orientation, and shall include guidelines for when and how to report incidents to the ...

...(A) All hospitals shall post the notice described in division (B) of this section in accordance with this division. The notice may be posted in print or a digital sign format. Each hospital shall consider posting the notice in a conspicuous location 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 surgic...

... 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 Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B) Each hospital sh...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, each hospital that has a maternity unit licensed under Chapter 3711. of the Revised Code shall modify operational processes not later than three months after the effective date of this section or three months after commencing operations, as applicable, to ensure that a woman giving birth in the hospital has the option of having a long-acting reversible contrace...

...tiations do not involve price-fixing or predatory pricing and are designed to achieve 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 enf...

... 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 agreement; (2) An implementation plan that states how and when...

...The director of health may adopt rules for the implementation of sections 3727.21 and 3727.22 of the Revised Code, including rules establishing procedures and criteria for the review and evaluation of proposed cooperative agreements under section 3727.22 of the Revised Code. If rules are adopted, they shall ensure that there is opportunity for public comment during the review and evaluation of proposed cooperative ag...

...state action immunity under federal antitrust laws to the members of boards of directors or boards of trustees of a group of hospitals who participate in discussions or negotiations authorized by section 3727.21 of the Revised Code, and to persons authorized by such directors or trustees to implement cooperative agreements approved under section 3727.22 of the Revised Code.

...dopt and implement a policy designed to prevent human exposure to surgical smoke during any planned surgical procedure that is likely to generate surgical smoke. The policy shall include the use of a surgical smoke evacuation system. (C) The director of health may adopt any rules the director considers necessary to implement this section. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Co...

...hine-readable format" means a digital representation of information in a file that can be imported or read into a computer system for further processing. "Machine-readable format" includes.XML,.JSON, and.CSV formats. (K) "Payor-specific negotiated charge" means the charge that a hospital has negotiated with a third-party payor for a hospital item or service. (L) "Personal data" means any information that is linke...

...tains a list of all standard charges, expressed in dollar amounts, for all hospital items or services; (B) As described in section 3727.34 of the Revised Code, a consumer-friendly list of standard charges for the hospital's shoppable services or an internet-based price estimator tool.