Comment on Proposed New Rules on Certified Mental Health Assistants

Comments due Oct. 26

The State Medical Board of Ohio (SMBO) has filed proposed rules with the Common Sense Initiative Office (CSI) and is seeking public comment. This is the second step in the rule review process. CSI has generated a Business Impact Analysis for the proposed rules outlining any adverse impact to businesses.

Comments are due by Oct. 26. Send comments to both:

Common Sense Initiative Office
CSIPublicComments@governor.ohio.gov

and

Nathan Smith, State Medical Board
Nathan.Smith@med.ohio.gov

View Proposed Rule Changes

The rules up for review are:

Regulation of Certified Mental Health Assistants

4772-1-01	Definitions	Proposed New Rule
4772-1-02	Scope of practice of certified mental health assistant	Proposed New Rule
4772-1-03	Licensure of certified mental health assistant	Proposed New Rule
4772-1-04	Requisite hours of continuing education for license renewal and reinstatement	Proposed New Rule
4772-1-05	Continuing education requirements for restoration of a license	Proposed New Rule
4772-1-06	Supervision	Proposed New Rule
4772-1-07	Initial period of on-site supervision	Proposed New Rule
4772-1-08	Quality assurance	Proposed New Rule
4772-1-09	Delegation	Proposed New Rule

Physician-Delegated Prescriptive Authority

4772-2-01	Standards for prescribing	Proposed New Rule
4772-2-02	Standards and procedures for review of “Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System” (OARRS)	Proposed New Rule
4772-2-03	Standards and procedures for personally furnishing drugs	Proposed New Rule

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

4772-3-01	Definitions	Proposed New Rule
4772-3-02	Standards and procedures for withdrawal management	Proposed New Rule
4772-3-03	Office-based opioid treatment	Proposed New Rule

Provisions of State Medical Board Applicable to Certified Mental Health Assistants

4772-4-01

Miscellaneous provisions

Proposed New Rule