The department of medicaid is hereby authorized to enforce sections 5165.60 to 5165.89 of the Revised Code. The department may enforce the sections directly or through contracting agencies. The department and agencies shall enforce the sections in accordance with the requirements of the “Social Security Act,” sections 1819 and 1919, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395i-3 and 1396r, that apply to nursing facilities; with regulations, guidelines, and procedures adopted by the United States secretary of health and human services for the enforcement of those sections of the “Social Security Act”; and with the rules authorized by section 5165.61 of the Revised Code. The department and agencies shall enforce sections 5165.60 to 5165.89 of the Revised Code for purposes of the medicare program only to the extent prescribed by the regulations, guidelines, and procedures issued by the secretary under the “Social Security Act,” section 1819, 42 U.S.C. 1395i-3.

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