4731-26-01 Definitions.

ACTION: Original      DATE: 05/18/2006 3:39 PM

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

THE STATE ?1EDICAL BOARD OF OHIO, pursuant to CHAPTER  119. OHIO REVISED CODE,

hereby gives notice that it will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of considering the adoption, amendment, and rescission rules.

The public hearing will be conducted on Monday, June 19, 2006, beginning at 10:00 A.l\?,in Room 1932, Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, 77 South High Street, 191h Floor, Columbus, OH. Oral or written testimony may be presented by any person affected by the proposed action, his/her attorney, or both.

Pursuant to Section 1 19.032?   ORC?  the following rules are being prooosed with no changes: 4731-22-03, 4731-22-04, and 4731-22-06, Ohio Administrative  Code.

The following rule is orooosed for amendment in order to facilitate care of hospice enrollees: 4731-11-09          Prescribing topersons not seen by the physician

The following rules are orooosed for amendment in order to clar?v requirements: 4731-22-01          D?iitions (pertaini ng to Emeritus status)

4731-22-02          Applic ?tion (pertaining to Emeritus status)

4731-22-07          Change ? ctive status (pertaining to Emeritus status) 4731-22-08          Cancellation of or r?sal to issue an emeritus registration

The following rule is orooosed for rescission:

4731-22-05          Documentation of s??s (pertaining to Emeritus status)

The following new rules are orooosed for adootion to clarifv and codifv current best oractices: 4731-26-01          D?iitions (pertaining to sexual misconduct  rules)

                                               Prohibitions (pertaining to sexual misconduct)

                                                Violations, miscen?neous (pertaining to sexual misconduct) 4731-27  ?      Termin?'lion ofphysician-p ?tient rel?tionship

The full text of the proposed  rules are available from the State Medical  Board  of Ohio, 77 South High Street, 17111 Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-6127, on the Medical Board 's website, htto://www.med.ohio.gov/rules/orooru   les.htm,  and  from  the  Register  of Ohio  website,

htto://www .registerofohio.state.oh.us/ .

All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing.  Those persons who wish to provide oral testimony at the hearing are encouraged to inform the Board prior to the hearing date and may be given preference in the order of their testimony.  Persons interested in providing written comments in lieu of oral testimony may direct them to the attention of Richard A. ?Thitehouse, Executive Director, State Medical Board of Ohio, 77 South High Street, 17111 Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-6127.

Written comments must be received by the Board before the close of the hearing record.

STATE MEDICAL BOARD OF OHIO

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Executive Staff Attorney

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