Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4734 - State Chiropractic Board
Chapter 4734-8 - Chiropractic Physicians
Section 4734-8-01 - Dismissing a patient from a chiropractic practice
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 4734-8-01
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) A doctor-patient relationship is any relationship between a chiropractic physician and a patient wherein the chiropractic physician provides professional services to the patient. Except as provided in paragraph (B) of this rule, a chiropractic physician shall comply with the following requirements in order to dismiss the doctor-patient relationship:
(1) Send notice to the patient
that includes all of the following:
(a) A
statement that the doctor-patient relationship is terminated;
(b)
Except when the patient, or patient's representative, has
displayed disruptive or threatening behavior toward the chiropractic physician,
office staff, or other patients, a statement that the chiropractic
physician will provide emergency treatment for up to thirty days from the date
the letter was mailed to allow the patient an opportunity to secure care from
another chiropractic physician;
(c)
An offer to transfer records to a new provider upon receipt of a
signed authorization.
(2) The notice shall be sent in one of the
following ways:
(a) A letter sent via
certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last address for the patient
on record, with a copy of the letter, the certified mail receipt, and the mail
delivery receipt maintained in the patient record;
(b) An electronic message sent via a HIPPA
compliant electronic medical record system or HIPPA compliant electronic health
record system that provides a means of electronic communication to the patient
and is capable of sending the patient a notification that a message is in the
patient's portal and confirming the message was viewed by the
patient.
(c) If a notice sent via
an electronic message as authorized in paragraph (A)(2)(b) of this rule is not
viewed within ten days of having been sent, a letter sent in accordance with
paragraph (A)(2)(a) of this rule.
(B) The requirements of paragraph (A) of this rule do not apply to the following:
(1) The
chiropractic physician rendered professional services to the person on an
episodic basis or in an emergency setting and the chiropractic physician should
not reasonably expect that related services will be rendered to the patient in
the future;
(2) The chiropractic
physician formally transferred the patient's care to another chiropractic
physician who is not in the same practice group;
(3) The patient terminated the relationship,
either verbally or in writing, or has transferred care to another chiropractic
physician and the chiropractic physician
maintains documentation in the patient record of the patient's action
terminating the relationship.
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