5122-25-03 Deemed status and reciprocity.

 

 

 

5122-25-03                  Deemed status and reciprocity.

 

 

 

(A)   The department shall accept, as evidence of compliance with Chapters 5122-26 to 5122-29 of the Administrative Code, the agency's appropriate behavioral health accreditation by any of the following accrediting bodies: "The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations"; "The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities"; and/or "The Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services".

 

(1)   The following certification standards are exempted from the above statement:

 

(a)    Rules 5122-26-16 to 5122-26-16.3 of the Administrative Code (special treatment and safety measures), when these rules are more restrictive than those of the accrediting body's and/or address requirements not identified by the accrediting body;

 

(b)   Rule 5122-26-13 of the Administrative Code (incident notification);

 

(c)   Rule 5122-26-18 of the Administrative Code (client rights and abuse);

 

(d)  Rule 5122-28-04 of the Administrative Code (consumer outcomes);

 

(e)        Paragraph    (F)    of    rule    5122-28-03    of   the    Administrative                  Code (performance improvement); and

 

(f)  Rule 5122-26-19 of the Administrative Code (uniform cost reporting);.

 

(g) Paragraphs (C), (D), (K), (L), (M), and (O) of rule 5122-29-28 of the Administrative Code (intensive home and community-based services); and

 

(h) Paragraphs (C), (D), (I), (J), (K), and (W) of rule 5122-29-29 of the Administrative Code (assertive community treatment).

 

(B)  An agency applying for deemed status by the department must submit the following:

 

(1)     A  copy  of  the  certificate  or  license  awarded  by  the  accrediting  body  and accompanying cover letter; and

 

(2)   A copy of the accrediting body's final survey report and any modifications made to the final report.

 

(C)   The department may also accept as documentation of the agency's compliance with

 

 

certification standards, in whole or in part, official report(s) that the agency complies with comparable licensure and/or certification requirements of another state department.

(D)   Should an agency's accreditation, licensure and/or certification status be revoked by the accrediting and/or licensing/certifying body, ODMH shall withdraw deemed status and the agency shall be subject to a full ODMH certification survey.

(E)    The department may conduct follow up surveys of a random sample of agencies having recently completed a survey by one or more of the accrediting bodies in order to validate the accrediting body's continued ability to satisfactorily address requirements contained in Chapters 5122-26 to 5122-29 of the Administrative Code.

Effective:                                                     07/01/2005

R.C. 119.032 review dates:                         04/14/2005 and 06/30/2010

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

06/20/2005

Date

Promulgated Under:                           119.03

Statutory Authority:                           5119.61(A), 5119.611(C)

Rule Amplifies:                                  5119.61(A), 5119.611(C)

Prior Effective Dates:                         1/1/04, 7/22/04