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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.40 | Distributing Fines.

Effective:
September 29, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly
All fines collected for violation of sections 4731.41 to 4731.43 of the Revised Code shall be distributed as follows: one half to the state medical board for deposit in accordance with section 4731.24 of the Revised Code and one half to the treasury of the county or municipal corporation in which the offense was committed.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.43 | Practicing Osteopathy Without License; Exception.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 541 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) No person shall announce or advertise that person as an osteopathic physician and surgeon, or shall practice as such, without a license from the state medical board or without complying with all the provisions of law relating to such practice, or shall practice after such license has been revoked, or if suspended, during the time of such suspension.
(B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a person who holds in good standing a valid license to practice as an osteopathic physician and surgeon issued by another state and is practicing as a volunteer without remuneration during a charitable event that lasts not more than seven days.
When a person meets the conditions of this division, the person shall be deemed authorized by the state medical board, during the course of the charitable event, to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter authorizing the board to take disciplinary action against a physician. Not less than seven calendar days before the first day of the charitable event, the person or the event's organizer shall notify the board of the person's intent to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery at the event. During the course of the charitable event, the person's scope of practice is limited to the procedures that a physician authorized under this chapter to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery is authorized to perform unless the person's scope of practice in the other state is more restrictive than in this state. If the latter is the case, the person's scope of practice is limited to the procedures that an osteopathic physician in the other state may perform.
(C) A license certified by the secretary, under the official seal of the board to the effect that it appears from the records of the board that no license to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery has been issued to any person specified therein, or that a license, if issued, has been revoked or suspended shall be received as prima-facie evidence of the record in any court or before any officer of the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.44 | Copy of Prescription to Be Given to Patient.

Effective:
March 24, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 149 - 127th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "supplier" has the same meaning as in section 4725.28 of the Revised Code.
(B) An individual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, on completion of a vision examination and diagnosis, shall give each patient for whom the individual prescribes any vision correcting item, device, or procedure, one copy of the prescription, without additional charge to the patient. The prescription shall include the following:
(1) The date of its issuance;
(2) Sufficient information to enable the patient to obtain from the supplier of the patient's choice, the vision correcting item, device, or procedure that has been prescribed;
(3) In the case of contact lenses, all information specified as part of a contact lens prescription, as defined in the "Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act," 117 Stat. 2024 (2003), 15 U.S.C. 7610.
(C) Any supplier who fills a prescription for contact lenses furnished by an individual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery shall furnish the patient with written recommendations to return to the prescribing doctor for evaluation of the contact lens fitting.
(D) Any supplier, including an individual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery who is a supplier, may advertise to inform the general public of the price that the supplier charges for any vision correcting item, device, or procedure. An advertisement of that nature shall specify the following:
(1) Whether the price includes an eye examination;
(2) In the case of lenses, whether the price applies to single-vision or multifocal lenses;
(3) In the case of contact lenses, whether the price applies to rigid or soft lenses and whether there is an additional charge related to the fitting and determination of the type of contact lenses to be worn that is not included in the price of the eye examination.
(E) The state medical board shall not adopt any rule that restricts the right to advertise as permitted by division (D) of this section.
(F) Any municipal corporation code, ordinance, or regulation or any township resolution that conflicts with a supplier's right to advertise as permitted by division (D) of this section is superseded by division (D) of this section and is invalid. A municipal corporation code, ordinance, or regulation or a township resolution conflicts with division (D) of this section if it restricts a supplier's right to advertise as permitted by division (D) of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.46 | Issuing False Medical Diploma.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person shall make, issue, publish, or cause to be made, issued, or published, for the purpose of sale, barter, or gift, a diploma, certificate, or writing representing the holder thereof to be a graduate of a medical school, college, or educational institution of medicine, unless such holder has attended a complete course of instruction therein, equal to the average course of instruction in other such schools, colleges, or institutions in good standing in this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.47 | Selling False Medical Diploma.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person shall make, issue, or publish, for the purpose of sale, barter, or gift, a certificate, diploma, or other writing or document falsely representing the holder or receiver thereof to be a graduate of a medical school, college, or educational institution of medicine and entitled to the powers, privileges, or degrees thereby pretended to be conferred, or sell or dispose of, or offer to sell or dispose of such diploma, certificate, writing, or document containing such false representation or use his name, or permit it to be used, as a subscriber to such false and fictitious diploma, certificate, writing, or document or engage in the practice of medicine and surgery under and by virtue of such fraudulent diploma, certificate, writing, or document.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.48 | Physician Giving False Certificate of Disability.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No surgeon or physician shall knowingly give to a person liable to be enrolled in the militia a false certificate of disability.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.481 | Enabling Person to Retain Handicapped Parking Privileges.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
No physician shall do either of the following:
(A) Furnish a person with a prescription in order to enable the person to be issued a standard removable windshield placard, temporary removable windshield placard, permanent removable windshield placard, or license plates under section 4503.44 of the Revised Code, knowing that the person does not meet any of the criteria contained in division (A)(1) of that section;
(B) Furnish a person with a prescription described in division (A) of this section and knowingly misstate on the prescription the length of time the physician expects the person to have the disability that limits or impairs the person's ability to walk in order to enable the person to retain a placard issued under section 4503.44 of the Revised Code for a period of time longer than that which would be estimated by a similar practitioner under the same or similar circumstances.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 12:37 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.49 | Physician Making an Unlawful Prescription for Intoxicating Liquor.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No physician shall issue a prescription for intoxicating liquor not in writing, or shall issue a written prescription therefor knowing such liquor is to be used as a beverage, or not containing the name and quantity of liquor prescribed, the name of the person for whom prescribed, and the date on which such prescription is written, and direction for the use of such liquor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.50 | Further Punishment of Physician So Convicted.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No practicing physician who has been convicted of issuing a verbal prescription for intoxicating liquor, or issuing a prescription therefor in a form which does not comply with law, or issuing a prescription, knowing such liquor to be for use as a beverage, shall issue a prescription for intoxicating liquor within two years from the date of such conviction.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.51 | Defining Practice of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The practice of podiatric medicine and surgery consists of the medical, mechanical, and surgical treatment of ailments of the foot, the muscles and tendons of the leg governing the functions of the foot; and superficial lesions of the hand other than those associated with trauma. Podiatrists are permitted the use of such preparations, medicines, and drugs as may be necessary for the treatment of such ailments. A podiatrist may treat the local manifestations of systemic diseases as they appear in the hand and foot, but the patient shall be concurrently referred to a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery for the treatment of the systemic disease itself. General anaesthetics may be used under this section only in colleges of podiatric medicine and surgery in good standing with the state medical board and in hospitals approved by the joint commission or the American osteopathic association.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be ordered by a podiatrist to treat ailments within the scope of practice of podiatry as set forth in this section and, in accordance with section 4731.511 of the Revised Code, the podiatrist may supervise hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment of such ailments.
The use of x-ray or radium for therapeutic purposes is not permitted.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.511 | Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 541 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy" means the administration of pure oxygen in a pressurized room or chamber.
(2) "Physician" means an individual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
(B) A podiatrist may supervise hyperbaric oxygen therapy if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The podiatrist has consulted with a physician who has been authorized to perform hyperbaric oxygen therapy by the facility in which the hyperbaric oxygen room or chamber is located.
(2) The podiatrist orders hyperbaric oxygen therapy only for treatment within the scope of practice of podiatry as described in section 4731.51 of the Revised Code.
(3) The podiatrist is certified in advanced cardiovascular life support by a certifying organization recognized by the state medical board.
(4) The podiatrist has completed, at a minimum, a forty-hour introductory course in hyperbaric medicine recognized by the American board of foot and ankle surgery or by the undersea and hyperbaric medical society.
(5) The podiatrist is board-certified or board-qualified by the American board of foot and ankle surgery or the American board of podiatric medicine.
On the request of the state medical board, the podiatrist shall submit to the board evidence demonstrating that the podiatrist is certified in advanced cardiovascular life support and has completed a course in hyperbaric medicine as described in this section.
(C) When hyperbaric oxygen therapy is supervised under this section, both of the following apply:
(1) The podiatrist must be immediately available throughout the performance of the therapy.
(2) The physician described in division (B)(1) of this section must be readily available for consultation throughout the performance of the therapy to furnish assistance and direction in the event a complication occurs that is outside the scope of practice of podiatry as described in section 4731.51 of the Revised Code.
A physician is considered to be readily available for consultation if the physician is able to communicate with the podiatrist in a timely fashion either in person or by oral, written, or electronic means. The physician is not required to be physically present at the facility in which the hyperbaric oxygen room or chamber is located.
Last updated February 23, 2022 at 2:51 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.512 | Authority to Administer Vaccinations.

Effective:
May 14, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 6 - 134th General Assembly
A podiatrist may administer to individuals who are seven years of age or older vaccinations against both of the following:
(A) Influenza;
(B) COVID-19.
Last updated June 2, 2021 at 3:26 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.531 | Certificate Applicant to Comply With Rc Chapter 4776.

Effective:
October 9, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly
In addition to any other eligibility requirement set forth in this chapter, each applicant for a license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery shall comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:01 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.56 | Issuing License to Practice Podiatric Medicine.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The state medical board shall review all applications received under section 4731.52 of the Revised Code. The board shall determine whether an applicant meets the requirements for a license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery.
(B) If the board determines that the applicant meets the requirements for a license and that the documentation provided is satisfactory to the board, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery. Each license shall be signed by the president and secretary of the board and attested by its seal.
(C) A person who holds a license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery issued under this section may use the title "Dr.," "doctor," "D.P.M.," "physician," or "surgeon."
(D) The holder of a license issued under this section shall either provide verification of licensure status from the board's internet web site on request or prominently display a wall certificate in the license holder's office or the place where a major portion of the license holder's practice is conducted.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.572 | Visiting Podiatric Faculty Certificate.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The state medical board shall issue, without examination, a visiting podiatric faculty certificate to any nonresident person who holds a current, unrestricted license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery issued by another state or country and has been appointed to serve in this state on the academic staff of an approved college of podiatric medicine and surgery in good standing, as determined by the board. The board shall not require a nonresident person who holds a license in another state to obtain a license under Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code.
(B) An applicant for a visiting podiatric faculty certificate shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant meets the requirements of division (A) of this section.
(C) The holder of a visiting podiatric faculty certificate may practice podiatric medicine and surgery only as is incidental to the certificate holder's teaching duties at the college or the teaching hospitals affiliated with the college. The board may revoke a certificate on receiving proof satisfactory to the board that the holder of the certificate has engaged in practice in this state outside the scope of the certificate or that there are grounds for action against the certificate holder under section 4731.22 of the Revised Code.
(D) A visiting podiatric faculty certificate is valid for the shorter of one year or the duration of the holder's appointment to the academic staff of the college. The certificate may not be renewed.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:17 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.60 | Prohibited Acts; Exceptions.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 541 - 132nd General Assembly
(A)(1) No person shall engage in the practice of podiatric medicine and surgery without a current, valid license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery issued by the state medical board.
(2) No person shall advertise or claim to be authorized to practice podiatric medicine and surgery unless the person holds a current, valid license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery issued by the board under this chapter.
(3) No person shall practice podiatric medicine and surgery after the person's license has been revoked, or if suspended, during the time of such suspension.
(B) A document that is signed by the president and secretary of the board and has affixed the official seal of the board to the effect that it appears from the records of the board that a license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery in this state has not been issued to a particular person, or that a license, if issued, has been revoked or suspended, shall be received as prima-facie evidence of the record of the board in any court or before any officer of this state.
(C) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a person who holds in good standing a valid license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery issued by another state and is practicing as a volunteer without remuneration during a charitable event that lasts not more than seven days.
When a person meets the conditions of this division, the person shall be deemed authorized by the state medical board, during the course of the charitable event, to practice podiatric medicine and surgery and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter authorizing the board to take disciplinary action against a podiatrist. Not less than seven calendar days before the first day of the charitable event, the person or the event's organizer shall notify the board of the person's intent to practice podiatric medicine and surgery at the event. During the course of the charitable event, the person's scope of practice is limited to the procedures that a physician authorized under this chapter to practice podiatric medicine and surgery is authorized to perform unless the person's scope of practice in the other state is more restrictive than in this state. If the latter is the case, the person's scope of practice is limited to the procedures that a podiatrist in the other state may perform.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.61 | Disciplinary Actions.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The state medical board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members, may limit, suspend, or revoke a license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery, refuse to issue a license to an applicant, refuse to reinstate a license, or reprimand or place on probation the holder of a license for violations of section 4731.22 or sections 4731.51 to 4731.60 of the Revised Code.
This section does not preclude the application to, or limit the operation or effect upon, podiatrists of other sections of this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.62 | Patients Suspected of Drug Overdose; Referral to Mental Health Professional.

Effective:
July 1, 2017
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 319 - 131st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Controlled substance" and "controlled substance analog" have the same meanings as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Dangerous drug" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Mental health professional" has the same meaning as in section 340.04 of the Revised Code.
(B) A physician who is acting in a professional capacity and who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect based on facts that would cause a reasonable person in a similar position to suspect, that a patient is experiencing an overdose of a dangerous drug, controlled substance, controlled substance analog, or metabolite of a controlled substance may refer the patient to a mental health professional. If the physician refers the patient to a mental health professional, the physician shall promptly notify the mental health professional in writing of the referral. Within thirty days after receiving the written notification, the mental health professional shall inform the physician in writing of the status of treatment of the patient provided by the mental health professional.
(C) A communication between a physician and a mental health professional made under this section shall not be considered a breach of confidentiality between a physician or psychologist or other mental health professional and a patient or a waiver of a testimonial privilege by the patient.
(D) A physician or mental health professional is not liable in damages in a civil action for harm allegedly incurred as a result of a communication made under this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.66 | Prohibiting Referrals and Cross-Referrals for Designated Health Service.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in sections 4731.67 and 4731.68 of the Revised Code, no holder of a license under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery shall refer a patient to a person for a designated health service if the license holder, or a member of the license holder's immediate family, has either of the following financial relationships with the person:
(1) An ownership or investment interest in the person whether through debt, equity, or other means;
(2) Any compensation arrangement involving any remuneration, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind.
(B) No person to which a license holder has referred a patient in violation of division (A) of this section shall bill the patient, any third-party payer, any governmental health care program, or any other person or governmental entity for the designated health service rendered pursuant to the referral.
(C) No person shall knowingly enter into an arrangement or scheme, including a cross-referral arrangement, that has a principal purpose of assuring referrals by a license holder to a particular person that, if the license holder directly made referrals to such person, would violate division (A) of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.69 | Timely Refunds.

Effective:
January 14, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 478 - 119th General Assembly
Any person who collects any amounts billed in violation of section 4731.66 of the Revised Code shall be liable to the individual, third-party payer, governmental health care program, or other person or governmental entity for and shall refund, on a timely basis, the amount so collected. No person shall fail to refund on a timely basis any amount due under this section.
Last updated February 25, 2022 at 5:51 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.70 | Administrative Rules.

Effective:
November 24, 1995
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 150 - 121st General Assembly
The state medical board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement sections 4731.65 to 4731.69 of the Revised Code. The rules shall include all of the following:
(A) Definitions of "home health care services" and "immediate family";
(B) Any additional requirements to be applied to group practices under division (E)(1)(d) of section 4731.65 of the Revised Code that the board determines necessary to protect against abuse of patients and third-party payers;
(C) Any additional requirements to be applied to the exceptions provided in division (C) of section 4731.67 and divisions (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) of section 4731.68 of the Revised Code that the board determines necessary to protect against abuse of patients and third-party payers;
(D) Any financial relationships that the board determines do not pose a risk of abuse of patients and third-party payers for purposes of exempting, under division (I) of section 4731.67 of the Revised Code, referrals from the provisions of section 4731.66 of the Revised Code;
(E) Any circumstances under division (E)(1)(d) of section 4731.68 of the Revised Code in which the board determines that remuneration for administrative services shall not be considered a compensation arrangement.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.71 | Detecting and Reporting Violations.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
The auditor of state may implement procedures to detect violations of section 4731.66 or 4731.69 of the Revised Code within governmental health care programs administered by the state. The auditor of state shall report any violation of either section to the state medical board and shall certify to the attorney general in accordance with section 131.02 of the Revised Code the amount of any refund owed to a state-administered governmental health care program under section 4731.69 of the Revised Code as a result of a violation. If a refund is owed to the medicaid program, the auditor of state also shall report the amount to the department of medicaid.
The state medical board also may implement procedures to detect violations of section 4731.66 or 4731.69 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.72 | Physician's Bill for Anatomical Pathology Services.

Effective:
October 15, 2015
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 110 - 131st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Anatomic pathology services," "assignment of benefits," "histologic processing," "insurer," "physician," and "referring clinical laboratory" have the same meanings as in section 3701.86 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Professional component of an anatomic pathology service" means the entire anatomic pathology service other than histologic processing.
(3) "Technical component of an anatomic pathology service" means only histologic processing.
(B) No physician shall present or cause to be presented a claim, bill, or demand for payment for anatomic pathology services to any person or entity other than the following:
(1) The patient who receives the services or another individual, such as a parent, spouse, or guardian, who is responsible for the patient's bills;
(2) A responsible insurer or other third-party payor of a patient who receives the services;
(3) A hospital, public health clinic, or not-for-profit health clinic ordering the services;
(4) A referring clinical laboratory;
(5) A governmental agency or any person acting on behalf of a governmental agency;
(6) A physician who is permitted to bill for the services under division (D) of this section.
(C) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, no physician shall charge, bill, or otherwise solicit payment, directly or indirectly, for anatomic pathology services unless the services are personally rendered by the physician or rendered under the on-site supervision of the physician.
(D) A physician who performs the professional component of an anatomic pathology service on a patient specimen may bill for the amount incurred in doing either of the following:
(1) Having a clinical laboratory or another physician perform the technical component of the anatomic pathology service;
(2) Obtaining another physician's consultation regarding the patient specimen.
(E) A violation of division (B) or (C) of this section constitutes a reason for taking action under division (B)(20) of section 4731.22 of the Revised Code.
(F) Nothing in this section shall be construed to mandate the assignment of benefits for anatomic pathology services.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.73 | Adherence to Napbc Standards.

Effective:
March 20, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 147 - 130th General Assembly
As used in this section, "NAPBC" means the national accreditation program for breast centers of the American college of surgeons.
A surgeon who will perform a mastectomy in a hospital, or a person designated by the surgeon, shall guide the patient through provided or referred services in a manner that is consistent with NAPBC standards. If a surgeon who is to perform a mastectomy considers breast reconstruction appropriate for the patient, the surgeon or designated person shall offer the patient a preoperative referral to a reconstructive or plastic surgeon in accordance with NAPBC standards.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.74 | Adoption of Rules Governing Prescriptions Given to Persons Without Examination.

Effective:
March 23, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 188 - 131st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Drug" and "prescription" have the same meanings as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Physician" means an individual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery.
(B) The state medical board shall adopt rules governing the requirements for a physician to prescribe, personally furnish, otherwise provide, or cause to be provided a prescription drug to a person on whom the physician has never conducted a physical examination and who is at a location remote from the physician.
(1) Regarding prescription drugs that are not controlled substances, the rules shall authorize a physician to establish a physician-patient relationship by the use of appropriate technology that permits, in a manner that is consistent with the minimal standard of care for in-person care by a physician, a medical evaluation and the collection of relevant clinical history as needed to establish a diagnosis, identify any underlying conditions, and identify any contraindications to the treatment that is recommended or provided.
(2) Regarding prescription drugs that are controlled substances, the rules shall establish standards that are consistent with federal law.
(C) The board shall adopt initial rules for purposes of this section not later than one year after the effective date of this section. All rules adopted under this section shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.741 | Telehealth Services.

Effective:
March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 122 - 134th General Assembly
A physician may provide telehealth services in accordance with sections 4743.09 of the Revised Code.
Last updated January 27, 2022 at 3:25 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.75 | Fees in Excess of Statutory Amounts.

Effective:
October 14, 1963
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 948 - 105th General Assembly
The state medical board, subject to the approval of the controlling board, may establish fees in excess of the amounts provided by sections 4731.01 to 4731.99, inclusive, of the Revised Code, provided that such fees do not exceed the amounts permitted by these sections by more than fifty per cent.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.76 | Effect of Child Support Default on License or Certificate.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state medical board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.81 | Witness to Administration of General Anesthetic.

Effective:
January 1, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly
No person shall knowingly administer a general anesthetic to another, unless at the time of administration a competent witness is present.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.82 | Woman Appearing Before Physician Regarding Fetal Death.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(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 chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
(B) If a woman in the process of experiencing a fetal death or with the product of human conception as a result of a fetal death presents herself to a physician and is not referred to a hospital, the attending physician shall provide the woman with all of the following:
(1) A written statement, not longer than one page in length, that confirms that the woman was pregnant and that she subsequently suffered a miscarriage that resulted in a fetal death;
(2) Notice of the right of the woman to apply for a fetal death certificate pursuant to section 3705.20 of the Revised Code;
(3) A short, general description of the attending physician's procedures for disposing of the product of a fetal death.
The attending physician may present the notice and description required by divisions (B)(2) and (B)(3) of this section through oral or written means. The physician shall document in the woman's medical record that all of the items required by this division were provided to the woman and shall place in the record a copy of the statement required by division (B)(1) of this section.
(C) A physician is immune from civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action with regard to any action taken in good faith compliance with this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.83 | Medication-Assisted Treatment; Compliance With Laws and Regulations.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(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 patient with medication-assisted treatment or proposing to initiate such treatment.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 12:38 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.85 | Recognition for Volunteer Medical Services.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
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 consideration by the department. The department shall annually submit to newspapers of general circulation and other publications selected by the department a request for nominations. The request shall describe the required form and content of nominations and indicate a deadline for submitting nominations.
The department may adopt criteria and guidelines for selecting nominees for recognition. The department shall publicize the names, professional accomplishments, and service contributions of the license holders that it recognizes under this section. The department may purchase recognition awards and take other actions to honor such volunteers.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.86 | Civil Actions for Assisted Reproduction Procedure Performed Without Consent - Definitions.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
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 following:
(a) Used either the professional's or a donor's human reproductive material when the patient on whom the procedure was performed did not consent to the use of the material from that person;
(b) Failed to comply with the standards or requirements of sections 3111.88 to 3111.96 of the Revised Code, including the terms of the written consent form;
(c) Misrepresented to the patient receiving the procedure any material information about the donor's profile, including the types of information listed in division (A)(2) of section 3111.93 of the Revised Code, or the manner or extent to which the material was used.
(2) "Assisted reproduction procedure performed without consent" includes the performance of an assisted reproduction procedure by a health care professional using the professional's human reproductive material in situations in which the patient consented to use of an anonymous donor.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 3:44 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.861 | Action for an Assisted Reproduction Procedure Performed Without Consent - Patient, Spouse, Child.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
The following persons may bring a civil action for the recovery 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.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 3:56 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.862 | Separate Action for Each Child Born to the Patient or Spouse.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
A person may bring 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.
Last updated August 28, 2023 at 1:28 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.864 | Action for an Assisted Reproduction Procedure Performed Without Consent - Donor.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
A donor of human reproductive material may bring a civil action 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 to which the donor consented.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 3:57 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.865 | Separate Action for Each Individual Who Received the Donor's Human Reproductive Material.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
A donor may bring 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.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 3:50 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.867 | Consent for Use of Human Reproductive Material.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Patient consent to the use of human reproductive material from an anonymous donor is not effective to provide consent for use of human reproductive material of the health care professional performing the procedure.
(B) It is not 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.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 3:53 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.869 | Remedies and Damages.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
(A) A plaintiff who 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 reproduction procedure.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 3:51 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.8610 | Pursuit of Other Remedies and Damages.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
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.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 3:52 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.8611 | Wavier of Action Against Public Policy.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
It is declared to be against the public policy of this state for a health care professional or affiliated person to enter into or require a waiver or provision with any patient or other person that limits or waives any of the patient's or 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.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 3:52 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.90 | Protocol for Pharmacist to Dispense Nicotine Replacement Therapy.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
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.
Last updated September 9, 2021 at 4:43 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners › Section 4731.91 | No Requirement for Abortions.

Effective:
September 16, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 989 - 110th General Assembly
(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 perform or participate in medical procedures which result in abortion, and refusal to perform or participate in the medical procedures is not grounds for civil liability nor a basis for disciplinary or other recriminatory action.
(E) Whoever violates division (D) of this section is liable in civil damages.