Ohio Administrative Code

All licensees who perform or participate in invasive procedures shall routinely use appropriate barrier precautions to prevent skin and mucous-membrane contact with blood and other body fluids of all patients. The barrier techniques to be followed are:(A) All licensees shall wear…

(A) A physician assistant who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to discipline pursuant to divisions (B)(2), (B)(3), (B)(19) and (B)(21) of section 4730.25 of the Revised Code.(B) An anesthesiologist assistant who violates any provision of this chapter shall …

As used in this chapter of the Administrative Code:(A) "Light based medical device " means any device that can be made to produce or amplify electromagnetic radiation at wavelengths equal to or greater than one hundred eighty nm but less than or equal to 1.0 X 10 6nm [ten to the …

(A) The application of light based medical devices to the human body is the practice of medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery.(B) A physician shall not delegate the application of light based medical devices for ablative procedu…

(A) A physician may delegate the application of a vascular laser for non-ablative dermatologic procedures only if all the following conditions are met:(1) The vascular laser has been specifically cleared or approved by the United States food and drug administration for the specif…

(A) A physician may delegate to any appropriate person the application of light based medical devices cleared or approved by the United States food and drug administration for phototherapy in treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in neonates only if all the following conditions are met…

(A) Prior to proposing to adopt, amend, or rescind any rule by the state medical board, public notice shall be given at least thirty days prior to the date set for the public hearing , by publication of that notice in the register of Ohio. The notice shall include a statement of …

"Foot," as used in section 4731.51 of the Revised Code, means the terminal appendage of the lower extremity and includes the ankle joint which consists of the tibial plafond, its posterolateral border (posterior malleolus), the medial malleolus, distal fibula (lateral malleolus) …

(A) A podiatric physician may perform surgery on the ankle joint, when both of the following requirements are met:(1) The podiatric physician holds privileges to perform surgery on the ankle joint from one or more of the following entities:(a) A college of podiatric medicine and …

(A) For purposes of this chapter:(1) "Active registration with the federal drug enforcement administration" means any active registration with the federal drug enforcement administration in any state.(2) "Licensee" means a person holding an active license with the medical board u…

As used in Chapter 4731-23 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Administer" means the direct application of a drug, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means to a person.(B) "Delegate" means to transfer authority for the performance of a medical task to an unlice…

(A) A physician shall not delegate the performance of a medical task unless that physician has complied with all of the requirements of this chapter of the Administrative Code and the delegation otherwise conforms to minimal standards of care of similar physicians under the same …

(A) A physician shall not delegate the practice of medicine as defined in section 4731.34 of the Revised Code unless specifically authorized to do so in the Revised Code or by an administrative rule adopted pursuant to the Revised Code and which became effective prior to April 10…

h 119. PDF: (A) A violation of any provision of any rule in this chapter of the Administrative Code, as determined by the board, shall constitute "a departure from, or the failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumst…

As used in Chapter 4731-24 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Administer" means to apply directly a drug, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, and the infusion of blood, blood products and supportive fluids.(B) "Assist" means to carry out procedures as re…

(A) A supervising anesthesiologist shall supervise an anesthesiologist assistant within the terms, conditions, and limitations set forth in a written practice protocol that is consistent with section 4760.08 of the Revised Code and this chapter of the Administrative Code. The sup…

As used in this chapter of the Administrative Code:(A) "Anesthesia services" means administration of any drug or combination of drugs with the purpose of creating deep sedation/analgesia, regional anesthesia or general anesthesia. Anesthesia services shall not include the adminis…

(A) Anesthesia services in the office setting shall be provided only by physicians and osteopathic physicians licensed pursuant to Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code; podiatric physicians licensed pursuant to Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code and practicing within the scope of pra…

(A) A physician or podiatric physician performing special procedures or surgery in the office setting during which moderate sedation/analgesia is administered shall:(1) Demonstrate sufficient education, training and experience needed to conform to the minimal standards of care of…

(A) A physician or podiatric physician performing special procedures or surgery in the office setting during which anesthesia services are provided shall:(1) Demonstrate sufficient education, training and experience needed to conform to the minimal standards of care of similar pr…

(A) A physician performing liposuction in the office setting shall meet the training requirements set forth in paragraph (A) of rule 4731-25-03 of the Administrative Code and must be in compliance with this rule.(B) Liposuction in the office setting shall be performed in complian…

(A) No physician or podiatric physician shall perform special procedures or surgery using moderate sedation/analgesia or anesthesia services in an office setting unless that office setting is accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the board, except in compliance with bot…

(A) The surgeon of record in an operative case shall personally:(1) Evaluate the patient sufficiently to formulate an appropriate preoperative diagnosis;(2) Select the operation to be performed in consultation with the patient or with a person authorized to act on the patient's b…

For purposes of Chapter 4731-26 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Licensee" means any of the following:(1) An individual holding a license to practice as a physician assistant under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code;(2) An individual holding a license to practice medicine and surge…

Sexual misconduct, as that term is defined in paragraph (H) of rule 4731-26-01 of the Administrative Code, between a licensee and a patient is never diagnostic or therapeutic.(A) A licensee shall not engage in sexual misconduct with a patient or key third party, as that term is d…

(A) Except as provided in paragraph (C) of this rule, a violation of rule 4731-26-02 of the Administrative Code, as determined by the board, shall constitute the following:(1) For a physician or massage therapist, "a departure from, or the failure to conform to, minimal standards…

As used in section 4731.228 of the Revised Code and this chapter:(A) "Health care entity" has the same meaning as in section 4731.228 of the Revised Code.(B) "Termination" has the same meaning as in section 4731.228 of the Revised Code. Pursuant to division (B) of section 4731.22…

A physician-patient relationship is established when the physician provides service to a person to address medical needs, whether the service was provided by mutual consent or implied consent, or was provided without consent pursuant to a court order. Once a physician-patient rel…

(A) When pursuant to section 4731.228 of the Revised Code a health care entity provides to patients a notice of the termination of a physician's employment, the notice shall be provided in one of the following ways:(1) A letter sent via regular mail to the last address for the pa…

(A) For the purposes of this rule:(1) "Board" means state medical board of Ohio.(2) "Chronic pain" means pain that has persisted after reasonable medical efforts have been made to relieve the pain or cure its cause and that has continued, either continuously, or episodically, for…

(A) "Board" means the state medical board of Ohio.(B) "Case" means a matter that has been assigned to investigation, enforcement, or the hearing unit of the board relating to a potential violation of Chapter 4730., 4731., 4759., 4760., 4761., 4762., 4774., or 4778. of the Revised…

As set forth in this rule, the board shall prepare and publish metrics of the board's operations for each fiscal year.(A) Licensure and renewal metrics:(1) The total number of licenses issued by the board broken down by license type.(2) The median and/or average number of days to…

(A) For purposes of this rule, routine authorization means issuance of a license or certificate to an individual pursuant to an application that meets the following criteria:(1) The applicant meets eligibility requirements for the license or certificate under the applicable provi…

(A) For purposes of this rule, "list of disqualifying criminal offenses" is the list of specific criminal offenses authorized by section 9.79 of the Revised Code for which a conviction, judicial finding of guilt, or plea of guilty may disqualify an individual from obtaining an in…

(A) A physician holding a current license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code meets the minimum education requirements to assess and clear athletes for return to practice or competition under section …

(A) "Annual report" means the annual compilation of information a physician holding a certificate to recommend medical marijuana must submit to the board that describes the physician's observation regarding the efficacy of treatment with medical marijuana.(B) "Board" means the st…

(A) Eligibility for a certificate to recommend medical marijuana requires that all of the following requirements be met:(1) The applicant holds an active, unrestricted license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under section 4731.14, 4731.11, or …

In order to practice within the minimal standards of care when recommending treatment with medical marijuana, a physician shall comply with all of the following requirements:(A) The physician shall establish and maintain a bona fide physician-patient relationship with the patient…

(A) The board may suspend or revoke a certificate to recommend treatment with medical marijuana or impose one or more of the other disciplinary actions authorized by section 4731.22 of the Revised Code for one or more of the applicable reasons in that section. The action shall be…

(A) A petition to request the approval of a condition or disease to be designated as a qualifying medical condition shall be submitted to the board in the manner required by the board.(B) No later than October fifteenth of each year, the board shall designate a period during whic…

(A) "Office-based opioid treatment" or "OBOT" means pharmacotherapy 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 f…

(A) A physician who provides withdrawal management, as that term is defined in rule 4731-33-01 of the Administrative Code, shall comply with all federal and state laws and rules applicable to prescribing.(B) Prior to providing ambulatory withdrawal management for any substance us…

(A) A physician who provides office-based opioid treatment ("OBOT") shall comply with the following requirements:(1) Before initiating OBOT, the physician shall comply with section 3719.064 of the Revised Code;(2) Comply with all federal and state laws and regulations governing t…

(A) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (A) to (E) of rule 4731-33-03 of the Administrative Code, the physician using naltrexone to treat opioid use disorder shall comply with the following requirements:(1) Before initiating naltrexone, the physician shall take measures…

(A) As used in this rule, (1) "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.(2) "Pharmacist" means an individual licensed under Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code who has met …

(A) For purposes of this chapter, practitioner includes the following:(1) Physician authorized to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code.(2) Physician assistant who is licensed to practice as a physician assistant…

(A) A practitioner may elect to manage the drug therapy of an established patient by entering into a consult agreement with a pharmacist. The agreement is subject, but not limited to, the following standards:(1) The primary practitioner must ensure that the managing pharmacist ha…