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 |



