Text of Statute

Only a doctor of medicine who is a member of the medical staff, doctor of osteopathic medicine who is a member of the medical staff, or dentist who is a member of the medical staff may admit a patient to a hospital, but a podiatrist who is a member of the staff of a hospital may co-admit a patient with a doctor of medicine who is a member of the medical staff or doctor of osteopathic medicine who is a member of the medical staff.

All hospital patients shall be under the medical supervision of a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine, except that services that may be rendered by a licensed dentist pursuant to Chapter 4715 . of the Revised Code provided to patients admitted solely for the purpose of receiving such services shall be under the supervision of the admitting dentist. If treatment not within the scope of Chapter 4715 . of the Revised Code is required at the time of admission by a dentist, or becomes necessary during the course of hospital treatment by a dentist, such treatment shall be under the supervision of a doctor of medicine who is a member of the medical staff or a doctor of osteopathic medicine who is a member of the medical staff. It shall be the responsibility of the admitting dentist to make arrangements with a doctor of medicine who is a member of the medical staff or a doctor of osteopathic medicine who is a member of the medical staff to be responsible for the patient's treatment outside the scope of Chapter 4715 . of the Revised Code when necessary during the patient's stay in the hospital.

HISTORY: 139 v H 173. Eff 3-3-83.