2006 Ohio Revised Code - [3701.07.1] 3701.071.Registration and record keeping for nonprofit shelters and health care facilities.

[§ 3701.07.1] § 3701.071. Registration and record keeping for nonprofit shelters and health care facilities.
 

(A)  As used in this section: 

(1) "Indigent and uninsured person" has the same meaning as in section 2305.234 [2305.23.4] of the Revised Code. 

(2) "Nonprofit shelter or health care facility" means a charitable nonprofit corporation organized and operated pursuant to Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code, or any charitable organization not organized and not operated for profit, that provides shelter, health care services, or shelter and health care services to indigent and uninsured persons. "Nonprofit shelter or health care facility" does not include a hospital, as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code, a facility licensed under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code, or a medical facility that is operated for profit. 

(B)  A nonprofit shelter or health care facility operating in this state shall register on the first day of January each year with the department of health. The immunity provided by division (E) of section 2305.234 [2305.23.4] of the Revised Code is not available to a nonprofit shelter or health care facility until the shelter or facility registers with the department in accordance with this section. 

(C)  A nonprofit shelter or health care facility operating in this state shall keep records of all patients who receive medical, dental, or other health-related diagnosis, care, or treatment at the shelter or facility. The department of health shall monitor the quality of care provided to patients at nonprofit shelters or health care facilities. The monitoring program may be conducted by contracting with another entity or through any other method authorized by law. The department may solicit and accept funds from private sources to fund the monitoring program. 
 

HISTORY: 146 v H 218. Eff 11-15-95; 150 v S 86, § 1, eff. 7-12-04.
 

The provisions of §§ 2, 3 of HB 261 (148 v  - ), repealing the future repeal of RC § 3701.07.1, read as follows: 

SECTION 2. That Section 2 of Am. Sub. H.B. 218 of the 121st General Assembly, as most recently amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 612 of the 122nd General Assembly, which section contains a repeal of sections 2305.234, 3701.071, and 4731.295 of the Revised Code effective November 15, 2000, is hereby repealed. The intent of this section is to remove the limitation imposed by such repeal upon the continued existence of sections 2305.234, 3701.071, and 4731.295 of the Revised Code, which intent is not affected by the rule of construction contained in section 1.57 of the Revised Code. 

SECTION 3. That Section 3 of Am. Sub. H.B. 218 of the 121st General Assembly, as most recently amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 612 of the 122nd General Assembly, is hereby repealed. 

 

Effect of Amendments

S.B. 86, Acts 2003, effective July 12, 2004, rewrote (A); and substituted "division (E)" for "division (D)" in (B).