Bill Text: OH SB158 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To require certain health care professionals to complete instruction in cultural competency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-06 - To Health, Human Services, & Aging [SB158 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2009-SB158-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

S. B. No. 158

Senator Miller, R. 

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A BILL

To enact section 4743.04 of the Revised Code to

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require certain health care professionals to

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complete instruction in cultural competency.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 4743.04 of the Revised Code be	4
enacted to read as follows:	5

Sec. 4743.04. (A) As used in this section:

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(1) "Health care professional" means all of the following:

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(a) A dentist licensed by the state dental board under	8
Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code;	9

(b) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse licensed	10
by the board of nursing under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code;	11

(c) An optometrist licensed by the state board of optometry	12
under Chapter 4725. of the Revised Code;	13

(d) A pharmacist licensed by the state board of pharmacy	14
under Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code;	15

(e) A physician authorized to practice medicine and surgery	16
or osteopathic medicine and surgery by the state medical board	17
under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code;	18

(f) An ophthalmologist authorized to practice medicine and	19
surgery by the state medical board under Chapter 4731. of the	20
Revised Code;	21

(g) A psychologist licensed by the state board of psychology	22
under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code;	23

(h) An independent social worker, social worker, or social	24
work assistant, licensed or registered by the counselor, social	25
worker, and marriage and family therapist board under Chapter	26
4757. of the Revised Code.	27

(2) "State board" means the state dental board, the board of	28
nursing, the state board of optometry, the state board of	29
pharmacy, the state medical board, the state board of psychology,	30
and the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family	31
therapist board.	32

(B) In order to be eligible to receive or renew licensure,	33
certification, or registration, as applicable, each health care	34
professional shall submit evidence to the appropriate state board	35
that the professional has successfully completed the board's	36
requirements for instruction or continuing education in cultural	37
competency, as those requirements are established by the board in	38
rules adopted under division (C) of this section, except when the	39
board has granted the health care professional a waiver of the	40
board's requirements for instruction or continuing education in	41
cultural competency.	42

(C) Each state board shall adopt rules in accordance with	43
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish all of the	44
following:	45

(1) The number of hours of instruction in cultural competency	46
an applicant must complete to be eligible to receive licensure,	47
certification, or registration by that board;	48

(2) The number of hours of continuing education in cultural	49
competency required for renewal of a license, certificate, or	50
registration by that board;	51

(3) The criteria the board will consider in deciding whether	52
to grant a waiver of the requirement to complete instruction or	53
continuing education in cultural competency, including	54
demonstration to the board's satisfaction that the applicant has	55
attained experience that is substantially equivalent to the	56
required number of hours of instruction or continuing education in	57
cultural competency.	58

(D) In developing the rules described in division (C) of this	59
section, each board shall consider the problems of race and	60
gender-based disparities in health care treatment decisions and	61
consult with one or more professionally relevant and nationally	62
recognized organizations, or similar entities, that review the	63
curricula offered by the applicable health care professional	64
schools, colleges, and other educational institutions.	65

(E) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of	66
this section, each state board shall approve one or more	67
continuing education courses addressing cultural competency in	68
health care treatment. A board may approve courses that are	69
included within continuing education programs certified by	70
professional associations or similar entities. The course or	71
courses shall include instruction in addressing the problems of	72
race and gender-based disparities in health care treatment	73
decisions.	74