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...(A) The administrator of a home shall: (1) With the advice of residents, their sponsors, or both, establish and review at least annually, written policies regarding the applicability and implementation of residents' rights under sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code, the responsibilities of residents regarding the rights, and the home's grievance procedure established under division (A)(2) of this s...

...Before an individual is admitted as a resident to a home, the home's administrator shall search for the individual's name in the internet-based sex offender and child-victim offender database established under division (A)(11) of section 2950.13 of the Revised Code. If the search results identify the individual as a sex offender and the individual is admitted as a resident to the home, the administrator shall ...

...To assist in the implementation of the rights granted in division (A) of section 3721.13 of the Revised Code, each home shall provide: (A) Appropriate staff training to implement each resident's rights under division (A) of section 3721.13 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, explaining: (1) The resident's rights and the staff's responsibility in the implementation of the rights; (2) The staff's...

...(A) As used in this section, "veteran" has the same meaning as in section 5901.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Each nursing home, except a nursing home that participates in the veteran community partnerships program administered by the United States department of veterans affairs, and each skilled nursing facility shall provide both of the following to a veteran, spouse, surviving spouse, or representative on behalf of...

...to the medicaid director, to assure the security of all residents' funds managed by the home.

...(A) Not later than thirty days after the date a resident or the resident's sponsor receives under section 3721.16 of the Revised Code a notice of a proposed transfer or discharge, whichever date of receiving the notice is later, the resident or resident's sponsor may challenge the proposed transfer or discharge by submitting a written request for a hearing to the state department of health. On receiving the request, ...

...ct with an attorney to serve as hearing officer. The hearing officer shall conduct a hearing in the home not later than ten days after the date the department receives a request pursuant to section 3721.161 of the Revised Code, unless the resident and the home or, if the resident is not competent to make a decision, the resident's sponsor and the home, agree otherwise. The hearing shall be recorded on audiotape, but ...

...(A) Any resident who believes that the resident's rights under sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code have been violated may file a grievance under procedures adopted pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 3721.12 of the Revised Code. When the grievance committee determines a violation of sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code has occurred, it shall notify the administrator of the home. If the vi...

...The attorney general may investigate alleged violations of Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code or rules, policies, or procedures adopted thereunder. When it appears, as the result of the investigation, that there is cause to prosecute for the commission of a crime, the attorney general shall refer the evidence to the prosecuting attorney having jurisdiction in the matter.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Home" and "residential care facility" have the same meanings as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code; (2) "Provider agreement" has the same meaning as in section 5165.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Sponsor" and "residents' rights advocate" have the same meanings as in section 3721.10 of the Revised Code. A home licensed under this chapter that is not a party to a provider ag...

...(A) No person or government entity shall retaliate against an employee or another individual used by the person or government entity to perform any work or services who, in good faith, makes or causes to be made a report of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident or misappropriation of the property of a resident; indicates an intention to make such a report; provides information during an investigatio...

...r sections 1819 and 1919 of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C.A. 301, as amended.

...Except for any fee collected and retained by a testing service under contract pursuant to division (C) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code, all fees collected under section 3721.31 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the nurse aide training fund, which is hereby created. The moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in sections 3721.28 to 3721.32 o...

...For purposes of implementing sections 3721.28 to 3721.33 of the Revised Code, the director of health may advise, consult or cooperate with, or enter into agreements with state agencies, political subdivisions, the federal government, or any person. The director may enter into agreements that provide for a state agency to do any of the following: (A) Approve or reapprove, in accordance with division (A) of section 3...

...Nothing in sections 3721.28 to 3721.34 of the Revised Code shall be construed to permit any individual to engage in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse or the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse if the individual does not hold a valid license issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code.

...The director of health may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement sections 3721.60 to 3721.66 of the Revised Code.

...Sections 3721.60 to 3721.67 of the Revised Code do not apply if an electronic monitoring device is installed by a law enforcement agency and used solely for a bona fide law enforcement purpose.

...(A) If the director of health determines that a violation of sections 3721.01 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code has occurred, the director may do any of the following: (1) Request a licensee to submit an acceptable plan of correction to the director stating all of the following: (a) The actions being taken or to be taken to correct the violation; (b) The time frame for completion of the plan of correction; (...

...(A) An individual or group health benefit plan is subject to sections 3924.01 to 3924.06 of the Revised Code if it provides health care benefits covering at least two but no more than fifty employees of a small employer, and if it meets either of the following conditions: (1) Any portion of the premium or benefits is paid by a small employer, or any covered individual is reimbursed, whether through wage adjustments...

...(A) As used in this section and section 3924.032 of the Revised Code: (1) "Health status-related factor" means any of the following: (a) Health status; (b) Medical condition, including both physical and mental illnesses; (c) Claims experience; (d) Receipt of health care; (e) Medical history; (f) Genetic information; (g) Evidence of insurability, including conditions arising out of acts of domestic violence; ...

...(A) A carrier may refuse to issue health benefit plans in the small employer market if the carrier has demonstrated both of the following to the superintendent of insurance: (1) The carrier does not have the financial reserves necessary to underwrite additional coverage. (2) The carrier is applying division (A) of this section uniformly to all employers in the small employer market in this state consistent with the...

...(A) Each carrier, in connection with the offering of a health benefit plan to a small employer, shall disclose to the employer, as part of its solicitation and sales materials, the following information: (1) The provisions of the plan concerning the carrier's right to change premium rates and the factors that may affect changes in premium rates; (2) The provisions of the plan relating to renewability of coverage; ...

...(A)(1) With respect to any health benefit plan of a carrier and except as otherwise provided in divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section, the premium rates charged or offered for a rating period for the same or similar coverage under a health benefit plan covering any small employer with similar case characteristics shall not vary from the applicable midpoint rate by more than forty per cent of the midpoint rate, as...

...(A) Compliance with the underwriting and rating requirements contained in sections 3924.01 to 3924.06 of the Revised Code shall be demonstrated through actuarial certification. Carriers offering health benefit plans to small employers shall file annually with the superintendent of insurance an actuarial certification stating that the underwriting and rating methods of the carrier do all of the following: (1) Compl...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Beneficiary," "hospital," and "third-party payer" have the same meanings as in section 3901.38 of the Revised Code. (2) "Overcharged" means charged more than the usual and customary charge, rate, or fee that is charged by the provider or hospital for a particular item or service. (3) "Provider" has the same meaning as in section 3902.11 of the Revised Code. (B) If a beneficiary ...