Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Council

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
No	No	No

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 3701.36	Not more than 20

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Not specified		3

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not specified	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.

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Other	Members with other stated qualifications, State agency employees

Compensation		Staff Assistance
No Compensation		LSC, Other, Department of Health

Chairperson	Additional Information
Selected by Council from among its members	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.

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.