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Boards and Commissions
Last Update: 2/5/2020
Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Council
Status
Current
Type of Board
Permanent
Authority
R.C. 3701.36
Total Membership
Not more than 20
Dates of Appointment
Not specified
Term Length
3
Ending Date of Term
Not specified
Report Requirements
On or before December 31 of each year, the Council must prepare and submit to the Governor, General
Assembly, Director of Health, Director of Aging, Superintendent of Insurance, Medicaid Director, and
Executive Director of the Office of Health Transformation a report of recommendations for improving the provision of palliative care in this state.
Chairperson
Selected by Council from among its members
Subject To Sunset Review
No
Full-time
No
Restriction on Partisan Affiliation
No
Senate Confirmation Required
No
Expiration Date
Appointment Authority
Other
Membership Composition
Members with other stated qualifications, State agency employees
Compensation
No Compensation
Staff Assistance
LSC, Other, Department of Health
Additional Information
Exempt from Sunset Review per R.C. 3701.36(G)
Qualifications
The Director of Health appoints individuals with expertise in palliative care who represent the following professions or constituencies:
(1) Physicians authorized to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, including those who are board-certified in pediatrics and those who are board-certified in psychiatry, as those designations are issued by a medical specialty certifying board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or American Osteopathic Association, (2) Physician assistants, (3) Advanced practice registered nurses who are designated as clinical nurse specialists or certified nurse practitioners, (4) Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, (5) Pharmacists, (6) Psychologists, (7) Licensed professional clinical counselors or licensed professional counselors, (8) Independent social workers or licensed social workers, (9) Marriage and family therapists, (10) Child life specialists, (11) Clergy or spiritual advisers, (12) Exercise physiologists, (13) Health insurers, (14) Patients, and (15) Family caregivers.
The council's membership also may include employees of state agencies that administer programs pertaining to palliative care or are otherwise concerned with the delivery of palliative care in this state.
The council's membership must include individuals who have worked with various age groups, including children and the elderly. The council's membership also must include individuals who have experience or expertise in various palliative care delivery models, including acute care, long-term care, hospice care, home health agency services, home-based care, and spiritual care. At least two members must be physicians who are board-certified in hospice and palliative care by a medical specialty certifying board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or American Osteopathic Association. At least one member must be employed as an administrator of a hospital or system of hospitals in this state or be a professional described above who treats patients as an employee or contractor of such a hospital or system of hospitals.
Not more than two members must be employed by the same health care facility or provider or practice at or for the same health care facility or provider.
In making appointments the Director must seek to include as members individuals who represent underserved areas of the state and to have all geographic areas of the state represented.