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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4761 - Ohio Respiratory Care Board › Chapter 4761-9 - Continuing Education › Section 4761-9-05 - Approved sources of RCCE

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Applicants for renewal shall successfully
			 complete the required number of RCCE contact hours according to rule
			 4761-9-02
			 of the Administrative Code. RCCE earned from any combination of the following
			 sources may be applicable towards meeting RCCE requirements:
(1) Relevant college credit awarded by an
			 academic institution accredited by its regional accrediting association.
			 This is limited to respiratory care related
			 classes.
(2) RCCE contact
			 hours awarded by respiratory care educational programs approved by the board in
			 accordance with rule
			 4761-4-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
(3) The
			 successful completion of advanced life support programs and/or instructors for
			 life support programs will qualify to meet the RCCE requirement. Those meeting
			 this requirement are, but may not be limited to advanced cardiac life support
			 (ACLS), pediatric advanced life support (PALS), neonatal resuscitation program
			 (NRP), and advanced trauma life support (ATLS). The number of contact hours for
			 each program must be assigned by the educational provider. Licensees will be
			 responsible for acquiring documentation supporting completion of the program,
			 the date of completion, and the number of contact hours earned.
(4) Recertification for ACLS, PALS, NRP, or
			 ATLS. The number of contact hours for each program must be assigned by the
			 educational provider. Licensees will be responsible for acquiring documentation
			 supporting completion of the program, the date of completion, and the number of
			 contact hours earned.
(5) All or
			 portions of a continuing education activity relevant to the practice of
			 respiratory care which meet the requirements of paragraph (A) of rule
			 4761-9-01
			 of the Administrative Code and which have been approved by a professional
			 organization or association awarding continuing education contact hours,
			 including, but not limited to the American association for respiratory care
			 (A.A.R.C.), the American medical association (A.M.A.), the American nurses
			 association (A.N.A.), the Ohio association of physician assistants (O.A. P.A.),
			 the Ohio society for respiratory care (O.S.R.C.), the Ohio state medical
			 association (O.S.M.A.), the Ohio nurses association (O.N.A.), the Ohio thoracic
			 society (O.T.S.), the American college of chest physicians (A.C.C.P.), the
			 American heart association (A.H.A.), the American lung association (A.L.A.),
			 the Ohio lung association (O.L.A.), and the American association of critical
			 care nurses (A.A.C.C.N.).
(6)
			 Relevant education and training provided by a branch of the U.S. military for
			 active duty military service members.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4761 - Ohio Respiratory Care Board › Chapter 4761-9 - Continuing Education › Section 4761-9-07 - Auditing for compliance with RCCE requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) To monitor compliance with the RCCE
			 requirements, audits may be conducted retrospectively on
			 random samples of licensees and permit holders, or in
			 response to complaints received by the board.
(B) Audits may be required at any time within the year
			 following the renewal of a license or limited
			 permit .
(C) The audit
			 procedure shall be as follows:
(1) Licensees
			 shall receive a notice of audit  which includes  the term of RCCE collection under consideration and instructions for compliance with the
			 audit;
(2) Audited licensees
			 or limited permit holders shall be required to
			 submit 
									evidence of completions of the
			 required contact hours ;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4761 - Ohio Respiratory Care Board › Chapter 4761-10 - Ethical and Professional Conduct › Section 4761-10-02 - Proper use of credentials

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A licensee or permit holder shall not
			 misrepresent any professional qualifications or credentials or provide any
			 information that is false, deceptive or misleading in connection with his/her
			 own application for employment or work as a respiratory care provider.
(B) A licensee or permit holder
			 shall not delegate the use of his/her name or signature on documentation for
			 services unless he/she actually provided these services and has given
			 permission to another individual for such documentation, or unless he/she
			 appropriately supervised those services.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				05/06/2010 and
				05/06/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4761.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 4761.03
Prior Effective Dates: 03/10/1990, 01/01/1996,
				09/21/1998
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4761 - Ohio Respiratory Care Board › Chapter 4761-10 - Ethical and Professional Conduct › Section 4761-10-03 - Providing information to the board

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A licensee or permit holder
			 shall
								
			 report to the board alleged violations of
			 Chapter 4761. of the Revised Code or
			 any
			 rules 
								of
			 the board in the manner prescribed by rule
			 4731-15-01
			 of the Administrative Code..
(B) A licensee or permit holder shall notify
			 the board office as soon as practicable, but no more
			 than
								 sixty days
			 after of any changes in address, academic
			 standing or employment or other facts that might affect licensee or permit holder's
								 eligibility to practice respiratory
			 care.
(C) A licensee or permit
			 holder may be considered 
								in violation of division (A) (19) of section
			 4761.09 of the Revised
			 Code for failing to respond to a request for information or other
			 correspondence relating to Chapter 4761 of the Revised Code or agency
			  4761. of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4761 - Ohio Respiratory Care Board › Chapter 4761-11 - Complaints; Hearings › Section 4761-11-03 - Board imposition of penalties

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any licensee or permit holder found by
			 the board to be in violation of section
			 4761.09 of the Revised Code may
			 be reprimanded, placed on probation or have his license or permit suspended,
			 refused for renewal, or revoked by the board. In addition, the board may fine
			 violators as provided for in division (A)(6) of section
			 4761.03 of the Revised Code, not
			 less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.
(B) Upon suspension, revocation or
			 nonrenewal, the former license or permit holder shall return the license/permit
			 certificate and I.D. card, if issued, to the board.
(C) If a suspension overlaps a license
			 renewal period, the former license holder shall comply with the normal renewal
			 procedures in agency level 4761 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4761 - Ohio Respiratory Care Board › Chapter 4761-15 › Section 4761-15-01 - Miscellaneous provisions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For purposes of Chapter 4761. of the Revised Code and rules
				promulgated thereunder:
(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, 4731-8, 4731-13,
				4731-15, 4731-16, 4731-17, 4731-26, 4731-28,  4731-37 and rule 4731-38-02 of the Administrative Code are applicable to the holder of a
				license or limited permit issued pursuant to Chapter 4761. of the Revised Code,
				as though fully set forth in agency 4761 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-1 - Definitions › Section 4765-1-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For the purposes of Chapters 4765-1 to 4765-19 of the
				Administrative Code, except as otherwise provided, the following definitions
				shall apply:
(A)
								"Active duty" means full-time duty in the active
			 military service of the United States or active duty pursuant to an executive
			 order of the president of the United States, an act of the congress of the
			 United States, or a proclamation of the governor. "Active duty" does not
			 include active duty for training, initial active duty for training, or the
			 period of time for which a person is absent from a position of employment for
			 the purpose of an examination to determine the fitness of the person to perform
			 any duty unless such period is contemporaneous with an active duty
			 period.
(B) "Administrator" or "executive director" means the
			 individual appointed by the director of public safety pursuant to section
			 4765.03 of the Revised Code to
			 serve as the chief executive officer of the board of emergency medical services
			 and as the executive director of the division of emergency medical
			 services.
(C) "Affiliation agreement" means a written agreement
			 between an EMS training program and any person, as defined in this rule, that
			 sets forth the roles and responsibilities of the parties, is signed by the
			 individuals with contracting authority, and that provides for any of the
			 following:
(1) The use of specified equipment
			 necessary in the training of EMS personnel;
(2) A site for the clinical experience or
			 prehospital internship components of an EMS training program;
(3) The use of a facility not owned or leased
			 by the accredited institution for classroom.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-1 - Definitions › Section 4765-1-02 - EMS titles

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) In accordance with sections
			 4765.01 and
			 4765.011 of the Revised Code,
			 with respect to individuals who receive certificates to practice issued under
			 section 4765.30 of the Revised Code, all
			 of the following shall apply:
(1) A first
			 responder shall be also known as an emergency medical responder or
			 EMR;
(2) An emergency medical
			 technician-basic or EMT-basic shall be also known as an emergency medical
			 technician or EMT, respectively;
(3) An emergency medical
			 technician-intermediate or EMT-intermediate shall be also known as an advanced
			 emergency medical technician or AEMT, respectively;
(4) An emergency medical technician-paramedic
			 or EMT-paramedic shall be also known as a paramedic.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-1 - Definitions › Section 4765-1-04 - Military provisions related to processing EMS applications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Processing of armed forces
				applications.
(A) The division shall track and monitor each
			 application for a certificate that has been received from an applicant who is
			 a:
(1)
			 Veteran;
(2) Member of the armed forces;
(3)
			 Spouse of a veteran or member of the armed forces; or
(4)
			 Surviving spouse of a veteran or member of the armed forces.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-2 - Public Notices and Meetings › Section 4765-2-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Ad hoc committee" means a group of
			 designated individuals appointed by the board, to serve as a small deliberative
			 assembly, which is intended to remain subordinate to the board. An ad hoc
			 committee is tasked with a special project or issue, and is disbanded when the
			 project is complete or the issue is resolved. An ad hoc committee shall present
			 its recommendations or findings to the full board.
(B) "Committee" means a group of designated individuals appointed by the
			 board with a prescribed set of skills and knowledge, which serves as a small
			 deliberative assembly. Each committee of the board is established as a means to
			 accomplish the board duties as set forth in this chapter. A committee's
			 functions include governance of a specific decision making issue, coordination
			 of individuals from specialty realms, research and recommendations on specific
			 issues and project management. Committees are long-standing groups.
(C) "Subcommittee" means a group of
			 designated individuals appointed by the board, which is needed to subdivide
			 specialized tasks or jobs within a committee. The primary function is to break
			 down large, complex projects into manageable pieces. Functions include, but are
			 not limited to, research and analysis. The subcommittee reports its research or
			 findings to the committee. Subcommittees may be long-standing.
(D) "Workgroup" means a group of designated
			 individuals appointed by a committee chair, which is tasked with a focused
			 project, task, or deliverable. The workgroup meets until the goal is
			 accomplished, and is disbanded when the project is complete or the issue is
			 resolved. A workgroup shall present its recommendations or findings to the
			 committee under which it was developed.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-2 - Public Notices and Meetings › Section 4765-2-02 - Organization of the board

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of
				material incorporated by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-1-03
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A)
			 The board shall annually select from among its members a board chair and a vice
			 chair. Election of a board chair and vice chair shall be made at the last
			 regularly scheduled board meeting of the calendar year. Newly elected officers
			 shall assume their duties on the first day of January of the next calendar year
			 for a term lasting through the end of that year. Any vacancies occurring during
			 the term shall be filled by the board at the next regularly scheduled meeting
			 of the board, or at an earlier meeting called for the purpose of filling the
			 vacancy. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms as board chair or
			 vice chair.
(B) The board chair
			 shall preside at all meetings of the board. In the absence of the board chair,
			 the vice chair shall preside at meetings of the board. The board chair may
			 assign such other duties to the vice chair as deemed necessary to assist in
			 board operations. In the absence of the chair and the vice chair, the members
			 of the board may designate a board member as acting chair.
(C) All meetings of the board, its
			 committees, ad hoc committees, and subcommittees,
			 shall be conducted in accordance with "Roberts Rules of Order Newly
			 Revised."
(D) Board members who are unable to attend a
			 scheduled meeting of the board shall provide advance notice to the executive
			 director or the executive director's designee.
(E) Board meetings shall be held in locations
			 determined appropriate by the executive director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-2 - Public Notices and Meetings › Section 4765-2-03 - Committees, ad hoc committees, subcommittees, and workgroups

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) In furtherance
			 of section 4765.02 of the Revised Code, the
			 board may create, establish, restructure, or discontinue committees, ad hoc
			 committees, subcommittees or workgroups necessary to carry out its functions
			 and responsibilities. The board may appoint or remove members appointed to such
			 committees, ad hoc committees and subcommittees as deemed necessary.
(B) The board chair shall appoint a member of
			 each
			 committee to serve as chair and vice-chair of each committee, ad hoc
			 committee, or subcommittee pursuant to this chapter. The terms of each
			 committee chair and subcommittee vice-chair shall be for
			 two
			 years.
(1) The committee, ad hoc
			 committee, or subcommittee chair shall preside at all meetings. In the absence
			 of the chair, the vice chair of the committee, ad hoc committee, or
			 subcommittee shall preside at the meeting.
(2) In the event of a vacancy in the
			 committee, ad hoc committee, or subcommittee chair and vice chair, the board
			 shall appoint a member of the
			 committee, ad
			 hoc committee, or subcommittee to serve as chair
			 for the remainder of the
			 term.
(3)
									If neither the chair nor vice-chair of a committee, ad
			 hoc committee, or subcommittee is in attendance, the members of the committee,
			 ad hoc committee, or subcommittee may elect a chair protem from among those
			 present to preside during the session.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-2 - Public Notices and Meetings › Section 4765-2-04 - Public notice of rule adoption, amendment, or rescission

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Prior to adoption, amendment, or rescission of any rule, other
				than an emergency rule authorized by executive order, the board
				gives public notice in accordance with section
				119.03
				of the Revised Code, of its intention to consider adopting, amending, or
				rescinding such rule or rules. The content of such public notice
				is
				provided according to the requirements of section
				119.03
				of the Revised Code and is posted on the register of Ohio web site at the time
				of filing. In addition, the board posts a copy of the public hearing
				notice as well as any proposed rule changes on the division of EMS web site,
				which can be accessed at
www.ems.ohio.gov
.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-2 - Public Notices and Meetings › Section 4765-2-05 - Notice of meetings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any person or
			 media outlet may obtain information regarding the time and location of
			 all regularly scheduled meetings and information regarding the time, location,
			 and purpose of any special meetings of the board, its committees,
			 subcommittees, and workgroups by requesting to be placed on an email notification list at
			 no cost, or to receive notice by regular mail for a reasonable fee.
			 Requests for notice of meetings may be submitted to the division of EMS in
			 written form, or may be made in person during regular business hours.
(B) Written request for notice of meetings
			 may be general in nature or may be specific to meetings where a particular type
			 of business will be considered. Such requests  include the name of the person submitting the
			 request, any organization with which the person is affiliated, mailing address,
			 electronic mail address, 
			 telephone number, and whether notice is sought for all or specified types of
			 meetings.
(C) The board provides
			 twenty-four hour advance notice of special meetings of the board, committees,
			 subcommittees and workgroups to representatives of media
			 organizations who have submitted written requests for such notice to the
			 division of EMS. In the event that an emergency meeting is scheduled and
			 twenty-four hour notice is not possible, the board shall notify those
			 representatives of media organizations who have requested notice in
			 accordance with this paragraph, as soon as is reasonably possible after such
			 meeting is scheduled. The notice requested by representatives of
			 media
			 organizations pursuant to this rule may be general or specific in
			 nature.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-3 - Regional Physician Advisory Boards › Section 4765-3-01 - Prehospital emergency medical services regions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) In accordance with section
			 4765.05 of the Revised Code, the
			 board shall divide the state geographically into prehospital emergency medical
			 services regions for purposes of overseeing the delivery of adult and pediatric
			 prehospital emergency medical services.
(B) Beginning July 1, 2015, the state shall
			 be divided into eight geographical regions as follows:
(1) Region 1 shall include Allen, Auglaize,
			 Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding,
			 Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams and Wood counties;
(2) Region 2 shall include Ashtabula,
			 Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties;
(3) Region 3 shall include Champaign, Clark,
			 Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Shelby counties;
(4) Region 4 shall include Crawford,
			 Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hardin, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison,
			 Marion, Morrow, Pickaway, Union, and Wyandot counties;
(5) Region 5 shall include Ashland, Carroll,
			 Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit,
			 Trumbull, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties;
(6) Region 6 shall include Adams, Brown,
			 Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland and Warren counties;
(7) Region 7 shall include Athens, Gallia,
			 Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Perry, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton
			 counties;
(8) Region 8 shall
			 include Belmont, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe, Morgan,
			 Muskingum, Noble and Washington counties.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-3 - Regional Physician Advisory Boards › Section 4765-3-02 - Regional directors and regional physician advisory boards

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule see rule
				4765-1-03 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) In accordance with section
			 4765.05 of the Revised Code, the
			 board may appoint a regional physician advisory board (RPAB), or a regional
			 director, to oversee the delivery of prehospital emergency medical services in
			 that region.
(B) Each RPAB shall be
			 composed of no more than twelve physicians, unless otherwise approved by the
			 board, who meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Possess knowledge and experience in or
			 related to emergency medical services;
(2) Work or reside in the region to be served
			 by the RPAB;
(3) Board certified
			 through a medical specialty board supported by the American board of medical
			 specialties or the American osteopathic association or board eligible by
			 completion of a residency program recognized by the American board of medical
			 specialties or the American osteopathic association.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-3 - Regional Physician Advisory Boards › Section 4765-3-03 - Operations of regional directors and regional physician advisory boards

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each RPAB shall
			 biennially appoint a chair and, if applicable, a vice chair from among its
			 members. Notice of such appointment shall be provided to the state medical
			 director no later than February fifteenth.
(1)
			 In the event of a vacancy in a chair or vice chair position, the RPAB may
			 appoint a replacement from its other members;
(2) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy in
			 the chair or vice chair position prior to the expiration of the term for which
			 the prior chair or vice chair was appointed shall serve for the remainder of
			 the unexpired term;
(3) The chair
			 of each RPAB shall provide contact information to the division that includes
			 mailing address, telephone number and electronic mail address and shall notify
			 the division of any changes in said information.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-3 - Regional Physician Advisory Boards › Section 4765-3-04 - Responsibilities of regional directors and regional physician advisory boards

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each regional
			 director or RPAB may develop and recommend written medical protocols for EMS
			 providers, organizations and personnel operating in the area served by the
			 regional director or RPAB.
(B) The
			 regional directors or RPAB may provide advice and counsel to the board
			 regarding emergency medical care and emergency medical service system
			 development issues.
(C) In order to
			 assist in developing and maintaining appropriate emergency medical services in
			 its region, each regional director or RPAB may provide the following services:
(1) Assist in developing EMS continuing
			 education programs within its region;
(2) Assist in the organization, evaluation,
			 and procurement of equipment for EMS organizations in its region;
(3) Assist in the maintenance of information
			 regarding all EMS providers and organizations in the region including the name
			 of the medical director or physician advisory board members for each;
(4) Assist in the identification of problems
			 with the provision of emergency medical services in the region and development
			 of strategies to address such problems;
(5) Facilitate agreements for mutual aid and
			 assistance between EMS organizations in the region;
(6) Assist the 
									"Ohio Chapter, American College of
			 Emergency Physicians" (Ohio ACEP) in regularly revising its EMS medical
			 directors' course to ensure the course remains accurate.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-3 - Regional Physician Advisory Boards › Section 4765-3-05 - Medical director requirements for each emergency medical services organization

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The medical
			 director for each EMS organization shall meet the following minimum
			 qualifications:
(1)
									Possession of a valid Ohio physician medical license in
			 good standing;
(2)
									For three of the previous five years, has had active
			 involvement in the provision of emergency care to patients or has provided
			 medical oversight for an EMS agency;
(3)
									Provide evidence
			 of one of the following:
(a)
										Completion of an EMS medical director course approved
			 by the board (EMS medical director course provided by the "National Association
			 of EMS Physicians" or the Ohio chapter of the "American College of Emergency
			 Physicians");
(b)
										Completion of a residency or fellowship program that is
			 recognized by the "American Board of Medical Specialties," the "American
			 Osteopathic Association," or the "Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
			 Education" in emergency medicine or a related area;
(c)
										Subspecialty
			 board certification by the "American Board of Emergency Medicine" in emergency
			 medical services.
(4)
									Active
			 participation with one or more EMS organizations, including but not limited
			 to:
(a)
										Conducting performance improvement programs;
(b)
										Conducting
			 education programs;
(c)
										Conducting protocol updates.
(5)
									Evidence of high
			 ethical standards and no conflicts of interest;
(6)
									Utilizes
			 aggregate data from the division in peer review and quality improvement
			 programs at the local level.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-4 - Reporting Delivery of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care › Section 4765-4-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Data systems"
			 means any system established by the state board of emergency medical services
			 for the collection of information regarding the delivery of emergency medical
			 services or trauma care including those established pursuant to section
			 4765.06 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B) "EMS casualty" means any
			 injury, death, significant exposure to hazardous materials, or significant
			 exposure to biological hazards experienced by EMS personnel, EMS students,
			 other medical personnel or observers associated with an EMS unit that occur in
			 conjunction with any of the following:
(1) An
			 EMS incident;
(2) Responding to or
			 returning from an EMS incident;
(3)
			 During prehospital internship.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-4 - Reporting Delivery of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care › Section 4765-4-02 - Purpose

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The purpose of
			 this chapter is to establish comprehensive reporting standards for data systems
			 by the board. These procedures are adopted to ensure the confidentiality of
			 information as provided in section
			 4765.06 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board shall use the EMS
			 incident reporting system to collect and analyze data that is necessary to
			 evaluate the delivery of emergency medical services within Ohio. The data
			 collected by the EMS incident reporting system shall be of such a nature as to
			 allow the board to identify and evaluate the following:
(1) Frequency, nature, and duration of
			 responses;
(2) Geographic patterns
			 of responses, including but not limited to areas or regions of the state where
			 improvements are needed in the delivery of emergency medical service;
(3) Needs assessment for the
			 equitable disbursement of funds provided by the EMS grant program established
			 under section 4765.07 of the Revised Code;
(4) Methods by which the delivery
			 of emergency medical services can be maintained and improved, including but not
			 limited to public education on illness and injury prevention, and access to
			 emergency medical services;
(5)
			 Methods by which EMS casualties can be reduced or prevented.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-4 - Reporting Delivery of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care › Section 4765-4-03 - Required reporting

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Pursuant to section
			 4765.06 of the Revised Code,
			 each emergency medical service organization shall report all EMS incidents to
			 the emergency medical services incident reporting system.
(1) Each EMS organization shall submit data
			 and information as specified by the EMS board. Such data and information shall
			 include, at a minimum, the following:
(a)
			 Identification of the EMS organization;
(b) Time and date of incident;
(c) Location of incident;
(d) Certification level of EMS personnel
			 involved;
(e) Patient
			 demographics;
(f) Information
			 regarding provider assessment;
(g)
			 Information regarding treatment provided;
(h) Transport information.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-4 - Reporting Delivery of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care › Section 4765-4-04 - Risk adjustment

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The purpose of risk adjustment is to
			 identify and control patient variables that are present which may influence
			 patient outcome.
(B) Methodologies:
(1) TRISS shall be the primary methodology
			 used to risk adjust data in the state trauma registry.
(2) Other methodologies may be used by the
			 board to risk adjust data in the data systems.
(3) The coefficients used to calculate TRISS
			 shall be those derived from the MTOS.
(4) The board may evaluate the possibility of
			 creating Ohio specific coefficients, based upon the Ohio trauma registry data
			 set, to utilize with the TRISS methodology, and when appropriate, these
			 equations may be utilized. Additionally, the board may evaluate other
			 appropriate data sets for use in developing specific coefficients.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-4 - Reporting Delivery of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care › Section 4765-4-05 - Protected information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The information required to be provided
			 to the data systems under section
			 4765.06 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter shall be provided and maintained in such a way as to protect
			 against revealing the identity of the recipient of EMS care or trauma care. Any
			 person handling information received for the data systems has a fiduciary duty
			 to maintain the confidentiality of such information and shall sign and adhere
			 to a contract with the department of public safety, division of EMS, regarding
			 the confidentiality of such information. If such person violates this fiduciary
			 duty or violates any terms of the contract, the department of public safety,
			 division of EMS, may terminate such person and employ any other remedies, legal
			 or equitable, available to it. Emergency medical service organizations, health
			 care facilities and other providers shall be identified in the data systems by
			 a code or similar designation other than name.
(B) Information that identifies or would tend
			 to identify a specific EMS casualty or a specific recipient of EMS care or
			 trauma care shall include, but not be limited to, the recipient's social
			 security number, medical record number, EMS incident number and name.
(1) No records provided in response to a
			 public records request shall contain any information that identifies or would
			 tend to identify a specific EMS casualty or a specific recipient of EMS care or
			 trauma care.
(2) No records shall
			 be provided in response to a public records request if the request asks for
			 information sorted by, or if the request contains, information that identifies
			 or would tend to identify a specific EMS casualty or a specific recipient of
			 EMS care or trauma care.
(3) Prior
			 to the implementation of risk adjustment standards and procedures, no records
			 shall be provided in response to a public records request if the request asks
			 for information sorted by, or if the request contains, information that
			 identifies or would tend to identify a specific provider of EMS care or trauma
			 care. After risk adjustment standards and procedures are implemented, such
			 records may be made public, but only on a risk adjusted basis.
Replaces: Part of former 4765-4-07, 4765-13-10
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-4 - Reporting Delivery of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care › Section 4765-4-06 - Submission of data

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Data and information submitted to the
			 data systems shall be transmitted in a format directed by the board.
(B) Data and information submitted to the
			 data systems shall be transmitted using a method directed by the board.
			 The board shall ensure that the methods used to
			 transmit data protect the security of the data during transmission.
(C)
			 Data and information submitted to and maintained by the data systems shall be
			 in such a format that:
(1) Protects the
			 identity of specific EMS casualties or of specific patients to whom EMS care or
			 trauma care has been rendered;
(2)
			 Identifies specific health care facilities and EMS organizations by a code or
			 similar designation other than name;
(3) Avoids or minimizes duplication of
			 entry.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-4 - Reporting Delivery of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care › Section 4765-4-07 - Reporting deadlines

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The information required under section
			 4765.06 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter shall be reported on a schedule determined by the board and which
			 is available at
http://www.ems.ohio.gov
.
(B) The board may develop policies for
			 granting extensions to the submission deadlines and which shall be made
			 available at
http://www.ems.ohio.gov
.
Replaces: Part of former 4765-4-03, 4765-13-05
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				1/9/2018 and
				11/01/2022
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4765.06,
				4765.11
Rule
				Amplifies: 4765.06
Prior
				Effective Dates: 05/19/1997, 06/29/2001, 04/28/2002, 05/29/2003,
				12/27/2007
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-4 - Reporting Delivery of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care › Section 4765-4-08 - Failure to report

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any entity that fails to submit data and
			 information to the data systems, as required under section
			 4765.06 of the Revised Code or
			 this chapter, may be ineligible to participate in the emergency medical
			 services grants program established under section
			 4765.07 of the Revised Code and
			 as provided in Chapter 4765-5 of the Administrative Code.
(B) Any entity that fails to submit data and
			 information as required in this chapter shall be notified of this failure in
			 writing. The notification shall advise the organization of:
(1) The requirement to report to the
			 appropriate data system pursuant to section
			 4765.06 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter.
(2) The consequences
			 of failing to report as provided in paragraph (A) of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-4 - Reporting Delivery of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care › Section 4765-4-09 - Regional reporting

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Any entity, otherwise required to report to the state trauma
				registry under section
				4765.06 of the Revised Code or
				this chapter, that reports required information to a regional trauma registry
				need not report individually to the state trauma registry, provided the
				regional registry reports such information to the state trauma registry in
				compliance with section
				4765.06 of the Revised Code and
				this chapter. Those entities intending to report through a regional registry
				shall so notify the board in a manner indicated by the board.
Replaces: Part of former 4765-4-03
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				1/9/2018 and
				11/01/2022
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4765.06,
				4765.11
Rule
				Amplifies: 4765.06
Prior
				Effective Dates: 05/19/1997, 04/28/2002,
				12/27/2007
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-5 - Grants › Section 4765-5-01 - Incorporated by reference

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								"Training and
			 Equipment Grant Application Priority 1" form is an on-line form made available
			 at the EMS grant program overview web site at https://
			 www.ems.ohio.gov/grants.aspx#gsc.tab=0 during the application period. "Sample
			 Training and Equipment Grant Application Priority 1" form or "EMS 1803" (June
			 2021) can be accessed via the division's forms web site at
			 https://www.ems.ohio.gov/ forms.aspx#gsc.tab=0.
(B)
								"Supplemental
			 Grant Application" form is an on-line form made available at the EMS grant
			 program overview web site https://www.ems.ohio.gov/grants.aspx#gsc.tab=0 during
			 the application period. "Sample Supplemental Grant Application" form or "EMS
			 1805" (May 2021) can be accessed via the division's forms web site at
			 https://www.ems.ohio.gov/forms.aspx#gsc.tab=0.
(C)
								"Research Grant
			 Application Priority 2-5" form is a form made available at the EMS grant
			 program overview web site https://www.ems.ohio.gov/grants.aspx#gsc.tab=0 during
			 the application period. "Sample Research Grant Application Priority 2-5" form
			 or "EMS 2083" (February 2021) can be accessed via the division's forms web site
			 at https://www.ems.ohio.gov/forms.aspx#gsc.tab=0.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-5 - Grants › Section 4765-5-02 - Criteria for eligibility

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The division shall
			 recommend approval of grant awards for applicants who
			 are eligible to be grantees pursuant to section
			 4765.07 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter.
(B) Eligible grantees
			 are limited to the following:
(1)
									Ohio-based EMS organizations with the main
			 responsibility of providing continuous emergency medical services to
			 an Ohio
			 community pursuant to requests and/or calls from the public for emergency
			 medical service response. Such EMS organizations must also meet one of the
			 following:
(a) The EMS organization must be
			 established or operated by a township, municipality, village, city, county,
			 joint fire district, joint ambulance district, or joint township fire district
			 within the state;
(b) The EMS
			 organization must provide services, pursuant to a contract
			 , memorandum of understanding, or memorandum of agreement,
			 to a township, municipality, village, city, county, joint fire district,
			 joint ambulance district, or joint township fire district within the
			 state.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-5 - Grants › Section 4765-5-03 - General provisions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The division may recommend approval of
			 grant awards subject to the availability of funds in the
			 trauma and emergency medical services fund
			 created in section 4513.263 of the Revised Code and
			 subject to the conditions listed in this chapter.
(B) Subject to paragraph (A) of this rule,
			 grant proposals may be solicited annually by the
			 division
			 through such means of public notice as it deems appropriate.
(C) Except as provided in section
			 4765.07 of the Revised Code, the
			 division
			 may establish priorities in the types of grant projects eligible for
			 funding.
(D) The
			 division
			 may, on an annual basis, determine the portion of grant funds that will be
			 allocated for one or more of the priorities listed in section
			 4765.07 of the Revised
			 Code.
(E) The
			 division
			 may establish conditions for approval of a grant application as it deems
			 necessary or appropriate.
(F)
			 Except as otherwise provided in law or regulation, the
			 division
			 may approve or deny any, all, or a portion of a grant application.
(G) In reviewing and
			 recommending approval of grant awards in accordance
			 with section 4765.07 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter, the division shall not discriminate among applicants on
			 the basis of age, race, color,
			 gender, religion, sexual
			 orientation, or national origin.
Effective: 1/15/2017
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 10/28/2016 and
				11/30/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4513.263,
				4765.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4513.263,
				4765.07
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/01/95, 01/13/02
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-5 - Grants › Section 4765-5-04 - Grant applications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this chapter of the Administrative Code, see rule
				4765-5-01 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) Grant applications shall be
			 submitted on forms approved by the division.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this
			 chapter or approved by the division, all grant applications must be completed
			 and received, or completed and postmarked if filing via the mail, by five p.m.
			 of the application due date listed on the "Training and Equipment Grant
			 Application Priority 1," "Supplemental Grant Application," or "Research
			 Grant Application Priority 2-5" form in order to be considered for a grant
			 cycle commencing on the first day of July of the same year.
(C) Incomplete or illegible applications, or
			 applications that are not consistent with the terms of section
			 4765.07 of the Revised Code,
			 will not be considered for funding.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-5 - Grants › Section 4765-5-05 - Grant restrictions and requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this chapter of the Administrative Code, see rule
				4765-5-01 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) Grant funds shall be used
			 for activities or purchases related to the board approved grant project.
(1) Activities and purchases made or
			 obligated prior to the training and equipment grant or
			 supplemental grant cycle shall not be reimbursable.
(2) Activities and purchases made or
			 obligated prior to the research grant agreement shall not be
			 reimbursable.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4765 - State Board of Emergency Medical Services › Chapter 4765-6 - EMT Curriculums › Section 4765-6-01 - Procedures for additional services

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board shall evaluate whether
			 
								emergency
			 medical responders, 
								emergency medical technicians,
			 
								advanced emergency medical technicians, and
			 
								paramedics may perform additional services beyond
			 those contained in Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code and Chapters 4765-12,
			 4765-15, 4765-16, and 4765-17 of the Administrative Code.
(B) If the board approves additional
			 services, it shall specify whether such services require prior written or
			 verbal authorization. Additional services will be posted on the EMS scope of
			 practice matrix located on the EMS web site at
http://www.ems.ohio.gov
. The board
			 will also list any additional approved services in the respective
			 
								EMS provider rules pertaining to scope of
			 practice on a yearly basis.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				03/14/2014 and
				03/13/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: R.C. 4765.11
Rule
				Amplifies: R.C. 4765.11
Prior Effective Dates: 12/30/04,
				2/6/12