Section 5165.518 - Identity of operator holding the license to operate and medical provider agreement to be the same(A) Each nursing facility shall ensure that the identity of the operator that holds the license to operate the facility issued under section 3721.02 of the Revised Code and the operator that holds the medicaid provider agreement for the facility issued under section 5165.07 of the Revised Code is the same person and is consistently identified for both purposes.(B) A nursing facility that has a difference in the identity of the operator that holds the license to operate the facility issued under section 3721.02 of the Revised Code and the operator holding the medicaid provider agreement for the facility issued under section 5165.07 of the Revised Code shall, not later than one year after the effective date of this section, take action to ensure that the same person is the operator for both purposes and is consistently identified for both purposes. An action taken in accordance with this division shall not be considered a change of operator as defined in section 3721.01 or 5165.01 of the Revised Code.Added by 135th General Assembly,SB 144,§1, eff. 10/24/2024.