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...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Applicant" means a person who is under final consideration for employment with a responsible party in a full-time, part-time, or temporary direct-care position or is referred to a responsible party by an employment service for such a position. "Applicant" does not include a person being considered for a direct-care position as a volunteer. (2) "Area agency on aging" has the same ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Community-based long-term care services" means community-based long-term care services, as defined in section 173.14 of the Revised Code, that are provided under a program the department of aging administers. (2) "Community-based long-term care services certificate" means a certificate issued under section 173.391 of the Revised Code. (3) "Community-based long-term care service...

...(A) As used in sections 173.39 to 173.393 of the Revised Code: (1) "Provider" means a person or government entity that provides any services, including community-based long-term care services, under a program the department of aging administers. "Provider" includes a person or government entity that provides home and community-based services to older adults through the PASSPORT program or assisted living program. ...

... (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 c...

...(A) In the case of a provider that the department of aging under section 173.39 of the Revised Code has not required to be certified under section 173.391 of the Revised Code, the department may pay the provider for providing services, including community-based long-term care services, under a program the department administers but only if all of the following are the case: (1) The provider has a contract with the ...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the records of an evaluation conducted in accordance with rules adopted under division (B)(2) of section 173.391 of the Revised Code are public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall be made available on request of any person, including individuals receiving or seeking any services, including community-based long-term care services,...

... (A) The department of aging shall promote the development of a statewide aging and disabilities resource network through which older adults, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers are provided with both of the following: (1) Information on any long-term care service options available to the individuals; (2) Streamlined access to long-term care services, both publicly funded services and services avai...

... (A) As used in sections 173.42 to 173.434 of the Revised Code: (1) "Area agency on aging" means a public or private nonprofit entity designated under section 173.011 of the Revised Code to administer programs on behalf of the department of aging. (2) "Department of aging-administered medicaid waiver component" means each of the following: (a) The medicaid-funded component of the PASSPORT program created under ...

...As part of the long-term care consultation program established under section 173.42 of the Revised Code, the department of aging may establish procedures for the conduct of periodic or follow-up long-term care consultations for residents of nursing facilities, including annual or more frequent reassessments of the residents' functional capabilities. If the procedures are established, the department or program ...

... (A) The department of aging shall certify individuals who meet certification requirements established by rule to provide long-term care consultations for purposes of sections 173.42 and 173.421 of the Revised Code. The director of aging shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the certification process and requirements. The rules shall specify the education, experience, or trai...

...If an individual who is the subject of a long-term care consultation is eligible for and elects to receive home and community-based services covered by medicaid components the department of aging administers, the department of aging or program administrator shall monitor the individual by doing either or both of the following at least once each year: (A) Determining whether the services being provided to the ...

...If, under federal law, an individual's eligibility for the home and community-based services covered by medicaid components the department of aging administers is dependent on the conduct of an assessment or other evaluation of the individual's needs and capabilities and the development of an individualized plan of care or services, the department shall develop and implement all procedures necessary to comply with th...

...(A) The department of aging shall enter into an interagency agreement with the department of medicaid under section 5162.35 of the Revised Code under which the department of aging is required to establish for each biennium a unified long-term care budget for home and community-based services covered by medicaid components the department of aging administers. The interagency agreement shall require the departme...

... The department of aging shall ensure that the unified long-term care budget established under section 173.43 of the Revised Code is administered in a manner that provides medicaid coverage of and expands access to all of the following as necessary to meet the needs of individuals receiving home and community-based services covered by medicaid components the department of aging administers: (A) To the extent ...

...The department of aging or its designee shall provide care management and authorization services with regard to the state plan services specified in division (B) of section 173.431 of the Revised Code that are provided to participants of department of aging-administered medicaid waiver components. The department or its designee shall ensure that no person providing the care management and authorization services...

...To the extent authorized by rules authorized by section 5162.021 of the Revised Code, the director of aging shall adopt rules that are needed to implement sections 173.43 to 173.432 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

...(A) As used in this section, "nursing home" and "residential care facility" have the same meanings as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The department of aging may conduct an annual survey of nursing homes and residential care facilities. The survey shall include questions about capacity, occupancy, and private pay charges. The department may contract with an outside entity to conduct the survey and analyz...

...As used in this section and in sections 173.46 to 173.49 of the Revised Code: (A) "Residential facility" means 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. (B) "Community-based long-term care services" has the same meaning as in section 173.14 of the Revised Code. (C) "Lon...

...(A) The department of aging shall develop and publish a guide to long-term care facilities for use by individuals considering long-term care facility admission and their families, friends, and advisors. The guide, which shall be titled the Ohio long-term care consumer guide, may be published in printed form or in electronic form for distribution over the internet. The guide may be developed as a continuation or...

...(A) For purposes of publishing the Ohio long-term care consumer guide, the department of aging shall conduct or provide for the conduct of an annual customer satisfaction survey of each long-term care facility. The results of the surveys may include information obtained from long-term care facility residents, their families, or both. (B) Each long-term care facility shall cooperate in the conduct of its annual custo...

...(A)(1) The department of aging may charge annual fees to long-term care facilities for the publication of the Ohio long-term care consumer guide, as well as late penalties if applicable. The department may contract with any person or government entity to collect the fees on its behalf. All fees collected under this section shall be deposited in accordance with division (B) of this section. (2) Except as provided in ...

...The department of aging shall adopt rules as the department considers necessary to implement and administer sections 173.45 to 173.48 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

...(A) Pursuant to a contract entered into with the department of medicaid as an interagency agreement under section 5162.35 of the Revised Code, the department of aging shall carry out the day-to-day administration of the component of the medicaid program known as the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly or PACE. The department of aging shall carry out its PACE administrative duties in accordance with th...

... (A) As used in this section: "Nursing facility" has the same meaning as in section 5165.01 of the Revised Code. "PACE provider" has the same meaning as in the "Social Security Act," section 1934(a)(3), 42 U.S.C. 1396u-4(a)(3). (B) The department of aging shall establish a home first component of the PACE program under which eligible individuals may be enrolled in the PACE program in accordance with this sectio...

... (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 Agi...