steve1906
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4731.77 [Effective 9/15/2014] Notice required for test for Lyme disease.
When a physician orders a test for the presence of Lyme disease in a patient, the physician or physician's delegate shall provide to the patient or patient's representative a written notice with the following information:
"Your health care provider has ordered a test for the presence of Lyme disease. Current testing for Lyme disease can be problematic and may lead to false results.
If you are tested for Lyme disease and the results are positive, this does not necessarily mean that you have contracted Lyme disease. In the alternative, if the results are negative, this does not necessarily mean that you have not contracted Lyme disease.
If you continue to experience symptoms or have other health concerns, you should contact your health care provider and inquire about the appropriateness of additional testing or treatment."
The physician or physician's delegate shall obtain a signature from the patient or patient's representative indicating receipt of the notice. The document containing the signature shall be kept in the patient's record.
History. Added by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 483, §101.01, eff. 9/15/2014.
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MADDOG
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I allways said if the test is positive you have it. If negative you still probably have it.
Well this is pretty good here in Ohio.
Not to shabby of a notice.
Hey they got it 50 percent right!!!!!
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This is the Ohio e-newsletter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Here is the rest of the information they give readers ( probably docs) about Lyme disease. [ from http://ohioaap.org/ohioaap-article/lyme-disease/ ]
"Click here to view the AAP Pediatric Care Online Quick Reference guide on Lyme Disease.
Click here to view the AAP Red Book section on Lyme Disease. (note: you must have your login and password provided by AAP).
Click here for parent resources on Lyme Disease."
Is the "Red Book" the little one doctors carry around in their pockets?
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