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...er of a license under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery shall refer a patient to a person for a designated health service if the license holder, or a member of the license holder's immediate family, has either of the following financial relationships with the person: (1) An ownership or investment interest in the person whether through ...

...sion of a physician in the same group practice as the referring physician; (B) Referrals for clinical laboratory services by a license holder specializing in the practice of pathology if those services are provided by or under the supervision of the pathologist pursuant to a consultation requested by another physician; (C) Referrals for in-office ancillary services to which all of the following apply: (1) The serv...

... holder or the license holder's group practice has a practice. (3) The arrangement meets any other requirements that the state medical board applies in rules adopted under section 4731.70 of the Revised Code. (C) An arrangement between a hospital and a license holder or a member of the license holder's immediate family for the employment of the license holder or family member or for the provision of administrative ...

...Any person who collects any amounts billed in violation of section 4731.66 of the Revised Code shall be liable to the individual, third-party payer, governmental health care program, or other person or governmental entity for and shall refund, on a timely basis, the amount so collected. No person shall fail to refund on a timely basis any amount due under this section.

...l requirements to be applied to group practices under division (E)(1)(d) of section 4731.65 of the Revised Code that the board determines necessary to protect against abuse of patients and third-party payers; (C) Any additional requirements to be applied to the exceptions provided in division (C) of section 4731.67 and divisions (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) of section 4731.68 of the Revised Code that the board determ...

...The auditor of state may implement procedures to detect violations of section 4731.66 or 4731.69 of the Revised Code within governmental health care programs administered by the state. The auditor of state shall report any violation of either section to the state medical board and shall certify to the attorney general in accordance with section 131.02 of the Revised Code the amount of any refund owed to a state...

...(5) A governmental agency or any person acting on behalf of a governmental agency; (6) A physician who is permitted to bill for the services under division (D) of this section. (C) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, no physician shall charge, bill, or otherwise solicit payment, directly or indirectly, for anatomic pathology services unless the services are personally rendered by the physician or re...

...As used in this section, "NAPBC" means the national accreditation program for breast centers of the American college of surgeons. A surgeon who will perform a mastectomy in a hospital, or a person designated by the surgeon, shall guide the patient through provided or referred services in a manner that is consistent with NAPBC standards. If a surgeon who is to perform a mastectomy considers breast reconstructi...

...dual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery. (B) The state medical board shall adopt rules governing the requirements for a physician to prescribe, personally furnish, otherwise provide, or cause to be provided a prescription drug to a person on whom the physician has never conducted a physical examination and who is at a lo...

...A physician may provide telehealth services in accordance with sections 4743.09 of the Revised Code.

...The state medical board, subject to the approval of the controlling board, may establish fees in excess of the amounts provided by sections 4731.01 to 4731.99, inclusive, of the Revised Code, provided that such fees do not exceed the amounts permitted by these sections by more than fifty per cent.

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state medical board 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 or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.

...(A) As used in this section, "intimate examination" means a pelvic, prostate, or rectal examination. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a physician, student enrolled in a medical school or osteopathic medical school, or participant in a program of graduate medical education shall not perform, or authorize another individual to perform, an intimate examination on an anesthetized or unconscious p...

...No person shall knowingly administer a general anesthetic to another, unless at the time of administration a competent witness is present.

... license issued under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B) If a woman in the process of experiencing a fetal death or with the product of human conception as a result of a fetal death presents herself to a physician and is not referred to a hospital, the attending physician shall provide the woman with all of the following: (1) A written statement, not longer than o...

...ividual authorized by this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B) A physician shall comply with section 3719.064 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under section 4731.056 of the Revised Code when treating a patient with medication-assisted treatment or proposing to initiate such treatment.

...ssued a license under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery who volunteer medical services to medically underserved areas of this state or to charitable shelters or clinics. Any person may nominate a license holder for consideration by the department. The department shall annually submit to newspapers of general circulation and other publica...

...As used in sections 4731.861 to 4731.8611 of the Revised Code: (A) "Assisted reproduction," "human reproductive material," "health care professional," and "donor" have the same meanings as in section 2907.13 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) "Assisted reproduction procedure performed without consent" means the performance of an assisted reproduction procedure by a health care professional who recklessly did any of the ...

...The following persons may bring a civil action for the recovery of remedies described in sections 4731.869 and 4731.8610 of the Revised Code for an assisted reproduction procedure performed without consent and performed recklessly: (A) The patient on whom the procedure was performed and the patient's spouse or surviving spouse; (B) The child born as a result of the procedure.

...A person may bring a separate action under section 4731.861 of the Revised Code for each child born to the patient or spouse as a result of an assisted reproduction procedure performed without consent and performed recklessly.

...reproductive material may bring a civil action for remedies described in sections 4731.869 and 4731.8610 of the Revised Code against a health care professional who recklessly did both of the following: (A) Performed an assisted reproduction procedure using the donor's human reproductive material; (B) Knew or reasonably should have known that the human reproductive material was used without the donor's consent or ...

...A donor may bring a separate action under section 4731.864 of the Revised Code for each individual who received the donor's human reproductive material without the donor's consent.

...cedure. (B) It is not a defense to an action under section 4731.861 or 4731.864 of the Revised Code that a patient expressly consented in writing, or by any other means, to the use of human reproductive material from an anonymous donor.

...(A) A plaintiff who prevails in an action under section 4731.861 or 4731.864 of the Revised Code shall be entitled to: (1) Reasonable attorney's fees; and (2) Either of the following: (a) Compensatory and punitive damages; (b) Liquidated damages of ten thousand dollars. (B) A plaintiff who prevails in an action under section 4731.861 of the Revised Code is also entitled to reimbursement for the cost of the ...

...Nothing in sections 4731.861 to 4731.8611 of the Revised Code may be construed to prohibit a person from pursuing any other remedies provided in the Revised Code for an assisted reproduction procedure performed without consent.