Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) For purposes of this rule:(1) "Attending physician" means the physician with the most significant role in the determination and delivery of medical care to the individual at the time of a restraint order, which may include, the resident's physician, the medical dir…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each resident, if the resident so chooses, will be provided with an individual bed not less than thirty-six inches wide, a clean comfortable flame-resistant mattress suitable for the size of the resident, and clean pillows, sheets, and covering suitable for the res…

19.03 PDF: (A) The nursing home will provide or obtain routine and emergency medicines, drugs and biologicals for its resident except if restricted by state or federal law. The nursing home is obligated to permit residents to use and continue to obtain medicines, drugs and biolog…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each nursing home will have a kitchen and other food service facilities which are adequate for preparing and serving food for all residents and develop and implement a policy addressing its method for accommodating religious, ethnic and cultural and personal prefer…

19.03 PDF: (A) Nursing homes will keep the following records and such other records as follows:(1) An individual medical record will be maintained and routinely updated for each resident. Such record will be started immediately upon admission of a resident to the home and contain…

19.03 PDF: (A) No employee, resident of a nursing home, visitors, or other persons in the nursing home will be permitted to smoke, use an electronic smoking device as defined in section 2927.02 of the Revised Code, carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe or use any spark or flam…

19.03 PDF: (A) Every building occupied as a nursing home on and in continuous operation since December 22, 1964 will have not less than one room or suitable area which which is used for no other purposes than dining and recreation by the residents. Such room or area will be locat…

19.03 PDF: (A) The building or buildings in which a nursing home is located will be in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Ohio building code and have a certificate of use issued by the appropriate building authority.(B) All plumbing will be so installed and maintain…

19.03 PDF: (A) In every building where there is a nursing home, the premises of which were initially licensed by the state as a nursing home prior to December 22, 1964 and have been in continuous operation since being initially licensed, every room occupied for sleeping purposes …

19.03 PDF: (A) For the purposes of this rule:(1) "Resident area" means any area within a nursing home that is occupied at any time by a resident except for an area, such as a greenhouse, that is specifically designed to be kept a higher temperature.(2) "Temperature range" means b…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each operator will provide, maintain, and keep current a written disaster preparedness plan to be followed in case of emergency or disaster. A copy of the plan will be readily available at all times within the nursing home. The nursing home will ensure that each st…

19.03 PDF: (A) The director may grant a variance from the standards of rules 3701-17-01 to 3701-17-26 of the Administrative Code as will not be contrary to the public interest, where the operator shows that because of practical difficulties or other special conditions, their stri…

19.03 PDF: As used in this chapter:(A) "Applicant" means a long-term care facility, employee organization, person, or government entity which submits an application for approval or reapproval of a training and competency evaluation program (TCEP) or a train-the-trainer (TTT) prog…

19.03 PDF: If the director enters into an agreement under division (C) of section 3721.31 or section 3721.34 of the Revised Code which provides for a government entity to serve as the director's designee in approving training and competency evaluation programs or train-the-traine…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each approved program is to be inspected during the first year after initial approval and at least once during each approval period thereafter.(1) The director or designee may conduct other announced or unannounced inspections of approved programs or applicants, an…

19.03 PDF: (A) A long-term care facility, employee organization, person, or government entity seeking approval of a TCEP shall submit a completed application to the director or the director's designee for approval of the program. The application may be filed at any time.(B) A com…

19.03 PDF: (A) A long-term care facility, employee organization, person, or government entity seeking reapproval of a TCEP shall, on an electronic system approved by the director, submit a completed application to the director or the director's designee for reapproval of the prog…

19.03 PDF: (A) The director or the director's designee shall approve an application for approval or reapproval as a TCEP if the applicant complies with the criteria, standards and requirements for an approved TCEP established by sections 3721.30 and 3721.31 of the Revised Code an…

19.03 PDF: After receiving notice of approval or reapproval from the director or the director's designee, an approved program shall comply with all of the requirements of this rule. Each program shall:(A) Maintain compliance with the standards and criteria for approval and all ot…

19.03 PDF: Compliance with this rule by an approved program is established by:(A) Maintaining a written agreement with at least one long-term care facility that provides for access by the program to the facility and its residents for the clinical experience portion of the program…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each approved TCEP shall be administered by a program coordinator who is responsible for the overall administration and accountability of the program, which includes assuring the program's compliance with the applicable provisions of this chapter. The program shall…

19.03 PDF: The physical facilities that an approved TCEP uses for the classroom instruction, including laboratory simulation, and the clinical experience portions of the program shall meet the following requirements:(A) Provide adequate space to accommodate all trainees.(B) Be cl…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each approved TCEP shall maintain program records for at least two years at the program's business address. The records shall be kept in an area that is readily accessible and able to be locked.(1) The records required by paragraphs (B)(1) and (B)(2) of this rule s…

19.03 PDF: (A) An approved TCEP shall provide a combined total of at least seventy-five hours of instruction that, at minimum, addresses each of the topic areas listed in paragraphs (A)(4) and (A)(5) of this rule for at least the specified period of time and the TCEP curriculum s…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each approved TCEP shall include a competency evaluation component which measures the skills of trainees through skills testing.(1) Skills testing performed in a long-term care facility may be counted as part of the clinical experience portion of the minimum sevent…

19.03 PDF: (A) A long-term care facility, employee organization, person, or government entity seeking approval of a train-the-trainer program shall submit a completed application to the director or the director's designee for approval of the program. The application may be filed …

19.03 PDF: (A) A long-term care facility, employee organization, person, or government entity seeking reapproval of a train-the-trainer program shall, on a electronic system approved by the director, submit a completed application to the director or the director's designee for re…

19.03 PDF: (A) The director or the director's designee shall approve an application for approval or reapproval as a train-the-trainer program if the applicant complies with the criteria, standards and requirements for an approved TTT program established by sections 3721.30 and 37…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each approved train-the-trainer program shall require that the absence of any participant be made up within twenty-eight calendar days. The program administrator or a member of the faculty of a TTT program shall document that arrangements were made for coverage of …

19.03 PDF: (A) Each approved TTT program shall be administered by a program administrator who is a faculty member and possesses the qualifications specified by either paragraph (C)(1) or (C)(2) of this rule. If a program administrator leaves the program, the program:(1) Shall not…

19.03 PDF: The physical facilities that an approved train-the-trainer program uses for the classroom instruction and training skills practice shall meet the following requirements:(A) The facilities shall provide adequate space to accommodate all participants.(B) The facilities s…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each approved train-the-trainer program shall maintain program records for at least two years at the program's business address or at the office of the program administrator. The records shall be kept in an area that is readily accessible and able to be locked to p…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each approved train-the-trainer program shall provide a combined total of at least twenty-eight hours of instruction, including classroom instruction and training skills practice. The instruction shall address the topic areas listed in this paragraph for at least t…

19.03 PDF: (A) The director or the director's designee shall conduct a state-administered test under division (C) of section 3721.31 of the Revised Code and this rule. Successful completion of the state-administered test shall be required for an individual to meet the requirement…

19.03 PDF: (A) Except as provided in paragraph (B) of this rule, the following individuals are eligible to register to take the state-administered test:(1) An individual enrolled in a prelicensure program of nursing education approved by the board of nursing, or by an agency of a…

19.03 PDF: (A) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, an eligible individual seeking to register for the state-administered test shall submit, in accordance with paragraph (C) of this rule, one or more completed registration forms provided by the director or the director's de…

19.03 PDF: (A) A registration fee or fees shall accompany the registration form submitted under rule 3701-18-24 of the Administrative Code for one or both components of the state-administered test. The fee shall be paid in a form other than cash or a personal check, made payable …

19.03 PDF: (A) After the director or the director's designee receives all items required by the applicable provisions of rule 3701-18-24 of the Administrative Code for registration to take a component or components of the state-administered competency evaluation program at a test…

19.03 PDF: (A) To complete the state-administered test successfully, a registrant shall do both of the following:(1) Answer correctly at least seventy per cent of questions on the examination component of the program; and(2) Perform each of the skills evaluation tasks included in…

19.03 PDF: As used in this chapter:(A) "Advanced Practice Nurse" means a registered nurse authorized to practice as a certified nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse midwife or certified nurse practitioner in accordance with section 4723.41 of …

19.03 PDF: (A) Every person or public agency that proposes to provide a hospice care program shall apply to the director for a license in accordance with rule 3701-19-02 of the Administrative Code.(B) A hospital, nursing home, home for the aged, county medical care facility, or o…

19.03 PDF: (A) Application for a hospice care program license shall:(1) Be made on forms prescribed by the director;(2) Include such information as the director requires, including the information prescribed in paragraph (C) of this rule; and(3) Be accompanied by a non-refundable…

19.03 PDF: (A) The director shall grant a license for provision of a hospice care program to an applicant that complies with Chapter 3712. of the Revised Code and this chapter.(B) The director shall mail written notice to the applicant either granting or proposing to deny a licen…

19.03 PDF: (A) Prior to issuing an initial license for a hospice care program, the director shall conduct an announced inspection of the applicant's facilities and services.(B) The director shall conduct an unannounced inspection of each licensed hospice care program at a minimum…

19.03 PDF: (A) The overall conduct and operation of the hospice care program, including the quality of care and the provision of services, shall be the full legal responsibility of a clearly defined, organized governing body.(B) The governing body of a licensed hospice care progr…

19.03 PDF: (A) Any person or public agency licensed under section 3712.04 of the Revised Code and this chapter to provide a hospice care program shall:(1) Provide a planned and continuous hospice care program, the medical components of which shall be under the direction of a phys…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each new inpatient hospice facility shall be inspected by the director to determine compliance with provisions of rules 3701-19-01 to 3701-19-24 of the Administrative Code. The new inpatient hospice facility shall not admit patients until the director has determine…