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Sub. S. B. No. 147 As Reported by the House Health CommitteeAs Reported by the House Health Committee
127th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2007-2008 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Schuring, Grendell, Wagoner, Morano, Seitz, Mumper, Buehrer, Coughlin, Harris, Miller, D., Padgett, Schaffer, Spada, Stivers, Cafaro, Amstutz, Sawyer, Jacobson, Fedor, Smith, Mason, Cates, Wilson
Representatives Hagan, R., DeBose, Strahorn, Letson, Williams, B., Boyd, Slesnick
A BILL
To amend section 5120.55 of the Revised Code to
permit the Department of Rehabilitation and
Correction to recruit certain licensed health
professionals through
a loan repayment program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 5120.55 of the Revised Code be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5120.55. (A) As used in this section, "physician"
"licensed health professional" means an individual any or all of
the following:
(1) A dentist who holds a current, valid license issued under
Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code to practice dentistry;
(2) A licensed practical nurse who holds a current, valid
license issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code that
authorizes the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse;
(3) An optometrist who holds a current, valid certificate of
licensure issued under Chapter 4725. of the Revised Code that
authorizes the holder to engage in the practice of optometry;
(4) A physician who
is authorized under
Chapter 4731. of the
Revised
Code to practice medicine and
surgery, osteopathic
medicine and surgery, or podiatry;
(5) A psychologist who holds a current, valid license issued
under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code that authorizes the
practice of psychology as a licensed psychologist;
(6) A registered nurse who holds a current, valid license
issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code that authorizes the
practice of nursing as a registered nurse regardless of whether
the nurse is authorized to practice as an advanced practice nurse
as defined in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) The department of rehabilitation and correction may
establish a physician recruitment program under which the
department, by means of a contract entered into under
division
(C)
of this section, agrees to repay all or part of the
principal and
interest of a government or other educational loan
incurred by a
physician licensed health professional who agrees to provide
services to
inmates
of
correctional institutions under the
department's
administration.
To
(2)(a) For a physician to be eligible to participate in the
program, a the
physician must have attended a school that was,
during the time of attendance,
a medical school or osteopathic
medical school in this country accredited by
the liaison committee
on medical education or the American
osteopathic association, a
college of podiatry in this country recognized as
being in good
standing under section 4731.53 of the
Revised Code, or a medical
school,
osteopathic medical school, or
college of podiatry located
outside this country that was acknowledged by the
world health
organization and verified by a member state of that organization
as operating within that state's jurisdiction.
(b) For a nurse to be eligible to participate in the program,
the nurse must have attended a school that was, during the time of
attendance, a nursing school in this country accredited by the
commission on collegiate nursing education or the national league
for nursing accrediting commission or a nursing school located
outside this country that was acknowledged by the world health
organization and verified by a member state of that organization
as operating within that state's jurisdiction.
(c) For a dentist to be eligible to participate in the
program, the dentist must have attended a school that was, during
the time of attendance, a dental college that enabled the dentist
to meet the requirements specified in section 4715.10 of the
Revised Code to be granted a license to practice dentistry.
(d) For an optometrist to be eligible to participate in the
program, the optometrist must have attended a school of optometry
that was, during the time of attendance, approved by the state
board of optometry.
(e) For a psychologist to be eligible to participate in the
program, the psychologist must have attended an educational
institution that, during the time of attendance, maintained a
specific degree program recognized by the state board of
psychology as acceptable for fulfilling the requirement of
division (B)(4) of section 4732.10 of the Revised Code.
(C) The department
shall enter into a contract with
each
physician licensed health professional it recruits under this
section. Each
contract
shall include at least the following
terms:
(1) The physician licensed health professional agrees to
provide a
specified
scope of
medical, osteopathic medical, or
podiatric, optometric, psychological,
nursing, or dental
services
to inmates of one or
more specified
state correctional
institutions for a specified
number of hours
per week for a
specified number of years.
(2) The department agrees to repay all or a specified
portion
of the principal and interest of a government or other
educational
loan taken by the physician licensed health professional for the
following
expenses
to
attend, for up to a maximum of four
years,
a school
that qualifies
the physician licensed health
professional to participate in
the program:
(b) Other educational expenses for specific purposes,
including fees, books, and laboratory expenses, in amounts
determined to be reasonable in accordance with rules adopted
under
division (D) of this section;
(c) Room and board, in an amount determined to be
reasonable
in accordance with rules adopted under division
(D) of
this
section.
(3) The physician licensed health professional agrees to pay
the
department a
specified
amount, which shall be no less than
the
amount already
paid by
the department pursuant to its
agreement,
as damages if
the physician licensed health
professional
fails to complete
the
service
obligation
agreed to
or fails to comply with other
specified terms of the
contract.
The contract may vary the amount
of damages based on
the
portion
of the physician's service
obligation that remains
uncompleted.
(4) Other terms agreed upon by the parties.
The physician's licensed health professional's lending
institution or the Ohio board of regents, may be a
party to the
contract. The
contract may
include an assignment to the department
of the physician's licensed health professional's duty
to
repay
the
principal and interest of the loan.
(D) If the department elects to implement the physician
recruitment program, it shall adopt rules in accordance with
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish all of the
following:
(1) Criteria for designating institutions for which
physicians licensed health professionals will
be recruited;
(2) Criteria for selecting physicians licensed health
professionals for
participation in
the program;
(3) Criteria for determining the portion of a physician's
loan which the department will agree to repay;
(4) Criteria for determining reasonable amounts of the
expenses described in divisions (C)(2)(b) and (c) of this
section;
(5) Procedures for monitoring compliance by physicians
a
licensed health professional
with the terms of their contracts
the contract the licensed health professional enters into under
this section;
(6) Any other criteria or procedures necessary to implement
the program.
Section 2. That existing section 5120.55 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
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