2006 Ohio Revised Code - 5111.53. Transfer of residents when facility is closed; appointment of temporary manager or special master.

§ 5111.53. Transfer of residents when facility is closed; appointment of temporary manager or special master.
 

(A)  Whenever a nursing facility is closed under sections 5111.35 to 5111.62 of the Revised Code, the department of job and family services or contracting agency shall arrange for the safe and orderly transfer of all residents, including residents who are not medicaid eligible residents, to other appropriate care settings. Whenever a facility's participation in the medical assistance program is terminated under sections 5111.35 to 5111.62 of the Revised Code, the department or agency shall arrange for the safe and orderly transfer of all medicaid eligible residents or, if the termination results in the closure of the facility, of all residents. The provider and all persons involved in the facility's operation shall cooperate with and assist in the transfer of residents. 

(B)  After a nursing facility's participation in the medical assistance program is terminated under section 5111.45, 5111.46, 5111.51, or 5111.58 of the Revised Code, the department of job and family services or contracting agency may appoint a temporary manager subject to the continuing consent of the provider, or may apply to the common pleas court of the county in which the facility is located for such injunctive relief as is necessary for the appointment of a special master, to ensure the transfer of medicaid eligible residents to other appropriate care settings and, if applicable, the orderly closure of the facility. 
 

HISTORY: 143 v H 822 (Eff 12-13-90); 148 v H 471. Eff 7-1-2000.
 

The effective date is set by section 12(A) of HB 471.