Section 3727.37
(A) If the director of health determines that a hospital has violated division (A) of section 3727.36 of the Revised Code, the director shall issue a notice of violation to the hospital. The director shall clearly explain in the notice the manner in which the hospital is not in compliance.
When a notice of violation is issued, the director shall require the hospital to submit a corrective action plan to the director. In the notice, the director shall indicate the form and manner in which the corrective action plan is to be submitted and clearly specify the date by which the hospital is required to submit the plan. The date that is specified shall not be less than sixty days after the notice is sent.
(B) A hospital that receives a notice of violation shall submit to the director of health a corrective action plan in the form and manner indicated, and by the date specified, in the notice. In the plan, the hospital shall provide a detailed description of the corrective action the hospital will take to address each violation identified by the director. The hospital shall specify the date by which it will complete the corrective action. The date that is specified shall not be more than one hundred eighty days after the plan is submitted.
(C) A corrective action plan is subject to review and approval by the director of health. After the director reviews and approves the plan, the director shall monitor and evaluate the hospital's compliance with the plan.
(D) No hospital shall do any of the following:
(1) Fail to respond to the director's requirement to submit a corrective action plan;
(2) Fail to submit a corrective action plan in the form and manner indicated in the notice of violation or by the date specified in that notice;
(3) Fail to complete the corrective action specified in a corrective action plan by the date specified in the plan.
Last updated January 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- November 13, 2006 – House Bill 197 - 126th General Assembly [ View November 13, 2006 Version ]
- April 3, 2025 – Enacted by House Bill 173 - 135th General Assembly [ View April 3, 2025 Version ]