Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 5119 | Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Section 5119.185 | Clinician Recruitment Program.

Effective: October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Advanced practice registered nurse" has the same meaning as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Clinician" means any of the following:
(a) An advanced practice registered nurse;
(b) A physician;
(c) A physician assistant.
(3) "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
(4) "Physician assistant" means an individual who holds a current, valid license to practice as a physician assistant issued under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code.
(B) The department of mental health and addiction services may establish a clinician recruitment program under which the department agrees to repay all or part of the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan incurred by a clinician who agrees to provide services to inpatients and outpatients of institutions under the department's administration. To be eligible to participate in the program, a clinician must have attended the following:
(1) In the case of a physician, a school that was, at the time of attendance, a medical school or osteopathic medical school in this country accredited by the liason committee on medical education or the American osteopathic association, or a medical school or osteopathic medical school located outside this country that was acknowledged by the world health organization and verified by a member state of that organization as operating within that state's jurisdiction;
(2) In the case of a physician assistant, a school that was, at the time of attendance, accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a regional or specialized and professional accrediting agency recognized by the council for higher education accreditation;
(3) In the case of an advanced practice registered nurse, a school that was, at the time of attendance, accredited by a national or regional accrediting organization.
(C) The department shall enter into a contract with each clinician it recruits under this section. Each contract shall include at least the following terms:
(1) The clinician agrees to provide a specified scope of health care services for a specified number of hours per week and a specified number of years to patients of one or more specified institutions administered by the department.
(2) The department agrees to repay all or a specified portion of the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan taken by the clinician for the following expenses if the clinician meets the service obligation agreed to and the expenses were incurred while the clinician was enrolled in, for up to a maximum of four years, a school that qualifies the clinician to participate in the program:
(a) Tuition;
(b) Other educational expenses for specific purposes, including fees, books, and laboratory expenses, in amounts determined to be reasonable in accordance with rules adopted under division (D) of this section;
(c) Room and board, in an amount determined to be reasonable in accordance with rules adopted under division (D) of this section.
(3) The clinician agrees to pay the department a specified amount, which shall be not less than the amount already paid by the department pursuant to its agreement, as damages if the clinician fails to complete the service obligation agreed to or fails to comply with other specified terms of the contract. The contract may vary the amount of damages based on the portion of the clinician's service obligation that remains uncompleted as determined by the department.
(4) Other terms agreed upon by the parties.
(D) If the department elects to implement the clinician recruitment program, it shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish all of the following:
(1) Criteria for designating institutions for which clinicians will be recruited;
(2) Criteria for selecting clinicians for participation in the program;
(3) Criteria for determining the portion of a clinician's loan that the department will agree to repay;
(4) Criteria for determining reasonable amounts of the expenses described in divisions (C)(2)(b) and (c) of this section;
(5) Procedures for monitoring compliance by clinicians with the terms of their contracts;
(6) Any other criteria or procedures necessary to implement the program.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 51 | Public Welfare

Chapter 5119 | Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Section 5119.01 | Definitions.

Section 5119.011 | References to Department or Director.

Section 5119.04 | Compliance With Standards.

Section 5119.05 | Managing Officer; Duties.

Section 5119.051 | Books and Accounts; Form and Method.

Section 5119.06 | Records.

Section 5119.07 | Businesses Located Near Institutions.

Section 5119.08 | Appointing Special Police Officers for Institutions.

Section 5119.09 | Physician Specialists.

Section 5119.091 | Attorney General Duties.

Section 5119.10 | Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services; Powers and Duties.

Section 5119.11 | Medical Director; Qualifications; Duties.

Section 5119.14 | Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services; Powers and Duties Generally.

Section 5119.141 | Authority of Department.

Section 5119.15 | Investigative Powers.

Section 5119.161 | Joint State Plan to Improve Accessibility and Timeliness of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services.

Section 5119.17 | Addicted Pregnant Women and Their Children.

Section 5119.18 | Classified and Unclassified Appointments.

Section 5119.181 | Certain Convictions Preclude Appointments.

Section 5119.182 | Fidelity Bond.

Section 5119.184 | Providing Educational Grants or Tuition Reimbursement for Employees.

Section 5119.185 | Clinician Recruitment Program.

Section 5119.186 | Conduct Collaborative Training Efforts for Students.

Section 5119.187 | Courses of Study for Instruction and Training of Persons in Institutions.

Section 5119.188 | Education and Training Program for Employees of State Correctional and Youth Services Institutions.

Section 5119.19 | Psychotropic Drug Reimbursement Program.

Section 5119.191 | Reimbursement for Substance Use Treatment Drugs in County Jails.

Section 5119.201 | Real or Personal Property Transactions.

Section 5119.21 | Support of Community Support System; Powers and Duties Regarding Programs and Services.

Section 5119.22 | Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services; Duties.

Section 5119.221 | Waiver or Requirements; Authority of Director.

Section 5119.23 | Allocations of Funds for Local Mental Health and Addiction Services Continuums of Care.

Section 5119.24 | Annual Report by Boards Specifying Use of Funds.

Section 5119.25 | Withholding of Funds for Failure to Comply With Statutory or Regulatory Provisions.

Section 5119.26 | Civil Rights and Liberties of Patients.

Section 5119.27 | Confidentiality of Records Pertaining to Identity, Diagnosis or Treatment.

Section 5119.28 | Confidentiality of Records Pertaining to Person's Mental Health Condition, Assessment, Provision of Care or Treatment, or Payment for Assessment, Care or Treatment.

Section 5119.29 | Tracking and Monitoring After Release of Persons Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity or Persons Found Incompetent to Stand Trial.

Section 5119.30 | Program Providing Information and Services to Courts.

Section 5119.31 | Procedure for Purchase of Supplies.

Section 5119.311 | Examining Mental and Physical Condition of Confined Person.

Section 5119.32 | Utilizing Federal Block Grant Funds.

Section 5119.33 | Inspecting and Licensing of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons.

Section 5119.331 | Injunction.

Section 5119.332 | Payments and Reimbursements to Unlicensed Hospital.

Section 5119.333 | Prohibiting Keeping or Maintaining Unlicensed Hospital.

Section 5119.34 | Inspecting and Licensing of Residential Facilities.

Section 5119.341 | Operations as Permitted Use.

Section 5119.342 | Appointing Receiver for Residential Facility.

Section 5119.35 | Addiction Services Requiring Certification.

Section 5119.36 | Certifying Community Mental Health Services or Addiction Services Providers.

Section 5119.361 | Acceptance of Accreditation From National Accrediting Organizations in Lieu of Certification.

Section 5119.362 | Duties of Community Addiction Services Provider.

Section 5119.363 | Adoption of Rules for Community Addiction Services Providers.

Section 5119.364 | Publication of Reports.

Section 5119.365 | Rules Regarding Intake and Retention Procedures.

Section 5119.366 | Establishing Grievance Procedures.

Section 5119.368 | Telehealth Services.

Section 5119.37 | Requirements to Operate Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs.

Section 5119.371 | Location of Opioid Treatment Programs.

Section 5119.38 | Drivers' Intervention Program.

Section 5119.40 | Determination of Services Needed.

Section 5119.41 | Residential State Supplement Program.

Section 5119.42 | State Aid for Community Construction Programs.

Section 5119.421 | Replacement Facility Projects.

Section 5119.43 | Sale or Lease of Land or Facilities.

Section 5119.431 | Acquiring Real Estate.

Section 5119.44 | Providing Goods and Services to Certain Departments, Agencies and Institutions.

Section 5119.45 | Sale of Goods and Services Fund.

Section 5119.46 | Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Trust Fund.

Section 5119.47 | Problem Casino Gambling and Addictions Fund; Administration.

Section 5119.48 | All Roads Lead to Home Program.

Section 5119.49 | Director's Collaboration in Establishment and Administration of Drug Take-Back Program.

Section 5119.50 | Administering Funds Held in Trusts for Benefit of Institution or Mentally Ill Persons.

Section 5119.51 | Services Fund for Individuals With Mental Illness.

Section 5119.52 | Industrial and Entertainment Fund; Commissary Fund.

Section 5119.54 | Funds.

Section 5119.55 | Payment for Personal Use of Resident Eligible for Supplemental Social Security Benefits.

Section 5119.56 | Money and Property of Patients.

Section 5119.60 | Annual Report.

Section 5119.61 | Statistics Concerning Care, Treatment and Rehabilitation.

Section 5119.70 | Interstate Compact on Mental Health.

Section 5119.71 | Duties of Compact Administrators.

Section 5119.72 | Supplementary Agreements.

Section 5119.73 | Financial Obligations.

Section 5119.89 | Consumer and Payer Education on Mental Health and Addiction Services Insurance Parity; Hotline.

Section 5119.90 | Definitions for Sections 5119.90 to 5119.98.

Section 5119.91 | Involuntary Treatment for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse.

Section 5119.92 | Criteria for Involuntary Treatment.

Section 5119.93 | Initiation of Proceedings; Petition.

Section 5119.94 | Examination of Petitioner; Hearing; Notification of Respondent; Disposition.

Section 5119.95 | Seventy-Two-Hour Emergency Involuntary Treatment.

Section 5119.96 | Issuance of Summons; Failure to Attend Examination; Transportation to Hospital.

Section 5119.97 | Lists of Qualified Hospitals and Treatment Providers.

Section 5119.98 | Applicability of Orc Sections 3793.12, 3793.13, and 3793.14.

Section 5119.99 | Penalties.