Ohio Admin. Code 4731-18-02 - Use of light based medical devices
(A) The application of light based medical
devices to the human body is the practice of medicine and surgery, osteopathic
medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery.
(B) A physician shall not delegate the
application of light based medical devices for ablative procedures.
(C) A physician may delegate the application
of a vascular laser for non-ablative dermatologic procedures according to the
requirements in paragraph (A) of rule
4731-18-03 of the Administrative
Code.
(D) A physician may delegate
the application of light based medical devices for the purpose of hair removal
according to the respective requirements
of section
4731.33 of the Revised
Code.
in paragraphs (B) and (C) of rule
4731-18-03 of the Administrative
Code.
(E) A physician may
delegate the application of phototherapy for the treatment of
hyperbilirubinemia in neonates according to the requirements in paragraph (A)
of rule 4731-18-04 of the Administrative
Code.
(F) A physician may delegate
the application of phototherapy and photodynamic therapy only for dermatologic
purposes according to the requirements of paragraphs (B) and (C) of rule
4731-18-04 of the Administrative
Code.
(G) A violation of paragraph
(B) of this rule shall constitute "a departure from, or the failure to conform
to, minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or
similar circumstances, whether or not actual injury to a patient is
established," as that clause is used in division (B)(6) of section
4731.22 of the Revised Code and
"violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or
abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate, any provisions of this
chapter or any rule promulgated by the board," as that clause is used in
division (B)(20) of section
4731.22 of the Revised Code, to
wit: section 4731.41 of the Revised
Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4730.07, 4731.05
Rule Amplifies: 4730.07, 4731.05, 4731.22, 4731.33
Prior Effective Dates: 06/30/2000, 05/31/2002, 07/31/2021
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