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...e liability of volunteers under section 1702.30 or 2305.38 of the Revised Code.

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

...No person, partnership, association, or corporation or officers, agents, or employees thereof, shall directly or indirectly make or collect any charge pertaining to the delivery or installation of a burial receptacle in a cemetery for human remains, except when such charge is for service actually performed, or expense actually incurred in aid of said installation. Charges under this exception shall be equal for simi...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Fetal death" has the same meaning as in section 3705.01 of the Revised Code, except that it does not include either of the following: (a) The product of human conception of at least twenty weeks of gestation; (b) The purposeful termination of a pregnancy, as described in section 2919.11 of the Revised Code. (2) "Physician" means an individual holding a license issued under this c...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Medication-assisted treatment" has the same meaning as in section 340.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Physician" means an individual 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 pa...

...The department of health shall establish a procedure to provide special recognition annually to one or more persons issued 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 conside...

...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 ...

...ry 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.

...ring 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.

...n 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 in a manner or to an extent other than that t...

...ring 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.

...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.

... 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 assisted reproducti...

...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.

... 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 provision or waiver is void and unenforceable as against public policy.

...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.

...(A) No private hospital, private hospital director, or governing board of a private hospital is required to permit an abortion. (B) No public hospital, public hospital director, or governing board of a public hospital is required to permit an abortion. (C) Refusal to permit an abortion is not grounds for civil liability nor a basis for disciplinary or other recriminatory action. (D) No person is required to perfor...

...(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 ...

...r podiatric medicine and surgery. (B)(1) Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, and notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or rule adopted by the state medical board, a physician may do either of the following without having examined an individual to whom glucagon may be administered: (a) Personally furnish a supply of injectable or nasally administered glucagon for use in accordance with section 3313...

...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 drug is intended, if all of the following conditions are met: (a) Th...

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

... As used in this section and section 4731.961 of the Revised Code, "physician" means an individual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery. (B)(1) Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, and notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or rule adopted by the state medical board, a physician may do either of the followin...

...tion to the powers conferred by Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code, a corporation incorporated under Chapter 1726. of the Revised Code shall, subject to the restrictions contained in this chapter, have the following powers: (A) To elect, appoint, and employ officers, agents, and employees; to make contracts and incur liabilities for any purposes of the corporation; provided, that the corporation shall not incur any s...

...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.

...empt from taxation, subject to section 1728.10 of the Revised Code; (B) That the corporation shall make payments in lieu of real estate taxes not less than the amount as provided by section 1728.11 of the Revised Code; or if the municipal corporation is an impacted city, not less than the amount as provided by section 1728.111 of the Revised Code; (C) That the corporation, its successors and assigns, shall us...

...any obligation of the association. (B)(1) Directors who vote for or assent to any of the following are jointly and severally liable to the association in accordance with division (B)(2) of this section: (a) A distribution of assets to members, stockholders, or patrons contrary to law, the association's articles of incorporation, or bylaws; (b) A distribution of assets to persons other than creditors during the win...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Investigational drug, product, or device" means a drug, product, or device that has successfully completed phase one of United States food and drug administration clinical trials and remains under clinical investigation, but has not been approved for general use by the United States food and drug administration. "Investigational drug, product, or device" does not include controlled ...

...In the absence of fraud or bad faith, the state medical board, a current or former board member, an agent of the board, a person formally requested by the board to be the board's representative, an employee of the board, or a provider of educational and assessment services selected by the board for the quality intervention program shall not be held liable in damages to any person as the result of any act, omission, p...

...(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) ...

...jectives of the "Older Americans Act of 1965," 42 U.S.C. 3001, and as directed by the governor. Annually, the members shall select one of their members to serve as chairperson and one of their members to serve as vice-chairperson. The council may form a quorum and take votes at meetings conducted by interactive electronic medium if provisions are made for public attendance through the interactive electronic meetin...

...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...

...ing pursuant to division (J) of section 173.01 of the Revised Code shall be known as "the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program." It shall consist of the state long-term care ombudsman, the ombudsman's staff, and regional long-term care ombudsman programs. In establishing and operating the office, the department shall consider the views of area agencies on aging, individuals age sixty or older, and age...

...dsman shall do all of the following: (1) Appoint a staff and direct and administer the work of the staff; (2) Oversee the performance and operation of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program, including the operation of regional long-term care ombudsman programs; (3) Establish and maintain a statewide uniform reporting system to collect and analyze information relating to complaints and conditio...

...(A) Subject to section 173.381 of the Revised Code and except as provided in division (I) of this section, the department of aging or its designee shall do all of the following in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code: (1) Certify a provider to provide services, including community-based long-term care services, under a program the department administers if the provider satisfies the requirements for ce...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "CMS" means the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (2) "Entity" has the same meaning as in 42 C.F.R. 460.10. (3) "PACE center," "PACE organization," "participant," and "state administering agency" have the same meanings as in 42 C.F.R. 460.6. (B)(1) Not later than one hundred twenty days after the effective date of this section, the Department of Agin...

...urposes of division (A) of section 5725.18 and division (A) of section 5729.03 of the Revised Code, and are exempt from any other tax or excise in this state.

... conferred upon corporations by Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code. A credit union is a nonprofit cooperative financial institution and as such is organized and operates for the mutual benefit and general welfare of its members with the earnings, savings, benefits, or services of the credit union being distributed to its members as patron savers and borrowers and not to its members as individuals. (B) "Corporate cred...

...he member does any of the following: (1) Causes a loss to the credit union; (2) Commits fraud or any similar misdeed against the credit union or against any person on the premises of the credit union; (3) Engages in inappropriate behavior involving another person, such as physical or verbal abuse of another member or an employee of the credit union; (4) Otherwise engages in conduct detrimental to the credit u...

...(A)(1) Whenever, in the opinion of the superintendent of credit unions, any director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of a credit union has committed any violation of law or rule, or of a cease-and-desist order, or has engaged or participated in any unsafe or unsound practice in connection with the credit union, or has committed or engaged in any...

... subject to rules adopted under section 1733.411 of the Revised Code and when so authorized by the board of directors, to reimbursement for the director's or committee member's expenses incurred in connection with the business of the credit union. (B) A credit union may provide any of the following to its directors and supervisory audit committee members: (1) Reasonable compensation for their service as directors ...

...The treasurer and all employees of every credit union who are responsible for administering and safekeeping the funds of the credit union, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall be covered by an individual, schedule, or blanket fidelity bond in favor of the credit union employing them, with terms and surety approved by the board of directors of the credit union and the superintendent of credit unio...

...deposit programs created under sections 135.61 to 135.66 of the Revised Code and sections 135.70 to 135.71 of the Revised Code. (B) The shares and share accounts of the credit union may be of one or more classes, as designated by the board of directors, subject to approval of the superintendent of credit unions based on rules that shall assure equitable distribution of dividends among classes, considering costs an...

...ppoint the remaining six members. (B)(1) At least five of the six members appointed to the council shall have had credit union experience. (2) At least four of the six members appointed to the council shall be, at the time of appointment, individuals currently engaged in the exercise of duties, responsibilities, rights, and powers of a director or chief executive officer of a state-chartered credit union having i...

...ction shall be made subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code.

...mine the application made under section 1739.03 of the Revised Code to determine whether the multiple employer welfare arrangement will be able to comply with sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code and any rules adopted pursuant to those sections. If the superintendent finds that the arrangement is capable of complying with such sections, he shall issue a certificate of authority authorizing the arrangement ...

...ise meet its obligations under sections 1739.01 to 1739.22 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of insurance may take into consideration all of the following: (A) Maintenance of minimum reserves that are necessary in the exercise of sound and prudent actuarial judgment either and that are certified by a member of the American academy of actuaries as having been computed in accordance with accepted loss reserving ...

...t as otherwise provided for in sections 1739.01 to 1739.21 of the Revised Code, the assets of a multiple employer welfare arrangement operating a group self-insurance program shall be invested only in securities or other investments permitted by the laws of this state for the investment of assets of domestic insurance companies other than life. (C) A multiple employer welfare arrangement operating a group self-insur...

...loyee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 829, 29 U.S.C.A. 1001, as amended.

...loyee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 829, 29 U.S.C.A. 1001, as amended. (B) The third-party administrator has and maintains errors and omissions coverage or other appropriate liability insurance in an amount set forth in rules adopted by the superintendent. The arrangement shall file with the superintendent a certificate of the insurer or other appropriate evidence of such coverage or insurance. ...

... for hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may impose a fine upon a multiple employer welfare arrangement operating a group self-insurance program, a third-party administrator, or other entity after finding either of the following: (1) The arrangement, third-party administrator, or other entity, through the acts of its officers, directors, board or committee members, employees, agents, or repr...