4123-6-31 Payment for miscellaneous medical services and supplies.

 

 

 

Rule Summary and Fiscal Analysis (Part A)

 

Bureau Of Workers' Compensation

Agency Name

 

Tom Sico

Division                                                                  Contact

 

30 West Spring St. L26 Columbus OH 43215 - 0000  614-466-6600        614-466-9384

Agency Mailing Address (Plus Zip)                                       Phone                     Fax

 

 

 

4123-6-31

Rule Number

AMENDMENT

TYPE of rule filing

Rule Title/Tag Line              Payment for acupuncture.

RULE SUMMARY

1.  Is the rule being filed consistent with the requirements of the RC 119.032 review? Yes

2.  Are you proposing this rule as a result of recent legislation? No

3.  Statute prescribing the procedure in accordance with the agency is required to adopt the rule: 119.03

4.  Statute(s) authorizing agency to adopt the rule: 4121.30, 4121.31, 4123.05, 4121.12

5.  Statute(s) the rule, as filed, amplifies or implements: 4121.121, 4121.44, 4121.441, 4123.66

6.  State the reason(s) for proposing (i.e., why are you filing,) this rule:

To comply with the 5-year rule requirements.

7.  If the rule is an AMENDMENT, then summarize the changes and the content of the proposed rule; If the rule type is RESCISSION, NEW or NO CHANGE, then summarize the content of the rule:

The proposed changes to this rule provide as follows: 1) services provided by non-physician acupuncturists must be prescribed by medical doctors or doctors of

osteopathy who have completed a course of study in acupuncture under the administration of an approved college of medicine or osteopathic medicine; and 2) a registered non-physician acupuncturist shall perform acupuncture under the general supervision of the injured worker's prescribing physician.

8.  If the rule incorporates a text or other material by reference and the agency claims the incorporation by reference is exempt from compliance with sections

121.71 to 121.74 of the Revised Code because the text or other material is generally available to persons who reasonably can be expected to be affected by the rule, provide an explanation of how the text or other material is generally available to those persons:

This response left blank because filer specified online that the rule does not incorporate a text or other material by reference.

9.  If the rule incorporates a text or other material by reference, and it was infeasible for the agency to file the text or other material electronically, provide an explanation of why filing the text or other material electronically was infeasible:

This response left blank because filer specified online that the rule does not incorporate a text or other material by reference.

10.  If the rule is being rescinded and incorporates a text or other material by reference, and it was infeasible for the agency to file the text or other material, provide an explanation of why filing the text or other material was infeasible:

Not Applicable.

11.  If revising or refiling this rule, identify changes made from the previously filed version of this rule; if none, please state so:

The refiled rule retains the requirement that a referral to a non-physician acupuncturist must be from a doctor licenced under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, but deletes the requirement that the doctor must have completed a course of study in acupuncture under the administration of an approved college of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery. The refiled rule retains that a non-physician acupuncturist shall perform acupuncture under the general supervision of the injured worker's physician, but the refiled rule clarifies that the acupuncturist and the prescribing physician do not need to practice in the same office.

12. 119.032 Rule Review Date: 4/17/2003

(If you answered NO to question No. 1, provide the scheduled review date. If you answered YES to No. 1, the review date for this rule is the filing date.)

NOTE: At time of final filing, two dates are required: the current review date plus a date not to exceed 5 years from the effective date for Amended rules or a date not to exceed 5 years from the review date for No Change rules.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

13.  Estimate the total amount by which this proposed rule would increase / decrease either revenues / expenditures for the agency during the current biennium (in dollars): Explain the net impact of the proposed changes to the budget of your agency/department.

This will have no impact on revenues or expenditures. N/A

N/A

14.  Identify the appropriation (by line item etc.) that authorizes each expenditure necessitated by the proposed rule:

N/A

15.  Provide a summary of the estimated cost of compliance with the rule to all directly affected persons. When appropriate, please include the source for your information/estimated costs, e.g. industry, CFR, internal/agency:

N/A

16.  Does this rule have a fiscal effect on school districts, counties, townships, or municipal corporations? No

17.  Does this rule deal with environmental protection or contain a component dealing with environmental protection as defined in R. C. 121.39? No