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...(A)(1) Every emergency medical service organization and nonemergency medical service organization licensee under this chapter shall furnish adequate evidence of liability insurance coverage, in an amount of not less than five hundred thousand dollars per occurrence and not less than five hundred thousand dollars in the aggregate, for any cause for which the licensee would be liable. (2) Every air medical service or...

...(A) There is hereby created the Ohio cemetery dispute resolution commission, which shall consist of nine members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows: (1) One member shall be the management authority of a municipal, township, or union cemetery and shall be selected from a list of four names submitted to the governor. Two of the four names shall be submitted by the Ohio...

...(A) To constitute a certified mental health assistant program for purposes of section 4772.04 of the Revised Code, an education program approved by the chancellor of higher education shall be at least thirty credit hours of graduate coursework that includes courses in each of the following areas: (1) Psychiatric diagnoses included in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders published by the America...

...(A) There is hereby created the motor vehicle repair board consisting of seven members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Each member of the board shall be a resident of the state. Five members shall be motor vehicle collision repair operators. One member shall possess expertise in motor vehicle mechanical repair, and one member shall be a representative of the public who has ...

...(A) The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall publish and make available to the public written information regarding both of the following: (1) The board's regulatory functions over the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics and the provisions of this chapter; (2) The procedures by which complaints are filed with the board, which shall include a description of th...

...(A) Whenever the division of industrial compliance within the department of commerce determines that an emergency exists due to disaster, act of God, or work stoppage, and the number of individuals in the state holding elevator mechanic's licenses issued by the division is insufficient to cope with the emergency, the division shall declare such a state of emergency and respond as prescribed in this section to assure ...

...(A) There is hereby created, within the division of industrial compliance within the department of commerce, the elevator safety review board. (B) The board is responsible for investigating violations of this chapter, holding disciplinary administrative hearings, and assessing penalties in accordance with sections 4785.091 and 4785.092 of the Revised Code. (C) The board consists of the following members: (1)...

...(A) As used in this chapter: "Certification" means a voluntary program in which a private organization or the state grants nontransferable recognition to an individual who meets personal qualifications established by the private organization or state law. "Individual" means a natural person. "Lawful occupation" means a course of conduct, pursuit, or profession that includes the sale of goods or services that ar...

...The jurisdiction, supervision, powers, and duties of the public utilities commission extend to every public utility and railroad, the plant or property of which lies wholly within this state and when the property of a public utility or railroad lies partly within and partly without this state to that part of such plant or property which lies within this state; to the persons or companies owning, leasing, or ope...

...Every public utility shall furnish necessary and adequate service and facilities, and every public utility shall furnish and provide with respect to its business such instrumentalities and facilities, as are adequate and in all respects just and reasonable. All charges made or demanded for any service rendered, or to be rendered, shall be just, reasonable, and not more than the charges allowed by law or by order of t...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Control" means the possession of the power to direct the management and policies of a domestic telephone company or a holding company of a domestic telephone company, or the management and policies of a domestic electric utility or a holding company of a domestic electric utility through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise, but does not include the power th...

...(A) To the extent known to the commission, the commission shall notify an operator of a master-meter system that the operator is subject to sections 4905.90 to 4905.96 of the Revised Code, the pipe-line safety code, safety inspections, and safety audits. (B)(1) Each operator of a master-meter system shall conduct safety inspections as required by sections 4905.90 to 4905.96 of the Revised Code and the pipe-line safe...

...Regulation of service applicable to railroads shall include: (A) The transportation of passengers and property between points within this state; (B) The receiving, switching, delivering, storing, and handling of such property; (C) All charges connected with divisions (A) and (B) of this section, including icing charges and mileage charges; (D) All railroad companies, sleeping car companies, equipment companies, e...

...If the legislative authority of any municipal corporation fails to regulate, within sixty days after the expiration of any lawful rate, by ordinance, the rates to be charged by any public utility engaged in the business of supplying water for public or private consumption, such water company or one per cent of the qualified electors of such municipal corporation may petition the public utilities commission to fix the...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Ambulance" has the same meaning as in section 4766.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "For-hire motor carrier" means a person engaged in the business of transporting persons or property by motor vehicle for compensation, except when engaged in any of the following in intrastate commerce: (1) The transportation of persons in taxicabs in the usual taxicab service; (2) The transportation of pu...

...(A)(1) No person shall operate in this state as an electric utility, an electric services company, a billing and collection agent, or a regional transmission organization approved by the federal energy regulatory commission and having the responsibility for maintaining reliability in all or part of this state on and after the starting date of competitive retail electric service unless that person first does bot...

...(A) Upon receiving a certified request from a competitive retail electric service supplier under a service agreement that explicitly authorizes an expedited return to an electric distribution utility's standard service offer, voluntarily entered into by a mercantile customer, a utility shall complete the request within three business days. (B) The electric distribution utility shall not be held liable for any dispu...

...(A) For the purpose of complying with section 4928.141 of the Revised Code and subject to division (D) of this section and, as applicable, subject to the rate plan requirement of division (A) of section 4928.141 of the Revised Code, an electric distribution utility may establish a standard service offer price for retail electric generation service that is delivered to the utility under a market-rate offer. (1...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Alternative rate plan" means a method, alternate to the method of section 4909.15 of the Revised Code, for establishing rates and charges, under which rates and charges may be established for a commodity sales service or ancillary service that is not exempt pursuant to section 4929.04 of the Revised Code or for a distribution service. Alternative rate plans may include, but are n...

...(A)(1) Beginning on the effective date of initial rules adopted pursuant to division (A) of section 4929.20 of the Revised Code, no person shall operate in this state as a retail natural gas supplier, unless that person first does both of the following: (a) Consents irrevocably to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state and service of process in this state, including, without limitation, service of summonses an...

...The legislative authority of a city may authorize the company operating an elevated or underground railroad to lease space in its tunnel or subway for the purpose of placing pipes, conduits, tubes, and wires for artificial or natural gas, water, sewer, heating, telegraph, telephone, signal service, United States mail, or electricity for light, heat, and power purposes, to any company which has been authorized by the ...

...Actions may be brought against the receiver of a railroad, street railway, or an interurban railroad, in any county through or into which such railroad, street railway, or interurban railroad is constructed. Service of summons may be made on the receiver or superintendent of the railroad, street railway, or interurban railroad, or a ticket or freight agent in the employment of or acting for the receiver. No service m...

...(A) Notwithstanding section 4961.37 of the Revised Code, a railroad company, public agency, or other person operating passenger rail service on a right-of-way owned by another shall indemnify and hold harmless the owner, user, or other rights holder for liability for any damages arising out of passenger operations conducted by or on behalf of the railroad company, public agency, or other person operating passenger ra...

...(A) The Ohio rail development commission may exercise all powers necessary or appropriate to carry out its corporate purposes. (B) The commission may do all of the following: (1) Adopt, and from time to time, ratify, amend, and repeal bylaws necessary and proper for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business and rules to implement and make effective its powers and duties; (2) Adopt an offici...

...The "Interstate High Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Network Compact" is hereby ratified, enacted into law and entered into by the state of Ohio with all other states legally joining therein the form substantially as follows: "INTERSTATE HIGH SPEED INTERCITY RAIL PASSENGERNETWORK COMPACT Article IPolicy and Purpose Because the beneficial service of and profitability of a high speed intercity rail passenger system w...

... one or more pharmacists and any of the pharmacy interns supervised by the one or more pharmacists to use a protocol developed pursuant to rules adopted under this section for the purpose of dispensing overdose reversal drugs. If use of the protocol has been authorized, a pharmacist or pharmacy intern may dispense overdose reversal drugs without a prescription to either of the following in accordance with that protoc...

... used in this section: (1) "Charitable pharmacy" means a pharmacy that meets all of the following requirements: (a) Holds a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs license under section 4729.54 of the Revised Code. (b) Is exempt from federal taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 501(a) and (c)(3). (c) Is not a hospital. (2) "Prescription" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Sample drug...

...on or government entity that performs a pharmacy audit, including a payer, a pharmacy benefit manager, or a third-party administrator licensed under Chapter 3959. of the Revised Code. (B) "Business day" means any day of the week excluding Saturday, Sunday, and a legal holiday, as defined in section 1.14 of the Revised Code. (C) "Concurrent review" means a claims review within five business days of submission of cla...

... following conditions when performing a pharmacy audit in this state: (1) If it is necessary that the pharmacy audit be performed on the premises of a pharmacy, the auditing entity shall give the pharmacy that is the subject of the audit written notice of the date or dates on which the audit will be performed and the range of prescription numbers from which the auditing entity will select pharmacy records to audit....

...ce programs. "Administrator" includes a pharmacy benefit manager. "Administrator" does not include any of the following: (1) An insurance agent or solicitor licensed in this state whose activities are limited exclusively to the sale of insurance and who does not provide any administrative services; (2) Any person who administers or operates the workers' compensation program of a self-insuring employer under Cha...

...(A)(1)(a) In each contract between a pharmacy benefit manager and a pharmacy, the pharmacy shall be given the right to obtain from the pharmacy benefit manager, within ten days after any request, a current list of the sources used to determine maximum allowable cost pricing. In each contract between a pharmacy benefit manager and a pharmacy, the pharmacy benefit manager shall be obligated to update and implement the ...

...(A)(1) The state board of pharmacy, after notice and hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may impose any one or more of the following sanctions on a pharmacist or pharmacy intern if the board finds the individual engaged in any of the conduct set forth in division (A)(2) of this section: (a) Revoke, suspend, restrict, limit, or refuse to grant or renew a license; (b) Reprimand or place the...

...ents of division (B) of this section, a pharmacy intern licensed under this chapter who meets the requirements of division (B) of this section and is working under the direct supervision of a pharmacist who meets the requirements of that division, and a certified pharmacy technician or a registered pharmacy technician who meets the requirements of division (B) of this section and is working under the direct supervisi...

... this section: (1) "Remote dispensing pharmacy" means a pharmacy where the dispensing of drugs, patient counseling, and other pharmacist care is provided through a telepharmacy system. The dispensing of drugs at a remote dispensing pharmacy may include the dispensing of drug therapy related devices. (2) "Telepharmacy system" means a system that monitors the dispensing of drugs and provides for related drug utiliz...

...(A)(1) The state board of pharmacy, after notice and hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may impose one or more of the following sanctions on a pharmacy technician trainee, registered pharmacy technician, or certified pharmacy technician if the board finds the individual engaged in any of the conduct set forth in division (A)(2) of this section: (a) Revoke, suspend, restrict, limit, or refu...

...ty administrator to serve as the single pharmacy benefit manager used by medicaid managed care organizations under the care management system. The state pharmacy benefit manager shall be responsible for processing all pharmacy claims under the care management system. The department of medicaid is responsible for enforcing the contract after the procurement process. (B) As part of the procurement process, the direct...

...(A) Any pharmacy, drug manufacturer, health care facility, or other person or government entity may donate or give prescription drugs to the drug repository program. Any person or government entity may facilitate the donation or gift of drugs to the program. Drugs may be donated or given only at a pharmacy, hospital, or nonprofit clinic participating in the program. (B) Any pharmacy, hospital, or nonprofit clinic m...

...ion 3922.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Pharmacy audit" has the same meaning as in section 3901.81 of the Revised Code. (4) "Pharmacy benefit manager" and "administrator" have the same meanings as in section 3959.01 of the Revised Code. (B) No health plan issuer, pharmacy benefit manager, or any other administrator shall require cost-sharing in an amount, or direct a pharmacy to collect cost-sharing in an amount,...

...61 of the Revised Code, a pharmacist or pharmacy intern may dispense epinephrine without a prescription in accordance with that protocol to either of the following individuals so long as the individual is at least eighteen years of age: (1) An individual who there is reason to believe is experiencing or at risk of experiencing anaphylaxis if the pharmacy affiliated with the pharmacist or intern has a record of prev...

...ion, all of the following apply after a pharmacy audit is completed: (1) A pharmacy shall be given not less than thirty days from the date of the on-site audit to provide the auditing entity any additional information necessary to complete the preliminary audit report. (2) Not later than sixty business days after the audit is completed, the auditing entity shall deliver a preliminary audit report to the pharmacy th...

...The state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules under section 4729.26 of the Revised Code governing registration of registered pharmacy technicians, certified pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy technician trainees. The rules shall include all of the following: (A) Application and renewal forms and procedures; (B) Reapplication forms and procedures for individuals whose registration has lapsed more than ninety days;...

... (B) A health plan issuer, including a pharmacy benefit manager, shall, upon request of a covered person, the covered person's health care provider, or the third-party representative, furnish the following data for any and all drugs covered under a related health benefit plan: (1) The covered person's eligibility information for any and all covered drugs; (2) Cost-sharing information for any and all covered drug...

...(A) The state pharmacy benefit manager shall provide to the medicaid director a written quarterly report containing the following information from the immediately preceding quarter: (1) The prices that the state pharmacy benefit manager negotiated for prescribed drugs under the care management system. The price must include any rebates the state pharmacy benefit manager received from the drug manufacturer; (2) Th...

...am, all of the following apply: (1) A pharmacy, drug manufacturer, health care facility, or other person or government entity that donates or gives drugs to the program, and any person or government entity that facilitates the donation or gift, shall not be subject to liability in tort or other civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property. (2) A pharmacy, hospital, or nonprofit clinic that accept...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Pharmacy," except when used in a context that refers to the practice of pharmacy, means any area, room, rooms, place of business, department, or portion of any of the foregoing where the practice of pharmacy is conducted. (B) "Practice of pharmacy" means providing pharmacist care requiring specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill derived from the principles of biological, chemica...

...A license issued by the state board of pharmacy under section 4729.08 or 4729.11 of the Revised Code entitles the individual to whom it is issued to practice as a pharmacist or as a pharmacy intern in this state until the next renewal date. Licenses shall be renewed according to the standard renewal procedure of Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the board under section 4729.26 of the Revised Co...

...ion, all receipts of the state board of pharmacy, from any source, shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund. All vouchers of the board shall be approved by the president or executive director of the board, or both, as authorized by the board. All initial issuance fees and renewal fees required by sections 4729.01 to 4729.54 of the Revised Code shall be...

...licant for registration as a registered pharmacy technician shall: (a) Be at least eighteen years of age; (b) Possess a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalence or have been employed continuously since prior to April 8, 2009, as a pharmacy technician without a high school diploma or certificate of high school equivalence; (c) Comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code; ...

...(A) An applicant for registration as a pharmacy technician trainee shall file with the state board of pharmacy an application in the form and manner prescribed in rules adopted under section 4729.94 of the Revised Code. The application shall by accompanied by an application fee of twenty-five dollars, which shall not be returned if the applicant fails to qualify for registration. If the board is satisfied that an a...

... Revised Code is guilty of unauthorized pharmacy-related drug conduct. Except as otherwise provided in this section, unauthorized pharmacy-related drug conduct is a misdemeanor of the second degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (A), (B), or (C) of that section, unauthorized pharmacy-related drug conduct is a misdemeanor of the first degree on a second o...