Section 3792.06
(A)(1) The department of health shall create a "Never Alone" information sheet that describes all of the duties, prohibitions, requirements, and rights established under section 3792.05 of the Revised Code, including the following:
(a) That a congregate care setting is prohibited from denying a patient or resident access to an advocate except as provided in division (D)(2) or (E) of section 3792.05 of the Revised Code;
(b) That a congregate care setting is prohibited from prohibiting a patient's or resident's advocate from being physically present with the patient or resident in the care setting except as provided in division (D)(2) or (E) of section 3792.05 of the Revised Code;
(c) That the spouse, family member, companion, or guardian of a patient or resident may serve as a patient or resident advocate;
(d) That a congregate care setting must allow a patient's advocate to quarantine with the patient at a congregate care setting that is a hospital or health care facility under the circumstances described in division (E)(3) of section 3792.05 of the Revised Code;
(e) That an individual described in division (H) of section 3792.05 of the Revised Code may petition a court of common pleas for injunctive relief restraining any violation or threatened violation of that section.
(2) The department shall periodically review and update the information sheet and shall make it available on the internet web site maintained by the department.
(B) At the time a patient or resident is admitted to, or begins to receive services from, a congregate care setting, a representative of the care setting shall do both of the following:
(1) Verbally inform the patient or resident about the duties, prohibitions, requirements, and rights established in section 3792.05 of the Revised Code;
(2) Provide to the patient or resident a paper copy of the "Never Alone" information sheet created under division (A) of this section.
The copy provided under division (B)(2) of this section shall be the most recent version available on the internet web site maintained by the department.
Last updated January 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Available Versions of this Section
- March 20, 2025 – Enacted by House Bill 236 - 135th General Assembly [ View March 20, 2025 Version ]