Section 3740.03 - Applications for licensure(A)(1) A home health agency or nonagency provider seeking to provide skilled home health services shall apply to the department of health for a skilled home health services license. The application shall include all of the following: (a) Evidence that the agency or provider meets one of the following: (i) Is certified for participation in the medicare program;(ii) Is accredited by the accreditation commission for health care, the community health accreditation partner, the joint commission, or another national accreditation organization approved by the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services and recognized by the department pursuant to rules adopted under section 3740.10 of the Revised Code;(iii) Is certified by the department of aging under section 173.391 of the Revised Code to provide community-based long-term care services;(iv) Otherwise meets medicare conditions of participation, even though not certified for participation in the medicare program.(b) Evidence that the applicant was providing direct care on or immediately prior to the effective date of this section, or if the applicant was not providing direct care immediately prior to the effective date of this section, a surety bond issued by a company licensed to do business in this state in the amount of fifty thousand dollars.(c) An application fee in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars.(2) An applicant applying on the basis of division (A)(1)(a)(iv) of this section shall provide documentation and comply with conditions as prescribed by rules adopted under section 3740.10 of the Revised Code.(B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, a home health agency or nonagency provider seeking to provide nonmedical home health services shall apply to the department of health for a nonmedical home health services license. Except as provided in division (B)(3) of this section, the application shall include all of the following: (a) Fingerprint impressions of the primary owner of the home health agency or of the nonagency provider;(b) Copies of any documents filed and recorded with the secretary of state;(c) A notarized affidavit verifying the identity of the applicant;(d) If the applicant is a home health agency, a copy of the agency's criminal records check policy;(e) A statement identifying the days and hours of operation for the applicant;(f) A description of the nonmedical home health services to be provided, and any policies and procedures related to those services, if applicable;(g) Identification of the applicant's primary place of business and a description of the geographic area to be served;(h) Evidence that the applicant was providing direct care on or immediately prior to the effective date of this section, or if the applicant was not providing direct care immediately prior to the effective date of this section, a surety bond issued by a company licensed to do business in this state in the amount of twenty thousand dollars;(i) An application fee in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars.(2) A home health agency or nonagency provider that holds a skilled home health services license issued under division (A) of this section may provide nonmedical home health services without obtaining a nonmedical home health services license.(3) The director of health shall waive receipt of the items identified in divisions (B)(1)(a) to (g) of this section if the agency or provider submits evidence that the agency or provider is certified by the department of aging under section 173.391 of the Revised Code to provide community-based long-term care services.(C) An applicant under this section shall use the application form prescribed by rules adopted under section 3740.10 of the Revised Code and comply with license procedures established by those rules.Added by 134th General Assembly, HB 110,§101.01, eff. 9/30/2021.