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...(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...

...pital 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 caregiving needs of the patient at the time of discharge. (C) "Discharge" means the discharge or release of a patient who has been admi...

...rdian 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 age and 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. T...

...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 care...

...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.

...acility, 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.

...ent 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 caregiver is available within a reasonable amount of time, the hospital shall arrange for the lay caregiver to also participate in the review. The review shall be conducted in accordance with section ...

...onents: (a) If the discharging health care professional determines that it is appropriate, a live demonstration of each task described in the discharge plan performed by a hospital employee or an individual under contract with the hospital to provide the instruction; (b) An opportunity for each participant to ask questions and receive responses; (c) Any other component the hospital believes is necessary to ensu...

...ire 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.

...It is the intent of the general assembly that sections 3727.70 to 3727.77 of the Revised Code not be construed to do any of the following: (A) Interfere with the authority of a patient's attorney- in-fact under sections 1337.11 to 1337.17 of the Revised Code or a patient's proxy under sections 2135.01 to 2135.14 of the Revised Code; (B) Create a right of action against a hospital or an employee, agent, or contrac...

...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.

...lan," "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 within forty-eight hours of the patient being ...

...(A) As used in this section and section 3727.811 of the Revised Code: (1) "Health benefit plan" has the same meaning as in section 3922.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Overdose reversal drug" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, at the time of a patient's discharge from a hospital's emergency department, the hospital shall pro...

...ehavioral health in accordance with the standards and procedures established under section 5119.192 of the Revised Code. In preparing a report, a hospital shall not include any information that identifies or tends to identify specific individuals to whom overdose reversal drugs were provided.

...hylaxis may be present, including child care centers, colleges and universities, places of employment, restaurants, amusement parks, recreation camps, sports playing fields and arenas, and other similar locations, except that "qualified entity" does not include either of the following: (a) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school; community school; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school; coll...

...(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 ...

...reactions, including anaphylaxis; (2) Standards and procedures for administration of epinephrine and storage of epinephrine autoinjectors; (3) Emergency follow-up procedures. (C) An individual must successfully complete training before being authorized to administer epinephrine under section 3728.03 of the Revised Code. A qualified entity may authorize an individual to administer epinephrine only if the individ...

...phylaxis or to the parent, guardian, or caregiver of such an individual. (B) Epinephrine may be administered under this section regardless of whether the individual believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis has a prescription for an epinephrine autoinjector or has previously been diagnosed with an allergy.

...(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...

...A qualified entity that maintains and makes available epinephrine autoinjectors as authorized in accordance with this chapter shall annually report to the department of health, on a form developed by the department, each administration of epinephrine or provision of an epinephrine autoinjector under section 3728.05 of the Revised Code.

...ter 119. of the Revised Code specifying standards and procedures for storage and maintenance of epinephrine autoinjectors acquired pursuant to section 3728.03 of the Revised Code.

...hicle that meets the American national standard institute standard A119.5(1988) for park trailers, is built on a single chassis, has a gross trailer area of not more than four hundred square feet when set up, is designed for seasonal or temporary living quarters, and may be connected to utilities necessary for operation of installed features and appliances. (O) "Person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 ...

...ire prevention and fire safety in child care centers and in type A family child care homes, as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code. (F) Establish minimum standards for fire prevention and safety in a residential facility licensed under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen unrelated adults. The state fire marshal sh...

...rdance with rules the board of building standards adopts under division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and in accordance with the state fire code the fire marshal adopts under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code, to deny egress to confine and protect patients or residents of the secured facility who are not capable of self-preservation. A secured facility that wishes to deny egress to those patients or re...

...e, under any health insurance or health care policy, contract, or plan providing family coverage, to any natural or adopted child of the named insured or subscriber solely on the basis that the child does not reside in the household of the named insured or subscriber. (T)(1) Using any underwriting standard or engaging in any other act or practice that, directly or indirectly, due solely to any health status-related...

... provider or beneficiary a claim on the standard claim form prescribed in rules adopted by the superintendent of insurance under section 3902.22 of the Revised Code, the third-party payer shall pay or deny the claim not later than thirty days after receipt of the claim. When a third-party payer denies a claim, the third-party payer shall notify the provider and the beneficiary. The notice shall state, with specificit...

...f training, and instructions in patient care. (B) The application process, fee, and requirements for issuance of a dialysis technician certificate under section 4723.75 of the Revised Code, except that the amount of the fee shall be no greater than the fee charged under division (A)(1) of section 4723.08 of the Revised Code; (C) The process for approval of testing organizations under section 4723.751 of the Revis...

...119. of the Revised Code that establish standards and procedures for approving the forms of tobacco cessation medications and services that must be covered under this section. The rules shall also establish standards and procedures for updating the approved forms of tobacco cessation medications and services that must be covered under this section when the approved forms are modified by the United States food and dru...

... parties may determine by agreement the standards by which the bank's responsibility is to be measured if those standards are not manifestly unreasonable. (B) Federal Reserve regulations and operating circulars, clearing house rules, and similar regulations, documents, and rules have the effect of agreements under division (A) of this section, whether or not specifically assented to by all parties interested in item...

...on current medical research, knowledge, standards, and practice guidelines; and collection and analysis of information specific to enrollees or providers; (d) Compare quality assurance program findings with past performance, internal goals, and external standards; (e) Measure the performance of participating providers and conduct peer review activities; (f) Utilize treatment protocols and practice parameters de...

...d in accordance with reasonable medical standards; (6) Prescribing, dispensing, administering, or causing to be administered any particular medical procedure, treatment, intervention, or other measure to a qualified patient or other patient, including, but not limited to, prescribing, personally furnishing, administering, or causing to be administered by judicious titration or in another manner any form of medicatio...

... that is contrary to reasonable medical standards. (4) Sections 2133.01 to 2133.15 of the Revised Code and, if applicable, a declaration do not affect or limit the authority of a physician or a health care facility to provide or not to provide life-sustaining treatment to a person in accordance with reasonable medical standards applicable in an emergency situation. (D) Nothing in sections 2133.01 to 2133.15 of the...

...reasonable supervision according to the standards of care appropriate to the age, mental and physical condition, or other special needs of the child; (b) Failure to provide reasonable supervision according to the standards of care appropriate to the age, mental and physical condition, or other special needs of the child, that results in sexual or physical abuse of the child by any person; (c) Failure to develop...

... of this section, and complies with the standards that the division adopts in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the licensure of halfway houses, reentry centers, and community residential centers. The division shall annually inspect each licensed halfway house, licensed reentry center, and licensed community residential center to determine if it is in compliance with the licensure standards. (E) ...

...terest of the child. In applying these standards, the court shall retain the residential parent designated by the prior decree or the prior shared parenting decree, unless a modification is in the best interest of the child and one of the following applies: (i) The residential parent agrees to a change in the residential parent or both parents under a shared parenting decree agree to a change in the designatio...

...4.039 of the Revised Code, to any child care center that is, or that in the future may be, attended by the children with whom the right of parenting time is granted. Unless the court determines that the parent who is not the residential parent should not have access to the center to the same extent that the residential parent is granted access to the center, the parent who is not the residential parent and who is gra...

...vised Code, provide to each applicant a standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprint impressions prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, obtain the completed form and impression sheet from each applicant, and forward the completed form and impression sheet to the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation at the time the chief administrator requ...

...vised Code, provide to each applicant a standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprint impressions prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, obtain the completed form and impression sheet from each applicant, and forward the completed form and impression sheet to the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation at the time the person requests a crimin...

...tion. This division does not impose a standard of disclosure different from the standard for disclosure of all other specific information about a patient to health care providers and facilities. Disclosure may not be requested or made solely for the purpose of identifying an individual who has a positive HIV test result or has been diagnosed as having AIDS or an AIDS-related condition in order to refuse to treat th...

...do all of the following: (1) Meet any standards developed by national independent accrediting and medical home organizations, as determined by the department; (2) Develop a systematic follow-up procedure for patients, including the use of health information technology and patient registries; (3) Implement and maintain health information technology that meets the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 300jj; (4) Comply w...

...ode; (5) Safety standards, quality-of-care standards, and quality-of-care data reporting requirements; (6) Reporting and auditing requirements; (7) Inspection criteria, procedures, and guidelines; (8) Application forms to be used and procedures to be followed in applying under section 3711.13 of the Revised Code for a variance or waiver of any of the requirements of the rules adopted under this section regard...

...le state and federal health and safety standards, including standards for fire prevention, maintenance of safe and sanitary conditions, and proper preparation and storage of foods. (C) Hospice care program services may be provided at a terminal care facility for the homeless only by the personnel of the person or public agency that has entered into an agreement with the facility under this section. (D) A term...

...val of a home such agencies shall apply standards prescribed by the board of building standards, and by the state fire marshal, and by section 3721.071 of the Revised Code. (E) The applicant, if it is an individual, or the principal participants, if it is an association or a corporation, is or are suitable financially and morally to operate a home; (F) The applicant is equipped to furnish humane, kind, and ade...

...ion is not completely interrupted using standard precautions alone. Transmission-based precautions are precautions used in addition to standard precautions. (B)(1) During an epidemic, pandemic, or other state of emergency, a long-term care facility shall permit a compassionate caregiver to enter the facility to provide in-person visitation to a resident in compassionate care situations, which does not refer exclusi...

... minimum, consistent with current standards established by private accreditation organizations or governmental entities and addresses all of the following: (1) The selection, implementation, and evaluation of minimum staffing levels for all inpatient care units that ensure that the hospital has a staff of competent nurses with the specialized skills needed to meet patient needs in accordance ...

... the Revised Code. (I) "Evidence-based standard" means the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of the current best evidence, based on a systematic review of the relevant research, in making decisions about the care of individuals. (J) "Facility" means an institution providing health care services, or a health care setting, including hospitals and other licensed inpatient centers, ambulatory, surgical, t...

...the treatment plan or conditioned upon standards of clinical supervision that are more restrictive than standards of a health care professional described in division (A)(1) of this section, which at least equal the requirements of division (E)(1) of this section. (F) The benefits provided by this section for mental and emotional disorders shall not be reduced by the cost of benefits provided pursuant to sectio...