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...h access would interfere with resident care or the privacy of residents: (1) Employees of the department of health, department of mental health and addiction services, department of developmental disabilities, department of aging, department of job and family services, and county departments of job and family services; (2) Prospective residents and their sponsors; (3) A resident's sponsors; (4) Residents' rig...

...iving spouse may be eligible for health care or financial benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs; (2) Information about congressionally chartered veterans service organizations or the county veterans service office that can assist with investigating and applying for benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs.

...(A) Authorization from a resident or a sponsor with a power of attorney for a home to manage the resident's financial affairs shall be in writing and shall be attested to by a witness who is not connected in any manner whatsoever with the home or its administrator. The home shall maintain accounts pursuant to division (A)(27) of section 3721.13 of the Revised Code. Upon the resident's transfer, discharge, or death, t...

...ction 3721.162 of the Revised Code to determine whether the proposed transfer or discharge complies with divisions (A)(30) to (33) of section 3721.13 and section 3721.16 of the Revised Code. (B) Except in the circumstances described in divisions (A)(1)(a) to (e) of section 3721.16 of the Revised Code, if a resident or the resident's sponsor submits a written hearing request not later than ten days after the date t...

...nce with 42 C.F.R. 431, subpart E, to determine whether the proposed transfer or discharge of the resident from the home complies with divisions (A)(30) to (33) of section 3721.13 and section 3721.16 of the Revised Code. (B) The department shall employ or contract 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 departm...

...ovided substantially less than adequate care or treatment, or substantially unsafe conditions, or refer it to the attorney general. (2) The department of health may investigate any alleged violation of sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code, or of rules, policies, or procedures adopted pursuant to those sections, not covered by division (C)(1) of this section, or it may refer the complaint to the grievanc...

...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.

...nt's record by the home. No home shall terminate its provider agreement unless it has complied with section 5165.50 of the Revised Code and, at least ninety days prior to such termination, provided written notice to the residents of the home and their sponsors of such action. This requirement shall not apply in cases where the department of medicaid terminates a home's provider agreement or provider status. (...

...holding of services, failure to provide care in a timely manner, and any other action intended to retaliate against the resident. (C) Any person has a cause of action against a person or government entity for harm resulting from violation of division (A) or (B) of this section. If it finds that a violation has occurred, the court may award damages and order injunctive relief. The court may award court costs and reas...

...The director of health shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement sections 3721.21 to 3721.25 of the Revised Code, including rules prescribing requirements for the notice and hearing required under section 3721.23 of the Revised Code. The notice and hearing required under section 3721.23 of the Revised Code are not subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code; however, the rules may pr...

...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.

...ns by the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services, which shall reduce any civil monetary penalty imposed under this section by the same amount; (5) The home's history of compliance. (D) If the director determines the need for a civil monetary penalty under this section, the director may enter into settlement negotiations with the affected home. Settlements may include any of the following: (...

... 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 or otherwise, by a small employer for any portion of the premium. (2) The health benefit...

...aims 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; (h) Disability. (2) "Network plan" means a health benefit plan of a carrier under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through ...

...(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...

...section shall be provided in a manner determined to be understandable by the average small employer, and in a manner sufficient to reasonably inform a small employer regarding the employer's rights and obligations under the health benefit plan. (C) Nothing in this section requires a carrier to disclose any information that is by law proprietary and trade secret information.

...s for one or more small employer health care alliances in accordance with section 1731.09 of the Revised Code, this section shall apply in accordance with section 1731.09 of the Revised Code.

...s for one or more small employer health care alliances in accordance with section 1731.09 of the Revised Code, this section shall apply in accordance with section 1731.09 of the Revised Code. (C) Carriers offering health benefit plans to small employers shall file premium rates with the superintendent in accordance with section 3923.02 of the Revised Code with respect to the carrier's sickness and accident insuranc...

...(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 ...

...vision. If the court of common pleas determines in an action under this division that an employer violated division (B) of this section, it shall impose a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars or, if the violator previously has been determined by any court of common pleas to have violated division (B) of this section, not more than twenty-five thousand dollars. Any civil penalty imposed pursuant to thi...

...aims 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; (h) Disability. (B) No group health benefit plan, or carrier offering health insurance coverage in connection with a group health benefit plan, shall require any individual, as a condition of enrollment or continued enrollment und...