185.06 [Effective 9/6/2010] Eligibility requirements. - Ohio Statutes

185.06 [Effective 9/6/2010] Eligibility requirements.

(A) To be eligible for inclusion in the patient centered medical home education pilot project, a physician practice shall meet all of the following requirements:

(1) Consist of physicians who are board-certified in family medicine, general pediatrics, or internal medicine, as those designations are issued by a medical specialty certifying board recognized by the American board of medical specialties or American osteopathic association;

(2) Be capable of adapting the practice during the period in which the practice receives funding from the patient centered medical home education advisory group in such a manner that the practice is fully compliant with the minimum standards for operation of a patient centered medical home, as those standards are established by the advisory group;

(3) Comply with any reporting requirements recommended by the health care coverage and quality council under division (A)(12) of section 3923.91 of the Revised Code;

(4) Meet any other criteria established by the advisory group as part of the selection process.

(B) To be eligible for inclusion in the pilot project, an advanced practice nurse primary care practice shall meet all of the following requirements:

(1) Consist of advanced practice nurses who meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Hold a certificate to prescribe issued under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code;

(b) Are board-certified as a family nurse practitioner or adult nurse practitioner by the American academy of nurse practitioners or American nurses credentialing center, board-certified as a geriatric nurse practitioner or women’s health nurse practitioner by the American nurses credentialing center, or is board-certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner by the American nurses credentialing center or pediatric nursing certification board;

(c) Has a collaboration agreement with a physician with board certification as specified in division (A)(1) of this section and who is an active participant on the health care team.

(2) Be capable of adapting the primary care practice during the period in which the practice receives funding from the advisory group in such a manner that the practice is fully compliant with the minimum standards for operation of a patient centered medical home, as those standards are established by the advisory group;

(3) Comply with any reporting requirements recommended by the health care coverage and quality council under division (A)(12) of section 3923.91 of the Revised Code;

(4) Meet any other criteria established by the advisory group as part of the selection process.

Added by 128th General Assembly File No. 36, HB 198, § 1, eff. 9/6/2010.