Ohio Code 4730.55 – Medication-assisted treatment; standards and procedures for physician assistants
(A) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4730.55
- Physician: means an individual who is authorized under Chapter 4731 of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery. See Ohio Code 4730.01
- Physician assistant: means an individual who is licensed under Chapter 4730 of the Revised Code to provide services as a physician assistant to patients under the supervision, control, and direction of one or more physicians. See Ohio Code 1.64
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) “Controlled substance,” “schedule III,” “schedule IV,” and “schedule V” have the same meanings as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) “Medication-assisted treatment” has the same meaning as in section 340.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) The state medical board shall adopt rules that establish standards and procedures to be followed by physician assistants in the use of all drugs approved by the United States food and drug administration for use in medication-assisted treatment, including controlled substances in schedule III, IV, or V. The rules shall address detoxification, relapse prevention, patient assessment, individual treatment planning, counseling and recovery supports, diversion control, and other topics selected by the board after considering best practices in medication-assisted treatment.
The board may apply the rules to all circumstances in which a physician assistant prescribes drugs for use in medication-assisted treatment or limit the application of the rules to prescriptions for medication-assisted treatment issued for patients being treated in office-based practices or other practice types or locations specified by the board.
(C) All rules adopted under this section shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be consistent with rules adopted under sections 4723.51 and 4731.056 of the Revised Code.