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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:10 - Prescription Drugs › Chapter 4729:10-1 - Drug Collection Receptacle › Section 4729:10-1-03 - Law enforcement agencies

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Law enforcement
			 agencies may operate a drug collection receptacle if all the following
			 apply:
(1)
									The
			 receptacle is located inside the premises of the law enforcement
			 agency.
(2)
									The receptacle is placed in a location that is
			 accessible to the public during posted hours.
(3)
									The receptacle is
			 placed within reasonable view of law enforcement personnel or under continuous
			 video surveillance.
(4)
									The receptacle is securely fastened to a permanent
			 structure so that it cannot be removed and must be locked to prevent the
			 unauthorized retrieval of its contents.
(5)
									The receptacle is
			 clearly marked indicating the following information:
(a)
										No needles,
			 syringes, or lancets shall be placed in the receptacle.
(b)
										No
			 iodine-containing medications, mercury-containing thermometers,
			 radiopharmaceuticals, antineoplastic agents (cancer chemotherapy drugs,
			 cytotoxic drugs), and compressed cylinders or aerosols (e.g., asthma inhalers)
			 shall be placed in the receptacle.
(6)
									If a law
			 enforcement agency chooses to limit the types of drugs that are acceptable for
			 return, such limitations shall be clearly stated on or near the drug collection
			 receptacle.
(7)
									The law enforcement agency shall check the drug
			 collection receptacle regularly and remove deposits to prevent the receptacle
			 from reaching capacity.
(8)
									The law enforcement agency shall maintain the
			 confidentiality of the ultimate user disposing of the drugs pursuant to all
			 applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
(9)
									The drugs
			 collected shall be stored in a manner that prevents the diversion of controlled
			 substances and is consistent with the agency's standard procedures for storing
			 illicit controlled substances collected as evidence.
(10)
									The law
			 enforcement agency shall maintain custody and control of the contents deposited
			 in the drug collection receptacle until the drugs are destroyed pursuant to
			 rule
			 4729:10-1-04
			 of the Administrative Code.
(11)
									The law
			 enforcement agency shall maintain any records of removal, storage, and
			 destruction of the drugs collected in a manner that is consistent with the
			 agency's record keeping requirements for illicit controlled substances
			 collected as evidence.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:10 - Prescription Drugs › Chapter 4729:10-1 - Drug Collection Receptacle › Section 4729:10-1-04 - Procedure for destruction of collected drugs

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All drugs collected pursuant to this rule
			 shall be destroyed in compliance with applicable federal, state, tribal, and
			 local laws and regulations and shall be rendered non-retrievable.
(B) The method of destruction shall ensure
			 that the confidentiality of the ultimate user is maintained pursuant to
			 applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
Replaces: 4729-8-03
Effective: 8/1/2019
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 08/01/2024
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4729.26,
				4729.69,
				3719.28
Rule
				Amplifies: 4729.01,
				4729.51
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/24/2014,
				03/23/2015
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:11 - HME Services › Chapter 4729:11-1 - Home Medical Equipment › Section 4729:11-1-01 - Definitions - home medical equipment

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this division:
(A)
								"24/7 coverage"
			 means that facilities that provide HME services must have a telephone number
			 that is operational twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week that clients can
			 call to seek assistance. The telephone line may be an answering service that is
			 monitored on a regular basis by the HME provider and should also alert clients
			 to contact 911 in an emergency.
(B)
								"Abandoned
			 application" means an application submitted for licensure or registration where
			 an applicant fails to complete all application requirements within thirty days
			 after being notified of the incomplete application by the board. An applicant
			 forfeits all fees associated with an abandoned application. The board shall not
			 be required to act on any abandoned application and the application may be
			 destroyed by board staff. If an application is abandoned, the applicant shall
			 be required to reapply for licensure or registration, submit the required fee
			 and comply with the licensure or registration requirements in effect at the
			 time of reapplication.
An application shall not be deemed
				abandoned if the application is subject to any of the following:
(1)
									An administrative
			 proceeding; or
(2)
									If there is discipline pending against the
			 applicant.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:11 - HME Services › Chapter 4729:11-2 - HME Services Provider › Section 4729:11-2-01 - Licensure, registration and renewal

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								An applicant
			 applying for licensure as a HME services provider shall:
(1)
									File an
			 application with the board pursuant to rule 4729:11-2-03 of  the Administrative Code; and
(2)
									Submit the required fee as established in paragraph (F)
			 of this rule.
(3)
									To be licensed as a HME services provider, the
			 applicant shall comply with the following:
(a)
										The applicant
			 shall be physically located in Ohio. A HME services provider located outside
			 the boundaries of the state of Ohio may only apply for a certificate of
			 registration pursuant to paragraph (B) of this rule.
(b)
										Meet the minimum
			 standards set forth in rule 4729:11-3-01 of  the Administrative Code.
(c)
										Comply with all recordkeeping requirements in
			 accordance with rule 4729:11-3-02 of  the Administrative Code.
(d)
										Submit to an
			 on-site inspection pursuant to rule 4729:11-3-03 of  the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:11 - HME Services › Chapter 4729:11-2 - HME Services Provider › Section 4729:11-2-04 - Recognized accrediting bodies

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The board
			 recognizes the joint commission as a national body that accredits HME services
			 providers.
(B)
								The board, at its discretion, may recognize other
			 national accrediting bodies if an agency submits a written request to the board
			 for recognition. The board shall consider the following criteria in determining
			 whether to recognize an agency:
(1)
									The agency is recognized by CMS or other nationally
			 recognized independent quality review organization;
(2)
									The agency
			 operates under the control of a multi-disciplinary governing body or
			 board;
(3)
									The agency operates within the continental United
			 States;
(4)
									The agency currently accredits and maintains
			 accreditation of at least fifty HME, respiratory, or rehab
			 organizations;
(5)
									The agency has a measurable process with outcome
			 standards for determining whether to accredit a HME services
			 provider;
(6)
									The agency performs on site evaluations of
			 organizations using quantitative performance criteria;
(7)
									The agency awards
			 accreditation for a finite period of time;
(8)
									The agency
			 develops and publishes surveyor/site visitor qualifications and
			 competencies;
(9)
									The agency provides written reports of survey visits,
			 observations, violations, citations, and requirements for improvement;
			 and
(10)
									The agency signs a cooperative agreement with the
			 board, for mutual reporting of legal or accrediting violations.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:11 - HME Services › Chapter 4729:11-2 - HME Services Provider › Section 4729:11-2-05 - Change in description of a HME services provider or discontinuation of business

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Any change in the ownership, business or trade name,
			 category, or address of a HME services provider requires a new application,
			 required fee, and license or certificate of registration. The new application
			 and required fee shall be submitted within thirty days of any change in the
			 ownership, business or trade name, category, or address.
(B)
								A change of
			 ownership includes any of the following:
(1)
									A change of
			 controlling interest of ten percent or more of a licensed or registered
			 corporation's outstanding shares of voting stock.
(2)
									Any business
			 entity change from its original form, as licensed or registered, to a sole
			 proprietor ownership, partnership, limited liability company, corporation or
			 any other business entity.
(3)
									An existing
			 corporation ceases and a new corporation or other business entity is
			 formed.
(4)
									An existing corporation continues and there is a one
			 hundred percent stock purchase by another corporation or other business
			 entity.
(5)
									Two wholly-owned subsidiaries of a parent company are
			 merged.
(6)
									A currently licensed or registered HME services
			 provider is purchased or operated by a different business entity than what is
			 listed on the original application, even if the location maintains the original
			 "doing business as" (DBA) and/or designated representative.
(7)
									Any partnership
			 change other than that which was originally licensed.
(a)
										A partnership
			 change is deemed to have occurred when:
(i)
											There is an
			 addition or removal of one or more partners in a partnership to which a license
			 is issued.
(ii)
											The entity is sold and the sale becomes
			 final.
(b)
										For partnerships, a transfer of a proportion of
			 ownership among existing partners is not a change of ownership, if there is no
			 addition or removal of a partner.
(8)
									Any other
			 business model change as determined by the board to be a change of
			 ownership.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:11 - HME Services › Chapter 4729:11-3 - Standards for HME Service Providers › Section 4729:11-3-01 - Minimum standards for licensees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								This rule sets
			 forth the minimum acceptable standards for licensure as a HME services provider
			 under Chapter 4752. of the Revised Code.
(B)
								A licensee shall
			 maintain knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of a HME services
			 provider and shall practice in accordance with the following:
(1)
									Chapter 4752. of
			 the Revised Code;
(2)
									Division 4729:11 of the Administrative
			 Code;
(3)
									Any other applicable federal and state laws, rules and
			 regulations; and
(4)
									Position statements, standards of care or guidelines
			 for providing HME services from nationally recognized organizations, including
			 medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies
			 (DMEPOS) supplier standards, joint commission, or other accrediting bodies
			 recognized by the board pursuant to rule 4729:11-2-04 of  the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:11 - HME Services › Chapter 4729:11-3 - Standards for HME Service Providers › Section 4729:11-3-02 - Record keeping

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A HME services provider shall maintain records for each
			 client that has been sold or leased equipment.
(1)
									All records
			 maintained in accordance with this rule shall be uniformly maintained and
			 readily retrievable for inspection and copying by properly identified agents,
			 inspectors or employees of the state board of pharmacy.
(2)
									All client
			 records must contain a prescriber order, if required, and documentation of
			 settings and other data relevant to the equipment that has been sold or leased,
			 and other documentation regarding service checks of the equipment sold or
			 rented to the client.
(3)
									All client records must be maintained for three years
			 from the date of sale or in the case of a minor client, records must be
			 maintained for seven years after the client turns eighteen years of
			 age.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:11 - HME Services › Chapter 4729:11-3 - Standards for HME Service Providers › Section 4729:11-3-03 - Inspections and corrective actions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								An entity
			 licensed or registered by the state board of pharmacy pursuant to Chapter 4752.
			 of the Revised Code is subject to an on-site inspection by the board. An
			 authorized board agent may, without notice, carry out an on-site inspection or
			 investigation of an entity licensed or registered by the board. Upon
			 verification of the board agent's credentials, the agent shall be permitted to
			 enter the licensed or registered entity.
(B)
								Submission of an
			 application for a license or registration as a HME services provider with the
			 state board of pharmacy constitutes permission for entry and on-site inspection
			 by an authorized board agent.
(C)
								If an agent of
			 the state board of pharmacy identifies a violation specified in paragraph (D)
			 of this rule, the agent may provide written notice, in a manner determined by
			 the board, of the nature of the observed violations to the designated
			 representative on the license, registration or application. The licensee,
			 registrant or applicant may also be subject to disciplinary actions pursuant to
			 Chapter 4752. of the Revised Code and this division of the Administrative
			 Code.
(D)
								Violations may include any of the following:
(1)
									Violating any
			 rule of the board;
(2)
									Violating any provision of Chapter 4752. of the Revised
			 Code;
(3)
									Violating any federal, state and local law, rule, or
			 regulation regarding the provision of HME services.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:11 - HME Services › Chapter 4729:11-3 - Standards for HME Service Providers › Section 4729:11-3-04 - Continuing education

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Licensed HME services providers shall provide ten
			 contact hours of continuing education per renewal cycle for staff rendering
			 home medical equipment services.
(B)
								Of the number of
			 continuing education contact hours required, one contact hour shall include
			 subject content on infection control, equipment cleaning standards and cleaning
			 agents, rotation of inventory, or equipment separation requirements. The
			 remaining contact hours must be relevant to the HME services rendered. The
			 following are acceptable sources of continuing education:
(1)
									In-service
			 education developed and taught by the licensed HME services
			 provider.
(2)
									In-service education developed and taught by a HME
			 manufacturer.
(3)
									Continuing education approved by any organization
			 recognized by the board that offers continuing education relevant to HME
			 services rendered.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:11 - HME Services › Chapter 4729:11-3 - Standards for HME Service Providers › Section 4729:11-3-05 - Advertising and solicitation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								No HME services
			 provider shall advertise or solicit for patronage in connection with the
			 licensee or registrant's business if any communication contained therein is
			 false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading.
(B)
								Excluding a free
			 consultation, any advertisement or solicitation which offers HME services on a
			 gratuitous basis shall include a disclaimer. If the advertisement is visual,
			 the disclaimer shall be contained therein. If the advertisement is audio-based,
			 the disclaimer shall be read. A written copy of the disclaimer shall be
			 provided to every patient who responds to an offer, prior to the rendering of
			 patient care.
(1)
									The disclaimer shall clearly and conspicuously state
			 the following:
(a)
										Any exclusions, prohibitions, restrictions,
			 limitations, conditions, or eligibility requirements which apply to the offer;
			 and
(b)
										Any additional services, which are associated with the
			 offer, that are rendered on the same day but are not provided free of
			 charge.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:11 - HME Services › Chapter 4729:11-4 - Certificate of Registration › Section 4729:11-4-01 - Disciplinary actions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The state board of pharmacy may, in accordance with
			 Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, impose any one or more of the following
			 sanctions on an applicant for a license or certificate of registration issued
			 under Chapter 4752. of the Revised Code or a license or certificate of
			 registration holder for any of the causes set forth in paragraph (B) of this
			 rule:
(1)
									Suspend, revoke, restrict, limit, or refuse to grant or
			 renew a license or certificate of registration;
(2)
									Reprimand or
			 place the license or certificate holder on probation;
(3)
									Impose a monetary
			 penalty or forfeiture not to exceed in severity any fine designated under the
			 Revised Code for a similar offense or not more than five thousand dollars if
			 the acts committed are not classified as an offense by the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4730 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 4730-1 - Regulation of Physician Assistants › Section 4730-1-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								For purposes of Chapter 4730. of the Administrative
			 Code:
(1)
									"On-site supervision" means the supervising physician is
			 required to be physically present in the same location as the physician
			 assistant, but does not require the supervising physician's physical presence
			 in the same room.
(2)
									"Health care facility" means either of the
			 following:
(a)
										A hospital registered with the department of health under
			 section 3701.07 of the Revised
			 Code;
(b)
										A health care facility licensed by the department of
			 health under section 3702.30 of the Revised
			 Code.
(3)
									"Office-based practice" means medical practice in a
			 location other than a health care facility.
(4)
									"Service" means a
			 medical function, task, or activity which requires training in the diagnosis,
			 treatment or prevention of disease, including the use and administration of
			 drugs.
(5)
									"Board" means the state medical board of
			 Ohio.
(6)
									"Local anesthesia" means the injection of a drug or
			 combination of drugs to stop or prevent a painful sensation in a circumscribed
			 area of the body where a painful procedure is to be performed, and is limited
			 to local infiltration anesthesia, digital blocks, and pudendal blocks. Local
			 anesthesia does not include regional anesthesia or any systemic
			 sedation.
(7)
									"Medical order" means one or more diagnostic or
			 treatment directives generated by a physician or physician assistant that
			 commands the execution of specific activities to be performed or delivered as
			 part of a diagnostic or therapeutic regimen of a patient.
(8)
									"CME" means
			 continuing medical education.
(9)
									"Licensure
			 period" means the period between granting of the initial or renewed license and
			 the next scheduled renewal date for the license.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4730 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 4730-1 - Regulation of Physician Assistants › Section 4730-1-05 - Quality assurance system

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A quality assurance system shall be
			 developed to assess the physician assistant's performance.
(B) The quality assurance system shall
			 describe the process to be used for all of the following:
(1) Review by the physician of selected
			 patient record entries made by the physician assistant and selected medical
			 orders issued by the physician assistant, to include, at a minimum, all of the
			 following:
(a) Assessment of the medical
			 history and physical examination documented in the record;
(b) Assessment of the appropriateness of the
			 diagnosis and treatment plan based on the medical history and physical
			 examination documented in the record;
(c) Feedback to the physician assistant
			 concerning appropriateness of the physician assistant's prescriptive decisions;
			 and
(d) Assessment of whether the
			 physician assistant is practicing according to the supervisory plan or the
			 policies of the health care facility, as applicable.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4730 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 4730-1 - Regulation of Physician Assistants › Section 4730-1-06 - Licensure as a physician assistant

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All applicants for a physician assistant
			 license shall 
								submit an application under oath in the manner
			 prescribed by the board and provide such
			 other facts and materials as the board requires.
(B) No application shall be considered filed,
			 and shall not be reviewed, until the fee required by section
			 4730.10 of the Revised Code has
			 been received by the board.
(C) An
			 application shall be considered complete when all of the following requirements
			 are met:
(1) The fee required pursuant to
			 section 4730.10 of the Revised Code has
			 been received by the board;
(2)
			 Verification of the applicant's current certification has been received by the
			 board directly from the "National Commission on Certification of Physician
			 Assistants";
(3) All information
			 required by section 4730.10 of the Revised Code,
			 including such other facts and materials as the board requires, has been
			 received by the board; and
(4) The
			 applicant has complied with the requirements of paragraph (A) of rule
			 
									4731-4-02 of the Administrative Code and the board has
			 received the results of the criminal records checks .
(5) The board is not conducting an
			 investigation, pursuant to section
			 4730.26 of the Revised Code, of
			 evidence appearing to show that the applicant has violated section
			 4730.25 of the Revised Code or
			 applicable rules adopted by the board.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4730 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 4730-1 - Regulation of Physician Assistants › Section 4730-1-07 - Miscellaneous provisions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For purposes of Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code and Chapters
				4730-1 and 4730-2 of the Administrative Code:
(A) An adjudication hearing held pursuant to
			 the provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code shall be conducted in
			 conformance with the provisions of Chapter 4731-13 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(B) The provisions of
			 Chapters 4731-4, 4731-11, 4731-13, 4731-14, 4731-15, 4731-16, 4731-17, 4731-18,
			 4731-23, 4731-25, 4731-26, 4731-28, 4731-29, 4731-35,
			  4731-37 and
			 rule 4731 38-02 of the Administrative Code are applicable to the holder
			 of a physician assistant license issued pursuant to section
			 4730.12 of the Revised Code, as
			 though fully set forth in Chapter 4730-1 or 4730-2 of the Administrative
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4730 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 4730-2 - Physician-Delegated Prescriptive Authority › Section 4730-2-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in Chapter 4730-2 of the Administrative Code:
(A) "ARC-PA" means the "Accreditation Review
			 Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant."
(B) "CHEA" means the "Council for Higher
			 Education Accreditation."
(C)
			 "AAPA" means the "American Academy of Physician Assistants."
(D) "NCCPA" means the "National Commission on
			 Certification for Physician Assistants."
(E) "CME" means continuing medical
			 education.
(F) "ACCME" means the
			 "Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education."
(G) "Contact hour" means a minimum of fifty
			 minutes of education.
(H)
			 "Licensure registration period" means the period between granting of the
			 initial or renewed license and the next scheduled renewal date for the
			 license.
(I) "Board" means
			 the state medical board of Ohio.
Effective: 9/30/2018
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 3/19/2019
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4730.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4730.01,
				4730.05,
				4730.21
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/31/2007
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4730 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 4730-2 - Physician-Delegated Prescriptive Authority › Section 4730-2-04 - Period of on-site supervision of physician-delegated prescriptive authority

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The following definitions are applicable
			 to this rule:
(1) "Supervision" means the
			 supervising physician maintains oversight of the physician assistant's
			 prescriptive decisions and provides timely review of prescriptions written by
			 the physician assistant.
(2)
			 "On-site supervision" means the supervising physician is required to be
			 physically present within the facility where the physician assistant is
			 practicing and available for consultation. The supervising physician is not
			 necessarily required to personally evaluate a
			 patient to whom a physician assistant is providing service.
(3) "Supervising physician" includes a
			 primary supervising physician in instances where the physician assistant has
			 supervision agreements with multiple supervising physicians and one supervising
			 physician is designated to have primary responsibility for the supervision of
			 the physician assistant's prescribing activities during the on-site supervision
			 period.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4730 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 4730-2 - Physician-Delegated Prescriptive Authority › Section 4730-2-05 - Addition of valid prescriber number after initial licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All applicants
			 for a  prescriber number subsequent to
			 initial licensure shall submit an endorsement application in the manner
			 determined by the board.
(B) An
			 endorsement application shall be considered complete when all of the following
			 requirements are met:
(1) The records of the
			 board establish that the applicant holds a current, valid license to practice
			 as a physician assistant in Ohio;
(2) All information required by
			 section
			 4730.15
									 of the Revised
			 Code, including evidence of meeting the educational requirements or practice
			 requirements, as applicable, has been received by the board;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4730 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 4730-2 - Physician-Delegated Prescriptive Authority › Section 4730-2-07 - Standards for prescribing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)  A physician assistant who holds a prescriber number and who
				has been granted physician-delegated prescriptive authority by a supervising
				physician may prescribe a drug or therapeutic device provided the prescription
				is in accordance with all of the following:
(1)  The extent and conditions of the physician-delegated
				prescriptive authority, granted by the supervising physician who is supervising
				the physician assistant in the exercise of the authority;
(2)  The requirements of Chapter 4730. of the Revised
				Code;
(3)  The requirements of Chapters 4730-1, 4730-2, 4730-4,
				4731-11,  4731-35, and 4731-37 of the Administrative Code; and
(4)  The requirements of state and federal law pertaining to the
				prescription of drugs and therapeutic devices.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4730 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 4730-2 - Physician-Delegated Prescriptive Authority › Section 4730-2-10 - Standards and procedures for review of "Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System" (OARRS)

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For purposes of this rule:
(1) "Delegate" means an authorized
			 representative who is registered with the Ohio board of pharmacy to obtain an
			 OARRS report on behalf of the physician assistant.
(2) "OARRS" means the "Ohio Automated Rx
			 Reporting System" drug database established and maintained pursuant to section
			 4729.75 of the Revised
			 Code.
(3) "OARRS" report" means a
			 report of information related to a specified patient generated by the drug
			 database established and maintained pursuant to section
			 4729.75 of the Revised
			 Code.
(4) "Reported drugs" means
			 all the drugs listed in rule 4729:8-2-01 of the Administrative Code that are
			 required to be reported to the drug database established and maintained
			 pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code,
			 including controlled substances in schedules II, III, IV, and V.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4730 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 4730-4 - Opioid Addiction Treatment › Section 4730-4-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Office-based
			 opioid treatment" or "OBOT" means medication-assisted treatment, as that term
			 is defined in this rule, in a private office or public sector clinic that is
			 not otherwise regulated, by practitioners authorized to prescribe outpatient
			 supplies of medications approved by the United States food and drug
			 administration for the treatment of opioid addiction or dependence, prevention
			 of relapse of opioid addiction or dependence, or both. OBOT includes treatment
			 with all controlled substance medications approved by the United Stated food
			 and drug administration for such treatment. OBOT does not include treatment
			 that occurs in the following settings:
(1) A
			 state or local correctional facility, as defined in section
			 5163.45 of the Revised
			 Code;
(2) A hospital, as defined in
			 section 3727.01 of the Revised
			 Code;
(3) A provider certified to
			 provide residential and inpatient substance use disorder services, including
			 withdrawal management, by the Ohio department of mental health and addiction
			 services;
(4) An opioid treatment
			 program certified by SAMHSA and accredited by an independent SAMHSA-approved
			 accrediting body; or
(5) A youth
			 services facility, as defined in section
			 103.75 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4730 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 4730-4 - Opioid Addiction Treatment › Section 4730-4-02 - Standards and procedures for withdrawal management for drug or alcohol addiction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								In order to
			 provide ambulatory detoxification, as that term is defined in rule
			 4730-4-01 of the
			 Administrative Code, a physician assistant shall comply with all of the
			 following requirements:
(1)
									The physician assistant shall hold a valid prescriber
			 number.
(2)
									The physician assistant shall provide withdrawal
			 management under the supervision of a physician who provides withdrawal
			 management as part of the physician's normal course of practice and with whom
			 the physician assistant has a supervision agreement.
(3)
									The physician
			 assistant shall comply with all state and federal laws and rules applicable to
			 prescribing, including holding a DATA 2000 waiver to prescribe buprenorphine if
			 buprenorphine is to be prescribed for withdrawal management in a medical
			 office, public sector clinic, or urgent care facility.
(4)
									The physician
			 assistant who practices in a healthcare facility shall comply with all policies
			 of the healthcare facility concerning the provision of withdrawal
			 management.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4730 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 4730-4 - Opioid Addiction Treatment › Section 4730-4-03 - Office-based treatment for opioid addiction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A physician
			 assistant who provides OBOT shall comply with the following requirements:
(1)
									Before initiating
			 OBOT, the physician assistant shall comply with section
			 3719.064 of the Revised
			 Code.
(2)
									Comply with all federal and state laws and regulations
			 governing the prescribing of the medication;
(3)
									Complete at least
			 eight hours of "Category 1" continuing medical education relating to substance
			 abuse and addiction every two years. Courses completed in compliance with this
			 requirement shall be accepted toward meeting the continuing medical education
			 requirement for biennial renewal of the physician assistant's license;
			 and
(4)
									Only provide OBOT if the provision of OBOT is within
			 the supervising physician's normal course of practice and
			 expertise.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4730 - Physician Assistants › Chapter 4730-4 - Opioid Addiction Treatment › Section 4730-4-04 - Medication-assisted treatment using naltrexone

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								In addition to
			 the requirements in paragraphs (A) to (F) of rule
			 4730-4-03
			 of the Administrative Code, the physician assistant using naltrexone to treat
			 opioid use disorder shall comply with all of the following requirements:
(1)
									Prior to treating
			 a patient with naltrexone, the physician assistant shall inform the patient
			 about the risk of opioid overdose if the patient ceases naltrexone and then
			 uses opioids. The physician assistant shall take measures to ensure that the
			 patient is adequately detoxified from opioids and is no longer physically
			 dependent prior to treatment with naltrexone.
(2)
									The physician
			 assistant shall use oral naltrexone only for treatment of patients who can be
			 closely supervised and who are highly motivated.
(a)
										The dosage regime
			 shall strictly comply with the United States food and drug administration
			 approved labeling for naltrexone hydrochloride tablets.
(b)
										The patient shall
			 be encouraged to have a support person administer and supervise the medication.
			 Examples of a support person are a family member, close friend, or
			 employer.
(c)
										The physician assistant shall require urine drug
			 screens, serum medication levels, or oral fluid drug testing at least every
			 three months for the first year of treatment and at least every six months
			 thereafter.
(d)
										The physician assistant shall incorporate relapse
			 prevention strategies into counseling or assure that they are addressed by a
			 qualified behavioral healthcare provider, as defined in rule
			 4730-4-01 of the
			 Administrative Code, who has the education and experience to provide substance
			 abuse counseling.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4731 - State Medical Board › Chapter 4731-1 - Limited Branches of Medicine or Surgery › Section 4731-1-01 - Definition of terms

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								"Board" means the
			 state medical board of Ohio.
(B)
								"Certificate of
			 good standing" means a non-transferable certificate issued by the board to the
			 person or persons signing the application on behalf of a limited branch school,
			 college, or institution which states that it is in good standing with the
			 board, pursuant to section
			 4731.16 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter of the Administrative Code.
(C)
								"Limited branch
			 school, college or institution" means a facility wherein a course of
			 instruction in massage therapy is offered.
(D)
								"MBLEx" means the
			 massage and bodywork licensing examination as prepared by the federation of
			 state massage therapy boards.
(E)
								"Distance
			 education" means an instructional delivery system in which students and
			 teachers are in separate locations and in which education and training are
			 delivered through video, audio, computer, multimedia communications or some
			 combination.
(F)
								"Home study" means a form of correspondence instruction
			 through mail or e-mail in which the institution provides lesson materials for
			 study and completion by a student on his or her own, with completed lessons
			 being returned by the student to the school for evaluation by the school. "Home
			 study" shall not be considered a form of distance education.
Replaces: 4731-1-01, 4731-1-10
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4731 - State Medical Board › Chapter 4731-1 - Limited Branches of Medicine or Surgery › Section 4731-1-02 - Application of rules governing limited branches of medicine or surgery

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Rules adopted
			 by the board governing the practice of limited branches of medicine apply to
			 practitioners of those limited branches listed in sections
			 4731.15 and
			 4731.151 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B) Any person holding a
			 valid license to practice one or more of the limited
			 branches of medicine is subject to disciplinary action by the board, and may
			 additionally be subject to criminal prosecution, if such person performs acts
			 beyond the scope of the limited branch for which the person holds a
			 license or which otherwise violates the rules
			 governing practitioners of limited branches of medicine.
(C) For purposes of division (B)(18) of
			 section 4731.22 of the Revised Code, the
			 code of ethics and standards of practice of the "American Massage Therapy
			 Association" applies to all persons holding a license to
			 practice massage therapy. The code of ethics may be obtained from the medical
			 board's website at med.ohio.gov/.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4731 - State Medical Board › Chapter 4731-1 - Limited Branches of Medicine or Surgery › Section 4731-1-03 - General prohibitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No person holding a
			 license to practice a limited branch of medicine shall
			 perform or hold himself or herself out as able to perform surgery, or any other
			 act which involves a piercing or puncturing of the skin or membranous tissues
			 of the human body unless specifically permitted under Chapter 4731. of the
			 Revised Code or this chapter of the Administrative Code.
(B) No person
			 holding a license to practice a limited branch of medicine shall
			 prescribe, dispense, personally furnish or administer any drug or
			 medicine.
(C) Except as is
			 specifically permitted under the rules defining the scope of a limited branch
			 of medicine, no person holding such a license
			 shall diagnose or treat infectious, contagious or venereal diseases, or any
			 wound, fracture or bodily injury, infirmity, or disease.
(D) The designation "Dr." or "Doctor" shall
			 not precede the name of the limited practitioner. No person holding a
			 license to practice a limited branch of medicine shall
			 employ, or cause to be employed, the designation "Dr." or "Doctor" without also
			 qualifying such designation by the name or an abbreviation of the limited
			 branch for which the person holds a license.
			 The appropriate designation must follow the name of the limited practitioner
			 (e.g., "John Doe, Doctor of Mechanotherapy" or "John Doe, D.M.") and may be
			 employed or caused to be employed by the limited practitioner only if the
			 limited practitioner has received a degree granting such a title from a school
			 legally empowered to grant the degree.
(E) No person holding a
			 license to practice a limited branch of medicine shall
			 employ, or cause to be employed, the designation "Physician" or "Surgeon" no
			 matter how qualified or how employed in combination with other
			 language.
(F) No person holding a
			 license to practice any limited branch or branches of
			 medicine shall hold himself or herself out as holding a
			 license in or as being able to practice any limited
			 branch of medicine for which that person does not hold a
			 license.
(G) No person holding a
			 license to practice any limited branch or branches of
			 medicine shall conduct such practice under any name or title, either as an
			 individual, company or concern, that is misleading.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4731 - State Medical Board › Chapter 4731-1 - Limited Branches of Medicine or Surgery › Section 4731-1-04 - Scope of practice: mechanotherapy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A practitioner of mechanotherapy shall
			 examine patients only by verbal inquiry, examination of the musculoskeletal
			 system by hand, and visual inspection and observation. A practitioner of
			 mechanotherapy shall specifically not employ any techniques which involve
			 extraction or analysis of body tissue or fluids.
(B) A practitioner of mechanotherapy shall
			 not diagnose a patient's condition except as to whether or not there is a
			 disorder of the musculoskeletal system present.
(C) A practitioner of mechanotherapy, in the
			 treatment of patients, may apply only those techniques listed in this
			 paragraph, but he may apply such techniques only to those disorders of the
			 musculoskeletal system which are amenable to treatment by the listed techniques
			 and which are identifiable by examination and diagnosis as described in this
			 rule:
(1) Advised or supervised
			 exercise;
(2) Massage or
			 manipulation;
(3)
									Application of air, water, heat, cold, sound or
			 infrared rays; or
(4) Electrical
			 neuromuscular stimulation.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4731 - State Medical Board › Chapter 4731-1 - Limited Branches of Medicine or Surgery › Section 4731-1-06 - Scope of practice: naprapathy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Naprapathy is the treatment of diseased spinal connective
				tissue and ligaments by hand only. A practitioner of naprapathy shall not
				examine patients except by written and verbal inquiry, visual inspection and
				observation, and touch. Such practitioners shall not diagnose a patient's
				condition, but may determine whether or not application of naprapathy is
				advisable.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				10/18/2011 and
				09/30/2016
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4731.05, 4731.15,
				4731.151
Rule Amplifies: 4731.151
Prior Effective Dates:
				11/4/75, 3/8/92, 12/24/92
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4731 - State Medical Board › Chapter 4731-1 - Limited Branches of Medicine or Surgery › Section 4731-1-12 - Application and examination for license to practice massage therapy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No application
			 shall be considered complete until the applicant has complied with the
			 requirements of paragraph (A) of rule
			 4731-4-02 of the Administrative
			 Code and the board has received the results of criminal records checks and any
			 other forms required to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (A) of rule
			 4731-4-02 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(B) All applicants seeking a
			 license to practice massage therapy who meet the
			 requirements of section
			 4731.19 of the Revised Code,
			 shall apply to the board in compliance with section
			 4731.19 of the Revised
			 Code.
(C) Any person seeking a
			 license to practice massage therapy shall have passed
			 the MBLEx available through the federation of state massage therapy boards.
(1) An applicant for the MBLEx shall apply
			 directly to the federation of state massage therapy boards.
(2) The passing performance for the
			 examination as reported by the federation of state massage therapy boards shall
			 constitute successful completion of the examination.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4731 - State Medical Board › Chapter 4731-1 - Limited Branches of Medicine or Surgery › Section 4731-1-15 - Massage therapy educational requirements and determination of standing of school, college or institution

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								For purposes of
			 this rule, "hours" as used in section
			 4731.19 of the Revised Code,
			 means a period of sixty minutes with a minimum of fifty minutes of
			 instruction.
(B)
								A person seeking a license to practice massage therapy
			 must hold one of the following:
(1)
									A diploma or certificate from a limited branch school,
			 college or institution located in Ohio that held a certificate of good standing
			 at the time the person obtained the diploma or certificate.
(2)
									A diploma or
			 certificate from a limited branch school, college, or institution located
			 outside of Ohio that held a certificate of good standing at the time the person
			 obtained the diploma or certificate.
(3)
									A diploma or
			 certificate from a limited branch school, college, or institution located
			 outside of Ohio that required the completion of a course of instruction meeting
			 the requirements section
			 4731.19 of the Revised Code. No
			 more than one-half of the course of instruction required by section
			 4731.19 of the Revised Code may
			 have been provided via distance education.
(4)
									During the
			 five-year period immediately preceding the date of application, a current
			 license, registration, or certificate in good standing in another state for
			 massage therapy.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4731 - State Medical Board › Chapter 4731-1 - Limited Branches of Medicine or Surgery › Section 4731-1-17 - Instructional staff in Ohio massage therapy programs

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An instructor in limited branch theory or
			 clinical practice shall be a high school graduate or equivalent, shall be
			 currently licensed in Ohio in the applicable limited branch and shall have
			 practiced in the applicable limited branch for a minimum of three
			 years.
(B) A classroom instructor
			 teaching basic science or general education courses shall hold a bachelor's
			 degree with a concentration in the discipline in which that instructor is
			 providing instruction. The requirements of this paragraph may be waived for
			 faculty who, on the date this rule becomes effective, have taught the course
			 for more than one year at a limited branch school that holds a certificate of
			 good standing issued by the board.
(C) An instructor in massage therapy business
			 courses shall meet one of the following requirements:
(1) Hold at least a bachelor's degree with a
			 concentration in business;
(2) Have
			 experience in  a massage
			 therapy business gained as an owner and operator of a massage therapy business
			 for a minimum of three years;
(3)
			 Have experience in  a massage
			 therapy business gained as a manager of a massage therapy business for a
			 minimum of three years.