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...The director of health may assess the operating funds of the department to pay a share of the department's administrative costs. The assessments shall be based on a plan that the director develops. Assessments shall be paid from the funds designated in the plan and credited by means of intrastate transfer voucher to the central support indirect fund which is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall be adm...

...n the state treasury the department of health medicaid fund. All funds the department of health receives for the purpose of paying the expenses the department incurs under the medicaid program shall be deposited into the fund. The department shall use the money in the fund to pay the expenses the department incurs under the medicaid program.

...reated in the state treasury the public health emergency preparedness fund. All federal funds the department of health receives to conduct public health emergency preparedness and response activities shall be credited to the fund. The department shall use money in the fund to pay expenses related to public health emergency preparedness and response activities.

...ake copies of the plan available to the public. (B) The plan shall do both of the following: (1) Take into account the increasing use of electronic health records by health care providers and expanded health insurance coverage for tobacco cessation products and services; (2) Require the department to collaborate with community organizations in the urban and rural communities specified in rules adopted under sec...

... donations received by the director of health for the purposes of the tobacco use prevention fund. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The treasurer, in consultation with the director, may invest moneys in the fund in accordance with section 135.143 of the Revised Code. Moneys in the fund shall be used to pay outstanding expenses of the former tobacco use prevention and control f...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Automated external defibrillation" has the same meaning as in section 2305.235 of the Revised Code. (2) "Emergency medical services organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A person as defined under section 1.59 of the Revised Code who possesses an automated external defibrillator shall do both of the following: (1) Encourage expected ...

...of automated external defibrillators by public and chartered nonpublic schools, youth sports organizations, and sports and recreation locations, as that term is defined in section 755.13 of the Revised Code. The model emergency action plan shall require the plan to be practiced at least quarterly. The department shall develop a procedure whereby persons may report violations of section 755.13 of the Revised Code by...

...ment of benefits" means the transfer of health care coverage reimbursement benefits or other rights under an insurance policy, subscription contract, or health care plan by an insured, subscriber, or plan enrollee to a health care provider, hospital, or other health care facility. (C) "Clinical laboratory" means a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematol...

...s the services; (3) A hospital, public health clinic, or not-for-profit health clinic ordering the services; (4) A referring clinical laboratory; (5) A governmental agency or any person acting on behalf of a governmental agency; (6) A physician who is permitted to bill for the services under division (D) of section 4731.72 of the Revised Code. (B) Nothing in this section shall be construed to do either of th...

...the "Social Security Act" as amended by Public Law 92-603, 42 U.S.C. 1320a-1, and the regulations adopted thereunder. Such agreement shall be subject to and include the following terms and conditions: (A) All applications, notices, requests for information, and other official communications shall be on written forms prescribed by and approved by the director of health. (B) The director, subject to Chapter 119...

... and accept funding from any private or public source for the conduct of its business. (F) In a manner consistent with federal income tax exemption status under subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the foundation shall fund activities to improve the quality of medical care rendered to the public. The trustees of the money in the foundation trust may fund the following: (1) Programs approved under ...

...The director of health, with participation from the state medical board and board of nursing, shall collaborate with medical, nursing, and physician assistant schools or programs in this state, as well as medical residency and fellowship programs in this state, to develop and implement appropriate curricula in those schools and programs designed to prepare primary care and women's health care physicians, advanced pra...

...t of health shall make available to the public a toll-free patient safety telephone line. The department may make the toll-free patient safety telephone line available by maintaining a toll-free telephone line specifically for accepting calls regarding patient safety or by using a toll-free telephone line that the department maintains for accepting calls regarding other matters. The department shall accept calls pl...

...n this section, "direct care" and "home health agency" have the same meanings as in section 3740.01 of the Revised Code. (B) For the purpose of identifying jobs that are in demand in this state under section 6301.11 of the Revised Code, direct care provided by a home health agency shall be considered a targeted industry sector as identified by the governor's office of workforce transformation. (C) The director of...

...As used in sections 3701.921 to 3701.929 of the Revised Code: (A) "Advanced practice registered nurse" has the same meaning as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Patient centered medical home education advisory group" means the entity established under section 3701.924 of the Revised Code. (C) "Patient centered medical home education program" means the program established under section 3701.921 of the Re...

...education program in the department of health. For the purpose of advancing education in the patient centered medical home model of care, the director of health may implement and administer the program pursuant to sections 3701.922 to 3701.929 of the Revised Code. The patient centered medical home model of care is an enhanced model of primary care in which care teams attend to the multifaceted needs of patients...

...(A) The director of health may do any of the following to implement and administer the patient centered medical home education program: (1) Develop and implement programs of education or training on the patient centered medical home model of care or other similar enhanced models of coordinated patient centered care that are intended to address the multifaceted needs of patients and provide whole person compre...

...t funds are available, the director of health shall establish the patient centered medical home education pilot project. If the director establishes the project, all of the following apply: (1) The director shall select practices led by physicians and primary care practices led by advanced practice registered nurses to participate in the project. The director may consider the recommendations of the advisory g...

...he purpose of advising the director of health on the implementation and administration of the patient centered medical home education program. The advisory group shall develop and provide to the director a set of expected outcomes for the pilot project. The advisory group shall consider and provide other recommendations to the director and complete other duties as the director considers appropriate. (B) The...

...tate university college of nursing and health; (7) The college of nursing at Kent state university; (8) The university of Akron college of nursing; (9) The school of nursing at Ohio university. (B)(1) Subject to division (C)(1) of this section, the advisory group shall recommend to the director of health for inclusion in the pilot project not less than the following number of primary care practices led by phy...

...ards are established by the director of health; (3) Have submitted an application to participate in the project established under former section 185.05 of the Revised Code not later than April 15, 2011. (4) Meet any other criteria established by the director as part of the selection process. (B) To be eligible for inclusion in the pilot project, a primary care practice led by advanced practice registered nurses sh...

...The director of health shall enter into a contract with each primary care practice selected by the director for inclusion in the patient centered medical home education pilot project. The contract shall specify the terms and conditions for inclusion in the pilot project, including a requirement that the practice provide comprehensive, coordinated primary care services to patients and serve as the patients' medi...

...(A) The director of health shall collaborate with medical, nursing, and physician assistant schools or programs in this state to develop appropriate curricula designed to prepare primary care physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants to practice within the patient centered medical home model of care. In developing the curricula, the director and the schools or programs shall include al...

...(A) If the director of health establishes the patient centered medical home education pilot project, the director shall prepare reports of its findings and recommendations from the pilot project. Each report shall include an evaluation of the learning opportunities generated by the pilot project, the physicians and advanced practice registered nurses trained in the pilot project, the costs of the pilot project,...

...ct to available funds, the director of health shall establish the Ohio violent death reporting system to collect and maintain information, data, and records regarding violent deaths in Ohio.