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Ohio Rev Code § 3727.44 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.44 | Rules Governing Availability of Hospital Price Information.

Effective: November 13, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 197 - 126th General Assembly|The director of health may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of sections 3727.42 and 3727.43 of the Revised Code. All rules adopted pursuant to this section shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.45 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.45 | Injunction to Obtain Compliance.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|The director of health may apply to the court of common pleas of the county in which a hospital is located for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining the hospital from failure to comply with section 3727.42 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.49 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.49 | Freestanding Emergency Department; Notice.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "freestanding emergency department" means a facility that provides emergency care and is structurally separate and distinct from a hospital, as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A freestanding emergency department shall provide notice that identifies the facility as a freestanding emergency department. The facility shall provide the notice by posting it in either of the following ways: (1) In a conspicuous place in an area of the facility that is accessible to the public; (2) On the facility's internet web site. (C) A freestanding emergency department shall use the national provider identifier, as assigned to the freestanding emergency department by the national provider system pursuant to 45 C.F.R. 162.408, on all claims for payment for health care services or goods. (D) The director of health may apply to the court of common pleas of the county in which a freestanding emergency department is located for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining the freestanding emergency department from failure to comply with this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.50 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.50 | Hospital Nursing Staff Definitions.

Effective: September 12, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 346 - 127th General Assembly|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 have been admitted to the hospital.(C) "Nurse" means a person who is licensed to practice as a registered nurse under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code or, if the hospital employs licensed practical nurses, a person who is licensed to practice as a licensed practical nurse under that chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.51 | Hospital-Wide Nursing Care Committee.

Effective: September 12, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 346 - 127th General Assembly|(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 chief nursing officer shall be included as a member of the committee.(2) At least fifty per cent of the committee's membership shall consist of registered nurses who provide direct patient care in the hospital.(3) The number of registered nurses included as members of the committee shall be sufficient to provide adequate representation of all types of nursing care services provided in the hospital.(B) The committee member who is the hospital's chief nursing officer shall establish a mechanism for obtaining input from nurses in all inpatient care units who provide direct patient care regarding what the nursing services staffing plan recommendations described in division (B) of section 3727.52 of the Revised Code should include.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.52 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.52 | Duties of Nursing Care Committee.

Effective: September 12, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 346 - 127th General Assembly|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 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 with evidence-based safe nurse staffing standards;(2) The complexity of complete care, assessment on patient admission, volume of patient admissions, discharges and transfers, evaluation of the progress of a patient's problems, the amount of time needed for patient education, ongoing physical assessments, planning for a patient's discharge, assessment after a change in patient condition, and assessment of the need for patient referrals;(3) Patient acuity and the number of patients for whom care is being provided;(4) The need for ongoing assessments of a unit's patients and its nursing staff levels;(5) The hospital's policy for identifying additional nurses who can provide direct patient care when patients' unexpected needs exceed the planned workload for direct care staff.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.53 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.53 | Written Nursing Services Staffing Plan.

Effective: September 12, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 346 - 127th General Assembly|(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 hospital's next fiscal year starts not later than one hundred eighty days after the date on which the committee convenes, implementation may be delayed until the first day of that fiscal year. (B) The staffing plan created under this section shall, at a minimum, reflect current standards established by private accreditation organizations or governmental entities. The plan shall be based on multiple nurse and patient considerations that yield minimum staffing levels for inpatient care units that ensure that the hospital has a staff of competent nurses with specialized skills needed to meet patient needs. These considerations shall include both of the following:(1) The recommendations of the hospital-wide nursing care committee made under section 3727.52 of the Revised Code, which shall be given significant consideration;(2) All of the matters listed in divisions (B)(1) to (5) of section 3727.52 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.54 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.54 | Review of Current Staffing Plan - Recommendations.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(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 basis, quality nursing care consistent with acceptable and prevailing standards of safe nursing care and evidence-based guidelines established by national nursing organizations.(2) Make recommendations, based on the review conducted under division (A)(1) of this section, regarding how the nursing services staffing plan should be revised, if at all. (B) For the purpose of maintaining a repository for public access, beginning in 2018, a hospital shall submit to the department of health, by March 1 of each even-numbered year, a copy of the hospital's nursing services staffing plan in effect at that time. The copy of the plan is a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.55 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.55 | Model for Adjusting Unit Staffing Plans.

Effective: September 12, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 346 - 127th General Assembly|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.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.56 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.56 | Copies of Staffing Plan to Be Provided.

Effective: September 12, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 346 - 127th General Assembly|(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 to any person who requests it.(B) In a conspicuous location in the hospital, a notice shall be posted informing the public of the availability of the staffing plan. The notice shall specify the appropriate person, office, or department to be contacted to review or obtain a copy of the staffing plan.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.57 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.57 | Collective Bargaining Agreement Not Affected.

Effective: September 12, 2008|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 346 - 127th General Assembly|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.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.60 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.60 | Prohibitions for Public Hospitals Regarding Nontherapeutic Abortions.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|(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 hospital registered with the department of health under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code that is owned, leased, or controlled by this state or any agency, institution, instrumentality, or political subdivision of this state. "Public hospital" includes any state university hospital, state medical college hospital, joint hospital, or public hospital agency.(5) "Written transfer agreement" means an agreement described in section 3702.303 of the Revised Code.(B) No public hospital shall do either of the following:(1) Enter into a written transfer agreement with an ambulatory surgical facility in which nontherapeutic abortions are performed or induced;(2) Authorize a physician who has been granted staff membership or professional privileges at the public hospital to use that membership or those privileges as a substitution for, or alternative to, a written transfer agreement for purposes of a variance application described in section 3702.304 of the Revised Code that is submitted to the director of health by an ambulatory surgical facility in which nontherapeutic abortions are performed or induced.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.70 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.70 | Definitions.

Effective: March 21, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly|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 caregiving needs of the patient at the time of discharge. (C) "Discharge" means the discharge or release of a patient who has been admitted to a hospital on an inpatient basis from the hospital directly to the patient's residence. " Discharge" does not include the transfer of a patient to another facility or setting. (D) "Discharging health care professional" means a health care professional who is authorized by division (B)(1) of section 3727.06 of the Revised Code to admit a patient to a hospital and who has assumed responsibility for directing the creation of the patient's discharge plan under section 3727.75 of the Revised Code. (E) "Guardian" has the same meaning as in section 2133.01 of the Revised Code. (F) "Lay caregiver" means an adult designated under section 3727.71 of the Revised Code to provide after-care to a patient. (G) "Lay caregiver designation" means the designation of a lay caregiver for a patient as described in section 3727.71 of the Revised Code. (H)(1) "Patient's residence" means either of the following: (a) The dwelling that a patient or the patient's guardian considers to be the patient's home; (b) The dwelling of a relative or other individual who has agreed to temporarily house the patient following discharge and who has communicated this fact to hospital staff. (2) "Patient's residence" does not include any of the following: (a) A hospital; (b) A nursing home, residential care facility, county h ome, or district home, as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code; (c) A veterans' home operated under Chapter 5907. of the Revised Code; (d) A residential facility, as defined in section 5119.34 of the Revised Code; (e) A residential facility, as defined in section 5123.19 of the Revised Code; (f) A hospice care program, as defined in section 3712.01 of the Revised Code; (g) A freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facility licensed under section 3702.30 of the Revised Code; (h) Another facility similar to one specified in this division. Last updated August 19, 2021 at 3:45 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.71 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.71 | Designation of Lay Caregiver.

Effective: March 21, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly|(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 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. The offer shall be made after the patient regains consciousness or capacity and before the patient's discharge.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.72 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.72 | Duties of Hospital Upon Designation.

Effective: March 21, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly|(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 caregiver in accordance with hospital policy and state and federal law. (B) If a patient or guardian declines to make a lay caregiver designation, the hospital shall note that decision in the patient's medical record and have no other obligation under sections 3727.71 to 3727.79 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.73 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.73 | Revocation of Designation.

Effective: March 21, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly|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.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.74 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.74 | Notification of Intent to Discharge.

Effective: March 21, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly|(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.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.75 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.75 | Discharge Plan.

Effective: March 21, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly|(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 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 3727.76 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) A discharge plan may include the following information: (a) A description of the tasks that are necessary to facilitate the patient's transition from the hospital to the patient's residence; (b) Contact information for the health care providers or providers of community or long-term care services that the hospital and the patient or guardian believe are necessary for successful implementation of the discharge plan. (2) If a lay caregiver designation has been made and the discharging health care professional has determined that the lay caregiver is to have a role in the discharge plan, the discharge plan may include any of the following: (a) The lay caregiver's name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, and relationship to the patient, if available; (b) A description of all after-care tasks to be performed by the lay caregiver, taking into account the lay caregiver's capability to perform such tasks; (c) Any other information the hospital believes is n ecessary for successful implementation of the discharge plan. (C) A discharging health care professional shall not be subject to criminal prosecution or professional disciplinary action, or be liable in a tort action or other civil action, for an event or occurrence that allegedly arises out of the health care professional's determination that a patient's lay caregiver should or should not participate in the review of the patient's discharge plan.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.76 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.76 | Review of Discharge Plan.

Effective: March 21, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly|(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 shall, subject to division (B)(2) of this section, include the following components: (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 ensure that each participant receives adequate instruction on the tasks described in the discharge plan. (2) It is the intent of the general assembly that execution of the components in division (B)(1) of this section n ot unreasonably delay a patient's discharge. (C) The hospital shall document information concerning the instruction provided under this section in the patient's medical record. The information shall include the date and time the instruction was provided and a description of the instruction content.
Ohio Rev Code § 3727.77 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals|Chapter 3727 | Hospitals|Section 3727.77 | Nature of Designation.

Effective: March 21, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 470 - 131st General Assembly|(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.