Ohio Code 4751.10 – Prohibited acts
No person shall knowingly do any of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4751.10
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Licensed health services executive: means an individual who holds a valid health services executive license. See Ohio Code 4751.01
- Licensed nursing home administrator: means an individual who holds a valid nursing home administrator license. See Ohio Code 4751.01
- Nursing home: means a nursing home as defined by or under the authority of section 3721. See Ohio Code 4751.01
- Nursing home administration: means planning, organizing, directing, and managing the operation of a nursing home. See Ohio Code 4751.01
- Nursing home administrator: means any individual who engages in the practice of nursing home administration, whether or not the individual shares the functions and duties of nursing home administration with one or more other individuals. See Ohio Code 4751.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) Operate a nursing home unless it is under the supervision of an administrator whose principal occupation is nursing home administration or hospital administration and who is a licensed nursing home administrator;
(B) Practice or offer to practice nursing home administration unless the person is a licensed nursing home administrator;
(C) Use any of the following unless the person is a licensed nursing home administrator:
(1) The title “licensed nursing home administrator,” “nursing home administrator,” “licensed assistant nursing home administrator,” or “assistant nursing home administrator”;
(2) The acronym “LNHA,” “L.N.H.A.,” “NHA,” “N.H.A.,” “LANHA,” “L.A.N.H.A.,” “ANHA,” or “A.N.H.A.” after the person’s name;
(3) Any other words, letters, signs, cards, or devices that tend to indicate or imply that the person is a licensed nursing home administrator.
(D) Use any of the following unless the person is a licensed health services executive:
(1) The title “licensed health services executive” or “health services executive”;
(2) The acronym “LHSE,” “L.H.S.E.,” “HSE,” or “H.S.E.” after the person’s name;
(3) Any other words, letters, signs, cards, or devices that tend to indicate or imply that the person is a licensed health services executive.
(E) Sell, fraudulently furnish, fraudulently obtain, or aid or abet another person in selling, fraudulently furnishing, or fraudulently obtaining either of the following:
(1) A nursing home administrator license;
(2) A health services executive license.
(F) Otherwise violate any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under section 4751.04 of the Revised Code.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 12:40 PM