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...As used in this section and sections 3727.51 to 3727.57 of the Revised Code: (A) "Direct patient care" means care provided by a nurse with direct responsibility to carry out medical regimens or nursing care for one or more patients. (B) "Inpatient care unit" means a hospital unit, including an operating room or other inpatient care area, in which nursing care is provided to patients who...

...(A) Each hospital shall convene a hospital-wide nursing care committee not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section or, if the hospital is not treating patients on the effective date of this section, ninety days after the hospital begins to treat patients. The hospital shall select the members of the committee, subject to all of the following: (1) The hospital's...

...A hospital-wide nursing care committee convened pursuant to section 3727.51 of the Revised Code shall do both of the following: (A) If one exists, evaluate the hospital's current nursing services staffing plan; (B) Recommend a nursing services staffing plan that is, at a minimum, consistent with current standards established by private accreditation organizations or governmental entities and ...

...(A) In accordance with division (B) of this section, each hospital shall create an evidence-based written nursing services staffing plan guiding the assignment of nurses hospital-wide. The staffing plan shall be implemented not later than ninety days after the hospital-wide nursing care committee is convened pursuant to section 3727.51 of the Revised Code, except that if the hosp...

...(A) At least once every two years, the hospital-wide nursing care committee convened pursuant to section 3727.51 of the Revised Code shall do both of the following: (1) Review how the nursing services staffing plan in effect at the time of the review does all of the following: (a) Affects inpatient care outcomes; (b) Affects clinical management; (c) Facilitates a delivery system that provides, on a cost-effective...

...To provide staffing flexibility to meet patient needs, every hospital shall identify a model for adjusting the nursing services staffing plan created under section 3727.53 of the Revised Code for each inpatient care unit.

...(A) A hospital shall provide copies of its nursing services staffing plan created under section 3727.53 of the Revised Code, in accordance with both of the following: (1) Free of charge, a copy of the staffing plan and subsequent changes to the plan shall be provided to each member of the hospital's nursing staff. (2) For a fee not to exceed actual copying costs, a copy of the staffing plan shall be provided ...

...Nothing in sections 3727.50 to 3727.56 of the Revised Code shall be construed to limit, alter, or modify any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of a collective bargaining agreement entered into by a hospital.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Ambulatory surgical facility" has the same meaning as in section 3702.30 of the Revised Code. (2) "Nontherapeutic abortion" has the same meaning as in section 9.04 of the Revised Code. (3) "Political subdivision" means any body corporate and politic that is responsible for governmental activities in a geographic area smaller than the state. (4) "Public hospital" means a hosp...

...As used in this section and sections 3727.71 to 3727.79 of the Revised Code: (A) "Admission" means a patient's admission to a hospital on an inpatient basis by a health care professional specified in division (B)(1) of section 3727.06 of the Revised Code. (B) "After-care" means assistance provided by a lay caregiver to a patient in the patient's residence after the patient's discharge and includes only the caregi...

...(A) In the case of a patient who is at least fifty-five years of age and not unconscious or otherwise incapacitated at the time of admission, a hospital shall offer the patient or the patient's guardian an opportunity to designate a lay caregiver for the patient. The offer shall be made after the patient's admission and before the patient's discharge. (B) In the case of a patient who is at least fifty-five years of...

...(A) If a patient or guardian makes a lay caregiver designation, the hospital shall do both of the following: (1) To the extent the information is available, record in the patient's medical record the lay caregiver's name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, and relationship to the patient; (2) Request from the patient or guardian consent to disclose the patient's medical information to the lay car...

...A patient or guardian may revoke a lay caregiver designation at any time before the patient's discharge by communicating that intent to hospital staff. After revocation, a new lay caregiver designation may be completed in accordance with section 3727.71 of the Revised Code.

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a hospital that intends to discharge a patient, or transfer a patient to another hospital or facility, shall notify the patient's lay caregiver of that intent as soon as practicable. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply if the patient or guardian has not given the consent described in division (A)(2) of section 3727.72 of the Revised Code.

...(A) A hospital that intends to discharge a patient shall, as soon as practicable, create a discharge plan in accordance with state and federal law and hospital policy and review that plan with the patient or the patient's guardian. If a lay caregiver designation has been made, the discharging health care professional has determined that the lay caregiver's participation in the review would be appropriate, and the lay...

...(A) The review of a discharge plan that has been created under section 3727.75 of the Revised Code shall be conducted in a manner that is culturally sensitive to each individual who participates in the review. In accordance with state and federal law and if appropriate, the hospital shall arrange for an interpreter to be present during the instruction. (B)(1) The review described in division (A) of this section sha...

...(A) Sections 3727.70 to 3727.76 of the Revised Code do not require a patient or guardian to make a lay caregiver designation. (B) A lay caregiver designation does not obligate any individual to perform after-care. (C) A lay caregiver designation or the absence of one shall not interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect the provision of health care to the patient.

...st a hospital or an employee, agent, or contractor of the hospital; (C) Create a liability for a hospital or an employee, agent, or contractor of the hospital; (D) Limit, impair, or supersede any right or remedy that a person has under any other statute, rule, regulation, or the common law of this state; (E) Alter the obligations of an insurer under a health insurance policy, contract, or plan.

...The department of health may adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement sections 3727.70 to 3727.78 of the Revised Code.

...(A) As used in this section, "health benefit plan," "health plan issuer," and "health care services" have the same meanings as in section 3922.01 of the Revised Code. (B) If a patient is admitted to a hospital for inpatient health care services and the hospital is informed at the time of admission that the person is covered by a health benefit plan, the hospital shall notify the health plan issuer of the admission ...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Administer epinephrine" means to inject an individual with epinephrine using an autoinjector in a manufactured dosage form. (B) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 109.71 of the Revised Code and also includes a sheriff. (C) "Prescriber" means an individual who is authorized by law to prescribe drugs or dangerous drugs or drug therapy related devices in the course o...

...(A) A qualified entity may acquire and maintain a supply of epinephrine autoinjectors pursuant to either of the following: (1) The autoinjectors are personally furnished by a prescriber, or obtained pursuant to a prescription issued by a prescriber, in accordance with section 4723.483, 4730.433, or 4731.96 of the Revised Code. (2) The autoinjectors are dispensed by a pharmacist or pharmacy intern in accordance ...

...(A) The anaphylaxis training required by section 3728.03 of the Revised Code may be any of the following: (1) Training conducted by a nationally recognized organization that has experience in providing training in emergency health care to individuals who are not health care professionals; (2) Training by individuals or organizations approved by the department of health under section 3728.11 of the Revised Code; ...

...(A) An individual who has completed the anaphylaxsis training required by section 3728.03 of the Revised Code and is authorized by a qualified entity may use an epinephrine autoinjector from a supply maintained under section 3728.03 of the Revised Code to do either of the following: (1) Administer epinephrine to an individual believed in good faith to be experiencing anaphylaxis; (2) Provide, for immediate admini...

...(A) The following are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with administering epinephrine or acquiring, maintaining, accessing, or using an epinephrine autoinjector under this chapter, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct: (1) A qualified entity that maintains a supply of epi...