OH HB789

Requires hospital emergency departments and freestanding emergency departments to have a physician physically present and on duty during all hours of operation

Mandates that a physician supervise all medical and nursing staff and be immediately available to staff at all times

Requires a physician to coordinate emergency care delivery, including continuous involvement in appropriate components of care

Defines "freestanding emergency department" as a facility providing emergency care that is structurally separate from a hospital

Defines "physician" as an individual licensed under Ohio law to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery