Ohio Admin. Code 4731-23-03 - Delegation of medical tasks; Prohibitions
(A) A physician shall not delegate the
practice of medicine as defined in section
4731.34 of the Revised Code
unless specifically authorized to do so in the Revised Code or by an
administrative rule adopted pursuant to the Revised Code and which became
effective prior to April 10, 2001. Nothing in this chapter of the
Administrative Code shall prohibit the performance of emergency medical tasks.
(B) A physician shall not delegate
a task to an unlicensed person if the task is beyond that person's competence.
In a hospital, as defined in section
3727.01 of the Revised Code, or
an ambulatory care center affiliated with the hospital (if the center meets the
same credentialing, quality assurance, and utilization review standards as the
hospital) wherein unlicensed persons are employed or otherwise authorized by
the governing authority of the institution to perform specific medical tasks,
one factor the physician shall take into account is the policies by which the
employer or the governing authority of the institution seeks to ensure that
competent persons will be performing the delegated tasks.
(C) A physician shall not delegate a medical
task that is not within the authority of that physician or is beyond the
physician's training, expertise, or normal course of practice.
(D) A physician shall not transfer his or her
responsibility for supervising an unlicensed person in the performance of a
delegated medical task, except to another physician who has knowingly accepted
that responsibility.
(E) A
physician shall not authorize or permit an unlicensed person to whom a medical
task is delegated to delegate the performance of that task to another person.
(F) Except as provided in
divisions (D)(4) to (D)(8) of section
4731.053 of the Revised Code, a
physician shall not delegate to an unlicensed person the administration of
anesthesia, controlled substances, or drugs administered intravenously.
(G) The supervising physician
retains responsibility for the manner in which the delegated task is carried
out.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4731.05, 4731.053
Rule Amplifies: 4731.22, 4731.34
Prior Effective Dates: 09/30/2001, 05/31/2002
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4731.05, 4731.053
Rule Amplifies: 4731.22, 4731.34
Prior Effective Dates: 9/30/01, 5/31/02
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