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...(A) No person shall act as a telephone solicitor without having first obtained a surety bond issued by a surety company that holds a certificate of authority to do business in this state issued by the superintendent of insurance under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code, and all of the following conditions are met: (1) A copy of the bond is filed with the attorney general. (2) The bond is in favor of any person, and of...

...No telephone solicitor shall do any of the following: (A) Obtain a certificate of registration or registration renewal under section 4719.03 of the Revised Code through any false or fraudulent representation or make any material misrepresentation in any registration or registration renewal application; (B) Fail to maintain a valid certificate of registration or registration renewal; (C) Advertise that one is regis...

...e attorney general's own inquiries, has reason to believe that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is preparing to engage in a violation of any provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under any provision of those sections, the attorney general may investigate the alleged violation. (B) For purposes of an investigation under division (A) of this section, the attorney general m...

... a residential building, including the creation of a new structure and the repair, improvement, remodel, or renovation of an existing structure. "Home construction service" does not include construction performed on a structure that contains four or more dwelling units, except for work on an individual dwelling unit within that structure, or construction performed on the common area of a condominium property. (C) "...

...rge may be imposed for any disassembly, reassembly, or partially completed work, which shall be directly related to the actual labor or parts involved; (b) Charge for any excess cost that the owner has not approved; (c) Represent that repairs or work have been performed when such is not the fact; (d) Fail to perform the home construction service in a workmanlike manner; (e) Fail to tender to the owner, withi...

...f complaints, the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a person has engaged or is engaging in an act or practice that violates this chapter, the attorney general may investigate. (B) For this purpose, the attorney general may administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, adduce evidence, and require the production of relevant matter. If matter that the attorney general requires to be produced is loc...

...ries or as a result of complaints, has reasonable cause to believe that a supplier has engaged or is engaging in an act or practice that violates this chapter, and that the action would be in the public interest, the attorney general may bring any of the following: (1) An action to obtain a declaratory judgment that the act or practice violates this chapter; (2)(a) An action, with notice as required by Civil ...

...of the transaction must occur within a reasonable time after the owner discovers or should have discovered the ground for it and before any substantial change in condition of the subject of the transaction. (C) Any owner may seek a declaratory judgment, an injunction, or other appropriate relief against an act or practice that violates this chapter. (D) The court may award to the prevailing party a reasonable...

...and the request is made in writing at a reasonable time before trial and the requestor cooperates in good faith in the defense of the claim or action, the state shall provide and pay for the requestor's defense and shall pay any resulting judgment, compromise, or settlement. At no time shall the state pay any part of a claim or judgment that is for punitive or exemplary damages.

... continuing education requirements, for reactivating inactive licenses or certificates, and for reinstating licenses or certificates that have lapsed; (H) Conditions that may be imposed for reinstatement of a license or certificate following action taken under section 3123.47, 4723.28, 4723.281, 4723.652, or 4723.86 of the Revised Code resulting in a license or certificate suspension; (I) Criteria for evaluating ...

...to the nurse education assistance fund created in section 3333.28 of the Revised Code, the board of nursing shall certify to the director of budget and management the number of licenses renewed under this chapter during the preceding quarter and the amount equal to that number times five dollars. (C) The board may charge a participant in a board-sponsored continuing education activity an amount not exceeding fifte...

...723.85, or 4723.89 of the Revised Code; reactivation of a license, under division (D) of section 4723.24 of the Revised Code, that has been inactive for at least five years; or reinstatement of a license, under division (D) of section 4723.24 of the Revised Code, that has lapsed for at least five years shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check of th...

...Nothing in sections 4723.11 to 4723.114 of the Revised Code shall be construed to limit, alter, or modify the following: (A) Any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of a collective bargaining agreement entered into by a hospital; (B) The authority of the board of nursing to determine any of the following: (1) Whether an applicant seeking a traditional license to practice as a registered nurse or as a licens...

...(A) An individual whom the board of nursing licenses or otherwise legally authorizes to engage in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse may render the professional services of a registered, advanced practice registered, or licensed practical nurse within this state through a corporation formed under division (B) of section 1701.03 of the Revised...

...rom taking action only if the board has reason to believe that the individual's practice deficiency can be corrected through remediation, and if the individual enters into an agreement with the board to seek remediation as prescribed by the board, complies with the terms and conditions of the remediation, and successfully completes the remediation. If an individual fails to complete the remediation or the board dete...

...person for damages in a civil action by reason of actions taken to refer a nurse, dialysis technician, community health worker, or medication aide to a treatment provider or actions or omissions of the provider in treating a nurse, dialysis technician, community health worker, or medication aide.

...(A) Through the attorney general or an appropriate prosecuting attorney, the board of nursing may apply to an appropriate court for an order enjoining the unauthorized practice of nursing or any other violation of this chapter. On the filing of a verified petition, the court shall conduct a hearing on the petition and give the same preference to the proceeding as is given all proceedings under Chapter 119. of the Rev...

...otified the applicant in writing of the reasons for the continuation of the investigation. If the board determines that the applicant has not violated this chapter, it shall issue a certificate not later than forty-five days after making that determination. (B) A license to practice nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse is subject to the renewal schedule that applies under section 4723.24 of the Revised C...

...orceps, do any obstetric operation, or treat any other abnormal condition, except in emergencies. Division (A) of this section does not prohibit a certified nurse-midwife from performing episiotomies or normal vaginal deliveries, or repairing vaginal tears. A certified nurse-midwife may, in collaboration with one or more physicians, prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices in accordance with section 4723.481 of the Re...

...(A) The board of nursing shall establish a list of national certifying organizations approved by the board to examine and certify advanced practice registered nurses to practice nursing specialties. To be approved by the board, a national certifying organization must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Be national in the scope of its credentialing; (2) Have an educational requirement beyond that required fo...

...(A) A clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner who holds a license to practice nursing issued under section 4723.42 of the Revised Code may delegate to a person not otherwise authorized to administer drugs the authority to administer to a specified patient a drug, unless the drug is a controlled substance or is listed in the formulary established in rules adopted under secti...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, in the case of a license holder who is seeking renewal of a license to practice nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse and who prescribes opioid analgesics or benzodiazepines, as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code, the holder shall certify to the board whether the holder has been granted access to the drug database established and maintaine...

...evised Code. (2) "Medication-assisted treatment" has the same meaning as in section 340.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of nursing shall adopt rules establishing standards and procedures to be followed by advanced practice registered nurses in the use of all drugs approved by the United States food and drug administration for use in medication-assisted treatment, including controlled substances in schedule II...

...ised Code. (2) "Medication-assisted treatment" has the same meaning as in section 340.01 of the Revised Code. (B) An advanced practice registered nurse shall comply with section 3719.064 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under section 4723.51 of the Revised Code when treating a patient for addiction with medication-assisted treatment or proposing to initiate such treatment.

...notified by the department of health of real and present danger related to its administration of medications or provision of skilled nursing care, the board shall prohibit the home or facility from commencing any further supervised clinical practice components until either of the following occurs: (a) A plan of correction is approved. (b) The home or facility resolves the danger. The board shall allow a trainin...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Retail installment sale" includes every retail installment contract to sell specific goods, every consumer transaction in which the cash price may be paid in installments over a period of time, and every retail sale of specific goods to any person in which the cash price may be paid in installments over a period of time. "Retail installment sale" does not include a lease-purchase agreem...

...ssigned primary responsibility for the treatment or care of the principal or, if the responsibility has not been assigned, the physician who has accepted that responsibility. (C) "Comfort care" means any of the following: (1) Nutrition when administered to diminish the pain or discomfort of a principal, but not to postpone death; (2) Hydration when administered to diminish the pain or discomfort of a principal,...

...es, including the sites and interest in real estate pertaining thereto, is to be held, transferred, or disposed of; (2) Unless provided for by lease pursuant to section 140.05 of the Revised Code, the method by which such hospital facilities are to be acquired, constructed, or otherwise improved and by which they shall be managed, occupied, maintained, and repaired, including the designation of one of the hospital ...

...r technical colleges; (3) Parks and recreation; (4) Ohio cultural facilities; (5) Ohio sports facilities; (6) Housing of branches and agencies of state government. (B) The authority provided by Chapter 154. of the Revised Code is in addition to any other authority provided by law for the same or similar purposes, except as may otherwise specifically be provided in Chapter 154. of the Revised Code. In case any...

...or grant, a pledge of charges for the treatment or care of mental hygiene and retardation patients to bond service charges on obligations other than those issued for capital facilities for mental hygiene and retardation, or a pledge of any receipts of or on behalf of state supported or state assisted institutions of higher education to bond service charges on obligations other than those issued for capital faci...

... who require an average length of stay greater than twenty-five days and is classified by the centers for medicare and medicaid services as a long-term care hospital pursuant to 42 C.F.R. 412.23(e); (c) A county home or district home operated pursuant to Chapter 5155. of the Revised Code; (d) A residential facility licensed under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, supervision, and per...

... who require an average length of stay greater than twenty-five days and is classified by the centers for medicare and medicaid services as a long-term care hospital pursuant to 42 C.F.R. 412.23(e); (3) County homes and district homes operated pursuant to Chapter 5155. of the Revised Code; (4) Residential facilities licensed under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code that provide accommodations, supervision, an...

...(A) An individual who is an applicant for or participant or former participant in the state-funded component of the PASSPORT program may appeal an adverse action taken or proposed to be taken by the department of aging or an entity designated by the department concerning participation in or services provided under the component if the action will result in any of the following: (1) Denial of enrollment or continued ...

...(A) An individual who is an applicant for or participant or former participant in the state-funded component of the assisted living program may appeal an adverse action taken or proposed to be taken by the department of aging or an entity designated by the department concerning participation in or services provided under the component if the action will result in any of the following: (1) Denial of enrollment or con...

...h sound actuarial principles or is not reasonably related to the applicable coverage and characteristics of the applicable class of enrollees. The superintendent shall notify the health insuring corporation of the disapproval, and it shall thereafter be unlawful for the health insuring corporation to use the contractual periodic prepayment or premium rate, or amendment. (2) No contractual periodic prepayment ...

...he participating provider notice of the reason or reasons for its decision to terminate the provider's participation and an opportunity to take corrective action. The health insuring corporation shall develop a performance improvement plan in conjunction with the participating provider. If after being afforded the opportunity to comply with the performance improvement plan, the participating provider fails to do so, ...

... or music therapist in rendering care, treatment, or professional advice to an individual patient. This division does not prevent a hospital, as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code, insurer, as defined in section 3999.36 of the Revised Code, or intermediary organization, as defined in section 1751.01 of the Revised Code, from entering into a contract with a professional association described in this div...

...ney for health care" means a document created pursuant to sections 1337.11 to 1337.17 of the Revised Code. (K) "Eye bank" means a person conducting operations in this state that is licensed, accredited, or regulated under federal or state law to engage in the recovery, screening, testing, processing, storage, or distribution of human eyes or portions of human eyes. (L) "Guardian" means a person appointed b...

...(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the second chance trust fund. The fund shall consist of voluntary contributions deposited as provided in sections 4501.028 and 4503.721 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of health shall use the money in the fund only for the following purposes: (1) Development and implementation of a campaign that explains and promotes the second chance trust fund; (2) Deve...

...nt or attempt to prevent, or delay or unreasonably attempt to delay, the transfer of a patient in violation of division (B) of section 2133.23 of the Revised Code. (2) No person shall purposely conceal, cancel, deface, or obliterate the DNR identification of another person without the consent of the other person. (3) No person shall purposely falsify or forge a revocation of a declaration that is the basis of the D...

...make decisions about the mental health treatment of the declarant and may designate an adult as an alternate proxy as described in section 2135.02 of the Revised Code. A proxy designated to make decisions about mental health treatment may make decisions about mental health treatment on behalf of the declarant only when the declaration has become operative. The decisions of the proxy regarding the mental health treatm...

...(A) A declaration for mental health treatment is valid only if it is signed by the declarant, states the date of its execution, and is either witnessed by two adults or acknowledged before a notary public. If a proxy, or a proxy and an alternate proxy, have been designated in the declaration, then each proxy also shall sign the declaration, and the signature of each proxy shall be either witnessed by two adults or a...

...(A) If a mental health treatment provider of a declarant or a health care facility providing services to a declarant is unwilling at any time to comply with the declarant's declaration, the mental health treatment provider or health care facility promptly shall notify the declarant and any proxy and document the notification in the declarant's medical record. The mental health treatment provider or health care facili...

...the child is receiving or has received treatment as a voluntary or involuntary mentally ill patient under Chapter 5122. of the Revised Code, is or has been institutionalized under Chapter 5123. of the Revised Code, or is receiving or has received psychotropic or other medication, even if the child might become incompetent to proceed without that medication.

...Disaster" means any occurrence of widespread personal injury or loss of life that results from any natural or technological phenomenon or act of a human, or an epidemic and is declared to be a disaster by the federal government, the state government, or a political subdivision of this state. (4) "Emergency medical technician" means an EMT-basic, an EMT-I, or a paramedic. (5) "EMT-basic" means an individual who ho...

...(A) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of section 149.43, 1751.21, 2305.24, 2305.25, 2305.251, 2305.252, or 2305.28 of the Revised Code, an incident report or risk management report and the contents of an incident report or risk management report are not subject to discovery in, and are not admissible in evidence in the trial of, a tort action. An individual who prepares or has knowledge of the contents of an inc...

...le food that remains on a farm or other real property and that the owner, lessee, renter, or operator of the property permits one or more persons to salvage free-of-charge for subsequent donation to one or more agencies. (6) "Harm" means injury, death, or loss to person or property. (7) "Hospital" has the same meaning as in section 3701.01, 3727.01, or 5122.01 of the Revised Code. (8) "Individuals in need" mean...

...s whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine at any time relevant to a criminal offense that is submitted in a criminal action or proceeding in accordance with division (B)(2)(b) or (B)(3)(b) of section 2317.02 of the Revised Code.

...sed to establish a standard of care or breach of that standard of care in the action.

...y failing to provide a person with any treatment, care, goods, or service that is necessary to maintain the health or safety of the person when the failure results in physical harm or serious physical harm to the person. (2) "Neglect" means recklessly failing to provide a person with any treatment, care, goods, or service that is necessary to maintain the health or safety of the person when the failure results in s...