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...If the court of common pleas refuses to renew the license of a ferryman, he shall be exonerated from the penalties of sections 4583.01 to 4583.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, by paying into the county treasury, previous to a prosecution being commenced against him, such sum, for the time which has elapsed between the expiration of his license and the next term of the court, as bears a ratable proportion to the a...

...Any officer neglecting or failing to comply with sections 4583.01 to 4583.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall forfeit and pay for each offense not exceeding fifty dollars, at the discretion of any judge before whom it may be recovered, for the use of the county.

...County court judges, municipal court judges, and clerks of the courts of common pleas before whom the fines provided for in sections 4583.01 to 4583.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, are recovered, shall present an accurate account thereof to the county auditor on or before the first day of June annually. Clerks shall also return a list of all licenses issued by them, and to whom, and the price of each respectively...

...(A) Any watercraft navigating the waters within or bordering upon this state, is liable for the following: (1) All debts contracted on account of such watercraft by the master, owner, steward, consignee, or other agent for the following: (a) Materials, supplies, or labor in the building, repairing, furnishing, or equipping of the watercraft; (b) Insurance; (c) Wharfage. (2) Damages arising out of any contract fo...

...If a liability provided for in section 4585.01 of the Revised Code arises beyond the jurisdiction of this state, a lien therefor shall attach and may be enforced as provided in sections 4585.01 to 4585.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, except against purchasers without notice.

...A person who has a lien under section 4585.01 of the Revised Code may proceed against the owner of the watercraft, the master who contracted a debt, or the watercraft itself. The person may file a complaint as in a civil action in the appropriate municipal or county court or court of common pleas, against the watercraft by name, or if it does not have a name, by a pertinent and substantial description of it. Upon th...

...On the filing of a complaint under section 4585.03 of the Revised Code, the clerk of the court shall issue a summons, as in other cases, with a warrant returnable as other writs, directing the sheriff to seize the watercraft, or such part of its apparel or furniture as is necessary to satisfy the claim for relief of the plaintiff, and to detain them until discharged by due course of law. The officer who executes the ...

...The officer holding the warrant issued under section 4585.04 of the Revised Code, may require the plaintiff to deposit with him such sum of money as he deems reasonable to defray all necessary expenses in taking charge of, detaining, and securing the property. In no case shall he pay to a person employed by him for such purpose more than two dollars per day for the time actually employed.

...The officer shall return an account of the expenses incurred by him under section 4585.05 of the Revised Code. If the amount deposited with him is greater than the sum expended, he shall pay the balance in his hands to the plaintiff; if it is less than that sum, the plaintiff shall forthwith pay him the balance.

...The owner, master, steward, consignee, or other agent of a watercraft seized by the officer under section 4585.04 of the Revised Code, may discharge the property by delivering to the officer who made the seizure a bond, with two sufficient sureties, residents of the county, payable to the plaintiff in double the amount of his demands as stated in the petition, conditioned that the property will be forthcoming to answ...

...If an action is commenced under sections 4585.01 to 4585.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, without reasonable or probable cause, the person commencing it shall be liable to make compensation to the defendant for all damage sustained by him by reason thereof. If the defendant appears, defends, and is damaged, he shall set forth in his answer, or in a written statement if the cause is before a judge of a county court...

...The return of the warrant provided for in section 4585.04 of the Revised Code, showing a seizure of property is equivalent to service upon the watercraft. If the judgment is for the plaintiff, the property held may be sold on the order of the court. The proceeds of a sale under sections 4585.01 to 4585.14 of the Revised Code shall be applied initially to security interests on the watercraft that are superior under di...

...The officer holding a writ for the sale of a watercraft, its apparel, or furniture, before proceeding to sell it, shall give public notice of the time and place of sale for at least ten days previous thereto or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, and by advertisement posted in at least five public places in the county. Such sales...

...If the proceeds of the sale of the watercraft do not satisfy the judgment, the owner of the watercraft, or master who contracted the debt or incurred the liability, shall be liable in a civil action for the balance.

...Judges of county courts within their respective areas of jurisdiction shall have jurisdiction under sections 4585.01 to 4585.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, when the amount claimed does not exceed five hundred dollars, and as near as may be shall proceed according to the rules prescribed in said sections for other courts. The bill of particulars of the plaintiff shall be verified by his affidavit.

...Parties to any action before a county court judge, as permitted by section 4585.12 of the Revised Code, shall have the same right of appeal as in other cases. If the judgment is against the watercraft by name or description, the owner, master, steward, consignee, or other agent, may appeal therefrom by entering into bond as in other cases.

...If the plaintiff appeals and perfects the appeal, the officer who seized the property shall retain it unless it is discharged by giving bond, as provided in section 4585.07 of the Revised Code. If the defendant appeals and the appeal is perfected, the officer on receiving the certificate of the county court judge of that fact shall restore the property.

...Any of the following professionals may supervise a chemical dependency counselor III for purposes of divisions (A)(1) and (4) of section 4758.56 of the Revised Code: (A) An independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical supervisor licensed under this chapter; (B) An individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; (C) A ps...

... An individual who holds a valid prevention specialist assistant certificate or registered applicant certificate issued under this chapter may engage in the practice of prevention services under the supervision of any of the following: (A) A prevention consultant or prevention specialist certified under this chapter; (B) An individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and s...

...An individual who holds a chemical dependency counselor III license and a gambling disorder endorsement may do all of the following: (A) Treat gambling disorder conditions; (B) Diagnose gambling disorder conditions under supervision; (C) Perform treatment planning, assessment, crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, case management, and educational services insofar as those functions relate to ...

... (A) No person shall offer or render respiratory care services, or represent that the person is a respiratory care professional, respiratory therapist, respiratory technologist, respiratory care technician, respiratory practitioner, inhalation therapist, inhalation technologist, or inhalation therapy technician, or to have any similar title or to provide these services under a similar description, unless the person ...

... (A)(1) No person listed in division (A)(2) of this section having reasonable cause to believe that an adult is being abused, neglected, or exploited, or is in a condition which is the result of abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall knowingly fail to immediately report such belief to the county department of job and family services. (2) All of the following are subject to division (A)(1) of this section: (a) An a...

... (A) The medicaid program shall include coverage of inpatient care and follow-up care for a mother and her newborn as follows: (1) The medicaid program shall cover a minimum of forty-eight hours of inpatient care following a normal vaginal delivery and a minimum of ninety-six hours of inpatient care following a cesarean delivery. Services covered as inpatient care shall include medical, educational, and any other se...

... As used in this chapter: (A) "Person" includes individuals, receivers, assignees, trustees in bankruptcy, estates, firms, partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, joint ventures, clubs, societies, corporations, the state and its political subdivisions, and combinations of individuals of any form. (B) "Sale" and "selling" include all of the following transactions for a consideration in any manner, whe...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Applicant" means a person who is under final consideration for employment with a responsible party in a full-time, part-time, or temporary direct-care position or is referred to a responsible party by an employment service for such a position. "Applicant" does not include a person being considered for a direct-care position as a volunteer. (2) "Area agency on aging" has the sa...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Community-based long-term care services" means community-based long-term care services, as defined in section 173.14 of the Revised Code, that are provided under a program the department of aging administers. (2) "Community-based long-term care services certificate" means a certificate issued under section 173.391 of the Revised Code. (3) "Community-based long-term care ser...

... (A) If a policy, contract, or agreement of a health insuring corporation uses a restricted formulary of prescription drugs, the health insuring corporation shall do both of the following: (1) Develop such a formulary in consultation with and with the approval of a pharmacy and therapeutics committee, a majority of the members of which are physicians or advanced practice registered nurses affiliated with the health...

... A professional association may render a particular professional service only through officers, employees, and agents who are themselves duly licensed, certificated, or otherwise legally authorized to render the professional service within this state. As used in this section, "employee" does not include clerks, bookkeepers, technicians, or other individuals who are not usually and ordinarily considered by custom and ...

... (A) As used in this section and sections 2108.62 and 2108.63 of the Revised Code: (1) "Health care institution" means a hospital registered as such under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code or a freestanding birthing center. (2) "Health care professional" means a physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; a registered nurse,...

... A person who holds a current, valid license issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse may take any action that may be taken by an attending physician under sections 2133.21 to 2133.26 of the Revised Code and has the immunity provided by section 2133.22 of the Revised Code if the action is taken pursuant to a standard care arrangement with a collaborating phys...

... (A) The board of health of a city or general health district may procure a policy or policies of insurance insuring the members of the board, the health commissioner, and the employees of the board against liability on account of damage or injury to persons and property resulting from any act or omission that occurs in the individual's official capacity as a member or employee of the board or resulting solely out of...

... (A) It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting Chapter 3722. of the Revised Code to require each hospital operating in this state to be licensed by the director of health. Beginning on September 30, 2024, any reference to a hospital contained in the Revised Code in a chapter other than Chapter 3722. of the Revised Code shall be construed to mean a hospital licensed under Chapter 3722. of the Revised Code. ...

... As used in sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code: (A)(1) "Adverse underwriting decision" means any of the following actions with respect to insurance transactions involving life, health, or disability insurance coverage that is individually underwritten: (a) A declination of insurance coverage; (b) A termination of insurance coverage; (c) Failure of an agent to apply for insurance coverage with a s...

... (A) The following individuals are exempt from this chapter, except section 4709.091 of the Revised Code, as applicable: (1) All individuals licensed by this state to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, or any branch of medicine, surgery, or dentistry, while acting within the scope of practice for the license, permit, or certificate held; (2) Commissioned medical or surgical officers of the United States army,...

...(A) As used in this section, "practice deficiency" means any activity that does not meet acceptable and prevailing standards of safe and effective nursing care or dialysis care. (B) The board of nursing may abstain from taking disciplinary action under section 4723.28 of the Revised Code against the holder of a license or certificate issued under this chapter who has a practice deficiency that has been identified by...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Chronic pain" has the same meaning as in section 4731.052 of the Revised Code. (2) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Hospice care program" means a program licensed under Chapter 3712. of the Revised Code. (4) "Hospital" means a hospital registered with the department of health under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code....

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Light-based medical device" means any device that can be made to produce or amplify electromagnetic radiation at wavelengths equal to or greater than one hundred eighty nm but less than or equal to 1.0 X 106 nm and that is manufactured, designed, intended, or promoted for irradiation of any part of the human body for the purpose of affecting the structure or function of the body....

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Physician" means an individual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (2) "Sonographer" means an individual who uses ultrasonic imaging devices to produce diagnostic images, scans, or videos or three-dimensional volumes of anatomical and diagnostic data. (B) A physician may delegate to a sonographer the authority ...

... An individual seeking a chemical dependency counselor II license shall meet the requirements of division (A) or (B) of this section. (A) To meet the requirements of this division, an individual must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Hold from an accredited educational institution an associate's degree in a behavioral science or nursing or a bachelor's degree in any field; (2) Have not less than the n...

...(A) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of any person who: (1) Is a health care professional licensed by this state providing respiratory care services included in the scope of practice established by the license held, as long as the person does not represent that the person is engaged in the practice of respiratory care; (2) Is employed as a respi...

...(A) Except as provided in section 3721.17 of the Revised Code, a finding shall be cited only on the basis of a survey and a determination that one or more actions, practices, situations, or incidents at a nursing facility caused or resulted from the facility's failure to comply with one or more certification requirements. The department of health shall determine whether the actions, practices, situations, or in...

... As used in this chapter: (A)(1) "Basic health care services" means the following services when medically necessary: (a) Physician's services, except when such services are supplemental under division (B) of this section; (b) Inpatient hospital services; (c) Outpatient medical services; (d) Emergency health services; (e) Urgent care services; (f) Diagnostic laboratory services and diagnostic and therape...