Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-6 - Alternative Program for Substance Use Disorder Monitoring › Section 4723-6-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Agreement" means a voluntary, written
			 contract between an individual and the board's alternative program for
			 substance use disorder in which the board abstains from taking disciplinary
			 action against the individual for violation of Chapter 4723. of the Revised
			 Code and the individual agrees to be monitored by the board according to the
			 terms and conditions of the program specified in section
			 4723.35 of the Revised Code,
			 this chapter, and any other terms and conditions determined necessary by the
			 program to ensure that the individual is able to practice in accordance with
			 acceptable standards of safe care.
(B) "Approved treatment program" means an
			 alcohol or substance use disorder treatment program which is either certified
			 by a state agency or is accredited by a joint commission, council on
			 accreditation (COA), or commission on accreditation of rehabilitation
			 facilities (CARF).
(C) "Drug of
			 abuse" has the same meaning as in section
			 3719.011 of the Revised Code,
			 and includes any controlled substance as defined in section
			 3719.01 of the Revised Code, any
			 harmful intoxicant as defined in section
			 2925.01 of the Revised Code, or
			 any dangerous drug as defined in section
			 4729.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(D) "Medication-assisted
			 treatment" has the same meaning as in section
			 340.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(E) "Person" includes,
			 without limitation, a natural person, a corporation, whether nonprofit or for
			 profit, a partnership, a limited liability company, an unincorporated society
			 or association, or two or more persons having a joint or common
			 interest.
(F) "Practitioner" means
			 a healthcare professional who is authorized by law to prescribe drugs,
			 dangerous drugs, or drug therapy related devices in the course of the
			 professional's practice and is licensed under Chapter 4715., 4723., 4725.,
			 4731., or 4730., of the Revised Code and authorized by law to write
			 prescription's for drugs or dangerous drugs.
(G) "Program" means the unit of the board
			 responsible for administering the alternative program for substance use
			 disorder established by section
			 4723.35 of the Revised
			 Code.
(H) "Random alcohol and drug
			 screen" means a laboratory or breathalyzer test administered at an irregular
			 interval not known in advance by the individual to be tested to detect the
			 presence of alcohol, drugs of abuse, or other mood altering substances in the
			 individual's body fluids, breath, hair, or nails.
(I) "Substance use disorder" for purposes of
			 section 4723.35 of the Revised Code and
			 Chapter 4723-6 of the Administrative Code means either of the following:
(1) The chronic and habitual use of
			 
									alcohol to the extent that the user no longer can
			 control the use of alcohol; or the user's health, safety, or welfare or that of
			 others is endangered; or
(2) The
			 use of a drug of abuse, to the extent that the user becomes physically or
			 psychologically dependent on the drug; or the user's health, safety, or welfare
			 or that of others is endangered.
To the extent that under prior law, the term "chemical
				dependency" was used, the term is to be construed to hold the same meaning as
				"substance use disorder" for purposes of the board's monitoring program
				established according to section
				4723.35 of the Revised Code and
				Chapter 4723-6 of the Administrative Code.