(A) Every person or public agency that proposes to provide a pediatric transition care program shall register with the department of health. Registration shall be made on forms prescribed and provided by the department and shall include such information as the department requires.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3712.042

  • Pediatric transition care program: means a program operated by a person or public agency that arranges for the provision of health care and related services in a private home setting, including all of the following services, only to pediatric transition care patients, who are not related by birth or adoption to the person that arranges for the provision of health care and related services, and, as indicated below, the parents of pediatric transition care patients, in order to meet the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and other special needs of children who have been diagnosed with life-threatening diseases and conditions:

    (1) Inpatient care and procedures;

    (2) Skilled nursing care;

    (3) Nursing care by or under the supervision of a registered nurse;

    (4) Physician's services;

    (5) Medical supplies, including drugs and biologicals, and the use of medical appliances;

    (6) For a pediatric transition care patients' parents, counseling, education, and visitation to promote reunification. See Ohio Code 3712.01

  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59

The department shall register a pediatric transition care program if the program is in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it.

(B) A registration under this section shall be valid for three years. Registration renewal shall be made at least ninety days before the expiration of the registration in the same manner as for an initial registration. The department shall renew the registration if the pediatric transition care program meets the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under it.

(C) Subject to Chapter 119 of the Revised Code, the department may suspend or revoke a registration if the registration holder made any material misrepresentation related to the registration or no longer meets the requirements of this chapter or rules adopted under it.

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