Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 4731-23-01 | Definitions.

                                                
As used in Chapter 4731-23 of the Administrative
		Code:
(A) "Administer" means the
		  direct application of a drug, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or
		  any other means to a person.
(B) "Delegate" means to
		  transfer authority for the performance of a medical task to an unlicensed
		  person.
(C) "On-site supervision" means
		  that the physical presence of the physician is required in the same location
		  (e.g., the physician's office suite) as the unlicensed person to whom the
		  medical task has been delegated while the medical task is being performed.
		  "On-site supervision" does not require the physician's presence
		  in the same room.
(D) "Physician" means an
		  individual authorized by Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine
		  and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and
		  surgery.
(E) "Task" includes, but is not
		  limited to, a routine medical service not requiring the special skills of a
		  licensed provider.
(F) "Unlicensed person" means
		  an individual who is not licensed or otherwise specifically authorized by the
		  Revised Code to perform the delegated medical task.
(G) "Drug" means the same as in
		  division (E) of section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.


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