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...The confidential relations and communications between a licensed psychologist, licensed independent school psychologist, or licensed school psychologist and client are placed upon the same basis as those between physician and patient under division (B) of section 2317.02 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any such privileged communication to be disclosed.

...This chapter does not authorize any person to engage in any of the acts which are regarded as practicing medicine under section 4731.34 of the Revised Code. In order to make provision for the diagnosis and treatment of medical problems, a licensed psychologist engaging in psychological psychotherapy with clients shall maintain a consultative relationship with a physician licensed to practice medicine by this state. T...

...Except as provided in section 4732.22 of the Revised Code: (A) No person who is not a licensed psychologist shall offer or render services as a psychologist or otherwise engage in the practice of psychology. (B) No person who is not a licensed psychologist, licensed independent school psychologist, or licensed school psychologist shall offer or render services as a school psychologist or otherwise engage in the ...

...sychology intern," or other appropriate term that clearly implies their supervised or training status. (3) Any student in an accredited educational institution, while carrying out activities that are part of the student's prescribed course of study, provided such activities are supervised by a professional person who is qualified to perform such activities and is licensed under this chapter or is a qualified super...

...A nonresident applicant seeking a review of qualifications and permission of the state board of psychology to practice psychology in Ohio for no more than thirty days per year under division (A)(1) of section 4732.22 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee established by the board of not less than seventy-five dollars and not more than one hundred fifty dollars, no part of which shall be returned. The board may adopt rul...

...On complaint by the state board of psychology, the unlawful practice of psychology, independent school psychology, or school psychology may be enjoined by the common pleas court of the county in which such practice is occurring.

...All fines collected for violation of section 4732.21 of the Revised Code shall be distributed as follows: (A) One half to the state board of psychology; (B) One half to the municipal corporation in which the offense was committed or, if the offense was committed outside a municipal corporation, to the county in which the offense was committed. Money received by a municipal corporation or a county shall be paid int...

...The state board of psychology subject to the approval of the controlling board, may establish fees in excess of the amounts provided by sections 4732.01 to 4732.99 of the Revised Code, provided that such fees do not exceed the amounts permitted by those sections by more than fifty per cent.

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

...(A) An individual whom the state board of psychology licenses, certificates, or otherwise legally authorizes to engage in the practice of psychology may render the professional services of a psychologist within this state through a corporation formed under division (B) of section 1701.03 of the Revised Code, a limited liability company formed under former Chapter 1705. of the Revised Code as that chapter existed prio...

...(A) The state board of psychology shall provide access to the following information through the internet: (1) The names of all licensed psychologists, licensed independent school psychologists, and licensed school psychologists; (2) The names of all licensed psychologists, licensed independent school psychologists, and licensed school psychologists who have been reprimanded by the board for misconduct, the names...

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

...(A) The state board of psychology shall adopt rules governing the use of telepsychology for the purpose of protecting the welfare of recipients of telepsychology services and establishing requirements for the responsible use of telepsychology in the practice of psychology, independent school psychology, and school psychology, including supervision of persons registered with the state board of psychology as described ...

...s are delivered in the context of healthcare, corporate, supervision, and/or consulting services. F. "Commissioner" means: the voting representative appointed by each State Psychology Regulatory Authority pursuant to Article X. G. "Compact State" means: a state, the District of Columbia, or United States territory that has enacted this Compact legislation and which has not withdrawn pursuant to Article XIII, Sect...

...Not later than thirty days after the "Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT)" is entered into under section 4732.40 of the Revised Code, the state board of psychology shall appoint a member to the psychology interjurisdictional compact commission created under the compact. The board shall fill a vacancy not later than thirty days after the vacancy occurs.

...Whoever violates section 4732.21 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than six months nor more than one year, or both. Each violation shall be a separate offense.

...directly or indirectly, or by using the term "speech pathology," "speech pathologist," "speech correction," "speech correctionist," "speech therapy," "speech therapist," "speech clinic," "speech clinician," "language pathology," "language pathologist," "voice therapy," "voice therapist," "voice pathology," "voice pathologist," "logopedics," "logopedist," "communicology," "communicologist," "aphasiology," "aphasiologi...

...No person shall practice, offer to practice, or aid and abet the practice of the profession of speech-language pathology or audiology, or use in connection with the person's name, or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a speech-language pathologist or audiologist unless the person is licensed or permitted under this chapter.

...e Revised Code. (B) The board shall determine the nature and scope of examinations to be administered to applicants for licensure pursuant to this chapter in the practices of speech-language pathology and audiology, and shall evaluate the qualifications of all applicants. Written examinations may be supplemented by such practical and oral examinations as the board shall determine by rule. The board shall determine ...

...nguage pathology or the equivalent as determined by the board. The person's academic credit must include course work accumulated in the completion of a well-integrated course of study approved by the board and delineated by rule dealing with the normal aspects of human communication, development and disorders thereof, and clinical techniques for the evaluation and the improvement or eradication of such disorders. The...

...that "license" as used in both of those terms refers to the types of authorizations otherwise issued or conferred under this chapter. (B) In addition to any other eligibility requirement set forth in this chapter, each applicant for an initial license shall comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code. The state speech and hearing professionals board shall not grant a license to an applicant for an i...

...The state speech and hearing professionals board shall issue under its seal a license or conditional license to every applicant who has passed the appropriate examinations designated by the board and who otherwise complies with the licensure requirements of this chapter. The license or conditional license entitles the holder to practice speech-language pathology or audiology. The board shall issue under its seal a ...

...ch payment will be sought under the medicare program or the medicaid program but all requests for payment for such services shall be made by the person who supervises the person performing the services.

...The state speech and hearing professionals board shall establish by rule pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code the qualifications for persons seeking licensure as a speech-language pathology aide or an audiology aide. The qualifications shall be less than the standards for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist. An aide shall not act independently and shall work under the direction and super...

...ogy and that conforms to requirements determined by the board by rule and who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is enrolled in a graduate program at an educational institution located in this state that is accredited by the council on academic accreditation in audiology and speech-language pathology of the American speech-language-hearing association; (2) Has completed at least one year of postgraduate...

...istered nurse, dentist, or other health care provider under division (B)(1)(e)(i) of this section is a permitted use or disclosure of protected health information, as defined in 45 C.F.R. 160.103, and an authorization or opportunity to be heard shall not be required. (iii) Division (B)(1)(e)(i) of this section does not require a mental health professional to disclose psychotherapy notes, as defined in 45 C.F.R. 164...

...n-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic certified under Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code ; (s) A certified mental health assistant licensed under Chapter 4772. of the Revised Code. (5) "Health care provider" means a hospital, ambulatory care facility, long-term care facility, pharmacy, emergency facility, or health care practitioner. (6) "Hospital" has the ...

...iatric respite care program, or use the term "pediatric respite care program" or any term containing "pediatric respite care" to describe or refer to a health program, facility, or agency. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any of the following: (1) A hospital; (2) A nursing home or residential care facility, as those terms are defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code; (3) A home health...

..., by any individual used by a long-term care facility or residential care facility to provide services to residents, shall fail to report that knowledge or suspicion to the facility. (2) No nursing home administrator licensed or temporarily licensed under Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code, and no administrator of a residential care facility, who knows or suspects that a resident has been abused, neglected, or exploi...

...t by any individual used by a long-term care facility or residential care facility to provide services to residents. (B) The director shall make findings regarding alleged abuse, neglect, exploitation, or misappropriation of property after doing both of the following: (1) Investigating the allegation and determining that there is a reasonable basis for it; (2) Giving notice to the individual named in the allegatio...

...111.01 of the Revised Code. (D) "Long-term care facility" has the same meaning as in section 3721.21 of the Revised Code. (E) "Resident" means an individual who resides in a long-term care facility.

...A long-term care facility may prescribe a form for use by a resident or resident's guardian or attorney in fact seeking to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device in the resident's room in a long-term care facility. If a long-term care facility prescribes a form, it shall, at a minimum, include all of the following: (A) An explanation of sections 3721.60 to 3721.67 of the Revised Code;...

...(A) As used in this section, "long-term care facility" means all of the following: (1) A home, as defined in section 3721.10 of the Revised Code; (2) A residential facility licensed by the department of mental health and addiction services under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code; (3) A residential facility licensed by the department of developmental disabilities under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code; (4...

...amation, and long-term surveillance and care of a facility licensed under this chapter and rules adopted under it. Rules adopted under division (I) of this section shall include, without limitation, all of the following: (1) Standards and procedures to ensure that a licensee prepares a decommissioning funding plan that provides an adequate financial guaranty to permit the completion of all requirements governing th...

...sed Code may be cited as the "long-term care insurance act." (B) Sections 3923.41 to 3923.48 of the Revised Code do not supersede the obligations of entities subject to these sections to comply with the substance of other applicable insurance laws insofar as they do not conflict with these sections, except that section 3923.33 and sections 3923.331 to 3923.339 of the Revised Code and rules intended to apply to medic...

...ment insurance; (6) Benefits for long-term care, home health care, community-based care, or any combination thereof; (7) Disability income insurance; (8) Coverage for on-site medical clinics; (9) Specified disease, hospital confinement indemnity, or limited benefit health insurance if the types of coverage do not provide coordination of benefits and are provided under separate policies or certificates. (G) ...

...pt for assessments related to long-term care insurance, shall be allocated for assessment purposes between the accounts and among the subaccounts of the life insurance and annuity account pursuant to an allocation formula which may be based on the premiums or reserves of the impaired or insolvent insurer or on any other standard considered by the board in its sole discretion as being fair and reasonable under the ...

...vised Code is a resident of a long-term care facility, as defined in section 173.14 of the Revised Code, the department shall refer the case to the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program for review pursuant to section 173.19 of the Revised Code. If the state ombudsman or regional long-term care ombudsman program refers a case to the county department of job and family services in accordance with rules ...

...As used in this section, "long-term care bed" has the same meaning as in section 3702.51 of the Revised Code. The operator of each county home and each county nursing home shall, not later than November 1, 2009, certify to the director of health the number of long-term care beds that were in operation in the home on July 1, 1993. The certification shall be accompanied by any documentation requested by the dire...

...m the institution and return home as determined by the department of medicaid. (4) "Qualified state long-term care insurance partnership program" means the program established under section 5164.86 of the Revised Code. (5) "Time of death" shall not be construed to mean a time after which a legal title or interest in real or personal property or other asset may pass by survivorship or other operation of law d...

...ms to area agencies on aging, long-term care facilities, providers of long-term care services, and other interested parties. The department may charge fees for the training programs. Amounts collected from charging the fees shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the senior community outreach fund, which is hereby created. Money credited to the fund may be used by the department to administer this...

...ated adults. (B) "Community-based long-term care services" has the same meaning as in section 173.14 of the Revised Code. (C) "Long-term care facility" means a nursing home or residential care facility. (D) "Nursing home" and "residential care facility" have the same meanings as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. (E) "Nursing facility" has the same meaning as in section 5165.01 of the Revised Code.

...ing homes. The office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall assist the department with the initiative. The initiative shall include quality improvement projects that provide nursing homes with resources and on-site education promoting person-centered care strategies and positive resident outcomes, as well as other assistance designed to improve the quality of nursing home services. The department may of...

...o the applicant if the superintendent determines that the applicant is in compliance with this chapter and any rules adopted thereunder. (2) Deny the application for a certificate of authority if the superintendent determines that the applicant is not in compliance with this chapter or any rules adopted thereunder. A notice of the denial shall be mailed to the applicant within thirty days after the superintendent ma...

...or medical, disability benefit, dental care, eye care, hearing aids, or prescription drug insurance or coverage, or a combination of any of those types of insurance or coverage, whether issued by an insurance company or a health insuring corporation duly licensed by the state, covering its employees, and, in the case of group term life, hospitalization, surgical, major medical, dental care, eye care, hearing a...

... (6) Physician's services; (7) Short-term inpatient care, including both palliative and respite care and procedures; (8) Counseling for hospice patients and hospice patients' families; (9) Services of volunteers under the direction of the provider of the hospice care program; (10) Bereavement services for hospice patients' families. "Hospice care program" does not include a pediatric respite care program o...

...vide a hospice care program, or use the term "hospice" or any term containing "hospice" to describe or refer to a health program, facility, or agency. A hospital, home providing nursing care, or home health agency that provides services under contract with a person or public agency providing a hospice care program licensed under section 3712.04 of the Revised Code or a terminal care facility for the homeless that ha...

... establish a qualified state long-term care insurance partnership program consistent with the definition of that term in the "Social Security Act," section 1917(b)(1)(C)(iii), 42 U.S.C. 1396p(b)(1)(C)(iii). An individual participating in the program who is subject to the medicaid estate recovery program instituted under section 5162.21 of the Revised Code shall be eligible for the reduced adjustment or recover...

...of the Revised Code, used by long-term care facilities, as defined in that section; (3) The medical, 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 t...

...pter: (A) "Community-based long-term care provider" means a provider, as defined in section 173.39 of the Revised Code. (B) "Community-based long-term care subcontractor" means a subcontractor, as defined in section 173.38 of the Revised Code. (C) "Criminal records check" has the same meaning as in section 109.572 of the Revised Code. (D) "Direct care" means any of the following: (1) Any service identi...