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S. B. No. 158 As IntroducedAs Introduced
128th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2009-2010 |
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A BILL
To enact section 4743.04 of the Revised Code to
require certain health care professionals to
complete instruction in cultural competency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4743.04 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 4743.04. (A) As used in this section:
(1) "Health care
professional" means all of the following:
(a) A dentist licensed by the state dental board under
Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code;
(b) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse licensed
by the board of nursing under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code;
(c) An optometrist licensed by the state board of optometry
under Chapter 4725. of the Revised Code;
(d) A pharmacist licensed by the state board of pharmacy
under Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code;
(e) A physician authorized to practice medicine and surgery
or osteopathic medicine and surgery by the state medical board
under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code;
(f) An ophthalmologist authorized to practice medicine and
surgery by the state medical board under Chapter 4731. of the
Revised Code;
(g) A psychologist licensed by the state board of psychology
under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code;
(h) An independent social worker, social worker, or social
work assistant, licensed or registered by the counselor, social
worker, and marriage and family therapist board under Chapter
4757. of the Revised Code.
(2) "State board" means the state dental board, the board of
nursing, the state board of optometry, the state board of
pharmacy, the state medical board, the state board of psychology,
and the counselor, social
worker, and marriage and family
therapist board.
(B) In order to be eligible to receive or renew licensure,
certification, or registration, as applicable, each health care
professional shall submit evidence to the appropriate state board
that the professional has successfully completed the board's
requirements for instruction or continuing education in cultural
competency, as those requirements are established by the board in
rules adopted under division (C) of this section, except when the
board has granted the health care professional a waiver of the
board's requirements for instruction or continuing education in
cultural competency.
(C) Each state board shall adopt rules in accordance with
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish all of the
following:
(1) The number of hours of instruction in cultural competency
an applicant must complete to be eligible to receive licensure,
certification, or registration by that board;
(2) The number of hours of continuing education in cultural
competency required for renewal of a license, certificate, or
registration by that board;
(3) The criteria the board will consider in deciding whether
to grant a waiver of the requirement to complete instruction or
continuing education in cultural competency, including
demonstration to the board's satisfaction that the applicant has
attained experience that is substantially equivalent to the
required number of hours of instruction or continuing education in
cultural competency.
(D) In developing the rules described in division (C) of this
section, each board shall consider the problems of race and
gender-based disparities in health care treatment decisions and
consult with one or more professionally relevant and nationally
recognized organizations, or similar entities, that review the
curricula offered by the applicable health care professional
schools, colleges, and other educational institutions.
(E) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of
this section, each state board shall approve one or more
continuing education courses addressing cultural competency in
health care treatment. A board may approve courses that are
included within continuing education programs certified by
professional associations or similar entities. The course or
courses shall include instruction in addressing the problems of
race and gender-based disparities in health care treatment
decisions.
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