HB 789 requires hospital and freestanding emergency departments to have physicians physically present and supervising medical and nursing staff during operating hours. The bill defines a freestanding emergency department as a facility that provides emergency care and is structurally separate from a hospital, and defines a physician as someone licensed in medicine or osteopathic medicine. Under this legislation, a physician must be on duty, immediately available to staff, and continuously involved in coordinating emergency care. This law directly affects hospitals and freestanding emergency facilities by mandating physician supervision of emergency care operations.
SB 354 creates the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact, allowing podiatric physicians (foot and ankle specialists) to more easily obtain licenses in multiple states. The bill establishes an "expedited license" pathway for physicians already licensed in one participating state, while requiring them to hold a license in the state where the patient is located during treatment. It does not change existing state licensing laws but adds a new process for cross-state practice, with participating states retaining full authority to discipline physicians. This directly affects podiatric physicians seeking to practice across state lines, improving their ability to serve patients in different jurisdictions without duplicating licensing steps.
To amend sections 3701.351, 3702.30, 4723.01, 4723.02, 4723.03, 4723.06, 4723.07, 4723.08, 4723.271, 4723.28, 4723.282, 4723.33, 4723.34, 4723.341, 4723.35, 4723.41, 4723.43, 4723.431, 4723.432, 4723.481, 4723.483, 4723.487, 4723.488, 4723.4810, 4723.4811, 4723.50, 4723.91, 4723.99, 4731.22, and 4731.27 and to enact sections 5.2322, 4723.53, 4723.54, 4723.55, 4723.551, 4723.56, 4723.57, 4723.58, 4723.581, 4723.582, 4723.583, 4723.584, 4723.59, 4723.60, 4724.01, 4724.02, 4724.03, 4724.04, 4724.05, 4724.06, 4724.07, 4724.08, 4724.09, 4724.10, 4724.11, 4724.12, 4724.13, 4724.14, and 4724.99 of the Revised Code to regulate the practice of certified nurse-midwives, certified midwives, and licensed midwives and to designate May 5th as the "Day of the Midwife."
To amend sections 109.71, 3129.01, 3313.5310, 3333.28, 3701.69, 3701.92, 3701.921, 3705.01, 3705.30, 3707.58, 3721.011, 3728.01, 4503.44, 4723.01, 4723.063, 4723.18, 4723.181, 4723.28, 4723.34, 4723.35, 4723.36, 4723.43, 4723.431, 4723.47, 4723.481, 4723.482, 4723.483, 4723.493, 4723.52, 4723.66, 4723.67, 4723.69, 4731.297, and 5122.10 and to repeal sections 3701.923, 3701.924, 3701.925, 3701.926, 3701.927, and 3701.929 of the Revised Code and to repeal Section 105.40 of H.B. 33 of the 135th General Assembly to modify the laws governing a Board of Nursing advisory body for advanced practice registered nurses and to make various corrections in other laws pertaining to the Board and the professionals it regulates.
