Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3727 | Hospitals
Section 3727.01 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Definitions.

Effective: September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "health maintenance organization" means a public or private organization organized under the law of any state that is qualified under section 1310(d) of Title XIII of the "Public Health Service Act," 87 Stat. 931 (1973), 42 U.S.C. 300e-9, or that does all of the following:
(1) Provides or otherwise makes available to enrolled participants health care services including at least the following basic health care services: usual physician services, hospitalization, laboratory, x-ray, emergency and preventive service, and out-of-area coverage;
(2) Is compensated, except for copayments, for the provision of basic health care services to enrolled participants by a payment that is paid on a periodic basis without regard to the date the health care services are provided and that is fixed without regard to the frequency, extent, or kind of health service actually provided;
(3) Provides physician services primarily in either of the following ways:
(a) Directly through physicians who are either employees or partners of the organization;
(b) Through arrangements with individual physicians or one or more groups of physicians organized on a group-practice or individual-practice basis.
(B) As used in this chapter:
(1) "Children's hospital" means any of the following:
(a) A hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code that provides general pediatric medical and surgical care, and in which at least seventy-five per cent of annual inpatient discharges for the preceding two calendar years were individuals less than eighteen years of age;
(b) A distinct portion of a hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code that provides general pediatric medical and surgical care, has a total of at least one hundred fifty registered pediatric special care and pediatric acute care beds, and in which at least seventy-five per cent of annual inpatient discharges for the preceding two calendar years were individuals less than eighteen years of age;
(c) A distinct portion of a hospital, if the hospital is registered under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code as a children's hospital and the children's hospital meets all the requirements of division (B)(1)(a) of this section.
(2) "Hospital" means an institution classified as a hospital under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code in which are provided to inpatients diagnostic, medical, surgical, obstetrical, psychiatric, or rehabilitation care for a continuous period longer than twenty-four hours or a hospital operated by a health maintenance organization. "Hospital" does not include a facility licensed under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code, a health care facility operated by the department of mental health and addiction services or the department of developmental disabilities, a health maintenance organization that does not operate a hospital, the office of any private licensed health care professional, whether organized for individual or group practice, or a clinic that provides ambulatory patient services and where patients are not regularly admitted as inpatients. "Hospital" also does not include an institution for the sick that is operated exclusively for patients who use spiritual means for healing and for whom the acceptance of medical care is inconsistent with their religious beliefs, accredited by a national accrediting organization, exempt from federal income taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended, and providing twenty-four hour nursing care pursuant to the exemption in division (E) of section 4723.32 of the Revised Code from the licensing requirements of Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code.
(3) "Joint commission" means the commission formerly known as the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations or the joint commission on accreditation of hospitals.
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Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals

Chapter 3727 | Hospitals

Section 3727.01 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Definitions.

Section 3727.02 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Certifying or Accrediting Requirements for Hospitals.

Section 3727.03 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Proof of Certification or Accreditation.

Section 3727.04 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Inspections.

Section 3727.05 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Injunctions.

Section 3727.06 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Admission and Medical Supervision of Patients.

Section 3727.07 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Maternity and Psychiatric Units Exempted.

Section 3727.08 | Protocols for Interviews and Photographs of Domestic Violence Victims.

Section 3727.081 | Standards and Procedures for Designating Hospitals as Level II Pediatric Trauma Centers.

Section 3727.09 | Trauma Care Protocols - Trauma Patient Transfer Agreements.

Section 3727.10 | Prohibited Acts Regarding Trauma Care.

Section 3727.101 | Initial Verification or Reverification as Adult or Pediatric Trauma Center.

Section 3727.102 | Notice of Changes in Trauma Center Status to State Agencies.

Section 3727.11 | Representation as Comprehensive Stroke Center, Primary Stroke Center, or Acute Stroke Ready Hospital.

Section 3727.12 | Application for Recognition as Comprehensive Stroke Center, Primary Stroke Center, or Acute Stroke Ready Hospital.

Section 3727.13 | Satisfaction of Requirements.

Section 3727.14 | Certification by Accrediting Organization.

Section 3727.15 | Adoption of Rules.

Section 3727.16 | Woman Appearing at Hospital Regarding Fetal Death.

Section 3727.17 | Hospital to Provide Staff Person to Assist Unmarried Parents - Acknowledgments of Paternity - Liability.

Section 3727.18 | Warning Sign Regarding Abuse or Assault of Hospital Staff.

Section 3727.19 | Vaccinations to Be Offered to Patients.

Section 3727.20 | Option for Placement of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Placed After Delivery; Exception.

Section 3727.21 | Hospitals May Conduct Discussions or Negotiations Concerning Allocation of Equipment or Services.

Section 3727.22 | Request for Approval of Agreement to Undertake Cooperative Action.

Section 3727.23 | Adoption of Rules.

Section 3727.24 | State to Provide Direction, Supervision, and Control Over Approved Cooperative Agreements.

Section 3727.42 | Price Information List.

Section 3727.43 | Disclosing Overcharges.

Section 3727.44 | Rules Governing Availability of Hospital Price Information.

Section 3727.45 | Injunction to Obtain Compliance.

Section 3727.49 | Freestanding Emergency Department; Notice.

Section 3727.50 | Hospital Nursing Staff Definitions.

Section 3727.51 | Hospital-Wide Nursing Care Committee.

Section 3727.52 | Duties of Nursing Care Committee.

Section 3727.53 | Written Nursing Services Staffing Plan.

Section 3727.54 | Review of Current Staffing Plan - Recommendations.

Section 3727.55 | Model for Adjusting Unit Staffing Plans.

Section 3727.56 | Copies of Staffing Plan to Be Provided.

Section 3727.57 | Collective Bargaining Agreement Not Affected.

Section 3727.60 | Prohibitions for Public Hospitals Regarding Nontherapeutic Abortions.

Section 3727.70 | Definitions.

Section 3727.71 | Designation of Lay Caregiver.

Section 3727.72 | Duties of Hospital Upon Designation.

Section 3727.73 | Revocation of Designation.

Section 3727.74 | Notification of Intent to Discharge.

Section 3727.75 | Discharge Plan.

Section 3727.76 | Review of Discharge Plan.

Section 3727.77 | Nature of Designation.

Section 3727.78 | Construction of Lay Caregiver Provisions.

Section 3727.79 | Adoption of Rules.

Section 3727.80 | Hospital Admission and Notification to Health Plan.

Section 3727.99 | [Repealed Effective 9/30/2024 by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly] Penalty.