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...(A) As used in this section, "intimate examination" means a pelvic, prostate, or rectal examination. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a physician, student enrolled in a medical school or osteopathic medical school, or participant in a program of graduate medical education shall not perform, or authorize another individual to perform, an intimate examination on an anesthetized or unconscious p...

...No person shall knowingly administer a general anesthetic to another, unless at the time of administration a competent witness is present.

... license issued under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B) If a woman in the process of experiencing a fetal death or with the product of human conception as a result of a fetal death presents herself to a physician and is not referred to a hospital, the attending physician shall provide the woman with all of the following: (1) A written statement, not longer than o...

...ividual authorized by this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B) A physician shall comply with section 3719.064 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under section 4731.056 of the Revised Code when treating a patient with medication-assisted treatment or proposing to initiate such treatment.

...ssued a license under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery who volunteer medical services to medically underserved areas of this state or to charitable shelters or clinics. Any person may nominate a license holder for consideration by the department. The department shall annually submit to newspapers of general circulation and other publica...

...As used in sections 4731.861 to 4731.8611 of the Revised Code: (A) "Assisted reproduction," "human reproductive material," "health care professional," and "donor" have the same meanings as in section 2907.13 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) "Assisted reproduction procedure performed without consent" means the performance of an assisted reproduction procedure by a health care professional who recklessly did any of the ...

...The following persons may bring a civil action for the recovery of remedies described in sections 4731.869 and 4731.8610 of the Revised Code for an assisted reproduction procedure performed without consent and performed recklessly: (A) The patient on whom the procedure was performed and the patient's spouse or surviving spouse; (B) The child born as a result of the procedure.

...A person may bring a separate action under section 4731.861 of the Revised Code for each child born to the patient or spouse as a result of an assisted reproduction procedure performed without consent and performed recklessly.

...reproductive material may bring a civil action for remedies described in sections 4731.869 and 4731.8610 of the Revised Code against a health care professional who recklessly did both of the following: (A) Performed an assisted reproduction procedure using the donor's human reproductive material; (B) Knew or reasonably should have known that the human reproductive material was used without the donor's consent or ...

...A donor may bring a separate action under section 4731.864 of the Revised Code for each individual who received the donor's human reproductive material without the donor's consent.

...cedure. (B) It is not a defense to an action under section 4731.861 or 4731.864 of the Revised Code that a patient expressly consented in writing, or by any other means, to the use of human reproductive material from an anonymous donor.

...(A) A plaintiff who prevails in an action under section 4731.861 or 4731.864 of the Revised Code shall be entitled to: (1) Reasonable attorney's fees; and (2) Either of the following: (a) Compensatory and punitive damages; (b) Liquidated damages of ten thousand dollars. (B) A plaintiff who prevails in an action under section 4731.861 of the Revised Code is also entitled to reimbursement for the cost of the ...

...Nothing in sections 4731.861 to 4731.8611 of the Revised Code may be construed to prohibit a person from pursuing any other remedies provided in the Revised Code for an assisted reproduction procedure performed without consent.

...It is declared to be against the public policy of this state for a health care professional or affiliated person to enter into or require a waiver or provision with any patient or other person that limits or waives any of the patient's or other person's claims under section 4731.861, 4731.862, 4731.864, or 4731.865 of the Revised Code or remedies under section 4731.869 or 4731.8610 of the Revised Code. Any such provi...

...A physician who has established a protocol that meets the requirements of section 4729.284 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under that section may authorize one or more pharmacists to use the protocol for the purpose of dispensing nicotine replacement therapy under section 4729.284 of the Revised Code.

...for disciplinary or other recriminatory action. (D) No person is required to perform or participate in medical procedures which result in abortion, and refusal to perform or participate in the medical procedures is not grounds for civil liability nor a basis for disciplinary or other recriminatory action. (E) Whoever violates division (D) of this section is liable in civil damages.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Ambulatory surgical facility" has the same meaning as in section 3702.30 of the Revised Code. (2) "Hospital" means a hospital registered with the department of health under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code. (B) A physician who performs or attempts an abortion in an ambulatory surgical facility or other location that is not a hospital and in which a child is born alive shall ...

...dual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B)(1) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of this chapter or rule adopted by the state medical board, a physician may issue a prescription for or personally furnish a complete or partial supply of a drug to treat chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis, without having examined the individual for whom the...

...The state medical board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

...A physician who has established a protocol that meets the requirements specified by the state board of pharmacy in rules adopted under section 4729.47 of the Revised Code may authorize one or more pharmacists and any of the pharmacy interns supervised by the pharmacist or pharmacists to use the protocol for the purpose of dispensing epinephrine under section 4729.47 of the Revised Code.

...ages to any person as the result of any act, omission, proceeding, conduct, or decision related to official duties undertaken or performed pursuant to this chapter. If any such person asks to be defended by the state against any claim or action arising out of any act, omission, proceeding, conduct, or decision related to the person's official duties, and if the request is made in writing at a reasonable time before t...

...(A) Whoever violates section 4731.41, 4731.43, or 4731.60 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree on a first offense and a felony of the fourth degree on each subsequent offense. (B) Whoever violates section 4731.49, 4731.50, or 4731.81 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense and a misdemeanor of the first degree on each subsequent offense. (C) ...

...As used in this chapter, the "practice of chiropractic" means utilization of the relationship between the musculo-skeletal structures of the body, the spinal column, and the nervous system in the restoration and maintenance of health, in connection with which patient care is conducted with due regard for first aid, hygienic, nutritional, and rehabilitative procedures and the specific vertebral adjustment and manipula...

...ed on it by this chapter concerning the practice of chiropractic, chiropractors, and the regulation thereof. Members of the board shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The board shall be composed of four chiropractors and a fifth member representing the public. The public member shall not be connected in any manner, other than as a chiropractic patient, with any chiropractor ...

...Each member of the state chiropractic board shall be paid at the appropriate rate for those days on which the member's services or duties are required. Each member of the board shall be paid at the rate established pursuant to division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code and shall not receive step advancements. In addition, each board member shall receive the member's necessary expenses.