Ohio Admin. Code 4731-16-01 - Definitions
(A)
"Applicant" has the same meaning as used in division
(A) of section 4731.25 of the Revised
Code.
(B)
"Approved evaluator or treatment provider" means an
evaluator or treatment provider approved by the monitoring organization
pursuant to section 4731.251 of the Revised Code and
this chapter of the Administrative Code.
(C)
"The board" means
the state medical board of Ohio.
(D)
"Confidential
monitoring program" means a confidential non-disciplinary program for the
evaluation and treatment of practitioners and applicants who are, or may be
impaired under sections
4731.25 to
4731.255 of the Revised
Code.
(E)
"Continuing care" or "Aftercare" means regular
treatment sessions following the successful completion of primary treatment
which are facilitated by a licensed healthcare provider to address ongoing
recovery issues and are provided by a treatment provider approved by the
monitoring organization.
(F)
"Impaired" or "Impairment" has the same meaning as used
in divisions (A)(2)(a) and (A)(2)(b) of section
4731.25 of the Revised Code.
Impairment includes the inability to practice according to acceptable and
prevailing standards of care by reason of mental illness, mental disorder, or
physical illness, including but not limited to physical deterioration that
adversely affects cognitive, motor, or perceptive skills. Impairment includes
the inability to practice in accordance with such standards without appropriate
treatment, monitoring, or supervision.
(G)
"Impaired
physician committee" includes health committees, physician assistance
committees, peer support committees, and similar bodies.
(H)
"Monitoring
organization" means an entity that meets the requirements of division (B) of
section 4731.25 of the Revised Code and
enters into a contract with the board for the operation of the confidential
monitoring program for impaired practitioners and applicants, review and
approval of evaluators and treatment providers in section
4731.251 of the Revised Code,
and assists the board with monitoring impaired practitioners who are subject to
formal disciplinary action by the board under division (C) of section
4731.251 of the Revised
Code.
(I)
"Practitioner" has the same meaning as used in section
4731.25(A)(3)
of the Revised Code.
Replaces: 4731-16-01
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4730.07, 4731.05, 4731.255, 4759.05, 4760.19, 4761.03, 4762.19, 4774.11, 4778.12
Rule Amplifies: 4730.25, 4730.32, 4731.22, 4731.224, 4731.25, 4731.251, 4731.252, 4731.253, 4731.254, 4759.07, 4759.13, 4760.13, 4760.16, 4761.09, 4761.19, 4762.13, 4762.16, 4774.13, 4774.16, 4778.14, 4778.17
Prior Effective Dates: 12/01/1991, 09/01/1999, 11/30/2002, 06/30/2007, 01/31/2009
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