Bill Text: OH SB287 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: To revise the law governing the professions of chemical dependency counseling and alcohol and other drug prevention and to remove wheelchairs from nursing facilities' Medicaid direct care costs.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-12-11 - Conference Committee [SB287 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2011-SB287-Engrossed.html
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Senators LaRose, Cafaro
Cosponsors:
Senators Seitz, Brown, Tavares, Bacon, Balderson, Beagle, Burke, Coley, Gentile, Hite, Hughes, Kearney, Lehner, Niehaus, Obhof, Oelslager, Patton, Peterson, Schiavoni, Skindell, Smith, Turner, Wagoner
Representatives Antonio, Carney, Celeste, Garland, Hackett, Ramos, Schuring, Sears, Slaby, M., Yuko, Anielski, Ashford, Beck, Blair, Blessing, Bubp, Buchy, Celebrezze, Combs, Driehaus, Fedor, Grossman, Hayes, Kozlowski, Letson, McClain, Milkovich, Murray, Newbold, O'Brien, Ruhl, Stinziano, Sykes, Wachtmann, Winburn, Young Speaker Batchelder
To amend sections 4757.41, 4758.01, 4758.02, 4758.10, | 1 |
4758.20, 4758.21, 4758.22, 4758.23, 4758.24, | 2 |
4758.26, 4758.27, 4758.30, 4758.40, 4758.41, | 3 |
4758.42, 4758.43, 4758.44, 4758.45, 4758.51, | 4 |
4758.55, 4758.56, 4758.59, 4758.61, 4758.70, and | 5 |
5111.20; to enact sections 4758.221, 4758.241, | 6 |
4758.39, 4758.46, 4758.47, 4758.52, 4758.54, and | 7 |
4758.561; and to repeal sections 3793.07, 4758.04, | 8 |
4758.53, and 4758.58 of the Revised Code to revise | 9 |
the law governing the professions of chemical | 10 |
dependency counseling and alcohol and other drug | 11 |
prevention and to remove wheelchairs from nursing | 12 |
facilities' Medicaid direct care costs. | 13 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 4757.41, 4758.01, 4758.02, 4758.10, | 14 |
4758.20, 4758.21, 4758.22, 4758.23, 4758.24, 4758.26, 4758.27, | 15 |
4758.30, 4758.40, 4758.41, 4758.42, 4758.43, 4758.44, 4758.45, | 16 |
4758.51, 4758.55, 4758.56, 4758.59, 4758.61, 4758.70, and 5111.20 | 17 |
be amended and sections 4758.221, 4758.241, 4758.39, 4758.46, | 18 |
4758.47, 4758.52, 4758.54, and 4758.561 of the Revised Code be | 19 |
enacted to read as follows: | 20 |
Sec. 4757.41. (A) This chapter shall not apply to the | 21 |
following: | 22 |
(1) A person certified by the state board of education under | 23 |
Chapter 3319. of the Revised Code while performing any services | 24 |
within the person's scope of employment by a board of education or | 25 |
by a private school meeting the standards prescribed by the state | 26 |
board of education under division (D) of section 3301.07 of the | 27 |
Revised Code or in a program operated under Chapter 5126. of the | 28 |
Revised Code for training individuals with mental retardation or | 29 |
other developmental disabilities; | 30 |
(2) Psychologists or school psychologists licensed under | 31 |
Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code; | 32 |
(3) Members of other professions licensed, certified, or | 33 |
registered by this state while performing services within the | 34 |
recognized scope, standards, and ethics of their respective | 35 |
professions; | 36 |
(4) Rabbis, priests, Christian science practitioners, clergy, | 37 |
or members of religious orders and other individuals participating | 38 |
with them in pastoral counseling when the counseling activities | 39 |
are within the scope of the performance of their regular or | 40 |
specialized ministerial duties and are performed under the | 41 |
auspices or sponsorship of an established and legally cognizable | 42 |
church, denomination, or sect or an integrated auxiliary of a | 43 |
church as defined in federal tax regulations, paragraph (g)(5) of | 44 |
26 C.F.R. 1.6033-2 (1995), and when the individual rendering the | 45 |
service remains accountable to the established authority of that | 46 |
church, denomination, sect, or integrated auxiliary; | 47 |
(5) Any person employed in the civil service as defined in | 48 |
section 124.01 of the Revised Code while engaging in social work | 49 |
or professional counseling as a civil service employee; | 50 |
(6) A student in an accredited educational institution while | 51 |
carrying out activities that are part of the student's prescribed | 52 |
course of study if the activities are supervised as required by | 53 |
the educational institution and if the student does not hold | 54 |
herself or himself out as a person licensed or registered under | 55 |
this chapter; | 56 |
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Chapter 4758. of the Revised Code who are acting within the scope | 71 |
of their license or certificate as members of the profession of | 72 |
chemical dependency counseling or alcohol and other drug | 73 |
prevention services; | 74 |
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engaging in activities relating to services for military families | 76 |
and veterans and disaster relief, as described in the "American | 77 |
National Red Cross Act," 33 Stat. 599 (1905), 36 U.S.C.A. 1, as | 78 |
amended; | 79 |
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counselor certificates while performing services in their official | 81 |
capacity as union counselors; | 82 |
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section 3727.01 of the Revised Code or in a nursing home as | 84 |
defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code while providing as | 85 |
a hospital employee or nursing home employee, respectively, social | 86 |
services other than counseling and the use of psychosocial | 87 |
interventions and social psychotherapy. | 88 |
(B) Divisions (A)(5),
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not prevent a person described in those divisions from obtaining a | 90 |
license or certificate of registration under this chapter. | 91 |
Sec. 4758.01. As used in this chapter: | 92 |
(A) "Accredited educational institution" means an educational | 93 |
institution accredited by an accrediting agency accepted by the | 94 |
Ohio board of regents. | 95 |
(B)(1) "Alcohol and other drug clinical counseling | 96 |
principles, methods, or procedures" means an approach to chemical | 97 |
dependency counseling that emphasizes the chemical dependency | 98 |
counselor's role in systematically assisting clients through all | 99 |
of the following: | 100 |
(a) Analyzing background and current information; | 101 |
(b) Exploring possible solutions; | 102 |
(c) Developing and providing a treatment plan; | 103 |
(d) In the case of an independent chemical dependency | 104 |
counselor-clinical supervisor, independent chemical dependency | 105 |
counselor, or chemical dependency counselor III only, diagnosing | 106 |
chemical dependency conditions. | 107 |
(2) "Alcohol and other drug clinical counseling principles, | 108 |
methods, or procedures" includes counseling, assessing, | 109 |
consulting, and referral as they relate to chemical dependency | 110 |
conditions. | 111 |
(C) "Alcohol and other drug prevention services" means a | 112 |
planned process of strategies and activities designed to preclude | 113 |
the onset of the use of alcohol and other drugs, reduce | 114 |
problematic use of alcohol and other drugs, or both. | 115 |
(D) "Chemical dependency conditions" means those conditions | 116 |
relating to the abuse of or dependency on alcohol or other drugs | 117 |
that are classified in accepted nosologies, including the | 118 |
diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders and the | 119 |
international classification of diseases, and in editions of those | 120 |
nosologies published after | 121 |
December 23, 2002. | 122 |
(E) "Chemical dependency counseling" means rendering or | 123 |
offering to render to individuals, groups, or the public a | 124 |
counseling service involving the application of alcohol and other | 125 |
drug clinical counseling principles, methods, or procedures to | 126 |
assist individuals who are abusing or dependent on alcohol or | 127 |
other drugs. | 128 |
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practice" means the services, methods, and techniques in which and | 130 |
the areas for which a person who holds a license or certificate | 131 |
under this chapter is trained and qualified. | 132 |
(G) "Substance abuse professional" has the same meaning as in | 133 |
49 C.F.R. 40.3. | 134 |
(H) "U.S. department of transportation drug and alcohol | 135 |
testing program" means a transportation workplace drug and alcohol | 136 |
testing program governed by 49 C.F.R. part 40. | 137 |
Sec. 4758.02. (A) | 138 |
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the following: | 144 |
(1) Engage in or represent to the public that the person | 145 |
engages in chemical dependency counseling for a fee, salary, or | 146 |
other consideration unless the person holds a valid independent | 147 |
chemical dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license, | 148 |
independent chemical dependency counselor license, chemical | 149 |
dependency counselor III license, chemical dependency counselor II | 150 |
license,
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dependency counselor assistant certificate issued under this | 152 |
chapter; | 153 |
(2) Use the title "licensed independent chemical dependency | 154 |
counselor-clinical supervisor," "LICDC-CS," "licensed independent | 155 |
chemical dependency counselor," "LICDC," "licensed chemical | 156 |
dependency counselor III," "LCDC III," "licensed chemical | 157 |
dependency counselor II," "LCDC II," | 158 |
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assistant," "CDCA," or any other title or description | 160 |
incorporating the word "chemical dependency counselor" or any | 161 |
other initials used to identify persons acting in those capacities | 162 |
unless currently authorized under this chapter to act in the | 163 |
capacity indicated by the title or initials; | 164 |
(3) Represent to the public that the person is a registered | 165 |
applicant unless the person holds a valid registered applicant | 166 |
certificate issued under this chapter; | 167 |
(4) Use the title "certified prevention specialist II," "CPS | 168 |
II," "certified prevention specialist I," "CPS I," "certified | 169 |
prevention specialist assistant," "CPSA," "registered applicant," | 170 |
"RA," or any other title, description, or initials used to | 171 |
identify persons acting in those capacities unless currently | 172 |
authorized under this chapter to act in the capacity indicated by | 173 |
the title or initials. | 174 |
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that the person engages in chemical dependency counseling as a | 177 |
chemical dependency counselor I. | 178 |
Sec. 4758.10. (A) There is hereby created the chemical | 179 |
dependency professionals board. | 180 |
(B) The governor shall appoint all of the following voting | 181 |
members of the board with the advice and consent of the senate: | 182 |
(1) Four individuals who hold a valid independent chemical | 183 |
dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license or independent | 184 |
chemical dependency counselor license issued under this chapter, | 185 |
including at least two of whom have received at least a master's | 186 |
degree in a field related to chemical dependency counseling from | 187 |
an accredited educational institution; | 188 |
(2) Two individuals who hold a valid chemical dependency | 189 |
counselor III license issued under this chapter; | 190 |
(3) One individual who holds a valid chemical dependency | 191 |
counselor II license issued under this chapter; | 192 |
(4) Two individuals who hold a valid prevention specialist II | 193 |
certificate or prevention specialist I certificate issued under | 194 |
this chapter; | 195 |
(5) One individual who is authorized under Chapter 4731. of | 196 |
the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic | 197 |
medicine and surgery and has experience practicing in a field | 198 |
related to chemical dependency counseling; | 199 |
(6) Two individuals who represent the public and have not | 200 |
practiced chemical dependency counseling or alcohol and other drug | 201 |
prevention services and have not been involved in the delivery of | 202 |
chemical dependency counseling services or alcohol and other drug | 203 |
prevention services. At least one of these individuals shall be at | 204 |
least sixty years of age. During their terms, the public members | 205 |
shall not practice chemical dependency counseling or alcohol and | 206 |
other drug prevention services or be involved in the delivery of | 207 |
chemical dependency counseling services or alcohol and other drug | 208 |
prevention services. | 209 |
(C) Not later than ninety days after | 210 |
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addiction services shall appoint an individual who represents the | 212 |
department of alcohol and drug addiction services to serve as an | 213 |
ex officio member of the chemical dependency professionals board. | 214 |
(D) Not more than one-half of the voting members of the board | 215 |
may be of the same gender or members of the same political party. | 216 |
At least two voting members of the board shall be of African, | 217 |
Native American, Hispanic, or Asian descent. | 218 |
Sec. 4758.20. (A) The chemical dependency professionals board | 219 |
shall adopt rules to establish, specify, or provide for all of the | 220 |
following: | 221 |
(1) Fees for the purposes authorized by section 4758.21 of | 222 |
the Revised Code; | 223 |
(2) If the board, pursuant to section 4758.221 of the Revised | 224 |
Code, elects to administer examinations for individuals seeking to | 225 |
act as substance abuse professionals in a U.S. department of | 226 |
transportation drug and alcohol testing program, the board's | 227 |
administration of the examinations; | 228 |
(3) For the purpose of section 4758.23 of the Revised Code, | 229 |
codes of ethical practice and professional conduct for individuals | 230 |
who hold a license or certificate issued under this chapter; | 231 |
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Code, all of the following: | 233 |
(a) Good moral character requirements for an individual who | 234 |
seeks or holds a license or certificate issued under this chapter; | 235 |
(b) The documents that an individual seeking such a license | 236 |
or certificate must submit to the board; | 237 |
(c) Requirements to obtain the license or certificate that | 238 |
are in addition to the requirements established under sections | 239 |
4758.39, 4758.40, 4758.41, 4758.42, 4758.43, 4758.44, | 240 |
4758.46, and 4758.47 of the Revised Code. The additional | 241 |
requirements may include preceptorships. | 242 |
(d) The period of time that an individual whose registered | 243 |
applicant certificate has expired must wait before applying for a | 244 |
new registered applicant certificate. | 245 |
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(5) For the purpose of section 4758.28 of the Revised Code, | 248 |
requirements for approval of continuing education courses of study | 249 |
for individuals who hold a license or certificate issued under | 250 |
this chapter; | 251 |
(6) For the purpose of section 4758.30 of the Revised Code, | 252 |
the intervention for and treatment of an individual holding a | 253 |
license or certificate issued under this chapter whose abilities | 254 |
to practice are impaired due to abuse of or dependency on alcohol | 255 |
or other drugs or other physical or mental condition; | 256 |
(7) Requirements governing reinstatement of a suspended or | 257 |
revoked license or certificate under division (B) of section | 258 |
4758.30 of the Revised Code, including requirements for | 259 |
determining the amount of time an individual must wait to apply | 260 |
for reinstatement; | 261 |
(8) For the purpose of section 4758.31 of the Revised Code, | 262 |
methods of ensuring that all records the board holds pertaining to | 263 |
an investigation remain confidential during the investigation; | 264 |
(9) Criteria for employees of the board to follow when | 265 |
performing their duties under division (B) of section 4758.35 of | 266 |
the Revised Code; | 267 |
(10) For the purpose of division (A)(1) of section 4758.39 | 268 |
and division (A)(1) of section 4758.40 of the Revised Code, course | 269 |
requirements for a degree in a behavioral | 270 |
nursing that shall, at a minimum, include at least
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forty semester hours | 272 |
in all of the following courses: | 273 |
(a) Theories of counseling and psychotherapy; | 274 |
(b) Counseling procedures; | 275 |
(c) Group process and techniques; | 276 |
(d) Relationship therapy; | 277 |
(e) Research methods and statistics; | 278 |
(f) Fundamentals of assessment and diagnosis, including | 279 |
measurement and appraisal; | 280 |
(g) Psychopathology; | 281 |
(h) Human development; | 282 |
(i) Cultural competence in counseling; | 283 |
(j) Ethics. | 284 |
(11) For the purpose of division (A)(3) of section 4758.39, | 285 |
division (A)(3) of section 4758.40, division (A)(3) of section | 286 |
4758.41, and division (A)(3) of section 4758.42 of the Revised | 287 |
Code, training requirements for chemical dependency that shall, at | 288 |
a minimum, include qualifications for the individuals who provide | 289 |
the training and instruction in all of the following courses: | 290 |
(a) Theories of addiction; | 291 |
(b) Counseling procedures and strategies with addicted | 292 |
populations; | 293 |
(c) Group process and techniques working with addicted | 294 |
populations; | 295 |
(d) Assessment and diagnosis of addiction; | 296 |
(e) Relationship counseling with addicted populations; | 297 |
(f) Pharmacology; | 298 |
(g) Prevention strategies; | 299 |
(h) Treatment planning; | 300 |
(i) Legal and ethical issues. | 301 |
(12) For the purpose of division (B)(2)(b) of section 4758.40 | 302 |
and division (B)(2) of section 4758.41 of the Revised Code, | 303 |
requirements for the forty clock hours of training on the version | 304 |
of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders that | 305 |
is current at the time of the training, including the number of | 306 |
the clock hours that must be on substance-related disorders, the | 307 |
number of the clock hours that must be on chemical dependency | 308 |
conditions, and the number of the clock hours that must be on | 309 |
awareness of other mental and emotional disorders; | 310 |
(13) For the purpose of division (A)(1) of section 4758.41 of | 311 |
the Revised Code, course requirements for a | 312 |
behavioral | 313 |
(14) For the purpose of division (A) of section 4758.43 of | 314 |
the Revised Code, training requirements for chemical dependency | 315 |
counseling that shall, at a minimum, include qualifications for | 316 |
the individuals who provide the training and instruction in one or | 317 |
more of the courses listed in division (A) | 318 |
as selected by the individual seeking the chemical dependency | 319 |
counselor assistant certificate; | 320 |
(15) For the purpose of division (A)(2) of section 4758.44 of | 321 |
the Revised Code, the field of study in which an individual must | 322 |
obtain at least a bachelor's degree; | 323 |
(16) For the purpose of division (A)(3) of section 4758.44, | 324 |
division (A)(3) of section 4758.45, and division | 325 |
section
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prevention-related education; | 327 |
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4758.44 of the Revised Code, the number of hours of administrative | 329 |
or supervisory education that an individual must have; | 330 |
(18) For the purpose of division (A)(2) of section 4758.45 of | 331 |
the Revised Code, the field of study in which an individual must | 332 |
obtain at least an associate's degree; | 333 |
(19) For the purpose of section 4758.51 of the Revised Code, | 334 |
continuing education requirements for individuals who hold a | 335 |
license or certificate issued under this chapter; | 336 |
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Code, the number of hours of continuing education that an | 338 |
individual must complete to have an expired license or certificate | 339 |
restored under section 4758.26 of the Revised Code; | 340 |
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dependency counseling; | 349 |
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following: | 355 |
(a) An independent chemical dependency
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counselor-clinical supervisor licensed under this chapter who | 357 |
supervises a chemical dependency counselor III under section | 358 |
4758.56 of the Revised Code; | 359 |
(b) An independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical | 360 |
supervisor, independent chemical dependency counselor, or chemical | 361 |
dependency counselor III licensed under this chapter who | 362 |
supervises a chemical dependency counselor assistant under section | 363 |
4758.59 of the Revised Code; | 364 |
(c) A prevention specialist II or prevention specialist I | 365 |
certified under this chapter or independent chemical dependency | 366 |
counselor-clinical supervisor, independent chemical dependency | 367 |
counselor, or chemical dependency counselor III | 368 |
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a prevention specialist assistant or registered applicant under | 370 |
section 4758.61 of the Revised Code.
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(B) All rules adopted under this section shall be adopted in | 373 |
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and any | 374 |
applicable federal laws and regulations. | 375 |
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(C) When it adopts rules under this section, the board may | 377 |
consider standards established by any national association or | 378 |
other organization representing the interests of those involved in | 379 |
chemical dependency counseling or alcohol and other drug | 380 |
prevention services. | 381 |
Sec. 4758.21. (A) In accordance with rules adopted under | 382 |
section 4758.20 of the Revised Code and subject to division (B) of | 383 |
this section, the chemical dependency professionals board shall | 384 |
establish, and may from time to time adjust, fees to be charged | 385 |
for the following: | 386 |
(1) Admitting an individual to an examination administered | 387 |
pursuant to section 4758.22 of the Revised Code; | 388 |
(2) Issuing an initial independent chemical dependency | 389 |
counselor-clinical supervisor license, independent chemical | 390 |
dependency counselor license, chemical dependency counselor III | 391 |
license, chemical dependency counselor II license, chemical | 392 |
dependency counselor assistant certificate, prevention specialist | 393 |
II certificate, prevention specialist I certificate, prevention | 394 |
specialist assistant certificate, or registered applicant | 395 |
certificate; | 396 |
(3) Renewing an independent chemical dependency | 397 |
counselor-clinical supervisor license, independent chemical | 398 |
dependency counselor license, chemical dependency counselor III | 399 |
license, chemical dependency counselor II license, | 400 |
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assistant certificate, prevention specialist II certificate, | 402 |
prevention specialist I certificate, or | 403 |
prevention specialist assistant certificate; | 404 |
(4) Approving continuing education courses under section | 405 |
4758.28 of the Revised Code; | 406 |
(5) Doing anything else the board determines necessary to | 407 |
administer this chapter. | 408 |
(B) The fees established under division (A) of this section | 409 |
are nonrefundable. They shall be in amounts sufficient to cover | 410 |
the necessary expenses of the board in administering this chapter | 411 |
and rules adopted under it. The fees for a license or certificate | 412 |
and the renewal of a license or certificate may differ for the | 413 |
various types of licenses and certificates, but shall not exceed | 414 |
one hundred seventy-five dollars each, unless the board determines | 415 |
that amounts in excess of one hundred seventy-five dollars are | 416 |
needed to cover its necessary expenses in administering this | 417 |
chapter and rules adopted under it and the amounts in excess of | 418 |
one hundred seventy-five dollars are approved by the controlling | 419 |
board. | 420 |
(C) All vouchers of the board shall be approved by the | 421 |
chairperson or executive director of the board, or both, as | 422 |
authorized by the board. | 423 |
Sec. 4758.22. The chemical dependency professionals board | 424 |
shall prepare, cause to be prepared, or procure the use of, and | 425 |
grade, cause to be graded, or procure the grading of, examinations | 426 |
to determine the competence of individuals seeking an independent | 427 |
chemical dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license, | 428 |
independent chemical dependency counselor license, chemical | 429 |
dependency counselor III license, chemical dependency counselor II | 430 |
license, prevention specialist II certificate, or prevention | 431 |
specialist I certificate. The board may develop the examinations | 432 |
or use examinations prepared by state or national organizations | 433 |
that represent the interests of those involved in chemical | 434 |
dependency counseling or alcohol and other drug prevention | 435 |
services. The board shall conduct examinations at least twice each | 436 |
year and shall determine the level of competence necessary for a | 437 |
passing score. | 438 |
An individual may not sit for an examination administered | 439 |
pursuant to this section unless the individual meets the | 440 |
requirements to obtain the license or certificate the individual | 441 |
seeks, other than the requirement to have passed the examination, | 442 |
and pays the fee established under section 4758.21 of the Revised | 443 |
Code. An individual who is denied admission to the examination may | 444 |
appeal the denial in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised | 445 |
Code. | 446 |
Sec. 4758.221. In accordance with rules adopted under | 447 |
section 4758.20 of the Revised Code, the chemical dependency | 448 |
professionals board may administer examinations for individuals | 449 |
seeking to act as substance abuse professionals in a U.S. | 450 |
department of transportation drug and alcohol testing program. If | 451 |
it elects to administer the examinations, the board shall use | 452 |
examinations that comprehensively cover all the elements of | 453 |
substance abuse professional qualification training listed in 49 | 454 |
C.F.R. 40.281(c)(1) and are prepared by a nationally recognized | 455 |
professional or training organization that represents the | 456 |
interests of those involved in chemical dependency counseling | 457 |
services. | 458 |
Sec. 4758.23. (A) In rules adopted under section 4758.20 of | 459 |
the Revised Code, the chemical dependency professionals board | 460 |
shall establish codes of ethical practice and professional conduct | 461 |
for the following: | 462 |
(1) Individuals who hold a valid independent chemical | 463 |
dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license, independent | 464 |
chemical dependency counselor license, chemical dependency | 465 |
counselor III license, chemical dependency counselor II license, | 466 |
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dependency counselor assistant certificate issued under this | 468 |
chapter; | 469 |
(2) Individuals who hold a valid prevention specialist II | 470 |
certificate, prevention specialist I certificate, prevention | 471 |
specialist assistant certificate, or registered applicant | 472 |
certificate issued under this chapter. | 473 |
(B) The codes for individuals identified under division | 474 |
(A)(1) of this section shall define unprofessional conduct, which | 475 |
shall include engaging in a dual relationship with a client, | 476 |
former client, consumer, or former consumer; committing an act of | 477 |
sexual abuse, misconduct, or exploitation of a client, former | 478 |
client, consumer, or former consumer; and, except as permitted by | 479 |
law, violating client or consumer confidentiality. | 480 |
(C) The codes for individuals identified under division | 481 |
(A)(1) of this section may be based on any codes of ethical | 482 |
practice and professional conduct developed by national | 483 |
associations or other organizations representing the interests of | 484 |
those involved in chemical dependency counseling. The codes for | 485 |
individuals identified under division (A)(2) of this section may | 486 |
be based on any codes of ethical practice and professional conduct | 487 |
developed by national associations or other organizations | 488 |
representing the interests of those involved in alcohol and other | 489 |
drug prevention services. The board may establish standards in the | 490 |
codes that are more stringent than those established by the | 491 |
national associations or other organizations. | 492 |
Sec. 4758.24. (A) The chemical dependency professionals board | 493 |
shall issue a license or certificate under this chapter to an | 494 |
individual who meets all of the following requirements: | 495 |
(1) Is of good moral character as determined in accordance | 496 |
with rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code; | 497 |
(2) | 498 |
Revised Code, submits a properly completed application and all | 499 |
other documentation specified in rules adopted under section | 500 |
4758.20 of the Revised Code; | 501 |
(3) | 502 |
Revised Code, pays the fee established under section 4758.21 of | 503 |
the Revised Code for the license or certificate that the | 504 |
individual seeks; | 505 |
(4) Meets the requirements to obtain the license or | 506 |
certificate that the individual seeks as specified in section | 507 |
4758.39, 4758.40, 4758.41, 4758.42, 4758.43, 4758.44, | 508 |
4758.46, or 4758.47 of the Revised Code; | 509 |
(5) Meets any additional requirements specified in rules | 510 |
adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code to obtain the | 511 |
license or certificate that the individual seeks. | 512 |
(B) The board shall not | 513 |
following: | 514 |
(1) Issue a certificate to practice as a chemical dependency | 515 |
counselor I; | 516 |
(2) Issue a new registered applicant certificate to an | 517 |
individual whose previous registered applicant certificate has | 518 |
been expired for less than the period of time specified in rules | 519 |
adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code. | 520 |
Sec. 4758.241. The chemical dependency professionals board | 521 |
shall issue an independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical | 522 |
supervisor license under section 4758.24 of the Revised Code to | 523 |
each individual who, on the effective date of this section, holds | 524 |
a valid independent chemical dependency counselor license without | 525 |
requiring the individual to comply with divisions (A)(2) and (3) | 526 |
of that section. | 527 |
Sec. 4758.26. (A) | 528 |
529 | |
issued under this chapter | 530 |
531 | |
it is issued | 532 |
533 | |
534 |
(1) In the case of an initial chemical dependency counselor | 535 |
assistant certificate, thirteen months; | 536 |
(2) In the case of any other license or certificate, two | 537 |
years. | 538 |
(B) Subject to section 4758.30 of the Revised Code and except | 539 |
as provided in section 4758.27 of the Revised Code, the chemical | 540 |
dependency professionals board shall renew a license or | 541 |
certificate issued under this chapter | 542 |
543 | |
procedure established under Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code if | 544 |
the individual seeking the renewal pays the renewal fee | 545 |
established under section 4758.21 of the Revised Code and does the | 546 |
following: | 547 |
(1) In the case of an individual seeking renewal of an | 548 |
initial chemical dependency counselor assistant certificate, | 549 |
satisfies the additional training requirement established under | 550 |
section 4758.52 of the Revised Code; | 551 |
(2) In the case of any other individual, satisfies the | 552 |
continuing education requirements established under section | 553 |
4758.51 of the Revised Code. | 554 |
(C) | 555 |
except as provided in section 4758.27 of the Revised Code, a | 556 |
license or certificate issued under this chapter | 557 |
558 | |
if the individual seeking the restoration, not later than two | 559 |
years after the license or certificate expires, applies for | 560 |
restoration of the license or certificate. The board shall issue a | 561 |
restored license or certificate to the individual if the | 562 |
individual pays the renewal fee established under section 4758.21 | 563 |
of the Revised Code and does the following: | 564 |
(1) In the case of an individual whose initial chemical | 565 |
dependency counselor assistant certificate expired, satisfies the | 566 |
additional training requirement established under section 4758.52 | 567 |
of the Revised Code; | 568 |
(2) In the case of any other individual, satisfies the | 569 |
continuing education requirements established under section | 570 |
4758.51 of the Revised Code for restoring the license or | 571 |
certificate. | 572 |
The board shall not require an individual to take an | 573 |
examination as a condition of having an expired license or | 574 |
certificate restored under this section. | 575 |
Sec. 4758.27. | 576 |
577 | |
578 | |
579 | |
580 | |
581 | |
582 | |
583 | |
584 | |
585 |
| 586 |
587 | |
shall not renew | 588 |
section 4758.26 of the Revised Code | 589 |
(A) A certificate to practice as a | 590 |
dependency counselor I; | 591 |
(B) A registered applicant certificate. | 592 |
Sec. 4758.30. (A) The chemical dependency professionals | 593 |
board, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may | 594 |
refuse to issue a license or certificate applied for under this | 595 |
chapter; refuse to renew or restore a license or certificate | 596 |
issued under this chapter; suspend, revoke, or otherwise restrict | 597 |
a license or certificate issued under this chapter; or reprimand | 598 |
an individual holding a license or certificate issued under this | 599 |
chapter. These actions may be taken by the board regarding the | 600 |
applicant for a license or certificate or the individual holding a | 601 |
license or certificate for one or more of the following reasons: | 602 |
(1) Violation of any provision of this chapter or rules | 603 |
adopted under it; | 604 |
(2) Knowingly making a false statement on an application for | 605 |
a license or certificate or for renewal, restoration, or | 606 |
reinstatement of a license or certificate; | 607 |
(3) Acceptance of a commission or rebate for referring an | 608 |
individual to a person who holds a license or certificate issued | 609 |
by, or who is registered with, an entity of state government, | 610 |
including persons practicing chemical dependency counseling, | 611 |
alcohol and other drug prevention services, or fields related to | 612 |
chemical dependency counseling or alcohol and other drug | 613 |
prevention services; | 614 |
(4) Conviction in this or any other state of any crime that | 615 |
is a felony in this state; | 616 |
(5) Conviction in this or any other state of a misdemeanor | 617 |
committed in the course of practice as an independent chemical | 618 |
dependency counselor-clinical supervisor, independent chemical | 619 |
dependency counselor, chemical dependency counselor III, chemical | 620 |
dependency counselor II, | 621 |
dependency counselor assistant, prevention specialist II, | 622 |
prevention specialist I, prevention specialist assistant, or | 623 |
registered applicant; | 624 |
(6) Inability to practice as an independent chemical | 625 |
dependency counselor-clinical supervisor, independent chemical | 626 |
dependency counselor, chemical dependency counselor III, chemical | 627 |
dependency counselor II, | 628 |
dependency counselor assistant, prevention specialist II, | 629 |
prevention specialist I, prevention specialist assistant, or | 630 |
registered applicant due to abuse of or dependency on alcohol or | 631 |
other drugs or other physical or mental condition; | 632 |
(7) Practicing outside the individual's scope of practice; | 633 |
(8) Practicing without complying with the supervision | 634 |
requirements specified under section 4758.56, 4758.59, or 4758.61 | 635 |
of the Revised Code; | 636 |
(9) Violation of the code of ethical practice and | 637 |
professional conduct for chemical dependency counseling or alcohol | 638 |
and other drug prevention services adopted by the board pursuant | 639 |
to section 4758.23 of the Revised Code; | 640 |
(10) Revocation of a license or certificate or voluntary | 641 |
surrender of a license or certificate in another state or | 642 |
jurisdiction for an offense that would be a violation of this | 643 |
chapter. | 644 |
(B) An individual whose license or certificate has been | 645 |
suspended or revoked under this section may apply to the board for | 646 |
reinstatement after an amount of time the board shall determine in | 647 |
accordance with rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised | 648 |
Code. The board may accept or refuse an application for | 649 |
reinstatement. The board may require an examination for | 650 |
reinstatement of a license or certificate that has been suspended | 651 |
or revoked. | 652 |
Sec. 4758.39. An individual seeking an independent chemical | 653 |
dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license shall meet the | 654 |
requirements of division (A) or (B) of this section. | 655 |
(A) To meet the requirements of this division, an individual | 656 |
must meet all of the following requirements: | 657 |
(1) Hold from an accredited educational institution at least | 658 |
a master's degree in either a behavioral science or nursing that | 659 |
meets the course requirements specified in rules adopted under | 660 |
section 4758.20 of the Revised Code; | 661 |
(2) Have not less than six thousand hours of compensated work | 662 |
or supervised internship experience (including at least two | 663 |
thousand hours of clinical supervisory experience as part of the | 664 |
compensated work or supervised internship) in any of the | 665 |
following, not less than one thousand two hundred hours of which | 666 |
are in chemical dependency counseling: | 667 |
(a) Chemical dependency services, substance abuse services, | 668 |
or both types of services; | 669 |
(b) The practice of psychology, as defined in section 4732.01 | 670 |
of the Revised Code; | 671 |
(c) The practice of professional counseling, the practice of | 672 |
social work, or the practice of marriage and family therapy, all | 673 |
as defined in section 4757.01 of the Revised Code. | 674 |
(3) Have a minimum of one hundred eighty hours of training in | 675 |
chemical dependency that meets the requirements specified in rules | 676 |
adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code; | 677 |
(4) Unless the individual holds a valid license, | 678 |
registration, certificate, or credentials issued under another | 679 |
chapter of the Revised Code that authorizes the individual to | 680 |
engage in a profession whose scope of practice includes the | 681 |
clinical supervision of chemical dependency counseling, chemical | 682 |
dependency counseling, and diagnosing and treating chemical | 683 |
dependency conditions, pass one or more examinations administered | 684 |
pursuant to section 4758.22 of the Revised Code for the purpose of | 685 |
determining competence to practice as an independent chemical | 686 |
dependency counselor-clinical supervisor. | 687 |
(B) To meet the requirement of this division, an individual | 688 |
must hold, on the effective date of this section, a valid | 689 |
independent chemical dependency counselor license. | 690 |
Sec. 4758.40. An individual seeking an independent chemical | 691 |
dependency counselor license shall meet | 692 |
requirements | 693 |
(A) | 694 |
individual must meet all of the following requirements: | 695 |
(1) Hold from an accredited educational institution at least | 696 |
a master's degree in a behavioral | 697 |
meets the course requirements specified in rules adopted under | 698 |
section 4758.20 of the Revised Code; | 699 |
(2) Have not less than | 700 |
work or supervised internship experience in | 701 |
following, not less than | 702 |
chemical dependency counseling: | 703 |
(a) Chemical dependency services, substance abuse services, | 704 |
or both types of services; | 705 |
(b) The practice of psychology, as defined in section 4732.01 | 706 |
of the Revised Code | 707 |
(c) The practice of professional counseling | 708 |
of social work, | 709 |
therapy, all as defined in section 4757.01 of the Revised Code. | 710 |
(3) Have a minimum of | 711 |
training in chemical dependency that meets the requirements | 712 |
specified in rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised | 713 |
Code; | 714 |
(4) | 715 |
registration, certificate, or credentials issued under another | 716 |
chapter of the Revised Code that authorizes the individual to | 717 |
engage in a profession whose scope of practice includes chemical | 718 |
dependency counseling and diagnosing and treating chemical | 719 |
dependency conditions, pass one or more examinations administered | 720 |
pursuant to section 4758.22 of the Revised Code for the purpose of | 721 |
determining competence to practice as an independent chemical | 722 |
dependency counselor. | 723 |
(B) | 724 |
individual must meet both of the following requirements: | 725 |
(1) Hold, on December 23, 2002, a certificate or credentials | 726 |
that were accepted under former section 3793.07 of the Revised | 727 |
Code as authority to practice as a certified chemical dependency | 728 |
counselor III or certified chemical dependency counselor III-E; | 729 |
(2) Meet one of the following requirements: | 730 |
(a) Hold the degree described in division (A)(1) of this | 731 |
section; | 732 |
(b) Have held a chemical dependency counselor III, II, or I | 733 |
certificate for at least eight consecutive years and have not less | 734 |
than forty clock hours of training on the version of the | 735 |
diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders that is | 736 |
current at the time of the training. The training must meet the | 737 |
requirements specified in rules adopted under section 4758.20 of | 738 |
the Revised Code. An individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of | 739 |
the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic | 740 |
medicine and surgery, a psychologist licensed under Chapter 4732. | 741 |
of the Revised Code, or a professional clinical counselor or | 742 |
independent social worker licensed under Chapter 4757. of the | 743 |
Revised Code may provide any portion of the training. An | 744 |
independent chemical dependency counselor licensed under this | 745 |
chapter who holds the degree described in division (A)(1) of this | 746 |
section may provide the portion of the training on chemical | 747 |
dependency conditions. | 748 |
Sec. 4758.41. An individual seeking a chemical dependency | 749 |
counselor III license shall meet | 750 |
requirements | 751 |
(A) | 752 |
individual must meet all of the following requirements: | 753 |
(1) Hold from an accredited educational institution at least | 754 |
a bachelor's degree in a behavioral science or nursing that meets | 755 |
the course requirements specified in rules adopted under section | 756 |
4758.20 of the Revised Code; | 757 |
(2) Have not less than | 758 |
work or supervised internship experience in | 759 |
following, not less than
| 760 |
are in chemical dependency counseling: | 761 |
(a) Chemical dependency services, substance abuse services, | 762 |
or both types of services; | 763 |
(b) The practice of psychology, as defined in section 4732.01 | 764 |
of the Revised Code | 765 |
(c) The practice of professional counseling | 766 |
of social work, | 767 |
therapy, all as defined in section 4757.01 of the Revised Code. | 768 |
(3) Have a minimum of | 769 |
training in chemical dependency that meets the requirements | 770 |
specified in rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised | 771 |
Code; | 772 |
(4) | 773 |
registration, certificate, or credentials issued under another | 774 |
chapter of the Revised Code that authorizes the individual to | 775 |
engage in a profession whose scope of practice includes chemical | 776 |
dependency counseling and diagnosing and treating chemical | 777 |
dependency conditions, pass one or more examinations administered | 778 |
pursuant to section 4758.22 of the Revised Code for the purpose of | 779 |
determining competence to practice as a chemical dependency | 780 |
counselor III. | 781 |
(B) | 782 |
individual must meet both of the following requirements: | 783 |
(1) Hold, on December 23, 2002, a certificate or credentials | 784 |
that were accepted under former section 3793.07 of the Revised | 785 |
Code as authority to practice as a certified chemical dependency | 786 |
counselor III or certified chemical dependency counselor III-E; | 787 |
(2) Have not less than forty clock hours of training on the | 788 |
version of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental | 789 |
disorders that is current at the time of the training. The | 790 |
training must meet the requirements specified in rules adopted | 791 |
under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code. An individual | 792 |
authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice | 793 |
medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, a | 794 |
psychologist licensed under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code, or | 795 |
a professional clinical counselor or independent social worker | 796 |
licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code may provide any | 797 |
portion of the training. An independent chemical dependency | 798 |
counselor licensed under this chapter who holds the degree | 799 |
described in division (A)(1) of section 4758.40 of the Revised | 800 |
Code may provide the portion of the training on chemical | 801 |
dependency conditions. | 802 |
(C) | 803 |
individual must meet all of the following requirements: | 804 |
(1) Hold, on December 23, 2002, a certificate or credentials | 805 |
that were accepted under former section 3793.07 of the Revised | 806 |
Code as authority to practice as a certified chemical dependency | 807 |
counselor II; | 808 |
(2) Meet the requirement of division (B)(2) of this section; | 809 |
(3) Hold a bachelor's degree in a behavioral science. | 810 |
Sec. 4758.42. An individual seeking a chemical dependency | 811 |
counselor II license shall meet | 812 |
requirements | 813 |
(A) | 814 |
individual must meet all of the following requirements: | 815 |
(1) Hold from an accredited educational institution an | 816 |
associate's degree in a behavioral science or nursing or a | 817 |
bachelor's degree in any field; | 818 |
(2) | 819 |
Have not less than | 820 |
821 | |
internship experience in | 822 |
than
| 823 |
dependency counseling: | 824 |
| 825 |
services, or both types of services; | 826 |
| 827 |
4732.01 of the Revised Code | 828 |
(c) The practice of professional counseling | 829 |
of social work, | 830 |
therapy, all as defined in section 4757.01 of the Revised Code. | 831 |
| 832 |
833 | |
834 | |
835 | |
836 |
| 837 |
838 |
| 839 |
840 | |
841 | |
842 |
(3) Have a minimum of | 843 |
training in chemical dependency that meets the requirements | 844 |
specified in rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised | 845 |
Code; | 846 |
(4) Pass one or more examinations administered pursuant to | 847 |
section 4758.22 of the Revised Code for the purpose of determining | 848 |
competence to practice as a chemical dependency counselor II. | 849 |
(B) | 850 |
individual must hold, on December 23, 2002, a certificate or | 851 |
credentials that were accepted under former section 3793.07 of the | 852 |
Revised Code as authority to practice as a certified chemical | 853 |
dependency counselor II. | 854 |
Sec. 4758.43. An individual seeking a chemical dependency | 855 |
counselor assistant certificate shall meet either of the following | 856 |
requirements: | 857 |
(A) Have at least forty hours of training in chemical | 858 |
dependency counseling that meets the requirements specified in | 859 |
rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code | 860 |
(B) Hold, on | 861 |
2002, a certificate or credentials that were accepted under former | 862 |
section 3793.07 of the Revised Code as authority to practice as a | 863 |
registered candidate. | 864 |
Sec. 4758.44. An individual seeking a prevention specialist | 865 |
II certificate shall meet | 866 |
division (A) or (B) of this section. | 867 |
(A) | 868 |
individual must meet all of the following requirements: | 869 |
(1) Have at least six thousand hours of compensated work | 870 |
experience | 871 |
872 | |
and other drug prevention services, including at least four | 873 |
thousand hours of administering or | 874 |
875 |
(2) | 876 |
| 877 |
878 | |
879 |
| 880 |
881 | |
882 | |
accredited educational institution at least a bachelor's degree in | 883 |
a field of study specified in rules adopted under section 4758.20 | 884 |
of the Revised Code; | 885 |
(3) Have at least | 886 |
prevention-related education that meets the requirements specified | 887 |
in rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code; | 888 |
(4) | 889 |
890 | |
number of hours of administrative or supervisory education | 891 |
specified in rules adopted under section | 892 |
Revised Code; | 893 |
(5) Pass | 894 |
administered pursuant to section 4758.22 of the Revised Code for | 895 |
the purpose of determining competence to practice as a prevention | 896 |
specialist II. | 897 |
(B) | 898 |
individual must hold, on | 899 |
December 23, 2002, a certificate or credentials that were accepted | 900 |
under former section 3793.07 of the Revised Code as authority to | 901 |
practice as a certified prevention specialist II. | 902 |
Sec. 4758.45. An individual seeking a prevention specialist I | 903 |
certificate shall meet | 904 |
division (A) or (B) of this section. | 905 |
(A) | 906 |
individual must meet all of the following requirements: | 907 |
(1) Have at least two thousand hours of compensated or | 908 |
volunteer work, field placement, intern, or practicum experience | 909 |
in | 910 |
911 | |
including at least four hundred hours of planning or delivering | 912 |
913 |
(2) | 914 |
| 915 |
916 | |
917 |
| 918 |
919 | |
920 | |
921 |
| 922 |
923 | |
924 | |
925 | |
from an accredited educational institution at least an associate's | 926 |
degree in a field of study specified in rules adopted under | 927 |
section 4758.20 of the Revised Code; | 928 |
(3) Have at least one hundred | 929 |
prevention-related education that meets the requirements specified | 930 |
in rules adopted under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code; | 931 |
(4) | 932 |
933 | |
934 |
| 935 |
administered pursuant to section 4758.22 of the Revised Code for | 936 |
the purpose of determining competence to practice as a prevention | 937 |
specialist I. | 938 |
(B) | 939 |
individual must hold, on | 940 |
December 23, 2002, a certificate or credentials that were accepted | 941 |
under former section 3793.07 of the Revised Code as authority to | 942 |
practice as a certified prevention specialist I. | 943 |
Sec. 4758.46. An individual seeking a prevention specialist | 944 |
assistant certificate shall meet all of the following | 945 |
requirements: | 946 |
(A) Be at least eighteen years of age; | 947 |
(B) Have at least a high school diploma or high school | 948 |
equivalence diploma; | 949 |
(C) Have at least one hundred hours of compensated or | 950 |
volunteer work, field placement, intern, or practicum experience | 951 |
in alcohol and other drug prevention services; | 952 |
(D) Have at least forty-five hours of prevention-related | 953 |
education that meets the requirements specified in rules adopted | 954 |
under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code. | 955 |
Sec. 4758.47. An individual seeking a registered applicant | 956 |
certificate shall meet all of the following requirements: | 957 |
(A) Be at least eighteen years of age; | 958 |
(B) Have at least a high school diploma or high school | 959 |
equivalence diploma; | 960 |
(C) Submit to the chemical dependency professionals board a | 961 |
professional development plan that is acceptable to the board. | 962 |
Sec. 4758.51. (A) Except as provided in division | 963 |
this section and in accordance with rules adopted under section | 964 |
4758.20 of the Revised Code, each individual who holds a license | 965 |
or certificate issued under this chapter, other than an initial | 966 |
chemical dependency counselor assistant certificate, shall | 967 |
complete during the period that the license or certificate is in | 968 |
effect not less than
| 969 |
continuing education as a condition of receiving a renewed license | 970 |
or certificate: | 971 |
(1) In the case of an individual holding a prevention | 972 |
specialist assistant certificate, twenty; | 973 |
(2) In the case of any other individual, forty. | 974 |
975 |
(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, an | 976 |
individual whose license or certificate issued under this chapter, | 977 |
other than an initial chemical dependency counselor assistant | 978 |
certificate, has expired shall complete the number of hours of | 979 |
continuing education specified in rules adopted under section | 980 |
4758.20 of the Revised Code as a condition of receiving a restored | 981 |
license or certificate. | 982 |
| 983 |
the continuing education requirements established under this | 984 |
section for individuals who are unable to fulfill them because of | 985 |
military service, illness, residence outside the United States, or | 986 |
any other reason the board considers acceptable. | 987 |
Sec. 4758.52. (A) Except as provided in division (C) of this | 988 |
section, each individual who holds an initial chemical dependency | 989 |
counselor assistant certificate shall complete, during the first | 990 |
twelve months that the initial certificate is in effect, at least | 991 |
thirty additional hours of training in chemical dependency | 992 |
counseling that meets the requirements specified in rules adopted | 993 |
under section 4758.20 of the Revised Code as a condition of having | 994 |
the initial certificate renewed. | 995 |
(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, an | 996 |
individual whose initial chemical dependency counselor assistant | 997 |
certificate has expired shall complete at least thirty additional | 998 |
hours of training in chemical dependency counseling that meets the | 999 |
requirements specified in rules adopted under section 4758.20 of | 1000 |
the Revised Code as a condition of receiving a restored chemical | 1001 |
dependency counselor assistant certificate. | 1002 |
(C) The chemical dependency professionals board may waive the | 1003 |
additional training requirement established under this section for | 1004 |
individuals who are unable to fulfill the requirement because of | 1005 |
military service, illness, residence outside the United States, or | 1006 |
any other reason the board considers acceptable. | 1007 |
Sec. 4758.54. In addition to practicing chemical dependency | 1008 |
counseling, an individual holding a valid independent chemical | 1009 |
dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license may do all of the | 1010 |
following: | 1011 |
(A) Diagnose and treat chemical dependency conditions; | 1012 |
(B) Perform treatment planning, assessment, crisis | 1013 |
intervention, individual and group counseling, case management, | 1014 |
and education services as they relate to abuse of and dependency | 1015 |
on alcohol and other drugs; | 1016 |
(C) Provide clinical supervision of chemical dependency | 1017 |
counseling; | 1018 |
(D) Refer individuals with nonchemical dependency conditions | 1019 |
to appropriate sources of help. | 1020 |
Sec. 4758.55. In addition to practicing chemical dependency | 1021 |
counseling, an individual holding a valid independent chemical | 1022 |
dependency counselor license may do all of the following: | 1023 |
(A) Diagnose and treat chemical dependency conditions; | 1024 |
(B) Perform treatment planning, assessment, crisis | 1025 |
intervention, individual and group counseling, case management, | 1026 |
and education services as they relate to abuse of and dependency | 1027 |
on alcohol and other drugs; | 1028 |
(C) Provide clinical supervision of chemical dependency | 1029 |
counseling under the supervision of any of the following: | 1030 |
(1) An independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical | 1031 |
supervisor licensed under this chapter; | 1032 |
(2) An individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the | 1033 |
Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic | 1034 |
medicine and surgery; | 1035 |
(3) A psychologist licensed under Chapter 4732. of the | 1036 |
Revised Code; | 1037 |
(4) A registered nurse licensed under Chapter 4723. of the | 1038 |
Revised Code or professional clinical counselor, independent | 1039 |
social worker, or independent marriage and family therapist | 1040 |
licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code if such | 1041 |
supervision is consistent with the scope of practice of the | 1042 |
registered nurse, professional clinical counselor, independent | 1043 |
social worker, or independent marriage and family therapist. | 1044 |
(D) Refer individuals with nonchemical dependency conditions | 1045 |
to appropriate sources of help. | 1046 |
Sec. 4758.56. (A) In addition to practicing chemical | 1047 |
dependency counseling, an individual holding a valid chemical | 1048 |
dependency counselor III license may do all of the following: | 1049 |
(1) Diagnose chemical dependency conditions under the | 1050 |
supervision of any of the | 1051 |
| 1052 |
1053 |
| 1054 |
1055 | |
1056 |
| 1057 |
1058 |
| 1059 |
1060 | |
1061 | |
1062 | |
1063 | |
social worker.professionals listed in section 4758.561 of the | 1064 |
Revised Code; | 1065 |
(2) Treat chemical dependency conditions; | 1066 |
(3) Perform treatment planning, assessment, crisis | 1067 |
intervention, individual and group counseling, case management, | 1068 |
and education services as they relate to abuse of and dependency | 1069 |
on alcohol and other drugs; | 1070 |
(4) Provide clinical supervision of chemical dependency | 1071 |
counseling under the supervision of any of the professionals | 1072 |
listed in section 4758.561 of the Revised Code; | 1073 |
(5) Refer individuals with nonchemical dependency conditions | 1074 |
to appropriate sources of help. | 1075 |
(B) A chemical dependency counselor III may not practice as | 1076 |
an individual practitioner. | 1077 |
Sec. 4758.561. Any of the following professionals may | 1078 |
supervise a chemical dependency counselor III for purposes of | 1079 |
divisions (A)(1) and (4) of section 4758.56 of the Revised Code: | 1080 |
(A) An independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical | 1081 |
supervisor licensed under this chapter; | 1082 |
(B) An individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the | 1083 |
Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic | 1084 |
medicine and surgery; | 1085 |
(C) A psychologist licensed under Chapter 4732. of the | 1086 |
Revised Code; | 1087 |
(D) A registered nurse licensed under Chapter 4723. of the | 1088 |
Revised Code or professional clinical counselor, independent | 1089 |
social worker, or independent marriage and family therapist | 1090 |
licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code if such | 1091 |
supervision is consistent with the scope of practice of the | 1092 |
registered nurse, professional clinical counselor, independent | 1093 |
social worker, or independent marriage and family therapist. | 1094 |
Sec. 4758.59. (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, an | 1095 |
individual holding a valid chemical dependency counselor assistant | 1096 |
certificate may do both of the following in addition to practicing | 1097 |
chemical dependency counseling: | 1098 |
(1) Perform treatment planning, assessment, crisis | 1099 |
intervention, individual and group counseling, case management, | 1100 |
and education services as they relate to abuse of or dependency on | 1101 |
alcohol and other drugs; | 1102 |
(2) Refer individuals with nonchemical dependency conditions | 1103 |
to appropriate sources of help. | 1104 |
(B) An individual holding a valid chemical dependency | 1105 |
counselor assistant certificate may practice chemical dependency | 1106 |
counseling and perform the tasks specified in division (A) of this | 1107 |
section only while under the supervision of any of the following: | 1108 |
(1) An independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical | 1109 |
supervisor, independent chemical dependency counselor, or chemical | 1110 |
dependency counselor III licensed under this chapter; | 1111 |
(2) An individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the | 1112 |
Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic | 1113 |
medicine and surgery; | 1114 |
(3) A psychologist licensed under Chapter 4732. of the | 1115 |
Revised Code; | 1116 |
(4) A registered nurse licensed under Chapter 4723. of the | 1117 |
Revised Code or professional clinical counselor | 1118 |
social worker, or independent marriage and family therapist | 1119 |
licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code if such | 1120 |
supervision is consistent with the scope of practice of the | 1121 |
registered nurse, professional clinical counselor, | 1122 |
social worker, or independent marriage and family therapist. | 1123 |
(C) A chemical dependency counselor assistant may not | 1124 |
practice as an individual practitioner. | 1125 |
Sec. 4758.61. An individual who holds a valid prevention | 1126 |
specialist assistant certificate or registered applicant | 1127 |
certificate issued under this chapter may engage in the practice | 1128 |
of alcohol and other drug prevention services under the | 1129 |
supervision of any of the following: | 1130 |
(A) A prevention specialist II or prevention specialist I | 1131 |
certified under this chapter; | 1132 |
(B) An independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical | 1133 |
supervisor, an independent chemical dependency counselor, or a | 1134 |
chemical dependency counselor III | 1135 |
1136 |
(C) An individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the | 1137 |
Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic | 1138 |
medicine and surgery; | 1139 |
(D) A psychologist licensed under Chapter 4732. of the | 1140 |
Revised Code; | 1141 |
(E) A registered nurse licensed under Chapter 4723. of the | 1142 |
Revised Code; | 1143 |
(F) A professional clinical counselor, a professional | 1144 |
counselor, an independent social worker, | 1145 |
independent marriage and family therapist, or a marriage and | 1146 |
family therapist licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code; | 1147 |
(G) A school counselor licensed by the department of | 1148 |
education pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code; | 1149 |
(H) A health education specialist certified by the national | 1150 |
commission for health education credentialing. | 1151 |
Sec. 4758.70. Except to the extent of providing services | 1152 |
authorized by this chapter, this chapter does not authorize any | 1153 |
individual to engage in either of the following: | 1154 |
(A) The practice of psychology as defined in section 4732.01 | 1155 |
of the Revised Code | 1156 |
| 1157 |
1158 | |
1159 |
(B) The practice of professional counseling | 1160 |
social work, or practice of marriage and family therapy, as those | 1161 |
terms are defined in section 4757.01 of the Revised Code. | 1162 |
Sec. 5111.20. As used in sections 5111.20 to 5111.331 of the | 1163 |
Revised Code: | 1164 |
(A) "Allowable costs" are those costs determined by the | 1165 |
department of job and family services to be reasonable and do not | 1166 |
include fines paid under sections 5111.35 to 5111.61 and section | 1167 |
5111.99 of the Revised Code. | 1168 |
(B) "Ancillary and support costs" means all reasonable costs | 1169 |
incurred by a nursing facility other than direct care costs, tax | 1170 |
costs, or capital costs. "Ancillary and support costs" includes, | 1171 |
but is not limited to, costs of activities, social services, | 1172 |
pharmacy consultants, habilitation supervisors, qualified mental | 1173 |
retardation professionals, program directors, medical and | 1174 |
habilitation records, program supplies, incontinence supplies, | 1175 |
food, enterals, dietary supplies and personnel, laundry, | 1176 |
housekeeping, security, administration, medical equipment, | 1177 |
utilities, liability insurance, bookkeeping, purchasing | 1178 |
department, human resources, communications, travel, dues, license | 1179 |
fees, subscriptions, home office costs not otherwise allocated, | 1180 |
legal services, accounting services, minor equipment, maintenance | 1181 |
and repairs, help-wanted advertising, informational advertising, | 1182 |
start-up costs, organizational expenses, other interest, property | 1183 |
insurance, employee training and staff development, employee | 1184 |
benefits, payroll taxes, and workers' compensation premiums or | 1185 |
costs for self-insurance claims and related costs as specified in | 1186 |
rules adopted by the director of job and family services under | 1187 |
section 5111.02 of the Revised Code, for personnel listed in this | 1188 |
division. "Ancillary and support costs" also means the cost of | 1189 |
equipment, including vehicles, acquired by operating lease | 1190 |
executed before December 1, 1992, if the costs are reported as | 1191 |
administrative and general costs on the facility's cost report for | 1192 |
the cost reporting period ending December 31, 1992. | 1193 |
(C) "Capital costs" means costs of ownership and, in the case | 1194 |
of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, costs | 1195 |
of nonextensive renovation. | 1196 |
(1) "Cost of ownership" means the actual expense incurred for | 1197 |
all of the following: | 1198 |
(a) Depreciation and interest on any capital assets that cost | 1199 |
five hundred dollars or more per item, including the following: | 1200 |
(i) Buildings; | 1201 |
(ii) Building improvements that are not approved as | 1202 |
nonextensive renovations under section 5111.251 of the Revised | 1203 |
Code; | 1204 |
(iii) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, | 1205 |
equipment; | 1206 |
(iv) In the case of an intermediate care facility for the | 1207 |
mentally retarded, extensive renovations; | 1208 |
(v) Transportation equipment. | 1209 |
(b) Amortization and interest on land improvements and | 1210 |
leasehold improvements; | 1211 |
(c) Amortization of financing costs; | 1212 |
(d) Except as provided in division (K) of this section, lease | 1213 |
and rent of land, building, and equipment. | 1214 |
The costs of capital assets of less than five hundred dollars | 1215 |
per item may be considered capital costs in accordance with a | 1216 |
provider's practice. | 1217 |
(2) "Costs of nonextensive renovation" means the actual | 1218 |
expense incurred by an intermediate care facility for the mentally | 1219 |
retarded for depreciation or amortization and interest on | 1220 |
renovations that are not extensive renovations. | 1221 |
(D) "Capital lease" and "operating lease" shall be construed | 1222 |
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. | 1223 |
(E) "Case-mix score" means the measure determined under | 1224 |
section 5111.232 of the Revised Code of the relative direct-care | 1225 |
resources needed to provide care and habilitation to a resident of | 1226 |
a nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the mentally | 1227 |
retarded. | 1228 |
(F)(1) "Date of licensure," for a facility originally | 1229 |
licensed as a nursing home under Chapter 3721. of the Revised | 1230 |
Code, means the date specific beds were originally licensed as | 1231 |
nursing home beds under that chapter, regardless of whether they | 1232 |
were subsequently licensed as residential facility beds under | 1233 |
section 5123.19 of the Revised Code. For a facility originally | 1234 |
licensed as a residential facility under section 5123.19 of the | 1235 |
Revised Code, "date of licensure" means the date specific beds | 1236 |
were originally licensed as residential facility beds under that | 1237 |
section. | 1238 |
If nursing home beds licensed under Chapter 3721. of the | 1239 |
Revised Code or residential facility beds licensed under section | 1240 |
5123.19 of the Revised Code were not required by law to be | 1241 |
licensed when they were originally used to provide nursing home or | 1242 |
residential facility services, "date of licensure" means the date | 1243 |
the beds first were used to provide nursing home or residential | 1244 |
facility services, regardless of the date the present provider | 1245 |
obtained licensure. | 1246 |
If a facility adds nursing home beds or residential facility | 1247 |
beds or extensively renovates all or part of the facility after | 1248 |
its original date of licensure, it will have a different date of | 1249 |
licensure for the additional beds or extensively renovated portion | 1250 |
of the facility, unless the beds are added in a space that was | 1251 |
constructed at the same time as the previously licensed beds but | 1252 |
was not licensed under Chapter 3721. or section 5123.19 of the | 1253 |
Revised Code at that time. | 1254 |
(2) The definition of "date of licensure" in this section | 1255 |
applies in determinations of the medicaid reimbursement rate for a | 1256 |
nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the mentally | 1257 |
retarded but does not apply in determinations of the franchise | 1258 |
permit fee for a nursing facility or intermediate care facility | 1259 |
for the mentally retarded. | 1260 |
(G) "Desk-reviewed" means that costs as reported on a cost | 1261 |
report submitted under section 5111.26 of the Revised Code have | 1262 |
been subjected to a desk review under division (A) of section | 1263 |
5111.27 of the Revised Code and preliminarily determined to be | 1264 |
allowable costs. | 1265 |
(H) "Direct care costs" means all of the following: | 1266 |
(1)(a) Costs for registered nurses, licensed practical | 1267 |
nurses, and nurse aides employed by the facility; | 1268 |
(b) Costs for direct care staff, administrative nursing | 1269 |
staff, medical directors, respiratory therapists, and except as | 1270 |
provided in division (H)(2) of this section, other persons holding | 1271 |
degrees qualifying them to provide therapy; | 1272 |
(c) Costs of purchased nursing services; | 1273 |
(d) Costs of quality assurance; | 1274 |
(e) Costs of training and staff development, employee | 1275 |
benefits, payroll taxes, and workers' compensation premiums or | 1276 |
costs for self-insurance claims and related costs as specified in | 1277 |
rules adopted by the director of job and family services in | 1278 |
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for personnel | 1279 |
listed in divisions (H)(1)(a), (b), and (d) of this section; | 1280 |
(f) Costs of consulting and management fees related to direct | 1281 |
care; | 1282 |
(g) Allocated direct care home office costs. | 1283 |
(2) In addition to the costs specified in division (H)(1) of | 1284 |
this section, for nursing facilities only, direct care costs | 1285 |
include costs of habilitation staff (other than habilitation | 1286 |
supervisors), medical supplies, oxygen, over-the-counter pharmacy | 1287 |
products, behavioral and mental health services, physical | 1288 |
therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists, | 1289 |
occupational therapy assistants, speech therapists, audiologists, | 1290 |
habilitation supplies, | 1291 |
universal precautions supplies. | 1292 |
(3) In addition to the costs specified in division (H)(1) of | 1293 |
this section, for intermediate care facilities for the mentally | 1294 |
retarded only, direct care costs include both of the following: | 1295 |
(a) Costs for physical therapists and physical therapy | 1296 |
assistants, occupational therapists and occupational therapy | 1297 |
assistants, speech therapists, audiologists, habilitation staff | 1298 |
(including habilitation supervisors), qualified mental retardation | 1299 |
professionals, program directors, social services staff, | 1300 |
activities staff, off-site day programming, psychologists and | 1301 |
psychology assistants, and social workers and counselors; | 1302 |
(b) Costs of training and staff development, employee | 1303 |
benefits, payroll taxes, and workers' compensation premiums or | 1304 |
costs for self-insurance claims and related costs as specified in | 1305 |
rules adopted under section 5111.02 of the Revised Code, for | 1306 |
personnel listed in division (H)(3)(a) of this section. | 1307 |
(4) Costs of other direct-care resources that are specified | 1308 |
as direct care costs in rules adopted under section 5111.02 of the | 1309 |
Revised Code. | 1310 |
(I) "Fiscal year" means the fiscal year of this state, as | 1311 |
specified in section 9.34 of the Revised Code. | 1312 |
(J) "Franchise permit fee" means the following: | 1313 |
(1) In the context of nursing facilities, the fee imposed by | 1314 |
sections 3721.50 to 3721.58 of the Revised Code; | 1315 |
(2) In the context of intermediate care facilities for the | 1316 |
mentally retarded, the fee imposed by sections 5112.30 to 5112.39 | 1317 |
of the Revised Code. | 1318 |
(K) "Indirect care costs" means all reasonable costs incurred | 1319 |
by an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded other | 1320 |
than direct care costs, other protected costs, or capital costs. | 1321 |
"Indirect care costs" includes but is not limited to costs of | 1322 |
habilitation supplies, pharmacy consultants, medical and | 1323 |
habilitation records, program supplies, incontinence supplies, | 1324 |
food, enterals, dietary supplies and personnel, laundry, | 1325 |
housekeeping, security, administration, liability insurance, | 1326 |
bookkeeping, purchasing department, human resources, | 1327 |
communications, travel, dues, license fees, subscriptions, home | 1328 |
office costs not otherwise allocated, legal services, accounting | 1329 |
services, minor equipment, maintenance and repairs, help-wanted | 1330 |
advertising, informational advertising, start-up costs, | 1331 |
organizational expenses, other interest, property insurance, | 1332 |
employee training and staff development, employee benefits, | 1333 |
payroll taxes, and workers' compensation premiums or costs for | 1334 |
self-insurance claims and related costs as specified in rules | 1335 |
adopted under section 5111.02 of the Revised Code, for personnel | 1336 |
listed in this division. Notwithstanding division (C)(1) of this | 1337 |
section, "indirect care costs" also means the cost of equipment, | 1338 |
including vehicles, acquired by operating lease executed before | 1339 |
December 1, 1992, if the costs are reported as administrative and | 1340 |
general costs on the facility's cost report for the cost reporting | 1341 |
period ending December 31, 1992. | 1342 |
(L) "Inpatient days" means the following: | 1343 |
(1) In the context of a nursing facility, both of the | 1344 |
following: | 1345 |
(a) All days during which a resident, regardless of payment | 1346 |
source, occupies a bed in a nursing facility that is included in | 1347 |
the nursing facility's certified capacity under Title XIX; | 1348 |
(b) Fifty per cent of the days for which payment is made | 1349 |
under section 5111.331 of the Revised Code. | 1350 |
(2) In the context of an intermediate care facility for the | 1351 |
mentally retarded, both of the following: | 1352 |
(a) All days during which a resident, regardless of payment | 1353 |
source, occupies a bed in an intermediate care facility for the | 1354 |
mentally retarded that is included in the facility's certified | 1355 |
capacity under Title XIX; | 1356 |
(b) All days for which payment is made under section 5111.33 | 1357 |
of the Revised Code. | 1358 |
(M) "Intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" | 1359 |
means an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded | 1360 |
certified as in compliance with applicable standards for the | 1361 |
medicaid program by the director of health in accordance with | 1362 |
Title XIX. | 1363 |
(N) "Maintenance and repair expenses" means, except as | 1364 |
provided in division (BB)(2) of this section, expenditures that | 1365 |
are necessary and proper to maintain an asset in a normally | 1366 |
efficient working condition and that do not extend the useful life | 1367 |
of the asset two years or more. "Maintenance and repair expenses" | 1368 |
includes but is not limited to the cost of ordinary repairs such | 1369 |
as painting and wallpapering. | 1370 |
(O) "Medicaid days" means the following: | 1371 |
(1) In the context of a nursing facility, both of the | 1372 |
following: | 1373 |
(a) All days during which a resident who is a medicaid | 1374 |
recipient eligible for nursing facility services occupies a bed in | 1375 |
a nursing facility that is included in the nursing facility's | 1376 |
certified capacity under Title XIX; | 1377 |
(b) Fifty per cent of the days for which payment is made | 1378 |
under section 5111.331 of the Revised Code. | 1379 |
(2) In the context of an intermediate care facility for the | 1380 |
mentally retarded, both of the following: | 1381 |
(a) All days during which a resident who is a medicaid | 1382 |
recipient eligible for intermediate care facility for the mentally | 1383 |
retarded services occupies a bed in an intermediate care facility | 1384 |
for the mentally retarded that is included in the facility's | 1385 |
certified capacity under Title XIX; | 1386 |
(b) All days for which payment is made under section 5111.33 | 1387 |
of the Revised Code. | 1388 |
(P) "Nursing facility" means a facility, or a distinct part | 1389 |
of a facility, that is certified as a nursing facility by the | 1390 |
director of health in accordance with Title XIX and is not an | 1391 |
intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded. "Nursing | 1392 |
facility" includes a facility, or a distinct part of a facility, | 1393 |
that is certified as a nursing facility by the director of health | 1394 |
in accordance with Title XIX and is certified as a skilled nursing | 1395 |
facility by the director in accordance with Title XVIII. | 1396 |
(Q) "Operator" means the person or government entity | 1397 |
responsible for the daily operating and management decisions for a | 1398 |
nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the mentally | 1399 |
retarded. | 1400 |
(R) "Other protected costs" means costs incurred by an | 1401 |
intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded for medical | 1402 |
supplies; real estate, franchise, and property taxes; natural gas, | 1403 |
fuel oil, water, electricity, sewage, and refuse and hazardous | 1404 |
medical waste collection; allocated other protected home office | 1405 |
costs; and any additional costs defined as other protected costs | 1406 |
in rules adopted under section 5111.02 of the Revised Code. | 1407 |
(S)(1) "Owner" means any person or government entity that has | 1408 |
at least five per cent ownership or interest, either directly, | 1409 |
indirectly, or in any combination, in any of the following | 1410 |
regarding a nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the | 1411 |
mentally retarded: | 1412 |
(a) The land on which the facility is located; | 1413 |
(b) The structure in which the facility is located; | 1414 |
(c) Any mortgage, contract for deed, or other obligation | 1415 |
secured in whole or in part by the land or structure on or in | 1416 |
which the facility is located; | 1417 |
(d) Any lease or sublease of the land or structure on or in | 1418 |
which the facility is located. | 1419 |
(2) "Owner" does not mean a holder of a debenture or bond | 1420 |
related to the nursing facility or intermediate care facility for | 1421 |
the mentally retarded and purchased at public issue or a regulated | 1422 |
lender that has made a loan related to the facility unless the | 1423 |
holder or lender operates the facility directly or through a | 1424 |
subsidiary. | 1425 |
(T) "Patient" includes "resident." | 1426 |
(U) Except as provided in divisions (U)(1) and (2) of this | 1427 |
section, "per diem" means a nursing facility's or intermediate | 1428 |
care facility for the mentally retarded's actual, allowable costs | 1429 |
in a given cost center in a cost reporting period, divided by the | 1430 |
facility's inpatient days for that cost reporting period. | 1431 |
(1) When calculating indirect care costs for the purpose of | 1432 |
establishing rates under section 5111.241 of the Revised Code, | 1433 |
"per diem" means an intermediate care facility for the mentally | 1434 |
retarded's actual, allowable indirect care costs in a cost | 1435 |
reporting period divided by the greater of the facility's | 1436 |
inpatient days for that period or the number of inpatient days the | 1437 |
facility would have had during that period if its occupancy rate | 1438 |
had been eighty-five per cent. | 1439 |
(2) When calculating capital costs for the purpose of | 1440 |
establishing rates under section 5111.251 of the Revised Code, | 1441 |
"per diem" means a facility's actual, allowable capital costs in a | 1442 |
cost reporting period divided by the greater of the facility's | 1443 |
inpatient days for that period or the number of inpatient days the | 1444 |
facility would have had during that period if its occupancy rate | 1445 |
had been ninety-five per cent. | 1446 |
(V) "Provider" means an operator with a provider agreement. | 1447 |
(W) "Provider agreement" means a contract between the | 1448 |
department of job and family services and the operator of a | 1449 |
nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the mentally | 1450 |
retarded for the provision of nursing facility services or | 1451 |
intermediate care facility services for the mentally retarded | 1452 |
under the medicaid program. | 1453 |
(X) "Purchased nursing services" means services that are | 1454 |
provided in a nursing facility by registered nurses, licensed | 1455 |
practical nurses, or nurse aides who are not employees of the | 1456 |
facility. | 1457 |
(Y) "Reasonable" means that a cost is an actual cost that is | 1458 |
appropriate and helpful to develop and maintain the operation of | 1459 |
patient care facilities and activities, including normal standby | 1460 |
costs, and that does not exceed what a prudent buyer pays for a | 1461 |
given item or services. Reasonable costs may vary from provider to | 1462 |
provider and from time to time for the same provider. | 1463 |
(Z) "Related party" means an individual or organization that, | 1464 |
to a significant extent, has common ownership with, is associated | 1465 |
or affiliated with, has control of, or is controlled by, the | 1466 |
provider. | 1467 |
(1) An individual who is a relative of an owner is a related | 1468 |
party. | 1469 |
(2) Common ownership exists when an individual or individuals | 1470 |
possess significant ownership or equity in both the provider and | 1471 |
the other organization. Significant ownership or equity exists | 1472 |
when an individual or individuals possess five per cent ownership | 1473 |
or equity in both the provider and a supplier. Significant | 1474 |
ownership or equity is presumed to exist when an individual or | 1475 |
individuals possess ten per cent ownership or equity in both the | 1476 |
provider and another organization from which the provider | 1477 |
purchases or leases real property. | 1478 |
(3) Control exists when an individual or organization has the | 1479 |
power, directly or indirectly, to significantly influence or | 1480 |
direct the actions or policies of an organization. | 1481 |
(4) An individual or organization that supplies goods or | 1482 |
services to a provider shall not be considered a related party if | 1483 |
all of the following conditions are met: | 1484 |
(a) The supplier is a separate bona fide organization. | 1485 |
(b) A substantial part of the supplier's business activity of | 1486 |
the type carried on with the provider is transacted with others | 1487 |
than the provider and there is an open, competitive market for the | 1488 |
types of goods or services the supplier furnishes. | 1489 |
(c) The types of goods or services are commonly obtained by | 1490 |
other nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities for the | 1491 |
mentally retarded from outside organizations and are not a basic | 1492 |
element of patient care ordinarily furnished directly to patients | 1493 |
by the facilities. | 1494 |
(d) The charge to the provider is in line with the charge for | 1495 |
the goods or services in the open market and no more than the | 1496 |
charge made under comparable circumstances to others by the | 1497 |
supplier. | 1498 |
(AA) "Relative of owner" means an individual who is related | 1499 |
to an owner of a nursing facility or intermediate care facility | 1500 |
for the mentally retarded by one of the following relationships: | 1501 |
(1) Spouse; | 1502 |
(2) Natural parent, child, or sibling; | 1503 |
(3) Adopted parent, child, or sibling; | 1504 |
(4) Stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, or stepsister; | 1505 |
(5) Father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, | 1506 |
daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; | 1507 |
(6) Grandparent or grandchild; | 1508 |
(7) Foster caregiver, foster child, foster brother, or foster | 1509 |
sister. | 1510 |
(BB) "Renovation" and "extensive renovation" mean: | 1511 |
(1) Any betterment, improvement, or restoration of an | 1512 |
intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded started | 1513 |
before July 1, 1993, that meets the definition of a renovation or | 1514 |
extensive renovation established in rules adopted by the director | 1515 |
of job and family services in effect on December 22, 1992. | 1516 |
(2) In the case of betterments, improvements, and | 1517 |
restorations of intermediate care facilities for the mentally | 1518 |
retarded started on or after July 1, 1993: | 1519 |
(a) "Renovation" means the betterment, improvement, or | 1520 |
restoration of an intermediate care facility for the mentally | 1521 |
retarded beyond its current functional capacity through a | 1522 |
structural change that costs at least five hundred dollars per | 1523 |
bed. A renovation may include betterment, improvement, | 1524 |
restoration, or replacement of assets that are affixed to the | 1525 |
building and have a useful life of at least five years. A | 1526 |
renovation may include costs that otherwise would be considered | 1527 |
maintenance and repair expenses if they are an integral part of | 1528 |
the structural change that makes up the renovation project. | 1529 |
"Renovation" does not mean construction of additional space for | 1530 |
beds that will be added to a facility's licensed or certified | 1531 |
capacity. | 1532 |
(b) "Extensive renovation" means a renovation that costs more | 1533 |
than sixty-five per cent and no more than eighty-five per cent of | 1534 |
the cost of constructing a new bed and that extends the useful | 1535 |
life of the assets for at least ten years. | 1536 |
For the purposes of division (BB)(2) of this section, the | 1537 |
cost of constructing a new bed shall be considered to be forty | 1538 |
thousand dollars, adjusted for the estimated rate of inflation | 1539 |
from January 1, 1993, to the end of the calendar year during which | 1540 |
the renovation is completed, using the consumer price index for | 1541 |
shelter costs for all urban consumers for the north central | 1542 |
region, as published by the United States bureau of labor | 1543 |
statistics. | 1544 |
The department of job and family services may treat a | 1545 |
renovation that costs more than eighty-five per cent of the cost | 1546 |
of constructing new beds as an extensive renovation if the | 1547 |
department determines that the renovation is more prudent than | 1548 |
construction of new beds. | 1549 |
(CC) "Tax costs" means the costs of taxes imposed under | 1550 |
Chapter 5751. of the Revised Code, real estate taxes, personal | 1551 |
property taxes, and corporate franchise taxes. | 1552 |
(DD) "Title XIX" means Title XIX of the "Social Security | 1553 |
Act," 79 Stat. 286 (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1396, as amended. | 1554 |
(EE) "Title XVIII" means Title XVIII of the "Social Security | 1555 |
Act," 79 Stat. 286 (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1395, as amended. | 1556 |
Section 2. That existing sections 4757.41, 4758.01, 4758.02, | 1557 |
4758.10, 4758.20, 4758.21, 4758.22, 4758.23, 4758.24, 4758.26, | 1558 |
4758.27, 4758.30, 4758.40, 4758.41, 4758.42, 4758.43, 4758.44, | 1559 |
4758.45, 4758.51, 4758.55, 4758.56, 4758.59, 4758.61, 4758.70, and | 1560 |
5111.20 and sections 3793.07, 4758.04, 4758.53, and 4758.58 of the | 1561 |
Revised Code are hereby repealed. | 1562 |