Ohio Code 3727.49 – Freestanding emergency department; notice
(A) As used in this section, “freestanding emergency department” means a facility that provides emergency care and is structurally separate and distinct from a hospital, as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3727.49
- Hospital: means an institution classified as a hospital under section 3701. See Ohio Code 3727.01
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Internet: means the international computer network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet switched data networks, including the graphical subnetwork known as the world wide web. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) A freestanding emergency department shall provide notice that identifies the facility as a freestanding emergency department. The facility shall provide the notice by posting it in either of the following ways:
(1) In a conspicuous place in an area of the facility that is accessible to the public;
(2) On the facility’s internet web site.
(C) A freestanding emergency department shall use the national provider identifier, as assigned to the freestanding emergency department by the national provider system pursuant to 45 C.F.R. § 162.408, on all claims for payment for health care services or goods.
(D) The director of health may apply to the court of common pleas of the county in which a freestanding emergency department is located for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining the freestanding emergency department from failure to comply with this section.