HB 789: Require emergency departments to be supervised by physicians
To enact section 3722.15 of the Revised Code to require hospital and freestanding emergency departments to be supervised by physicians.
| Mar. 25, 2026 | Referred to committee: Health |
| Mar. 24, 2026 | Introduced |
As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
H. B. No. 789
2025-2026
Representative Hall, T.
To enact section 3722.15 of the Revised Code to
require hospital and freestanding emergency
departments to be supervised by physicians.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1.
That section 3722.15 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 3722.15.
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Freestanding emergency department" means a facility
that provides emergency care and is structurally separate and
distinct from a hospital.
789(2) "Physician" means an individual authorized under
Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and
surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
101112(B) During hospital emergency department or freestanding
emergency department hours of operation, the hospital or
facility shall ensure that each of the following is the case:
131415(1) A physician is on duty and physically present at the
emergency department.
1617(2) A physician supervises the emergency department's
medical and nursing staff and is immediately available to the
staff.
181920(3) A physician coordinates the emergency department's
provision of emergency care, including by being continuously
involved in appropriate components of such care.
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