Section 4762.12. Reimbursement of supervising physician or chiropractor

In the case of a patient with a claim under Chapter 4121. or 4123. of the Revised Code, a supervising physician or chiropractor is eligible to be reimbursed for referring the patient to an oriental medicine practitioner or acupuncturist or for prescribing oriental medicine or acupuncture for the patient only if the physician has attained knowledge in the treatment of patients with oriental medicine or acupuncture, or the chiropractor has attained knowledge in the treatment of patients with acupuncture, as demonstrated by successful completion of a relevant course of study administered by a college of medicine, osteopathic medicine, podiatric medicine, or chiropractic acceptable to the bureau of workers' compensation or administered by another entity acceptable to the bureau.

Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.171, HB 251, §1, eff. 3/22/2013.

Effective Date: 08-10-2000; 2007 SB33 08-22-2007