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...ment of children is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I. PURPOSE The purpose of this compact is to: (A) Provide a process through which children subject to this compact are placed in safe and suitable homes in a timely manner. (B) Facilitate ongoing supervision of a placement, the delivery of services,...

..., in accordance with applicable federal law; (K) Requirements prohibiting a hemp cultivation licensee and a hemp processing licensee from cultivating or processing marihuana; (L) A procedure for testing, using post-decarboxylation or other similarly reliable methods, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration levels of plants and products for purposes of determining compliance with this chapter and rules adopted ...

...(A) An employee is eligible for disability leave benefits under this section if the employee has completed one year of continuous state service immediately prior to the date of the disability and if any of the following applies: (1) The employee is a full-time permanent employee and is eligible for sick leave credit pursuant to division (B) of section 124.382 of the Revised Code or is entitled to disability benefi...

...nce with applicable preemptive federal laws or regulations. The response shall state the reason for the health insuring corporation's decision, inform the enrollee of the right to pursue a further review, and explain the procedures for initiating the review, including the time frames within which the enrollee must request the review, as specified in section 3922.02 of the Revised Code. Failure by a health insur...

...(A) Any cost incurred by a hospital or emergency medical facility in conducting a medical examination of a victim of an offense under any provision of sections 2907.02 to 2907.06 of the Revised Code for the purpose of gathering physical evidence for a possible prosecution, including the cost of any antibiotics administered as part of the examination and the cost of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis provided as part...

...(A) The department of health shall review applications for eligibility for the program for children and youth with special health care needs that are submitted to the department by city and general health districts and physician providers approved in accordance with division (C) of this section. The department shall determine whether the applicants meet the medical and financial eligibility requirements established b...

...No plasmapheresis center shall be certified by the director of health unless all federal requirements for the collection of plasma by plasmapheresis under the "Public Health Service Act," 58 Stat. 682 (1944) 42 U.S.C. 201, as amended, are met and: (A) A test approved by the director of health for hepatitis B antigen is made on a sample of blood taken from the donor at the time of blood collection; (B) No person...

...in the discharge of any duty imposed by law. (10) As promptly as possible in the course of efficient administration, decentralize and relocate such of the personnel and activities of the bureau as is appropriate to the end that the receipt, investigation, determination, and payment of claims may be undertaken at or near the place of injury or the residence of the claimant and for that purpose establish regional off...

...(A) The administrator of workers' compensation, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors, shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the health care partnership program administered by the bureau of workers' compensation to provide medical, surgical, nursing, drug, hospital, and rehabilitation services and supplies to an employee for an injury or o...

...nistration of the workers' compensation law; (f) The employer's proposed plan to inform employees of the change from a state fund insurer to a self-insuring employer, the procedures the employer will follow as a self-insuring employer, and the employees' rights to compensation and benefits; and (g) The employer has either an account in a financial institution in this state, or if the employer maintains an accoun...

...(A) A dentist who holds a current, valid oral health access supervision permit issued under section 4715.362 of the Revised Code may authorize a dental hygienist who holds a current, valid permit issued under section 4715.363 of the Revised Code to perform dental hygiene services at a facility when no dentist is physically present if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The authorizing dentist's authorizati...

...(A) There is hereby created the physician assistant policy committee of the state medical board. The president of the board shall appoint the members of the committee. The committee shall consist of the seven members specified in divisions (A)(1) to (3) of this section. When the committee is developing or revising policy and procedures for physician-delegated prescriptive authority for physician assistants, the commi...

... (E) Unless specifically prohibited by law, a medical practitioner shall not be discriminated against or suffer any adverse action for disclosing any information that the medical practitioner reasonably believes evinces any violation of this section or any other law, rule, or regulation; any violation of any standard of care or other ethical guidelines for the provision of any health care service; or gross mismanage...

...(A) The state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter. The rules shall do all of the following: (1) Specify items considered to be home medical equipment for purposes of divisions (B)(1) and (2) of section 4752.01 of the Revised Code; (2) Establish procedures for issuance and renewal of licenses and certificates of registration under this chapter, including the duties that may b...

...(A) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall adopt rules under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code to establish and administer a grant program under which grants are distributed according to the following priorities: (1) First priority shall be given to emergency medical service organizations for the training of personnel, for the purchase of equipment and vehicles, and to...

...(A) All courses offered through an emergency medical services training program or an emergency medical services continuing education program, other than an ambulance driving course and the dementia-related training course developed under section 4765.162 of the Revised Code, shall be developed under the direction of a physician who specializes in emergency medicine. Each course that deals with trauma care shall be de...

...isting or former municipal ordinance or law of this or any other state or the United States that is or was substantially equivalent to any section listed in division (A)(2)(a) of this section. (B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the rape crisis program trust fund, consisting of money paid into the fund pursuant to sections 307.515 and 311.172 of the Revised Code and any money appropriated to the fund ...

...(A) Except as provided in division (F) of this section, the department of administrative services in consultation with the superintendent of insurance shall negotiate with and, in accordance with the competitive selection procedures of Chapter 125. of the Revised Code, contract with one or more insurance companies authorized to do business in this state, for the issuance of one of the following: (1) A policy of gr...

...any other state established by or under law, or any combination of these entities; the United States or any department, division, or agency of the United States; one or more other states or groups of states; other purchasing consortia; and any agency, commission, or authority established under an interstate compact or agreement. (d) "Political subdivision" means any county, township, municipal corporation, school d...

...nal from making any report required by law or professional ethical standards. (I)(1) The owner of a well who is required to submit a well completion record under division (A) of this section or a report under division (B)(3) of this section or a person that provides information to the owner as described in and for purposes of division (A)(9) or (10) or (B)(3) of this section may designate without disclosing on...

...iven and unless otherwise prohibited by law, a representative of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall have access to any records, including medical records, of a resident or a recipient that are reasonably necessary for investigation of a complaint. Consent may be given in any of the following ways: (1) In writing by the resident or recipient; (2) Orally by the resident or recipient, witne...

...deral, and international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, with local, state, and federal prosecutors, and with the national association of insurance commissioners and its affiliates and subsidiaries, provided that the recipient agrees to maintain the confidential or privileged status of the confidential or privileged document or information and has authority to do so. (3) Nothing in this section shall prohib...

...(A) As used in this section, "necessary information" includes the results of any face-to-face clinical evaluation or second opinion that may be required (B) A health insuring corporation shall maintain written procedures for determining whether a requested service is a service covered under the terms of an enrollee's policy, contract, or agreement, making utilization review determinations, and notifying enrollees, p...

...(A) A health insuring corporation that does not allow direct access to all specialists shall establish and implement a procedure by which an enrollee may receive a standing referral to a specialist. The procedure shall provide for a standing referral to a specialist if a primary care provider determines in consultation with a specialist that an enrollee needs continuing care from a specialist. The referral shall be m...

...re is consistent with state and federal law, including the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996," 42 U.S.C. 1320d et seq. and any regulations promulgated by the United States department of health and human services to implement the act. (2) "Covered entity" means any of the following: (a) A licensed health professional as defined in section 3721.21 of the Revised Code; (b) A hospita...