Ohio Rev. Code § 4725.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4725 / § 4725.16
§ 4725.16. Expiration of certificate - renewal
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) Each certificate of licensure for the practice of optometry issued by the state vision professionals board shall expire on the last day of December of each even-numbered year, and may be renewed in accordance with this section and the standard renewal procedure established under Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. (2) An optometrist seeking to continue to practice optometry shall file with the board an application for license renewal. The application shall be in such form and require such pertinent professional biographical data as the board may require. (3)(a) Except as provided in division (A)(3)(b) of this section, in the case of an optometrist seeking renewal who prescribes or personally furnishes analgesic controlled substances authorized pursuant to section 4725.091 of the Revised Code that are opioid analgesics, as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code, the optometrist shall certify to the board whether the optometrist has been granted access to the drug database established and maintained by the state board of pharmacy pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code. (b) The requirement in division (A)(3)(a) of this section does not apply if any of the following is the case: (i) The state board of pharmacy notifies the state vision professionals board pursuant to section 4729.861 of the Revised Code that the license holder has been restricted from obtaining further information from the drug database. (ii) The state board of pharmacy no longer maintains the drug database. (iii) The license holder does not practice optometry in this state. (c) If an optometrist certifies to the state vision professionals board that the optometrist has been granted access to the drug database and the board finds through an audit or other means that the optometrist has not been granted access, the board may take action under section 4725.19 of the Revised Code. (B) All licensed optometrists shall complete continuing education in subjects relating to the practice of optometry, to the end that the utilization and application of new techniques, scientific and clinical advances, and the achievements of research will assure comprehensive care to the public. The board shall prescribe by rule the continuing optometric education that licensed optometrists must complete. The length of study shall be fifty clock hours each biennial licensing period, including twenty clock hours of instruction in pharmacology to be completed by all licensed optometrists. Unless the continuing education required under this division is waived or deferred under division (D) of this section, the continuing education must be completed during the biennial licensing period beginning on the first day of January of each odd-numbered year and ending on the last day of December of each even-numbered year. If the board receives notice from a continuing education program indicating that an optometrist completed the program after the last day of December of an even-numbered year, and the optometrist wants to use the continuing education completed after that day to renew the license, the optometrist shall pay the penalty specified under section 4725.34 of the Revised Code for late completion of continuing education. At least once annually, the board shall post on its web site and shall mail, or send by electronic mail, to each licensed optometrist a list of courses approved in accordance with standards prescribed by board rule. Upon the request of a licensed optometrist, the executive director of the board shall supply a list of additional courses that the board has approved subsequent to the most recent web site posting, electronic mail transmission, or mailing of the list of approved courses. (C)(1) Not later than the first day of November of each even-numbered year, the board shall mail or send by electronic mail a notice regarding license renewal to each licensed optometrist who may be eligible for renewal. The notice shall be sent to the optometrist's most recent electronic mail or mailing address shown in the board's records. If the board knows that the optometrist has completed the required continuing optometric education for the biennium, the board may include with the notice an application for license renewal. (2) Filing a license renewal application with the board shall serve as notice by the optometrist that the continuing optometric education requirement has been successfully completed. If the board finds that an optometrist has not completed the required continuing optometric education, the board shall disapprove the optometrist's application. The board's disapproval of renewal is effective without a hearing, unless a hearing is requested pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (3) The board shall refuse to accept an application for renewal from any applicant whose license is not in good standing or who is under disciplinary review pursuant to section 4725.19 of the Revised Code. (4) Notice of an applicant's failure to qualify for renewal shall be served upon the applicant by mail to the applicant's last address shown in the board's records. (D) In cases of certified illness or undue hardship, the board may waive or defer for up to twelve months the requirement of continuing optometric education, except that in such cases the board may not waive or defer the continuing education in pharmacology required to be completed by optometrists. The board shall waive the requirement of continuing optometric education for any optometrist who is serving on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio national guard or the national guard of any other state or who has received an initial certificate of licensure during the nine-month period which ended on the last day of December of an even-numbered year. (E) An optometrist whose renewal application has been approved may renew the license held by paying to the treasurer of state the fee for renewal specified under section 4725.34 of the Revised Code. On payment of all applicable fees, the board shall issue a renewal of the optometrist's certificate of licensure. (F) Not later than the fifteenth day of January of each odd-numbered year, the board shall mail or send by electronic mail a second notice regarding license renewal to each licensed optometrist who may be eligible for renewal but did not respond to the notice sent under division (C)(1) of this section. The notice shall be sent to the optometrist's most recent electronic mail or mailing address shown in the board's records. If an optometrist fails to file a renewal application after the second notice is sent, the board shall send a third notice regarding license renewal prior to any action under division (I) of this section to classify the optometrist's license as expired. (G) The failure of an optometrist to apply for license renewal or the failure to pay the applicable renewal fee on or before the date of expiration, shall automatically work a forfeiture of the optometrist's authority to practice optometry in this state. (H) The board shall accept renewal applications and renewal fees that are submitted from the first day of January to the last day of January of the odd-numbered year next succeeding the date of expiration. An individual who submits such a late renewal application or fee shall pay the late renewal fee specified in section 4725.34 of the Revised Code. (I)(1) If the date of expiration of a certificate of licensure issued by the board to an individual has passed and the individual has not filed a complete application during the late renewal period, the individual's certificate of licensure shall be classified in the board's records as expired. (2) Any optometrist whose certificate of licensure has been classified as expired may submit an application to the board for reinstatement. For reinstatement to occur, the applicant must meet all of the following conditions: (a) Submit to the board evidence of compliance with board rules requiring continuing optometric education in a sufficient number of hours to make up for any delinquent compliance; (b) Pay the renewal fees for the biennium in which application for reinstatement is made; (c) Pass all or part of the licensing examination accepted by the board under section 4725.11 of the Revised Code as the board considers appropriate to determine whether the application for reinstatement should be approved; (d) If the applicant has been practicing optometry in another state or country, submit evidence that the applicant's license to practice optometry in the other state or country is in good standing. (3) The board shall approve an application for reinstatement if the conditions specified in division (I)(2) of this section are met. An optometrist who receives reinstatement is subject to the continuing education requirements specified under division (B) of this section for the year in which reinstatement occurs. Last updated February 24, 2023 at 4:35 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4776.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4776 / § 4776.20
§ 4776.20. Violation of law regarding trafficking in persons by licensee; notification of agency; sanctions
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Licensing agency" means, in addition to each board identified in division (C) of section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, the board or other government entity authorized to issue a license under Chapters 3776., 4703., 4707., 4709., 4712., 4713., 4719., 4723., 4727., 4728., 4733., 4735., 4737., 4738., 4740., 4747., 4749., 4752., 4753., 4758., 4759., 4763., 4764., 4765., 4766., 4771., 4773., and 4781. of the Revised Code. "Licensing agency" includes an administrative officer that has authority to issue a license. (2) "Licensee" means, in addition to a licensee as described in division (B) of section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, the person to whom a license is issued by the board or other government entity authorized to issue a license under Chapters 3776., 4703., 4707., 4709., 4712., 4713., 4719., 4723., 4727., 4728., 4733., 4735., 4737., 4738., 4740., 4747., 4749., 4751., 4752., 4753., 4758., 4759., 4763., 4764., 4765., 4766., 4771., 4773., and 4781. of the Revised Code. (3) "Prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code. (B) On a licensee's conviction of, plea of guilty to, judicial finding of guilt of, or judicial finding of guilt resulting from a plea of no contest to the offense of trafficking in persons in violation of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code, the prosecutor in the case shall promptly notify the licensing agency of the conviction, plea, or finding and provide the licensee's name and residential address. On receipt of this notification, the licensing agency shall immediately suspend the licensee's license. (C) If there is a conviction of, plea of guilty to, judicial finding of guilt of, or judicial finding of guilt resulting from a plea of no contest to the offense of trafficking in persons in violation of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code and all or part of the violation occurred on the premises of a facility that is licensed by a licensing agency, the prosecutor in the case shall promptly notify the licensing agency of the conviction, plea, or finding and provide the facility's name and address and the offender's name and residential address. On receipt of this notification, the licensing agency shall immediately suspend the facility's license. (D) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the suspension of a license under division (B) or (C) of this section shall be implemented by a licensing agency without a prior hearing. After the suspension, the licensing agency shall give written notice to the subject of the suspension of the right to request a hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. After a hearing is held, the licensing agency shall either revoke or permanently revoke the license of the subject of the suspension, unless it determines that the license holder has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, been found guilty of, or been found guilty based on a plea of no contest to the offense of trafficking in persons in violation of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 8, 2023 at 9:25 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 4725.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4725 / § 4725.08
§ 4725.08. State vision professionals board; immunity
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly In the absence of fraud or bad faith, the state vision professionals board, a current or former board member, an agent of the board, a person formally requested by the board to be the board's representative, or an employee of the board shall not be held liable in damages to any person as the result of any act, omission, proceeding, conduct, or decision related to official duties undertaken or performed pursuant to this chapter. If any such person asks to be defended by the state against any claim or action arising out of any act, omission, proceeding, conduct, or decision related to the person's official duties, and if the request is made in writing at a reasonable time before trial and the person requesting defense cooperates in good faith in the defense of the claim or action, the state shall provide and pay for the person's defense and shall pay any resulting judgment, compromise, or settlement. At no time shall the state pay any part of a claim or judgment that is for punitive or exemplary damages.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4744.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4744 / § 4744.02
§ 4744.02. Creation
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the state speech and hearing professionals board consisting of the following members, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate: (1) Two individuals licensed as speech-language pathologists under Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code; (2) Three individuals licensed as audiologists under Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code; (3) Two individuals licensed as hearing aid fitters under Chapter 4747. of the Revised Code; (4) Two individuals representing the general public. (B) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the governor shall make initial appointments to the board. Of the initial appointments, four members shall serve terms ending March 22, 2019, three members shall serve terms ending March 22, 2020, and two members shall serve terms ending March 22, 2021. Thereafter, terms of office are three years, with each term commencing on the twenty-third day of March and ending on the twenty-second day of March. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed, except that a member shall continue in office after the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office. No member shall serve more than three consecutive terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. (C) No individual may be appointed to the board who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States. The governor may remove a member of the board for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance after a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The governor shall remove, after a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, any member who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4765.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4765 / § 4765.24
§ 4765.24. Continuing education - certificate of completion
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 52 - 135th General Assembly The operator of an accredited training program for first responders shall issue a certificate of completion in first responder training to each student who successfully completes the training program described in division (B) of section 4765.16 of the Revised Code. The operator of an accredited training program for emergency medical technicians-basic shall issue a certificate of completion in emergency medical services training-basic to each student who successfully completes the EMT-basic program described in division (C) of section 4765.16 of the Revised Code. The operator of an accredited training program for emergency medical technicians-intermediate shall issue a certificate of completion in emergency medical services training-intermediate to each student who successfully completes the EMT-I program described in division (D) of section 4765.16 of the Revised Code. The operator of an accredited training program for emergency medical technicians-paramedic shall issue a certificate of completion in emergency medical services training-paramedic to each student who successfully completes the training program described in division (E) of section 4765.16 of the Revised Code. The operator of an approved emergency medical services continuing education program shall issue the appropriate certificate of completion in emergency medical services continuing education to each student who successfully completes a continuing education program described in division (F) of section 4765.16 of the Revised Code. Last updated April 27, 2023 at 2:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4747.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4747 / § 4747.99
§ 4747.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

November 25, 1969 Senate Bill 61 - 108th General Assembly Whoever violates section 4747.02 or 4747.14 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not less than ten nor more than ninety days, or both. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 4759.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4759 / § 4759.10
§ 4759.10. Exemptions
Status: in_force

February 8, 2018 House Bill 145 - 132nd General Assembly Sections 4759.01 to 4759.08 of the Revised Code do not apply to any of the following: (A) A person licensed under Title XLVII of the Revised Code who is acting within the scope of the person's profession, provided that the person complies with division (B) of section 4759.02 of the Revised Code; (B) A person who is a graduate of an associate degree program approved by the academy of nutrition and dietetics or the state medical board who is working as a dietetic technician under the supervision of a dietitian licensed under section 4759.06 of the Revised Code or registered by the commission on dietetic registration, except that the person is subject to division (B) of section 4759.02 of the Revised Code if the person uses a title other than "dietetic technician"; (C) A person who practices dietetics related to employment in the armed forces, veteran's administration, or the public health service of the United States; (D) Persons employed by a nonprofit agency approved by the board or by a federal, state, municipal or county government, or by any other political subdivision, elementary or secondary school, or an institution of higher education approved by the state medical board or by a regional agency recognized by the council on postsecondary accreditation, who performs only nutritional education activities and such other nutritional activities as the board, by rule, permits, provided the person does not violate division (B) of section 4759.02 of the Revised Code; (E) A person who has completed a program meeting the academic standards set for dietitians by the academy of nutrition and dietetics, received a baccalaureate or higher degree from a school, college, or university approved by a regional accreditation agency recognized by the council on postsecondary accreditation, works under the supervision of a licensed dietitian or registered dietitian, and does not violate division (B) of section 4759.02 of the Revised Code; (F) A person when acting, under the direction and supervision of a person licensed under Title XLVII of the Revised Code, in the execution of a plan of treatment authorized by the licensed person, provided the person complies with division (B) of section 4759.02 of the Revised Code; (G) The free dissemination of literature in the state; (H) Provided that the persons involved in the sale, promotion, or explanation of the sale of food, food materials, or dietary supplements do not violate division (B) of section 4759.02 of the Revised Code, the sale of food, food materials, or dietary supplements and the marketing and distribution of food, food materials, or dietary supplements and the promotion or explanation of the use of food, food materials, or dietary supplements provided that the promotion or explanation does not violate Chapter 1345. of the Revised Code; (I) A person who offers dietary supplements for sale and who makes the following statements about the product if the statements are consistent with the dietary supplement's label or labeling: (1) Claim a benefit related to a classical nutrient deficiency disease and disclose the prevalence of the disease in the United States; (2) Describe the role of a nutrient or dietary ingredient intended to affect the structure or function of the human body; (3) Characterize the documented mechanism by which a nutrient or dietary ingredient acts to maintain the structure or function of the human body; (4) Describe general well-being from the consumption of a nutrient or dietary ingredient. (J) Provided that the persons involved in presenting a general program of instruction for weight control do not violate division (B) of section 4759.02 of the Revised Code, a general program of instruction for weight control approved in writing by a licensed dietitian, a physician licensed under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine or surgery or osteopathic medicine or surgery, a person licensed in another state that the board considers to have substantially equivalent licensure requirements as this state, or a registered dietitian; (K) The continued practice of dietetics at a hospital by a person employed at that same hospital to practice dietetics for the twenty years immediately prior to July 1, 1987, so long as the person works under the supervision of a dietitian licensed under section 4759.06 of the Revised Code and does not violate division (B) of section 4759.02 of the Revised Code. This division does not apply to any person who has held a license issued under this chapter to practice dietetics. As used in this division, "hospital" has the same meaning as in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4762.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4762 / § 4762.05
§ 4762.05. Replacement license
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly Upon application by the holder of a license to practice as an oriental medicine practitioner or license to practice as an acupuncturist, the state medical board shall issue a duplicate license to replace one that is missing or damaged, to reflect a name change, or for any other reasonable cause. The fee for a duplicate license is thirty-five dollars.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4768.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4768 / § 4768.14
§ 4768.14. Investigations
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Upon receipt of a written complaint or upon the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing's own motion, the superintendent may investigate any person that allegedly violated division (A)(1) of section 4768.02 of the Revised Code. (B) If, after investigation, the superintendent determines there exists reasonable evidence of a violation of division (A)(1) of section 4768.02 of the Revised Code, within fourteen business days after that determination, the superintendent shall send the party who is the subject of the investigation a written notice, by regular mail, that includes all of the following information: (1) A description of the activity in which the party allegedly is engaging or has engaged that is a violation of division (A)(1) of section 4768.02 of the Revised Code; (2) The applicable law allegedly violated; (3) A statement informing the party that a hearing concerning the alleged violation will be held before a hearing examiner, and a statement giving the date and place of that hearing; (4) A statement informing the party that the party or the party's attorney may appear in person at the hearing and present evidence and examine witnesses appearing for and against the party, or the party may submit written testimony stating any positions, arguments, or contentions. (C) At any time after the superintendent notifies a person of the superintendent's determination in accordance with division (B) of this section but before a hearing is held on the matter, the person may apply to the superintendent to enter into a settlement agreement regarding the alleged violation. The superintendent and the person shall comply with the requirements for settlement agreements established by rules adopted by the board under division (A)(3) of section 4768.03 of the Revised Code. If the parties enter into the settlement agreement, the hearing before the hearing examiner shall be postponed and the board shall review the settlement agreement at its next regularly scheduled meeting. If the board disapproves the settlement agreement, the hearing before the hearing examiner shall be rescheduled. (D) The hearing examiner shall hear the testimony of all parties present at the hearing and consider any written testimony submitted pursuant to division (B)(4) of this section. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing examiner shall determine if there has been a violation of division (A)(1) of section 4768.02 of the Revised Code. (E) After the conclusion of formal hearings, the hearing examiner shall file with the superintendent, the real estate appraiser board, the complainant, and the parties a written report setting forth the examiner's findings of fact and conclusions of law and a recommendation of the action to be taken by the superintendent. Within ten days of receiving a copy of that report, the parties and the division of real estate and professional licensing may file with the board written objections to the report. The board shall consider the objections before approving, modifying, or disapproving the report. The board shall review the hearing examiner's report at the next regularly scheduled board meeting held at least fifteen business days after receipt of the hearing examiner's report. The board shall hear the testimony of the complainant or the parties. (F) After reviewing the hearing examiner's report pursuant to division (E) of this section, or after reviewing the settlement agreement pursuant to division (C) of this section, the board shall decide whether to impose sanctions upon a party for a violation of division (A)(1) of section 4768.02 of the Revised Code. The board may assess a civil penalty in an amount it determines, not to exceed one thousand dollars per violation, not to exceed ten thousand dollars in aggregate. Each day a violation occurs or continues is a separate violation. The board shall determine the terms of payment. The board shall maintain a transcript of the proceedings of the hearing and issue a written opinion to all parties, citing its findings and grounds for any action taken. If the board approved a settlement agreement entered into pursuant to division (C) of this section in relation to the violation, the civil penalty shall not be inconsistent with that settlement agreement. (G) Civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the real estate operating fund created under section 4735.211 of the Revised Code. (H) If a party fails to pay a civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section within the time prescribed by the board, the superintendent shall forward to the attorney general the name of the party and the amount of the civil penalty, for the purpose of collecting that civil penalty. The party shall pay the fee assessed by the attorney general for collection of the civil penalty in addition to the civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars. Last updated October 4, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4757.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4757 / § 4757.41
§ 4757.41. Exemptions
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) This chapter shall not apply to the following: (1) A person certified by the state board of education under Chapter 3319. of the Revised Code while performing any services within the person's scope of employment by a board of education or by a private school meeting the standards prescribed by the director of education and workforce under division (D) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code or in a program operated under Chapter 5126. of the Revised Code for training individuals with developmental disabilities; (2) Psychologists, independent school psychologists, or school psychologists licensed under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code; (3) Members of other professions licensed, certified, or registered by this state while performing services within the recognized scope, standards, and ethics of their respective professions; (4) Rabbis, priests, Christian science practitioners, clergy, or members of religious orders and other individuals participating with them in pastoral counseling when the counseling activities are within the scope of the performance of their regular or specialized ministerial duties and are performed under the auspices or sponsorship of an established and legally cognizable church, denomination, or sect or an integrated auxiliary of a church as defined in federal tax regulations, paragraph (g)(5) of 26 C.F.R. 1.6033-2 (1995), and when the individual rendering the service remains accountable to the established authority of that church, denomination, sect, or integrated auxiliary; (5) Any person who is not licensed under this chapter as a licensed professional clinical counselor, licensed professional counselor, independent social worker, or social worker and is employed in the civil service as defined in section 124.01 of the Revised Code while engaging in professional counseling or social work as a civil service employee, if on July 10, 2014, the person has at least two years of service in that capacity; (6) A student in an accredited educational institution while carrying out activities that are part of the student's prescribed course of study if the activities are supervised as required by the educational institution and if the student does not hold herself or himself out as a person licensed or registered under this chapter; (7) An individual who holds a license or certificate under Chapter 4758. of the Revised Code who is acting within the scope of the individual's license or certificate as a member of the profession of chemical dependency counseling or prevention services; (8) Any person employed by the American red cross while engaging in activities relating to services for military families and veterans and disaster relief, as described in the "American National Red Cross Act," 33 Stat. 599 (1905), 36 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended; (9) Members of labor organizations who hold union counselor certificates while performing services in their official capacity as union counselors; (10) Any person employed in a hospital as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code or in a nursing home as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code while providing as a hospital employee or nursing home employee, respectively, social services other than counseling and the use of psychosocial interventions and social psychotherapy; (11) A vocational rehabilitation professional who is providing rehabilitation services to individuals under section 3304.17 of the Revised Code, or holds certification by the commission on rehabilitation counselor certification and is providing rehabilitation counseling services consistent with the commission's standards; (12) A caseworker not licensed under this chapter as an independent social worker or social worker who is employed by a public children services agency under section 5153.112 of the Revised Code; (13) A person completing supervised experience to qualify for a license as an art therapist or music therapist, provided that experience is completed under the supervision of a licensed art therapist or music therapist, as applicable. (B) Divisions (A)(5) and (10) of this section do not prevent a person described in those divisions from obtaining a license or certificate of registration under this chapter. (C) Except as provided in divisions (A) and (D) of this section, no employee in the service of the state, including public employees as defined by Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, shall engage in the practice of professional counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy without the appropriate license issued by the board. Failure to comply with this division constitutes nonfeasance under section 124.34 of the Revised Code or just cause under a collective bargaining agreement. Nothing in this division restricts the director of administrative services from developing new classifications related to this division or from reassigning affected employees to appropriate classifications based on the employee's duties and qualifications. (D) Except as provided in division (A) of this section, an employee who was engaged in the practice of professional counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy in the service of the state prior to July 10, 2014, including public employees as defined by Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, shall comply with division (C) of this section within two years after July 10, 2014. Any such employee who fails to comply shall be removed from employment. (E) Nothing in this chapter prevents a public children services agency from employing as a caseworker a person not licensed under this chapter as an independent social worker or social worker who has the qualifications specified in section 5153.112 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 22, 2023 at 3:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4757.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4757 / § 4757.18
§ 4757.18. Reciprocity
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly The professional standards committees of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall, by endorsement, issue the appropriate license, temporary license, or certificate of registration in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (A) The applicant holds a license or certificate of registration in another state. (B) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in a state that does not issue the license, temporary license, or certificate of registration for which the applicant is applying. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:51 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4729.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4729 / § 4729.54
§ 4729.54. Terminal distributor licenses
Status: in_force

March 4, 2026 House Bill 96 (GA 136), Senate Bill 152 (GA 136) (A) As used in this section: (1) "Category II" means any dangerous drug that is not included in category III. (2) "Category III" means any controlled substance that is contained in schedule I, II, III, IV, or V. (3) "Emergency medical service organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. (4) "Emergency medical service organization satellite" means a location where dangerous drugs are stored that is separate from, but associated with, the headquarters of an emergency medical service organization. "Emergency medical service organization satellite" does not include the units under the control of the emergency medical service organization. (5) "Person" includes an emergency medical service organization or an emergency medical service organization satellite. (6) "Schedule I," "schedule II," "schedule III," "schedule IV," and "schedule V" have the same meanings as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The state board of pharmacy shall license persons seeking to operate as terminal distributors of dangerous drugs, whether located within or outside this state. A person seeking to be licensed as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs shall file with the executive director of the board a verified application. After it is filed, the application may not be withdrawn without approval of the board. (2) An application shall contain all the following that apply in the applicant's case: (a) Information that the board requires relative to the qualifications of a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs set forth in section 4729.55 of the Revised Code; (b) A statement as to the category of licensure, identified under division (E) of this section, that the person is seeking; (c) If the person is seeking to be licensed as a limited category II or limited category III terminal distributor of dangerous drugs, a list of the dangerous drugs described in category II or the controlled substances described in category III that the person is seeking to possess, have custody or control of, and distribute, which list shall also specify the purpose for which those drugs will be used and their source; (d) If the person is an emergency medical service organization, the information that is specified in divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section, and if the person is an emergency medical service organization satellite, the information required under division (D) of this section; (e) Except with respect to the units under the control of an emergency medical service organization, the identity of the one establishment or place at which the person intends to engage in the sale or other distribution of dangerous drugs at retail, and maintain possession, custody, or control of dangerous drugs for purposes other than the person's own use or consumption; (f) If the application pertains to a pain management clinic, information that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the board, compliance with division (A) of section 4729.552 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) Each emergency medical service organization that applies for a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs license shall submit with its application all of the following: (a) A copy of its standing orders or protocol, which orders or protocol shall be signed by a physician; (b) A list of the dangerous drugs that the units under its control may carry, expressed in standard dose units, which shall be signed by a physician; (c) A list of the personnel employed or used by the organization to provide emergency medical services in accordance with Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code. In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board shall adopt rules specifying when an emergency medical service organization that is licensed as a terminal distributor must notify the board of any changes in its documentation submitted pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section. (2) An emergency medical service organization seeking to be licensed as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs shall list in its application for licensure the following additional information: (a) The units under its control that the organization determines will possess dangerous drugs for the purpose of administering emergency medical services in accordance with Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code; (b) With respect to each such unit, whether the dangerous drugs that the organization determines the unit will possess are in category II or III. (3) An emergency medical service organization that is licensed as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs shall file a new application for such licensure if there is any change in the number or location of any of its units or if there is any change in the category of the dangerous drugs that any unit will possess. (4) A unit listed in an application for licensure pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section may obtain the dangerous drugs it is authorized to possess from its emergency medical service organization or, on a replacement basis, from a hospital pharmacy. If units will obtain dangerous drugs from a hospital pharmacy, the organization shall file, and maintain in current form, the following items with the pharmacist who is responsible for the hospital's terminal distributor of dangerous drugs license: (a) A copy of its standing orders or protocol; (b) A list of the personnel employed or used by the organization to provide emergency medical services in accordance with Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code, who are authorized to possess the drugs, which list also shall indicate the personnel who are authorized to administer the drugs. (D) Each emergency medical service organization satellite that applies for a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs license shall submit with its application all of the information that the board requires to be submitted with the application, as specified in rules the board shall adopt in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (E) When the board issues a license to a person seeking to operate as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs, the board shall issue the license according to one of the following categories, as the case may be for the person's business operations: (1) Category II license. A category II license applies to a person whose business operations are located within this state. A person who obtains this license may possess, have custody or control of, and distribute only the dangerous drugs described in category II. (2) Limited category II license. A limited category II license applies to a person whose business operations are located within this state. A person who obtains this license may possess, have custody or control of, and distribute only the dangerous drugs described in category II that were listed in the application for licensure. (3) Category III license, which may include a pain management clinic classification issued under section 4729.552 of the Revised Code. A category III license applies to a person whose business operations are located within this state. A person who obtains this license may possess, have custody or control of, and distribute the dangerous drugs described in category II and category III. If the license includes a pain management clinic classification, the person may operate a pain management clinic. (4) Limited category III license. A limited category III license applies to a person whose business operations are located within this state. A person who obtains this license may possess, have custody or control of, and distribute only the dangerous drugs described in category II or the controlled substances described in category III that were listed in the application for licensure. (5) Nonresident license. A nonresident license applies to a person whose business operations are located outside this state. A person who obtains a nonresident license may possess, have custody or control of, and distribute the dangerous drugs described in category II and the controlled substances described in category III. (F) Except for an application made by a county dog warden or on behalf of an animal shelter or wild animal rehabilitation facility, if an applicant for a limited category II license or limited category III license intends to administer dangerous drugs to a person or animal, the applicant shall submit, with the application, a copy of its protocol or standing orders. The protocol or orders shall be signed by a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs, specify the dangerous drugs to be administered, and list personnel who are authorized to administer the dangerous drugs in accordance with federal law or the law of this state. An application made by a county dog warden or on behalf of an animal shelter or wild animal rehabilitation facility shall include a list of the dangerous drugs to be administered to animals and the personnel who are authorized to administer the drugs to animals in accordance with section 4729.532 of the Revised Code. In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board shall adopt rules specifying when a licensee must notify the board of any changes in its documentation submitted pursuant to this division. (G)(1) Except as provided in division (G)(3) of this section, each applicant for licensure as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs shall submit, with the application, a license fee in the amount that applies to the category of licensure being sought. The amount assessed shall not be returned to the applicant if the applicant fails to qualify for the license. (2) The following fees apply under division (G)(1) of this section: (a) Except as provided in division (G)(2)(b) of this section: (i) Three hundred sixty dollars for a category II or limited category II license; (ii) Four hundred sixty dollars for a category III license, including a license with a pain management clinic classification issued under section 4729.552 of the Revised Code, or a limited category III license; (iii) Five hundred dollars for a nonresident license. (b) One hundred sixty dollars for all of the following whose business operations are located within this state: (i) A person who is required to hold a license as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs pursuant to division (C) of section 4729.541 of the Revised Code; (ii) A professional association, corporation, partnership, or limited liability company organized for the purpose of practicing veterinary medicine that is not included in division (G)(2)(b)(i) of this section; (iii) An emergency medical service organization satellite. (3) No fee applies for a license issued to a charitable pharmacy, as defined in section 3719.811 of the Revised Code, if the charitable pharmacy is participating in the drug repository program established under section 3715.87 of the Revised Code. (H)(1) The board shall issue a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs license, in the appropriate category, to each person who submits an application for such licensure in accordance with this section, pays the required license fee, is determined by the board to meet the requirements set forth in section 4729.55 of the Revised Code, and satisfies any other applicable requirements of this section. (2) Except for the license of a county dog warden, the license shall describe the one establishment or place at which the licensee may engage in the sale or other distribution of dangerous drugs at retail and maintain possession, custody, or control of dangerous drugs for purposes other than the licensee's own use or consumption. The one establishment or place shall be that which is identified in the application for licensure. No such license shall authorize or permit the terminal distributor of dangerous drugs named in it to engage in the sale or other distribution of dangerous drugs at retail or to maintain possession, custody, or control of dangerous drugs for any purpose other than the distributor's own use or consumption, at any establishment or place other than that described in the license, except that an agent or employee of an animal shelter or wild animal rehabilitation facility or county dog warden may possess and use dangerous drugs in the course of business as provided in section 4729.532 of the Revised Code. (3) The license of an emergency medical service organization shall cover the organization's headquarters and, in addition, shall cover and describe all the units of the organization listed in its application for licensure. (I)(1) All licenses issued or renewed pursuant to this section shall be effective for a period specified by the board in rules adopted under section 4729.26 of the Revised Code. The effective period for an initial or renewed license shall not exceed twenty-four months unless the board extends the period in rules to adjust license renewal schedules. A license shall be renewed by the board according to the provisions of this section, the standard renewal procedure of Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code, and rules adopted by the board under section 4729.26 of the Revised Code. A person seeking to renew a license shall submit an application for renewal and pay the required fee on or before the date specified in the rules adopted by the board. The fee required for the renewal of a license shall be the same as the license fee that applies under division (G)(2) of this section. (2)(a) Subject to division (I)(2)(b) of this section, a license that has not been renewed by the date specified in rules adopted by the board may be reinstated only upon payment of the required renewal fee and a penalty fee of one hundred ten dollars. (b) If an application for renewal has not been submitted by the sixty-first day after the renewal date specified in rules adopted by the board, the license is considered void and cannot be renewed, but the license holder may reapply for licensure. (3) A terminal distributor of dangerous drugs that fails to renew licensure in accordance with this section and rules adopted by the board is prohibited from engaging in the retail sale, possession, or distribution of dangerous drugs until a valid license is issued by the board. (J)(1) No emergency medical service organization that is licensed as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs shall fail to comply with division (C)(1), (3), or (4) of this section. (2) No licensed terminal distributor of dangerous drugs shall possess, have custody or control of, or distribute dangerous drugs that the terminal distributor is not entitled to possess, have custody or control of, or distribute by virtue of its category of licensure. (3) No licensee that is required by division (F) of this section to notify the board of changes in its protocol or standing orders, or in personnel, shall fail to comply with that division. (K) A person holding a license issued under this section shall designate, and shall have available at all times, a person to serve for the licensed location in a position to be known as "responsible person." A person may be designated and serve as a responsible person only if the person meets the requirements established in rules that the board shall adopt under section 4729.26 of the Revised Code. Along with the license holder, a responsible person shall accept responsibility for the operation of the licensed location in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws and rules. A license holder shall notify the board of the person who is designated to serve as the responsible person and, thereafter, shall notify the board each time a change is made in the designation. Notice to the board shall be provided in accordance with procedures established in rules that the board shall adopt under section 4729.26 of the Revised Code. For any change of responsible person, the board shall assess a fee of fifteen dollars. (L) The board may enter into agreements with other states, federal agencies, and other entities to exchange information concerning licensing and inspection of terminal distributors of dangerous drugs located within or outside this state and to investigate alleged violations of the laws and rules governing distribution of drugs by terminal distributors. Any information received pursuant to such an agreement is subject to the same confidentiality requirements applicable to the agency or entity from which it was received and shall not be released without prior authorization from that agency or entity. Any information received is also subject to section 4729.23 of the Revised Code. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated January 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4761.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4761 / § 4761.10
§ 4761.10. Prohibited acts - injunctive relief
Status: in_force

February 8, 2018 House Bill 145 - 132nd General Assembly (A) No person shall offer or render respiratory care services, or represent that the person is a respiratory care professional, respiratory therapist, respiratory technologist, respiratory care technician, respiratory practitioner, inhalation therapist, inhalation technologist, or inhalation therapy technician, or to have any similar title or to provide these services under a similar description, unless the person holds a license or limited permit issued under this chapter. No partnership, association, or corporation shall advertise or otherwise offer to provide or convey the impression that it is providing respiratory care unless an individual holding a license or limited permit issued under this chapter is employed by or under contract with the partnership, association, or corporation and will be performing the respiratory care services to which reference is made. (B) Notwithstanding the provisions of division (A) of this section, all of the following apply: (1) In the case of a hospital or nursing facility, some limited aspects of respiratory care services such as measuring blood pressure and taking blood samples may be performed by persons demonstrating current competence in such procedures, as long as the person acts under the direction of a physician or the delegation of a registered nurse and the person does not represent that the person is engaged in the practice of respiratory care. The above limited aspects of respiratory care do not include any of the following: the administration of aerosol medication, the maintenance of patients on mechanical ventilators, aspiration, and the application and maintenance of artificial airways. (2) In the case of a facility, institution, or other setting that exists for a purpose substantially other than the provision of health care, if nursing tasks are delegated by a registered nurse as provided in Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under it, respiratory care tasks may be performed under that delegation by persons demonstrating current competence in performing the tasks, as long as the person does not represent that the person is engaged in the practice of respiratory care. (3) A polysomnographic technologist credentialed by an organization the state medical board recognizes, a trainee under the direct supervision of a polysomnographic technologist credentialed by an organization the board recognizes, or a person the board recognizes as being eligible to be credentialed as a polysomnographic technologist may perform the respiratory care tasks specified in rules adopted under section 4761.03 of the Revised Code, as long as both of the following apply: (a) The tasks are performed in the diagnosis and therapeutic intervention of sleep-related breathing disorders and under the general supervision of a physician. (b) The person performing the tasks does not represent that the person is engaged in the practice of respiratory care. (C) The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of any county in which the offense was committed or the offender resides, the state medical board, or any other person having knowledge of a person who either directly or by complicity is in violation of this section, may, in accordance with provisions of the Revised Code governing injunctions, maintain an action in the name of the state to enjoin any person from engaging either directly or by complicity in the unlawful activity by applying for an injunction in the Franklin county court of common pleas or any other court of competent jurisdiction. Prior to application for such injunction, the secretary of the state medical board shall notify the person allegedly engaged either directly or by complicity in the unlawful activity by registered mail that the secretary has received information indicating that this person is so engaged. The person shall answer the secretary within thirty days showing that the person is either properly licensed for the stated activity or that the person is not in violation of this chapter. If the answer is not forthcoming within thirty days after notice by the secretary, the secretary shall request that the attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the offense was committed or the offender resides, or the state medical board proceed as authorized in this section. Upon the filing of a verified petition in court, the court shall conduct a hearing on the petition and shall give the same preference to this proceeding as is given all proceedings under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, irrespective of the position of the proceeding on the calendar of the court. Injunction proceedings shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all penalties and other remedies provided under this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4734.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4734 / § 4734.36
§ 4734.36. Automatic suspension upon guilty plea or conviction
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly A chiropractor who in this state pleads guilty to or is convicted of aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated burglary, or who in another jurisdiction pleads guilty to or is convicted of any substantially equivalent criminal offense, is automatically suspended from practice in this state and the license issued under this chapter to practice chiropractic is automatically suspended as of the date of the guilty plea or conviction. If applicable, the chiropractor's certificate issued under this chapter to practice acupuncture is automatically suspended at the same time. Continued practice after suspension under this section shall be considered practicing chiropractic without a license and, if applicable, acupuncture without a certificate. On receiving notice or otherwise becoming aware of the conviction, the state chiropractic board shall notify the individual of the suspension under this section in accordance with sections 119.05 and 119.07 of the Revised Code. If an individual whose license and, if applicable, certificate to practice acupuncture is suspended under this section fails to make a timely request for an adjudication, the board shall enter a final order revoking the individual's license and, if applicable, certificate to practice acupuncture. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 12:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4729.75 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4729 / § 4729.75
§ 4729.75. Drug database may be established by board of pharmacy
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 Senate Bill 119 - 132nd General Assembly The state board of pharmacy may establish and maintain a drug database. The board shall use the drug database to monitor the misuse and diversion of the following: controlled substances, as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code; medical marijuana, as authorized under Chapter 3796. of the Revised Code; and other dangerous drugs the board includes in the database pursuant to rules adopted under section 4729.84 of the Revised Code. The board also shall use the drug database to monitor naltrexone. In establishing and maintaining the database, the board shall electronically collect information pursuant to sections 4729.77 , 4729.771 , 4729.772 , 4729.78 , and 4729.79 of the Revised Code and shall disseminate information as authorized or required by sections 4729.80 and 4729.81 of the Revised Code. The board's collection and dissemination of information shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted under section 4729.84 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4755.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4755 / § 4755.47
§ 4755.47. Disciplinary actions
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board may, except as provided in division (B) of this section, refuse to grant a license to an applicant for an initial or renewed license as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant or, by an affirmative vote of not less than five members, may limit, suspend, or revoke the license of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant or reprimand, fine, place a license holder on probation, or require the license holder to take corrective action courses, on any of the following grounds: (1) Habitual indulgence in the use of controlled substances, other habit-forming drugs, or alcohol to an extent that affects the individual's professional competency; (2) Conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, regardless of the state or country in which the conviction occurred; (3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license issued by the physical therapy section by fraud or deception, including the making of a false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement; (4) An adjudication by a court, as provided in section 5122.301 of the Revised Code, that the applicant or licensee is incompetent for the purpose of holding the license and has not thereafter been restored to legal capacity for that purpose; (5) Subject to section 4755.471 of the Revised Code, violation of the code of ethics adopted by the physical therapy section; (6) Violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of or conspiring to violate sections 4755.40 to 4755.56 of the Revised Code or any order issued or rule adopted under those sections; (7) Failure of one or both of the examinations required under section 4755.43 or 4755.431 of the Revised Code; (8) Permitting the use of one's name or license by a person, group, or corporation when the one permitting the use is not directing the treatment given; (9) Denial, revocation, suspension, or restriction of authority to practice a health care occupation, including physical therapy, for any reason other than a failure to renew, in Ohio or another state or jurisdiction; (10) Failure to maintain minimal standards of practice in the administration or handling of drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, or failure to employ acceptable scientific methods in the selection of drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, or other modalities for treatment; (11) Willful betrayal of a professional confidence; (12) Making a false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement in the solicitation of or advertising for patients in relation to the practice of physical therapy; (13) A departure from, or the failure to conform to, minimal standards of care required of licensees when under the same or similar circumstances, whether or not actual injury to a patient is established; (14) Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, money or anything of value by fraudulent misrepresentations in the course of practice; (15) Violation of the conditions of limitation or agreements placed by the physical therapy section on a license to practice; (16) Failure to renew a license in accordance with section 4755.46 of the Revised Code; (17) Except as provided in section 4755.471 of the Revised Code, engaging in the division of fees for referral of patients or receiving anything of value in return for a specific referral of a patient to utilize a particular service or business; (18) Inability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care because of mental illness or physical illness, including physical deterioration that adversely affects cognitive, motor, or perception skills; (19) The revocation, suspension, restriction, or termination of clinical privileges by the United States department of defense or department of veterans affairs; (20) Termination or suspension from participation in the medicare or medicaid program established under Title XVIII and Title XIX, respectively, of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C. 301, as amended, for an act or acts that constitute a violation of sections 4755.40 to 4755.56 of the Revised Code; (21) Failure of a physical therapist to maintain supervision of a student, physical therapist assistant, unlicensed support personnel, other assistant personnel, or a license applicant in accordance with the requirements of sections 4755.40 to 4755.56 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under those sections; (22) Failure to complete continuing education requirements as prescribed in section 4755.51 or 4755.511 of the Revised Code or to satisfy any rules applicable to continuing education requirements that are adopted by the physical therapy section; (23) Conviction of a misdemeanor when the act that constitutes the misdemeanor occurs during the practice of physical therapy; (24)(a) Except as provided in division (A)(24)(b) of this section, failure to cooperate with an investigation conducted by the physical therapy section, including failure to comply with a subpoena or orders issued by the section or failure to answer truthfully a question presented by the section at a deposition or in written interrogatories. (b) Failure to cooperate with an investigation does not constitute grounds for discipline under this section if a court of competent jurisdiction issues an order that either quashes a subpoena or permits the individual to withhold the testimony or evidence at issue. (25) Regardless of whether it is consensual, engaging in any of the following with a patient other than the spouse of the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant: (a) Sexual conduct, as defined in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code; (b) Sexual contact, as defined in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code; (c) Verbal behavior that is sexually demeaning to the patient or may be reasonably interpreted by the patient as sexually demeaning. (26) Failure to notify the physical therapy section of a change in name, business address, or home address within thirty days after the date of change; (27) Except as provided in division (C) of this section: (a) Waiving the payment of all or any part of a deductible or copayment that a patient, pursuant to a health insurance or health care policy, contract, or plan that covers physical therapy, would otherwise be required to pay if the waiver is used as an enticement to a patient or group of patients to receive health care services from that provider; (b) Advertising that the individual will waive the payment of all or any part of a deductible or copayment that a patient, pursuant to a health insurance or health care policy, contract, or plan that covers physical therapy, would otherwise be required to pay. (28) Violation of any section of this chapter or rule adopted under it. (B) The physical therapy section shall not refuse to issue a license to an applicant because of a criminal conviction unless the refusal is in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code. (C) Sanctions shall not be imposed under division (A)(27) of this section against any individual who waives deductibles and copayments as follows: (1) In compliance with the health benefit plan that expressly allows such a practice. Waiver of the deductibles or copayments shall be made only with the full knowledge and consent of the plan purchaser, payer, and third-party administrator. Documentation of the consent shall be made available to the physical therapy section upon request. (2) For professional services rendered to any other person licensed pursuant to sections 4755.40 to 4755.56 of the Revised Code to the extent allowed by those sections and the rules of the physical therapy section. (D) When a license is revoked under this section, application for reinstatement may not be made sooner than one year after the date of revocation. The physical therapy section may accept or refuse an application for reinstatement and may require that the applicant pass an examination as a condition for reinstatement. When a license holder is placed on probation under this section, the physical therapy section's order for placement on probation shall be accompanied by a statement of the conditions under which the individual may be removed from probation and restored to unrestricted practice. (E) When an application for an initial or renewed license is refused under this section, the physical therapy section shall notify the applicant in writing of the section's decision to refuse issuance of a license and the reason for its decision. (F) On receipt of a complaint that a person licensed by the physical therapy section has committed any of the actions listed in division (A) of this section, the physical therapy section may immediately suspend the license of the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant prior to holding a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code if it determines, based on the complaint, that the person poses an immediate threat to the public. The physical therapy section may review the allegations and vote on the suspension by telephone conference call. If the physical therapy section votes to suspend a license under this division, the physical therapy section shall serve a written order of summary suspension to the person in accordance with sections 119.05 and 119.07 of the Revised Code. If the person fails to make a timely request for an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the physical therapy section shall enter a final order permanently revoking the person's license. Notwithstanding section 119.12 of the Revised Code, a court of common pleas shall not grant a suspension of the physical therapy section's order of summary suspension pending the determination of an appeal filed under that section. Any order of summary suspension issued under this division shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final adjudication order issued by the physical therapy section pursuant to division (A) of this section becomes effective. The physical therapy section shall issue its final adjudication order regarding an order of summary suspension issued under this division not later than ninety days after completion of its hearing. Failure to issue the order within ninety days shall result in immediate dissolution of the suspension order, but shall not invalidate any subsequent, final adjudication order. Last updated October 4, 2023 at 10:24 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4771.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4771 / § 4771.11
§ 4771.11. Proof of security
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 House Bill 107 - 123rd General Assembly (A) Prior to issuing a certificate of registration, the Ohio athletic commission shall require an athlete agent to submit proof of one of the following securities: (1) A surety bond in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars in favor of the state of Ohio for the benefit of any person who is injured by a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter; (2) A certificate of deposit in favor of, or a savings account assigned to, the state of Ohio for the benefit of any person that is injured by a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter, in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars; (3) Certification from an insurance carrier indicating that the athlete agent has obtained professional malpractice insurance in an amount equal to, or greater than, fifty thousand dollars, or a lesser amount, as permitted by the commission. An athlete agent shall present evidence of a bond, a certificate of deposit, an assigned savings account, or professional malpractice insurance in the manner prescribed by the commission. (B) The commission shall hold on deposit, as an agent of the state, any surety bond or other form of security deposited with the commission by an athlete agent. The commission shall hold the security in trust contingent on an athlete agent's compliance with all provisions of this chapter including the payment of all moneys owed to an athlete, group of athletes, educational institution, or institution of higher education, and the payment of all damages other than punitive damages due as the result of a misstatement, misrepresentation, fraudulent act, deceit, or unlawful or negligent act or omission by an athlete agent in the course of serving as an athlete agent, or by a representative or employee of an athlete agent when the representative or employee acted within the scope of the representative's or employee's authority. The commission may use funds held on deposit for an athlete agent to pay debts owed by an athlete agent as described in this division pursuant to a court or administrative order specifying the obligation of the athlete agent. (C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the liability of an athlete agent to the amount of the surety bond, malpractice coverage, or other security held on deposit by the commission. (D) An athlete agent shall maintain the security required under this section. If an athlete agent fails to maintain the security as required under this section, the commission shall suspend the registration of the athlete agent until the athlete agent provides evidence of the bond, certificate of deposit, assigned savings account, or professional malpractice insurance, as required under this section. (E) The liability of the surety on a bond described in division (A) of this section shall not exceed the sum of fifteen thousand dollars in the aggregate for all persons who are injured by any and all violations of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter. (F) A surety may cancel a bond described in division (A) of this section after mailing a written notice to the athlete agent and the commission stating that the bond cancels sixty days after that notice is mailed. The liability of the surety for acts of the athlete agent continues during that sixty-day period. The cancellation notice does not absolve the surety from liability that accrues before the cancellation date but that is discovered after that date. (G) The commission shall return the surety bond or other form of security held by the commission under this section to the athlete agent submitting the bond or security, two years after the person ceases to serve as an athlete agent in this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4796.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4796 / § 4796.01
§ 4796.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "License" means an authorization evidenced by a license, certificate, registration, permit, card, or other authority that is issued or conferred by a licensing authority to an individual by which the individual has or claims the privilege to engage in a profession, occupation, or occupational activity over which the licensing authority has jurisdiction. (B) "Licensing authority" means a state agency or political subdivision that issues licenses or government certifications. (C) "State agency" has the same meaning as in section 1.60 of the Revised Code. (D) "Political subdivision" means a county, township, municipal corporation, or any other body corporate and politic that is responsible for government activities in a geographic area smaller than that of the state. (E) "Out-of-state occupational license" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, card, or other authority that is issued or conferred by one of the uniformed services or the government of another state to an individual by which the individual has or claims the privilege to engage in a profession, occupation, or occupational activity over which that service or state has jurisdiction. (F)(1) "Government certification" means authorization from a licensing authority, one of the uniformed services, or the government of another state to an individual who meets qualifications related to a profession, occupation, or occupational activity to which both of the following apply: (a) Only an individual holding the authorization may use a specific title or titles when advertising or holding the individual's self out to engage in the profession, occupation, or occupational activity. (b) An individual is not required to have the authorization to engage in the profession, occupation, or occupational activity in the respective jurisdiction. (2) "Government certification" does not include a license or an out-of-state occupational license. (G) "Private certification" means authorization from a private organization to an individual who meets qualifications determined by the organization related to the performance of a profession, occupation, or occupational activity and by which the individual may hold the individual's self out as certified by the organization. (H) "National standard" means a standard declared by a national organization to be the preferred standard for licensure of a profession if both of the following apply: (1) The standard is required by at least forty-five states, including this state, to receive a license or government certification for the respective profession, occupation, or occupational activity. (2) The standard includes both of the following: (a) A uniform quantitative minimum education or experience requirement; (b) A requirement to pass a national examination. (I) "Uniform quantitative minimum education or experience requirement" means a quantitative minimum education or experience requirement that is identical in all states that adopt a national standard. (J) "National examination" means an examination that is substantially similar in all states that adopt a national standard. (K) "Good standing" means that the individual's out-of-state occupational license, government certification, or private certification, as applicable, is not restricted or limited by the entity that regulates the out-of-state license, government certification, or private certification. (L) "Armed forces of the United States" means the army, navy, air force, marine corps, space force, coast guard, or any other reserve components of those forces. (M) "Uniformed services" means the armed forces of the United States; the commissioned corps of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration; the commissioned corps of the public health service; or any reserve components of those forces; and such other service as may be designated by congress. Last updated March 6, 2023 at 4:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4740.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4740 / § 4740.06
§ 4740.06. License application
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Any individual who applies for a license shall file a written application with the appropriate specialty section of the Ohio construction industry licensing board, accompanied with the application fee as determined pursuant to section 4740.09 of the Revised Code. The application shall be on the form the section prescribes. The applicant shall provide information satisfactory to the section showing that the applicant meets the requirements of division (B), (C), or (D) of this section. (B) To qualify to take an examination, an individual shall: (1) Be at least eighteen years of age; (2) Be a United States citizen or legal alien who produces valid documentation to demonstrate the individual is a legal resident of the United States; (3) Either have been a tradesperson in the type of licensed trade for which the application is filed for not less than five years immediately prior to the date the application is filed, be a currently registered engineer in this state with three years of business experience in the construction industry in the trade for which the engineer is applying to take an examination, or have other experience acceptable to the appropriate specialty section of the board; (4) Maintain contractor's liability insurance in an amount the appropriate specialty section of the board determines and only in one contracting company name; (5) Not have done any of the following: (a) Violated this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to it; (b) Obtained or renewed a license issued pursuant to this chapter, or any order, ruling, or authorization of the board or a section of the board by fraud, misrepresentation, or deception; (c) Engaged in fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in the conduct of business. (C) For an individual who holds an out-of-state occupational license, as defined in section 4796.01 of the Revised Code, that is substantially similar to the license for which the individual is applying under this chapter, to qualify to take an examination, an individual shall: (1) Provide proof that the individual was issued at least five authorizations for construction, erection, equipment, alteration, or addition of any building by an authority with responsibility for enforcing building regulations in the jurisdiction where the individual holds the out-of-state occupational license; (2) Provide at least one tax return that reflects income earned for services provided under the individual's out-of-state occupational license; (3) Provide proof that the contracting company with whom the individual is employed in the jurisdiction where the individual holds the out-of-state occupational license is either of the following: (a) Licensed as a foreign corporation under section 1703.04 of the Revised Code and has designated an agent in this state in accordance with section 1703.041 of the Revised Code; (b) Registered as a foreign limited liability company under section 1706.511 of the Revised Code and has designated an agent in this state in accordance with section 1706.09 of the Revised Code. (4) Meet the requirements described in divisions (B)(1), (2), (4), and (5) of this section. (D)(1) For an individual who has been actively engaged in activities in the service of the uniformed services, as defined in section 4796.01 of the Revised Code, that are substantially similar to the activities for which the license the individual is applying under this chapter is required, to qualify to take an examination, an individual shall: (a) Provide proof that the individual was actively engaged in the activities in the service of the uniformed services for at least three of the five years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted; (b) Meet the requirements described in divisions (B)(1), (2), (4), and (5) of this section. (2) Each specialty section of the board may adopt a rule in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to waive the requirement that an applicant under division (D)(1)(a) of this section has been actively engaged in the activity for three of the five years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted. (E) The board secretary, or the secretary's designee, shall approve an application for examination submitted under division (C) or (D) of this section within thirty days after receiving a complete application that meets the requirements of that division. (F) When an applicant for licensure as a contractor in a licensed trade meets the qualifications set forth in division (B), (C), or (D) of this section and passes the required examination, the appropriate specialty section of the board, within ninety days after the application was filed, shall authorize the administrative section of the board to license the applicant for the type of contractor's license for which the applicant qualifies. A specialty section of the board may withdraw its authorization to the administrative section for issuance of a license for good cause shown, on the condition that notice of that withdrawal is given prior to the administrative section's issuance of the license. (G)(1) Except as provided in division (G)(2) of this section, if an applicant does not pass the required examination, the applicant may retake the examination not less than sixty days after the applicant's most recent examination. (2) An applicant who does not pass the required examination after taking the examination five times under this section shall reapply for a license under division (A) of this section before retaking the required examination any subsequent time. (H) All licenses a contractor holds pursuant to this chapter shall expire annually on the same date, which shall be the expiration date of the original license the contractor holds. An individual holding a valid, unexpired license may renew the license, without reexamination, by submitting an application to the appropriate specialty section of the board not more than ninety calendar days before the expiration of the license, along with the renewal fee the specialty section requires and proof of compliance with the applicable continuing education requirements. The applicant shall provide information in the renewal application satisfactory to demonstrate to the appropriate specialty section that the applicant continues to meet the requirements of divisions (B)(2), (4), and (5) of this section. Upon application and within one calendar year after a license has expired, a section may waive any of the requirements for renewal of a license upon finding that an applicant substantially meets the renewal requirements or that failure to timely apply for renewal is due to excusable neglect. A section that waives requirements for renewal of a license may impose conditions upon the licensee and assess a late filing fee of not more than double the usual renewal fee. An applicant shall satisfy any condition the section imposes before a license is reissued. (I) An individual holding a valid license may request the section of the board that authorized that license to place the license in inactive status under conditions, and for a period of time, as that section determines. (J) Except for the ninety-day extension provided for a license assigned to a contracting company under division (D) of section 4740.07 of the Revised Code, a license held by an individual immediately terminates upon the death of the individual. (K) Nothing in any license issued by the Ohio construction industry licensing board shall be construed to limit or eliminate any requirement of or any license issued by the Ohio fire marshal. (L)(1) Subject to division (L)(3) of this section, no specialty section of the board shall adopt, maintain, renew, or enforce any rule, or otherwise preclude in any way, an individual from renewing a license under this chapter due to any past criminal activity or interpretation of moral character. If the specialty section denies an individual a license renewal, the reasons for such denial shall be put in writing. (2) The section may refuse to issue a license to an applicant because of a conviction of or plea of guilty to an offense if the refusal is in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code. (3) In considering a renewal of an individual's license, the section shall not consider any conviction or plea of guilty prior to the initial licensing. However, the board may consider a conviction or plea of guilty if it occurred after the individual was initially licensed, or after the most recent license renewal. (4) The section may grant an individual a conditional license that lasts for one year. After the one-year period has expired, the license is no longer considered conditional, and the individual shall be considered fully licensed. (M) Notwithstanding divisions (H) and (L) of this section and sections 4740.04 and 4740.05 of the Revised Code, the board may establish rules that amend the continuing education requirements and license renewal schedule for licensees as provided in or adopted pursuant to those sections for the purpose of establishing a compliance incentive program. These rules may include provisions for the creation of the program and the qualifications, continuing education requirements, and renewal schedule for the program. Last updated August 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4766.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4766 / § 4766.13
§ 4766.13. License and vehicle permits for emergency medical service organization regulated by another state
Status: in_force

July 1, 2013 House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services, by endorsement, may license and issue vehicle permits to an emergency medical service organization or a nonemergency medical service organization that is regulated by another state. To qualify for a license and vehicle permits by endorsement, an organization must submit evidence satisfactory to the board that it has met standards in another state that are equal to or more stringent than the standards established by this chapter and the rules adopted under it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4707.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4707 / § 4707.10
§ 4707.10. Fees - renewals - notice of name or address change
Status: in_force

September 13, 2022 House Bill 321 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) Each person to whom the department issues an auctioneer's license or auction firm license shall pay a licensure fee. Those licenses are biennial and expire in accordance with the schedule established in division (A)(2) of this section. If such a license is issued during the first year of a biennium, the licensee shall pay a fee in the amount of two hundred dollars. If the license is issued during the second year of a biennium, the licensee shall pay a fee in the amount of one hundred dollars. With respect to an auctioneer's license, the fees apply regardless of whether the license is issued to an individual under section 4707.07 of the Revised Code or to a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or association under section 4707.073 of the Revised Code. All auctioneer's licenses and auction firm licenses expire on the last day of June of the biennium. The licenses shall be renewed in accordance with the standard renewal procedures of Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code or the procedures in this section and upon the licensee's payment to the department of a renewal fee of two hundred dollars. A licensee who wishes to renew the licensee's license, but who fails to do so before the first day of July following the license's expiration, shall reapply for licensure in the same manner and pursuant to the same requirements as for the initial licensure unless before the first day of September following the expiration, the former licensee pays to the department, in addition to the regular renewal fee, a late renewal penalty of one hundred dollars. (2) The biennial expiration of an auctioneer's license or auction firm license shall occur in accordance with the following schedule: (a) The license shall expire in odd-numbered years if the business name or last name, as applicable, of the licensee begins with the letters "A" through "J" or with the letters "X" through "Z." (b) The license shall expire in even-numbered years if the business name or last name, as applicable, of the licensee begins with the letters "K" through "W." (B)(1) To renew an auctioneer's license, the licensee shall include with a renewal application an affidavit stating that the licensee has completed eight hours of continuing education in accordance with section 4707.101 of the Revised Code during the two years immediately preceding renewal of the licensee's license. (2) To renew an auction firm's license, the auction firm manager of the licensed auction firm shall include with a renewal application an affidavit stating that the auction firm manager has completed eight hours of continuing education in accordance with section 4707.101 of the Revised Code during the two years immediately preceding renewal of the auction firm's license. The director of agriculture shall not renew an auctioneer or auction firm license unless the applicant demonstrates that all continuing education requirements have been completed. (C) Any person who fails to renew the person's license before the first day of July is prohibited from engaging in any activity specified or comprehended in section 4707.01 of the Revised Code until such time as the person's license is renewed or a new license is issued. Renewal of a license between the first day of July and the first day of September does not relieve any person from complying with this division. The department may refuse to renew the license of or issue a new license to any person who violates this division. (D) The department shall prepare and deliver to each licensee a permanent license certificate and an identification card, the appropriate portion of which shall be carried on the person of the licensee at all times when engaged in any type of auction activity, and part of which shall be posted with the permanent certificate in a conspicuous location at the licensee's place of business. (E) Notice in writing shall be given to the department by each auctioneer licensee of any change of principal business location or any change or addition to the name or names under which business is conducted, whereupon the department shall issue a new license for the unexpired period. Any change of business location or change or addition of names without notification to the department shall automatically cancel any license previously issued. For each new auctioneer's license issued upon the occasion of a change in business location or a change in or an addition of names under which business is conducted, the department may collect a fee of ten dollars for each change in location, or name or each added name unless the notification of the change occurs concurrently with the renewal application or unless otherwise provided in section 4707.07 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 7, 2022 at 2:09 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4745.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4745 / § 4745.04
§ 4745.04. Continuing education credit for provision of health care services
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Indigent and uninsured person" and "volunteer" have the same meanings as in section 2305.234 of the Revised Code. (2) "Licensing agency that licenses health care professionals" means all of the following: (a) The state dental board established under Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code; (b) The board of nursing established under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code; (c) The state vision professionals board established under Chapter 4725. of the Revised Code; (d) The state board of pharmacy established under Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code; (e) The state medical board established under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code; (f) The state board of psychology established under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code; (g) The state chiropractic board established under Chapter 4734. of the Revised Code; (h) The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board established under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code; (i) The counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board established under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code; (j) The chemical dependency professionals board established under Chapter 4758. of the Revised Code; (k) The state board of emergency medical services established under Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code; (l) The state speech and hearing professionals board established under Chapter 4744. of the Revised Code; (m) Any other licensing agency that considers its licensees to be health care professionals. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a licensing agency that licenses health care professionals shall apply toward the satisfaction of a portion of a licensee's continuing education requirement the provision of health care services if all of the following apply: (1) The licensing agency that licenses health care professionals requires a licensee to complete continuing education as a condition of having a license renewed by the agency. (2) The licensee provides the health care services to an indigent and uninsured person. (3) The licensee provides the health care services as a volunteer. (4) The licensee satisfies the requirements of section 2305.234 of the Revised Code to qualify for the immunity from liability granted under that section. (5) The health care services provided are within the scope of authority of the licensee renewing the license. (C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, a licensing agency that licenses health care professionals shall permit a licensee to satisfy up to one-third of the licensee's continuing education requirement by providing health care services as a volunteer. A licensing agency that licenses health care professionals shall permit a licensee to earn continuing education credits at the rate of one credit hour for each sixty minutes spent providing health care services as a volunteer. (2) In the case of a person holding a license to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery, the state medical board shall permit the person to satisfy not more than ten hours of the person's continuing education requirement by providing health care services as a volunteer. The board shall permit a licensee to earn continuing education credits at the rate of one credit hour for every five hours spent providing health care services as a volunteer. (D) A licensing agency that licenses health care professionals shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (E) Continuing education credit received under this section for providing health care services is not compensation or any other form of remuneration for purposes of section 2305.234 of the Revised Code and does not make the provider of those services ineligible for the immunity from liability granted under that section. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 4753.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4753 / § 4753.01
§ 4753.01. Speech-language pathologist and audiologist definitions
Status: in_force

November 5, 1992 Senate Bill 179 - 119th General Assembly As used in sections 4753.01 to 4753.12 of the Revised Code: (A) "Speech-language pathologist" means a person who practices speech-language pathology and who represents himself to be a speech-language pathologist when he holds out to the public by any means, or by any service or function he performs, directly or indirectly, or by using the term "speech pathology," "speech pathologist," "speech correction," "speech correctionist," "speech therapy," "speech therapist," "speech clinic," "speech clinician," "language pathology," "language pathologist," "voice therapy," "voice therapist," "voice pathology," "voice pathologist," "logopedics," "logopedist," "communicology," "communicologist," "aphasiology," "aphasiologist," "phoniatrist," or any variation, synonym, coinage, or whatever expresses, employs, or implies these terms, names, or functions. "Person" means an individual, partnership, organization, or corporation, except that only individuals may be licensed under this law. (B) "Speech-language pathology" means the application of principles, methods, or procedures related to the development and disorders of human communication. Disorders include any and all conditions, whether of organic or nonorganic origin, that impede the normal process of human communication including disorders and related disorders of speech, articulation, fluency, voice, oral and written language; auditory comprehension and processing; oral, pharyngeal or laryngeal sensorimotor competencies; mastication or deglutition following a medical examination by a physician licensed pursuant to Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code; auditory or visual processing; auditory or visual memory and cognition; communication; and assisted augmentative communication treatment and devices. (C) "Practice of speech-language pathology" means planning, directing, supervising, and conducting habilitative or rehabilitative counseling programs for individuals or groups of individuals who have or are suspected of having disorders of communication, any service in speech-language pathology including prevention, identification, evaluation, consultation, habilitation or rehabilitation, instruction, and research. The practice of speech-language pathology may include pure-tone air conduction hearing screening, screening tympanometry, and acoustic reflex screening, limited to a pass-or-fail determination for the identification of individuals with other disorders of communication. The practice of speech-language pathology also may include aural habilitation or rehabilitation which means the provision of services and procedures for facilitating adequate auditory, speech, and language skills in individuals with hearing impairment. The practice of speech-language pathology does not include the practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, or the performance of a task in the normal practice of medicine and surgery by a person to whom the task is delegated by a licensed physician. (D) "Audiologist" means a person who practices audiology and who represents himself to be an audiologist by using the term "audiology," "audiologist," "audiometry," "audiometrist," "audiological," "hearing therapy," "hearing therapist," "hearing clinic," "hearing clinician," or "hearing aid audiologist," or any similar title. (E) "Audiology" means the application of principles, methods, or procedures related to hearing and the disorders of hearing. (F) "Disorders" includes any and all conditions, whether of organic or nonorganic origin, peripheral or central, that impede the normal process of human communication including disorders of auditory sensitivity, acuity, function, or processing. (G) "Practice of audiology" means the planning, directing, supervising, and conducting of habilitative or rehabilitative counseling programs for individuals or groups of individuals who have or are suspected of having disorders of hearing; any service in audiology, including prevention, identification, evaluation, consultation, habilitation or rehabilitation, instruction, and research; participating in hearing conservation, hearing aid and assistive listening device evaluation, selection, preparation, dispensing, and orientation; fabricating ear molds; providing auditory training and speech reading; and administering tests of vestibular function and tests for tinnitus in accordance with section 4753.14 of the Revised Code. The "practice of audiology" includes speech and language screening limited to a pass-or-fail determination, for the purpose of identification of individuals with disorders of communication. The practice of audiology does not include the practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, or the performance of a task in the normal practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery by a person to whom the task is delegated by a licensed physician.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4732.171 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4732 / § 4732.171
§ 4732.171. Sexual misconduct
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if, at the conclusion of a hearing required by section 4732.17 of the Revised Code, the state board of psychology determines that a licensed psychologist, licensed independent school psychologist, or licensed school psychologist has engaged in sexual conduct or had sexual contact with the license holder's patient or client in violation of any prohibition contained in Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code, the board shall do one of the following: (1) Suspend the license holder's license; (2) Permanently revoke the license holder's license. (B) If it determines at the conclusion of the hearing that neither of the sanctions described in division (A) of this section is appropriate, the board shall impose another sanction it considers appropriate and issue a written finding setting forth the reasons for the sanction imposed and the reason that neither of the sanctions described in division (A) of this section is appropriate. Last updated January 23, 2023 at 2:24 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4765.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4765 / § 4765.15
§ 4765.15. Continuing education - approval and accreditation
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 52 - 135th General Assembly A person seeking to operate an emergency medical services training program shall submit a completed application for accreditation to the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services on a form the board shall prescribe and furnish. The application shall be accompanied by the appropriate application fee established in rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. A person seeking to operate an emergency medical services continuing education program shall submit a completed application for approval to the board on a form the board shall prescribe and furnish. The application shall be accompanied by the appropriate application fee established in rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. The board shall administer the accreditation and approval processes pursuant to rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code. In administering these processes, the board may authorize other persons to evaluate applications for accreditation or approval and may accept the recommendations made by those persons. The board may cause an investigation to be made into the accuracy of the information submitted in any application for accreditation or approval. If an investigation indicates that false, misleading, or incomplete information has been submitted to the board in connection with any application for accreditation or approval, the board shall conduct a hearing on the matter in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Last updated April 27, 2023 at 1:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4778.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4778 / § 4778.05
§ 4778.05. Issuance, expiration, and renewal of license
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly If the state medical board determines under section 4778.03 of the Revised Code that an applicant meets the requirements for a license to practice as a genetic counselor, the secretary of the board shall issue the license to the applicant. The license shall be valid for a two-year period unless revoked or suspended, shall expire on the date that is two years after the date of issuance, and may be renewed for additional two-year periods in accordance with section 4778.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4735.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4735 / § 4735.06
§ 4735.06. Broker's license application
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Application for a license as a real estate broker shall be made to the superintendent of real estate on forms furnished by the superintendent and filed with the superintendent and shall be signed by the applicant or its members or officers. (2) Each application shall state the name of the person applying and the location of the place of business for which the license is desired, and give such other information as the superintendent requires in the form of application prescribed by the superintendent. (3) Each application shall include the address of the applicant's current residence or, if the applicant is not an individual, the address of the current residence of each of the applicant's members or officers. (4) The superintendent shall retain residential addresses submitted under division (A)(3) of this section as separate records that do not constitute public records for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) If the applicant is a partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or association, the names of all the members also shall be stated, and, if the applicant is a corporation, the names of its president and of each of its officers also shall be stated. The superintendent has the right to reject the application of any partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation if the name proposed to be used by such partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation is likely to mislead the public or if the name is not such as to distinguish it from the name of any existing partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation licensed under this chapter, unless there is filed with the application the written consent of such existing partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, executed by a duly authorized representative of it, permitting the use of the name of such existing partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation. (2) The superintendent shall approve the use of a trade name by a brokerage, if the name meets both of the following criteria: (a) The proposed name is not the same as or is clearly distinguishable from a name registered with the division of real estate and professional licensing by another existing brokerage. If the superintendent determines that the proposed name is not clearly distinguishable from any other existing brokerage, the superintendent may approve the use of the trade name if there is filed with the superintendent the written consent of the existing brokerage with the same or similar name. (b) The name is not misleading or likely to mislead the public. (3) The superintendent may approve the use of more than one trade name for a brokerage. (4) When a brokerage has received the approval of the superintendent to conduct business under one or more trade names, those trade names shall be the only identifying names used by the brokerage in all advertising. (C) A fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars shall accompany the application for a real estate broker's license. The initial licensing period commences at the time the license is issued and ends on the applicant's first birthday thereafter. However, if the applicant was an inactive or active salesperson immediately preceding application for a broker's license, then the initial licensing period shall commence at the time the broker's license is issued and ends on the date the licensee's continuing education is due as set when the applicant was a salesperson. The application fee shall be nonrefundable. A fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars shall be charged by the superintendent for each successive application made by an applicant. In the case of issuance of a three-year license, upon passing the examination, or upon waiver of the examination requirement, if the superintendent determines it is necessary, the applicant shall submit an additional fee determined by the superintendent based upon the number of years remaining in a real estate salesperson's licensing period. (D) The Ohio real estate commission may use the division of real estate operating fund created under section 4735.211 of the Revised Code in discharging the duties prescribed in divisions (E), (F), (G), and (H) of section 4735.03 of the Revised Code and may use it in the advancement of education and research in real estate at any institution of higher education in the state, or in contracting with any such institution or a trade organization for a particular research or educational project in the field of real estate, or in advancing loans, not exceeding two thousand dollars, to applicants for salesperson licenses, to defray the costs of satisfying the educational requirements of division (F) of section 4735.09 of the Revised Code. Such loans shall be made according to rules established by the commission under the procedures of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, and they shall be repaid to the fund within three years of the time they are made. No more than twenty-five thousand dollars shall be lent from the fund in any one fiscal year. The governor may appoint a representative from the executive branch to be a member ex officio of the commission for the purpose of advising on research requests or educational projects. The commission shall report to the general assembly on the third Tuesday after the third Monday in January of each year setting forth the total amount contained in the fund and the amount of each research grant that it has authorized and the amount of each research grant requested. A copy of all research reports shall be submitted to the state library of Ohio and the library of the legislative service commission. (E) If the superintendent, with the consent of the commission, enters into an agreement with a national testing service to administer the real estate broker's examination, pursuant to division (A) of section 4735.07 of the Revised Code, the superintendent may require an applicant to pay the testing service's examination fee directly to the testing service. If the superintendent requires the payment of the examination fee directly to the testing service, each applicant shall submit to the superintendent a processing fee in an amount determined by the Ohio real estate commission pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 4735.10 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4759.012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4759 / § 4759.012
§ 4759.012. Enfocement of laws
Status: in_force

February 8, 2018 House Bill 145 - 132nd General Assembly The secretary of the state medical board shall enforce the laws relating to the practice of dietetics. If the secretary has knowledge or notice of a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under it, the secretary shall investigate the matter and, upon probable cause appearing, file a complaint and prosecute the offender. When requested by the secretary, the prosecuting attorney of the proper county shall take charge of and conduct the prosecution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4717.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4717 / § 4717.09
§ 4717.09. Continuing education
Status: in_force

December 31, 2024 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Every two years, licensed embalmers and funeral directors shall attend not less than twelve hours of educational programs as a condition for renewal of their licenses. The board of embalmers and funeral directors shall adopt rules governing the administration and enforcement of the continuing education requirements of this section. The board may contract with a professional organization or association or other third party to assist it in performing functions necessary to administer and enforce the continuing education requirements of this section. A professional organization or association or other third party with whom the board so contracts may charge a reasonable fee for performing these functions to licensees or to the persons who provide continuing education programs. (B) A person holding both an embalmer's license and a funeral director's license need meet only the continuing education requirements established by the board for one or the other of those licenses in order to satisfy the requirement of division (A) of this section. (C) A person holding a courtesy card permit issued under section 4717.10 of the Revised Code is not required to satisfy the continuing education requirements specified in division (A) of this section as a condition of renewal of the permit. (D) A crematory operator shall maintain an active certification from a crematory operator certification program as a condition for renewal of the permit. (E) The board shall not renew the license of a licensee who fails to meet the continuing education requirements of this section and who has not been granted an exemption under division (F) or (G) of this section. (F) Any licensee who fails to meet the continuing education requirements of this section because of undue hardship or disability, or who is not actively engaged in the practice of funeral directing or embalming in this state, may apply to the board for an exemption. (G) Any licensee who has been an embalmer or funeral director for not less than fifty years and who is not actively in charge and ultimately responsible for a funeral home or embalming facility in this state may apply to the board for an exemption from the continuing education requirements specified in division (A) of this section. (H) The board shall not renew the crematory operator permit of an individual who fails to satisfy the certification requirement of division (D) of this section. Last updated December 31, 2024 at 4:01 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4727.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4727 / § 4727.22
§ 4727.22. Compliance with law regarding sanctions for human trafficking
Status: in_force

March 22, 2013 House Bill 247 - 129th General Assembly The division of consumer finance shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4730.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4730 / § 4730.60
§ 4730.60. Telehealth services
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 House Bill 122 - 134th General Assembly A physician assistant may provide telehealth services in accordance with section 4743.09 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 27, 2022 at 3:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4703.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4703 / § 4703.44
§ 4703.44. Administrative powers
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The administrative procedures of the Ohio landscape architects board shall be governed by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, and the board's authorized representatives may administer oaths, take depositions, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, memoranda, or other information necessary to the carrying out of sections 4703.30 to 4703.52 of the Revised Code. If a person fails to request a hearing within thirty days after the date the board, in accordance with sections 119.05 and 119.07 of the Revised Code, notifies the person of the board's intent to act against the person under section 4703.41 of the Revised Code, the board, by a majority vote of a quorum of the board members, may take the action against a person without holding an adjudication hearing. Last updated September 25, 2023 at 11:13 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4772.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4772 / § 4772.23
§ 4772.23. Duty of health care facility, health care professional, and liability insurer to notify medical board
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "criminal conduct" and "sexual misconduct" have the same meanings as in section 4731.224 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Within thirty days after the imposition of any formal disciplinary action taken by any health care facility, including a hospital, health care facility operated by a health insuring corporation, ambulatory surgical facility, or similar facility, against any individual holding a valid license to practice as a certified mental health assistant, the chief administrator or executive officer of the facility shall report to the state medical board the name of the individual, the action taken by the facility, and a summary of the underlying facts leading to the action taken. On request, the board shall be provided certified copies of the patient records that were the basis for the facility's action. Prior to release to the board, the summary shall be approved by the peer review committee that reviewed the case or by the governing board of the facility. The filing of a report with the board or decision not to file a report, investigation by the board, or any disciplinary action taken by the board, does not preclude a health care facility from taking disciplinary action against a certified mental health assistant. In the absence of fraud or bad faith, no individual or entity that provides patient records to the board shall be liable in damages to any person as a result of providing the records. (2) Within thirty days after commencing an investigation regarding criminal conduct or sexual misconduct against any individual holding a valid license to practice issued pursuant to this chapter, a health care facility, including a hospital, health care facility operated by a health insuring corporation, ambulatory surgical center, or similar facility, shall report to the board the name of the individual and a summary of the underlying facts related to the investigation being commenced. (C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section and subject to division (C)(3) of this section, a certified mental health assistant, professional association or society of certified mental health assistants, physician, or professional association or society of physicians that believes a violation of any provision of this chapter, Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, or rule of the board has occurred shall report to the board the information on which the belief is based. (2) A certified mental health assistant, professional association or society of certified mental health assistants, physician, or professional association or society of physicians that believes a violation of division (B)(6) of section 4772.20 of the Revised Code has occurred shall report the information upon which the belief is based to the monitoring organization conducting the program established by the board under section 4731.251 of the Revised Code. If any such report is made to the board, it shall be referred to the monitoring organization unless the board is aware that the individual who is the subject of the report does not meet the program eligibility requirements of section 4731.252 of the Revised Code. (3) If any individual authorized to practice under this chapter or any professional association or society of such individuals knows or has reasonable cause to suspect based on facts that would cause a reasonable person in a similar position to suspect that an individual authorized to practice under this chapter has committed or participated in criminal conduct or sexual misconduct, the information upon which the belief is based shall be reported to the board within thirty days. This division does not apply to a professional association or society whose staff interacts with members of the association or society only in advocacy, governance, or educational capacities and whose staff does not regularly interact with members in practice settings. (4) In addition to the self-reporting of criminal offenses that is required for license renewal, an individual authorized to practice under this chapter shall report to the board criminal charges regarding criminal conduct, sexual misconduct, or any conduct involving the use of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, including offenses that are equivalent offenses under division (A) of section 4511.181 of the Revised Code, violations of division (D) of section 4511.194 of the Revised Code, and violations of division (C) of section 4511.79 of the Revised Code. Reports under this division shall be made within thirty days of the criminal charge being filed. (D) Any professional association or society composed primarily of certified mental health assistants that suspends or revokes an individual's membership for violations of professional ethics, or for reasons of professional incompetence or professional malpractice, within thirty days after a final decision, shall report to the board, on forms prescribed and provided by the board, the name of the individual, the action taken by the professional organization, and a summary of the underlying facts leading to the action taken. The filing of a report with the board or decision not to file a report, investigation by the board, or any disciplinary action taken by the board, does not preclude a professional organization from taking disciplinary action against a certified mental health assistant. (E) Any insurer providing professional liability insurance to any person holding a valid license to practice as a certified mental health assistant or any other entity that seeks to indemnify the professional liability of a certified mental health assistant shall notify the board within thirty days after the final disposition of any written claim for damages where such disposition results in a payment exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars. The notice shall contain the following information: (1) The name and address of the person submitting the notification; (2) The name and address of the insured who is the subject of the claim; (3) The name of the person filing the written claim; (4) The date of final disposition; (5) If applicable, the identity of the court in which the final disposition of the claim took place. (F) The board may investigate possible violations of this chapter or the rules adopted under it that are brought to its attention as a result of the reporting requirements of this section, except that the board shall conduct an investigation if a possible violation involves repeated malpractice. As used in this division, "repeated malpractice" means three or more claims for malpractice within the previous five-year period, each resulting in a judgment or settlement in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars in favor of the claimant, and each involving negligent conduct by the certified mental health assistant. (G) All summaries, reports, and records received and maintained by the board pursuant to this section shall be confidential pursuant to division (E) of section 4772.21 of the Revised Code. (H) Except for reports filed by an individual pursuant to division (B)(2) or (C) of this section, the board shall send a copy of any reports or summaries it receives pursuant to this section to the certified mental health assistant. The certified mental health assistant shall have the right to file a statement with the board concerning the correctness or relevance of the information. The statement shall at all times accompany that part of the record in contention. (I) An individual or entity that reports to the board, reports to the monitoring organization described in section 4731.251 of the Revised Code, or refers an impaired certified mental health assistant to a treatment provider approved by the board under section 4731.25 of the Revised Code shall not be subject to suit for civil damages as a result of the report, referral, or provision of the information. (J) In the absence of fraud or bad faith, a professional association or society of certified mental health assistants that sponsors a committee or program to provide peer assistance to a certified mental health assistant with substance abuse problems, a representative or agent of such a committee or program, a representative or agent of the monitoring organization described in section 4731.251 of the Revised Code, and a member of the state medical board shall not be held liable in damages to any person by reason of actions taken to refer a certified mental health assistant to a treatment provider approved under section 4731.25 of the Revised Code for examination or treatment. Last updated August 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4729.535 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4729 / § 4729.535
§ 4729.535. Chemical capture - prohibitions
Status: in_force

March 31, 2021 House Bill 24 - 133rd General Assembly No person shall perform chemical capture with a drug or combination of drugs other than the drugs specified in rules adopted under section 4729.533 of the Revised Code. No animal shelter or county dog warden shall permit an individual to perform chemical capture unless the shelter or warden holds a chemical capture classification granted under section 4729.533 of the Revised Code and the individual is a certified officer. No individual shall perform chemical capture unless the individual is a certified officer and is appointed or employed by an animal shelter or county dog warden that holds a chemical capture classification. Nothing in this section precludes a licensed veterinarian or registered veterinary technician as defined in section 4741.01 of the Revised Code from engaging in the practice of veterinary medicine as authorized in Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4735.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4735 / § 4735.99
§ 4735.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

April 5, 2019 Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Whoever violates section 4735.02 or 4735.021 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (B) Whoever violates section 4735.25 or 4735.30 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree, and the court may impose upon the offender an additional fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars. Last updated April 29, 2022 at 3:36 PM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 4715.434 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4715 / § 4715.434
§ 4715.434. List of locations
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 Senate Bill 259 - 132nd General Assembly At the request of the state dental board, an authorizing dentist, or a dental hygienist or expanded function dental auxiliary who has been authorized to perform services in accordance with section 4715.431 of the Revised Code, shall make available to the board a list of all locations where the dental hygienist or expanded function dental auxiliary provided services, the locations where the hygienist or auxiliary is expected to provide services in the future, or both, as specified in the board's request.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4717.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4717 / § 4717.32
§ 4717.32. Contents of certain preneed funeral contracts
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Any preneed funeral contract that involves the payment of money or the purchase or assignment of an insurance policy or annuity shall be in writing and shall include all of the following information: (1) The name, address, and phone number of the seller and the name and address of the purchaser of the contract, and, if the contract beneficiary is someone other than the purchaser of the contract, the name and address of the contract beneficiary, and if the contract involves the payment of money but not the purchase or assignment of an insurance policy or annuity, the social security number of the purchaser of the contract or if the contract beneficiary is someone other than the purchaser, the social security number of the contract beneficiary; (2) A statement of the funeral goods and funeral services purchased, which disclosure may be made by attaching a copy of the completed statement of funeral goods and services selected to the preneed funeral contract; (3) A disclosure informing the purchaser whether the contract is either a guaranteed preneed funeral contract or a nonguaranteed preneed funeral contract, and, if the contract is guaranteed only in part, a disclosure specifying the funeral goods or funeral services included in the guarantee; (4) If the preneed funeral contract is a guaranteed contract, a disclosure that the seller, in exchange for all of the proceeds of the trust, insurance policy, or annuity, shall provide the funeral goods and funeral services set forth in the preneed funeral contract without regard to the actual cost of such funeral goods and funeral services prevailing at the time of performance and that the seller may receive any excess funds remaining after all expenses for the funeral have been paid. (5) If the preneed funeral contract is a nonguaranteed contract, a disclosure that the proceeds of the trust, insurance policy, or annuity shall be applied to the retail prices in effect at the time of the funeral for the funeral goods and funeral services set forth in the contract, that any excess funds remaining after all expenses for the funeral have been paid shall be paid to the estate of the decedent or the beneficiary named in the life insurance policy if the preneed funeral contract is funded by a life insurance policy, and that, in the event of an insufficiency in funds, the seller shall not be required to perform until payment arrangements satisfactory to the seller have been made. (6) A disclosure that the purchaser has the right to make the contract irrevocable and that if the preneed funeral contract is irrevocable, the purchaser does not have a right to revoke the contract; (7) A disclosure informing the purchaser of the initial right to cancel the preneed funeral contract within seven days as provided in division (A) of section 4717.34 of the Revised Code and the right to revoke a revocable preneed funeral contract in accordance with section 4717.35 or division (G) of section 4717.36 of the Revised Code, as applicable; (8) A disclosure that the seller may substitute funeral goods or funeral services of equal quality, value, and workmanship if those specified in the preneed funeral contract are unavailable at the time of need; (9) A disclosure that any purchaser of funeral goods and funeral services is entitled to receive price information prior to making that purchase in accordance with the federal trade commission's funeral industry practices revised rule, 16 C.F.R. part 453; (10) The following notice in boldface print and in substantially the following form: "NOTICE: Under Ohio law, the person holding the right of disposition of the remains of the individual contract beneficiary pursuant to section 2108.70 or 2108.81 of the Revised Code will have the right to make funeral arrangements inconsistent with the arrangements set forth in this contract. However, the individual contract beneficiary is encouraged to state his or her preferences as to funeral arrangements in a declaration of the right of disposition pursuant to section 2108.72 of the Revised Code, including that the arrangements set forth in this contract shall be followed." (11) The notice described in division (A) of section 4717.34 of the Revised Code; (12) A disclosure that any purchaser of funeral goods or funeral services funded in whole or in part in advance of death under a preneed funeral contract sold by a licensee under this chapter may be eligible for reimbursement of financial loses suffered as a result of malfeasance, misfeasance, default, failure, or insolvency of the licensee. (B) If a preneed funeral contract is funded by any means other than an insurance policy or policies, or an annuity or annuities, the preneed funeral contract shall include all of the following information in addition to the information required to be included under division (A) of this section: (1) Disclosures that identify the name and address of the trustee of the preneed funeral contract trust established pursuant to section 4717.36 of the Revised Code, that direct that any payments made by the purchaser of the preneed funeral contract shall be made directly to the trustee identified in the preneed funeral contract, that indicate whether fees, expenses, and taxes will be deducted from the trust, and that identify whether the trust or the purchaser will be responsible for the taxes owed on the trust earnings; (2) A disclosure explaining the form in which the purchase price must be paid and, if the price is to be paid in installments, a disclosure to the purchaser regarding what constitutes a default under the preneed funeral contract and the consequences of the default; (3) The following notice in boldface print and in substantially the following form: "NOTICE: You, as the purchaser of this contract, will be notified in writing when the trustee of this contract has received a deposit of the funds you paid the seller under this contract. If you do not receive that notice within sixty days after the date you paid the funds to the seller, you should contact the trustee identified in the contract." (4) A disclosure that if a preneed funeral contract stipulates a fixed or firm or guaranteed price for the funeral goods and services provided under the preneed funeral contract whether the seller will charge any initial service fee as permitted by division (B) of section 4717.36 and a cancellation or transfer fee as permitted by division (G)(2), (H), or (J) of section 4717.36 of the Revised Code. (C) If a preneed funeral contract is funded by the purchase or assignment of one or more insurance policies or annuities, the preneed funeral contract shall include all of the following information in addition to the information required to be included under division (A) of this section: (1) The name and address of each applicable insurance company and any right the purchaser has regarding canceling or transferring the applicable insurance policies or annuities; (2) A directive that any payment made by the purchaser of the preneed funeral contract shall be made directly to the insurance company and, if premiums are being paid in installments, a description of the terms of payment for any remaining payments due; (3) A list of actions that constitute default under a preneed funeral contract and the consequences of a default; (4) The following notice in boldface print and in substantially the following form: "NOTICE: You, as the purchaser of this contract, will be notified in writing by the insurance company identified in this contract when the insurance policy or policies, or annuity or annuities, that will fund this contract have been issued. If you do not receive the notice within sixty days after the date you paid the funds to the seller, you should contact the insurance company identified in the contract." (D) The seller of a preneed funeral contract that is funded by the purchase or assignment of one or more insurance policies or annuities does not need to include in the contract the information described in divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this section if those disclosures are provided in the application for a life insurance policy or annuity or in the life insurance policy or annuity.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4712.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4712 / § 4712.05
§ 4712.05. Contents and execution of contract
Status: in_force

September 1, 2021 House Bill 133 - 134th General Assembly (A) Each contract between the buyer and a credit services organization for the purchase of the services of the organization shall be in writing, dated and signed by the buyer, and shall include all of the following: (1) A statement, in type that is boldfaced, capitalized, underlined, or otherwise conspicuously set out from surrounding written material and that is in immediate proximity to the space reserved for the signature of the buyer, as follows: "If you, the buyer, have been denied credit within the last sixty days, you may obtain a free copy of the consumer credit report from the consumer reporting agency. You also have the right to dispute inaccurate information in a report. You may cancel this contract at any time before midnight of the third business day after the date you signed it. See the attached notice of cancellation form for an explanation of this right." (2) The terms and conditions of payment, including the total of all payments to be made by the buyer, whether to the credit services organization or to another person; (3) A full and detailed description of the services to be performed for the buyer by the credit services organization, including all guarantees and all promises of full or partial refunds, and the estimated length of time, not exceeding sixty days or any shorter time period prescribed by the superintendent of financial institutions, for performing the services. The performance of services under a contract to which all of the following conditions apply is not subject to the time limit identified in division (A)(3) of this section, but is subject to a twelve-month limit: (a) The buyer agrees to make substantially equal periodic payments at fixed time intervals for the services after they are performed during the term of the contract. (b) The buyer may cancel the contract at any time without penalty or obligation to pay for any services that have not yet been rendered. (c) The contract solely provides for the ongoing performance of either of the following services: (i) Services described in division (C)(1)(a) of section 4712.01 of the Revised Code or providing advice or assistance to a buyer in connection with such services; (ii) Services described in division (C)(1)(d) of section 4712.01 of the Revised Code. (d) The buyer's explicit, affirmative, and documented assent is provided before a contract is renewed. (e) During the term of the contract period, the credit services organization reviews with the buyer the adverse credit information on the buyer's credit report. (4) The address of the credit services organization's principal place of business and the name and address of its agent in this state authorized to receive service of process; (5) With respect to the previous calendar year or the time period during which the credit services organization has been in business, whichever is shorter, the percentage of the organization's customers for whom the organization has fully and completely performed the services the organization agreed to perform for the buyer. (B) The contract shall have attached two easily detachable copies of a notice of cancellation. The notice shall be in boldface type and in the following form: "Notice of Cancellation You may cancel this contract, without any penalty or obligation, within three business days after the date the contract is signed. To cancel this contract, mail or deliver a signed, dated copy of this cancellation notice, or other written notice, to: ____________________ (Name of Seller) at ____________________ (Address of Seller) (Place of Business) not later than midnight __________ (Date) I hereby cancel this transaction. Dated: _______________________ __________________________ - (Buyer's signature)" (C) The credit services organization, at the time of signing, shall give to the buyer a copy of the completed contract and all other documents the organization requires the buyer to sign. (D) No credit services organization shall breach a contract described in this section or fail to comply with any obligation arising from such a contract. (E) No credit services organization shall fail to comply with division (A), (B), or (C) of this section. Last updated June 15, 2021 at 5:44 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4741.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4741 / § 4741.12
§ 4741.12. Reciprocity
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly (A) The state veterinary medical licensing board shall issue a license to practice veterinary medicine in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant holds a license in another state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in the practice of veterinary medicine in a state that does not issue that license. (B) The board may issue a license to practice veterinary medicine without the examination required pursuant to section 4741.11 of the Revised Code to an applicant from another country who furnishes satisfactory proof to the board that the applicant meets all of the following criteria: (1) The applicant is a graduate of a veterinary college accredited by the American veterinary medical association or holds a certificate issued, on or after May 1, 1987, by the education commission for foreign veterinary graduates of the American veterinary medical association or issued by any other nationally recognized certification program the board approves by rule. (2) The applicant holds a license, which is not under suspension, revocation, or other disciplinary action, issued by an agency similar to this board of another country having requirements equivalent to those of this state, provided the laws of such country accord equal rights to the holder of a license to practice in this state who removes to such country. (3) The applicant is not under investigation for an act which would constitute a violation of this chapter that would require the revocation of or refusal to renew a license. (4) The applicant has a thorough knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of veterinary medicine in this state, as determined by the board. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:09 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4701.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4701 / § 4701.28
§ 4701.28. Effect of child support default on certificate or permit
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the accountancy board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate or permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4709.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4709 / § 4709.051
§ 4709.051. Continuing education rules
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 House Bill 158 - 135th General Assembly (A) The state cosmetology and barber board may adopt rules in accordance with section 4709.05 of the Revised Code to establish a continuing education requirement, not to exceed eight hours in a biennial licensing period, as a condition of renewal for a barber license, barber instructor license, or assistant barber instructor license. (B) If the board establishes a continuing education requirement under division (A) of this section, an individual holding a barber license, barber instructor license, or assistant barber instructor license shall satisfy the requirement by completing a continuing education program approved in accordance with division (B) of section 4713.62 of the Revised Code. These hours may include training in identifying and addressing the crime of trafficking in persons as described in section 2905.32 of the Revised Code. At least two of the eight hours of the continuing education requirement must be achieved in courses concerning safety and infection control, and at least one hour of the eight hours of the continuing education requirement must be achieved in courses concerning law and rule updates. Last updated August 29, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4775.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4775 / § 4775.08
§ 4775.08. Fees
Status: in_force

March 22, 2013 Senate Bill 114 - 129th General Assembly (A) The initial and annual renewal fee for a motor vehicle repair registration certificate and for a temporary motor vehicle repair registration certificate is one hundred fifty dollars for each business location at which the motor vehicle repair operator conducts business as an operator, except that the motor vehicle repair board, with the approval of the controlling board, may establish fees in excess of or less than that amount, provided that such fees do not exceed or are not less than that amount by more than fifty per cent. The board shall adjust the fees as necessary in order to provide for the expenses associated with carrying out this chapter. (B) If the board has notified or attempted to notify a motor vehicle repair operator that the operator is required to be registered under this chapter, and the operator fails to register, the initial fee for the registration of such an unregistered operator for each business location at which the operator conducts business as an operator, is the initial fee then in effect plus an additional amount equal to the initial fee then in effect for each calendar year that the operator is not registered after the board has notified or attempted to notify the operator. (C) The board shall deposit all fees and fines collected under this chapter into the occupational licensing and regulatory fund created by section 4743.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4729.532 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4729 / § 4729.532
§ 4729.532. Performing euthanasia by means of lethal injection on animal
Status: in_force

March 4, 2026 Senate Bill 152 - 136th General Assembly (A) No agent or employee of an animal shelter, no agent or employee of a wild animal rehabilitation facility, and no county dog warden or agent or employee of a county dog warden shall perform euthanasia by means of lethal injection on an animal by use of any substance other than a substance in a manufactured dosage form that the state veterinary medical licensing board, in consultation with the state board of pharmacy, approves by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The agent or employee of an animal shelter or wild animal rehabilitation facility, county dog warden, or agent or employee of a county dog warden when using a lethal solution to perform euthanasia on an animal shall use the solution in accordance with the following methods: (1) Intravenous injection by hypodermic needle; (2) Intraperitoneal injection by hypodermic needle; (3) Intracardial injection by hypodermic needle, but only on an animal verified to be unconscious; (4) Oral administration of solution or powder. (B) Before euthanasia, a euthanasia technician may administer a solution of one or more drugs exclusively for the purpose of inducing anesthesia, sedation, or unconsciousness prior to euthanasia. Only those drugs that have been approved by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code by the state board of pharmacy, in consultation with the state veterinary medical licensing board, may be used. (C) No agent or employee of an animal shelter or wild animal rehabilitation facility and no county dog warden or agent or employee of a county dog warden, other than a registered veterinary technician as defined in section 4741.01 of the Revised Code, shall perform euthanasia by means of lethal injection on an animal or administer pre-euthanasia drugs that induce anesthesia, sedation, or unconsciousness unless the agent or employee or county dog warden has received certification after successfully completing a euthanasia technician certification course as described in this division. The curriculum for a euthanasia technician certification course shall be one that has been approved by the state veterinary medical licensing board, shall be at least sixteen hours in length, and shall include information in at least all of the following areas: (1) The pharmacology, proper administration, and storage of euthanasia, sedation, and anesthesia solutions; (2) Federal and state laws regulating the storage and accountability of euthanasia, sedation, and anesthesia solutions; (3) Euthanasia technician stress management; (4) Proper disposal of euthanized animals. (D)(1) No agent or employee of an animal shelter or wild animal rehabilitation facility shall perform euthanasia by means of lethal injection on animals or administer pre-euthanasia drugs that induce anesthesia, sedation, or unconsciousness under this section unless the facility in which the agent or employee works or is employed is licensed with the state board of pharmacy under section 4729.531 of the Revised Code. No agent or employee of a county dog warden shall perform euthanasia by means of lethal injection on animals or administer pre-euthanasia drugs that induce anesthesia, sedation, or unconsciousness under this section unless the county dog warden is licensed under section 4729.531 of the Revised Code. (2) Any agent or employee of an animal shelter or wild animal rehabilitation facility or county dog warden performing euthanasia by means of lethal injection or administering pre-euthanasia drugs that induce anesthesia, sedation, or unconsciousness shall do so only in a humane and proficient manner that is in conformity with the methods described in divisions (A) and (B) of this section and not in violation of Chapter 959. of the Revised Code. (E) Nothing in this section precludes a licensed veterinarian or registered veterinary technician as defined in section 4741.01 of the Revised Code from engaging in the practice of veterinary medicine as authorized in Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code. Last updated January 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4778.171 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4778 / § 4778.171
§ 4778.171. Reporting of criminal conduct or sexual misconduct
Status: in_force

March 21, 2025 Senate Bill 109 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "criminal conduct" and "sexual misconduct" have the same meanings as in section 4731.224 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Within thirty days after commencing an investigation regarding criminal conduct or sexual misconduct against any individual holding a valid license to practice issued pursuant to this chapter, a health care facility, including a hospital, health care facility operated by a health insuring corporation, ambulatory surgical facility, or similar facility, shall report to the board the name of the individual and a summary of the underlying facts related to the investigation being commenced. (2) If any individual authorized to practice under this chapter or any professional association or society of such individuals knows or has reasonable cause to suspect based on facts that would cause a reasonable person in a similar position to suspect that an individual authorized to practice under this chapter has committed or participated in criminal conduct or sexual misconduct the information upon which the belief is based shall be reported to the board within thirty days. This division does not apply to a professional association or society whose staff interacts with members of the association or society only in advocacy, governance, or educational capacities and whose staff does not regularly interact with members in practice settings. (3) In addition to the self-reporting of criminal offenses that is required for license renewal, an individual authorized to practice under this chapter shall report to the board criminal charges regarding criminal conduct, sexual misconduct, or any conduct involving the use of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, including offenses that are equivalent offenses under division (A) of section 4511.181 of the Revised Code, violations of division (D) of section 4511.194 of the Revised Code, and violations of division (C) of section 4511.79 of the Revised Code. Reports under this division shall be made within thirty days of the criminal charge being filed. Last updated February 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4764.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4764 / § 4764.04
§ 4764.04. Ohio home inspector board
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the Ohio home inspector board consisting of seven members. The governor shall appoint five members who are licensed home inspectors. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives each shall appoint one member who represents the public and has no financial interest in the home inspection industry. Not more than four members of the board shall be members of the same political party. (B) The governor, president of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives shall make the initial appointments to the board not later than ninety days after April 5, 2019. Of the initial appointments to the board, the governor shall appoint one member to a term ending one year after April 5, 2019, two members to a term ending three years after that date, and two members to a term ending five years after that date. The president of the senate shall appoint one member to a term ending two years after that date, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one member to a term ending four years after that date. Thereafter, each term shall be for five years, ending on the same day of the same month as the term that it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. A member appointed to fill a vacancy prior to the expiration of a term shall hold office for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration of the term until the member's successor takes office. (C) Annually, at the first regularly scheduled board meeting following the first day of September, the board shall organize by selecting from among its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson by majority vote. The board shall meet at least once per calendar quarter to conduct its business. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum to transact and vote on all business that comes before the board. (D) The members of the board shall not be compensated but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties as members. (E) The person who, or office that, appointed a member may remove that member for misconduct, neglect of duty, incapacity, or malfeasance. (F) The Ohio home inspector board is a part of the department of commerce for administrative purposes. The director of commerce is ex officio the executive officer of the board, or the director may designate the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing to act as executive officer of the board. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 4:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4734.141 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4734 / § 4734.141
§ 4734.141. Certificate required to practice acupuncture
Status: in_force

August 22, 2007 Senate Bill 33 - 127th General Assembly Except for individuals described in section 4762.02 of the Revised Code, no person who holds a license to practice chiropractic issued by the state chiropractic board shall engage in the practice of acupuncture unless the person holds a valid certificate to practice acupuncture issued by the board under section 4734.283 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4751.101 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4751 / § 4751.101
§ 4751.101. Construction of chapter
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly Nothing in this chapter or the rules adopted under it shall be construed as requiring either of the following: (A) An individual to be a licensed health services executive in order to do either of the following: (1) Practice nursing home administration; (2) Serve in a leadership position at a long-term services and supports setting or direct the practices of others in such a setting. (B) An applicant for a nursing home administrator license who is employed by an institution for the care and treatment of the sick to demonstrate proficiency in any medical techniques or to meet any medical educational qualifications or medical standards not in accord with the remedial care and treatment provided by the institution if all of the following apply to the institution: (1) It is operated exclusively for patients who use spiritual means for healing and for whom the acceptance of medical care is inconsistent with their religious beliefs. (2) It is accredited by a national accrediting organization. (3) It is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 26 U.S.C. 501. (4) It provides twenty-four hour nursing care pursuant to the exemption in division (E) of section 4723.32 of the Revised Code from the licensing requirements of Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code. Last updated March 22, 2023 at 12:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4729.261 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4729 / § 4729.261
§ 4729.261. Rules for approving instruments to reduce drug poisoning
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) For purposes of division (D)(4)(b) of section 2925.14 of the Revised Code, and subject to division (B) of this section, the state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules establishing standards and procedures for its approval of types of instruments that are not to be considered drug paraphernalia because they demonstrate efficacy in reducing drug poisoning by determining the presence of a specific compound or group of compounds. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (B) Under this section, the board shall not approve any type of instrument to the extent that the instrument is intended to measure the purity of a mixture. Last updated August 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4732.142 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4732 / § 4732.142
§ 4732.142. Retired status
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly (A) The holder of a license issued under this chapter who retires from the practice of psychology, independent school psychology, or school psychology may request during the biennial or quinquennial license registration process that the license holder's license be placed in "licensed psychologist-retired," "licensed independent school psychologist-retired," or "licensed school psychologist-retired" status. Once the license is placed in retired status, the license holder shall not practice psychology, independent school psychology, or school psychology in this state. A license holder selecting this status shall pay to the state board of psychology a fee of fifty dollars. (B) Procedures for reinstating a retired license shall be established in rules adopted by the board. Last updated March 22, 2023 at 12:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4733.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4733 / § 4733.05
§ 4733.05. Compensation and expenses of board
Status: in_force

August 26, 1977 House Bill 1 - 112th General Assembly Each member of the state board of registration for professional engineers and surveyors shall receive an amount fixed pursuant to division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code per diem when actually attending to the work of the board or of any of its committees and for the time spent in necessary travel; and in addition thereto, shall be reimbursed for all actual traveling, hotel, and other expenses necessarily incurred in carrying out sections 4733.01 to 4733.23 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4781.281 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4781 / § 4781.281
§ 4781.281. Inspector certification fees
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) The division of industrial compliance may charge a fee for inspector certification. The fees shall include all of the following: (1) The nonrefundable certification fee for inspectors shall not be greater than fifty dollars for each three-year certification period. (2) The nonrefundable certification renewal fee for inspectors shall not be greater than fifty dollars. (3) The nonrefundable late fee for certification renewal shall not be greater than twenty-five dollars in addition to the renewal fee. (B) The division may adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing fees less than those described in division (A) of this section. Last updated August 24, 2021 at 2:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4723.63 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4723 / § 4723.63
§ 4723.63. [Former R.C. 4723.61, renumbered by S.B. 28, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/24/2024] Medication aide definitions
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 144 (GA 135), Senate Bill 28 (GA 135) As used in this section and in sections 4723.64 to 4723.69 of the Revised Code: (A) "Contact hour" means sixty minutes of continuing education, which may be determined by rounding to the nearest quarter hour. (B) "Medication" means a drug, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Nursing home" and "residential care facility" have the same meanings as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. (D) "Prescription medication" means a medication that may be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription. (E) "Prescriber" and "prescription" have the same meanings as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated August 23, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4738.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4738 / § 4738.09
§ 4738.09. Organization of motor vehicle salvage dealer's licensing board
Status: in_force

October 12, 1994 House Bill 687 - 120th General Assembly The motor vehicle salvage dealer's licensing board shall consist of five members. The registrar of motor vehicles or his designee shall be a member of the board, and the other four members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Two appointed members shall have operated as a motor vehicle salvage dealer, salvage motor vehicle auction, or salvage motor vehicle pool in this state for at least five years and have been engaged in the business within two years previous to the date of their appointment. Two appointed members shall represent the public and shall not have been engaged in any such business or operation. Not more than two members other than the registrar shall be of any one political party. Terms of office of the four members appointed by the governor shall commence on the first day of August and end on the last day of July, and be for three years, except that one initial term shall be for one year, and one initial term shall be for two years. Each member shall hold office from the date of his appointment until the end of the term for which he was appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any appointed member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of his term until his successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Annually the board shall organize by selecting from its members a president. Each appointed member of the board shall receive an amount fixed in accordance with division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code for each day of actual service during the meetings of the board, and shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of his official duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4747.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4747 / § 4747.06
§ 4747.06. License renewal - continuing education
Status: in_force

April 5, 2019 House Bill 420 - 132nd General Assembly (A) (1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section and section 4747.12 of the Revised Code, a hearing aid dealer's or fitter's license issued or renewed by the state speech and hearing professionals board under this chapter shall be renewed biennially not later than the thirty-first day of December in each even-numbered year and in accordance with the standard renewal procedure specified in Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. The board shall issue to each applicant, on receipt of a renewal application, proof of completion of the continuing education required by division (B) of this section, payment of a renewal fee, and, if applicable, a late fee established by the board in rules adopted under section 4747.04 of the Revised Code, a renewed hearing aid dealer's or fitter's license. No person who applies for renewal of a hearing aid dealer's or fitter's license that has expired shall be required to take any examination as a condition of renewal provided application for renewal is made within two years of the date such license expired. (2) A person issued a license described in division (C)(2) of section 4747.05 of the Revised Code shall renew that license in accordance with the standard renewal procedure before it expires as described in that division. After the first renewal, the license shall be renewed in accordance with division (A)(1) of this section. (B) Each person engaged in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids who holds a valid hearing aid dealer's or fitter's license shall complete not less than twenty hours of continuing professional education approved by the board during each two-year period. On a form provided by the board, the person shall certify to the board, at the time of license renewal pursuant to division (A) of this section, that the person has completed continuing education in compliance with this division and shall submit any additional information required by rule of the board regarding the continuing education. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing the standards continuing education programs must meet to obtain board approval and continuing education reporting requirements. Continuing education may be applied to meet the requirement of this division if it is provided or certified by any of the following: (1) The international hearing society; (2) The American speech-language hearing association; (3) The American academy of audiology. The board may excuse persons licensed under this chapter, as a group or as individuals, from all or any part of the requirements of this division because of an unusual circumstance, emergency, or special hardship.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4707.261 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4707 / § 4707.261
§ 4707.261. Verified application for order directing payment form fund
Status: in_force

July 1, 2003 Senate Bill 262 - 124th General Assembly A person who obtains a final judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction against a person licensed under this chapter, on the grounds of conduct by the licensee that is described in section 4707.15 of the Revised Code or that otherwise violates this chapter or rules adopted under it and that is associated with an act or transaction that only a licensee lawfully may perform, may file a verified application in a court of common pleas for an order directing payment from the auction recovery fund. The application shall be accompanied by the judgment entry and may seek payment in an amount that is equal to the portion of the judgment that remains unpaid. The application shall specify the nature of the act or transaction on which the underlying judgment was based, the activities of the applicant in pursuit of remedies available under the law for the collection of judgments, and the actual and direct losses sustained by the applicant. The applicant shall attach to the application a copy of each pleading and order in the underlying court action. In addition, the application shall include proof of the applicant's actual and direct loss. Whenever possible, the court shall require all applicants and prospective applicants whose claims to the fund arose from an underlying judgment against the same licensee to be joined in one action under this section so that the rights of all applicants may be equitably adjudicated and settled.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4769.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4769 / § 4769.03
§ 4769.03. Disciplinary actions
Status: in_force

November 24, 1995 Senate Bill 150 - 121st General Assembly (A) The department of health shall receive complaints alleging violations of section 4769.02 of the Revised Code. (B) The department shall make findings regarding complaints of alleged violations of section 4769.02 of the Revised Code. The department shall not make findings until after doing all of the following: (1) Investigating the complaint and determining that there is a reasonable basis for it; (2) Giving notice to the person named in the complaint and affording a period of ten days following issuance of the notice during which the person may correct an alleged violation by reimbursing the medicare beneficiary or crediting the beneficiary's account in an amount specified by the department; (3) If the person named in the complaint does not choose to correct the alleged violation, giving the person notice and a reasonable opportunity for an adjudication hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (C) When the department finds, pursuant to division (B) of this section, that section 4769.02 of the Revised Code has been violated, the department may do any of the following: (1) Publicly reprimand the violator; (2) Issue an adjudication order requiring the violator to repay the medicare beneficiary an amount equal to the difference between the amount reimbursable under medicare and the payment received, plus interest on that amount at the rate prescribed under section 5703.47 of the Revised Code, from the date the beneficiary made payment until the date of the repayment; (3) Issue an adjudication order imposing a penalty of five hundred dollars. (D) When the department finds, pursuant to division (B) of this section, second and subsequent violations of section 4769.02 of the Revised Code by the same person, the department shall, in addition to imposing the penalties authorized by division (C) of this section, issue an adjudication order imposing a penalty of two thousand dollars for each violation subsequent to the first violation. (E) If a violator of section 4769.02 of the Revised Code waived the right to a hearing under division (B)(3) of this section, the department shall reduce any monetary penalties imposed under division (C)(3) or (D) of this section by at least thirty-five per cent. (F) If a violator is a corporation or partnership, an adjudication order under division (C) or (D) of this section may be issued to any corporate officer, any general partner, and any health care practitioner who is found pursuant to the investigation or hearing conducted under division (B) of this section to have had knowledge of, should have known of, or to have knowingly participated in a violation of section 4769.02 of the Revised Code. (G) No penalty imposed under this section is cause to limit, deny, suspend, revoke, or deny the renewal of the license, certification, or registration of a health care practitioner; to refuse to license, certify, register, or reinstate an applicant for licensure, certification, or registration as a health care practitioner; to place a health care practitioner on probation; or, except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section, to reprimand a health care practitioner.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4757.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4757 / § 4757.37
§ 4757.37. Rendering of services as business entity
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) An individual whom the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board licenses, certificates, or otherwise legally authorizes to engage in the practice of professional counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, art therapy, or music therapy may render the professional services of a licensed professional clinical counselor, licensed professional counselor, independent social worker, social worker, independent marriage and family therapist, marriage and family therapist, art therapist, or music therapist within this state through a corporation formed under division (B) of section 1701.03 of the Revised Code, a limited liability company formed under Chapter 1705. or 1706. of the Revised Code, a partnership, or a professional association formed under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code. This division does not preclude such an individual from rendering professional services as a licensed professional clinical counselor, licensed professional counselor, independent social worker, social worker, independent marriage and family therapist, marriage and family therapist, art therapist, or music therapist through another form of business entity, including, but not limited to, a nonprofit corporation or foundation, or in another manner that is authorized by or in accordance with this chapter, another chapter of the Revised Code, or rules of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board adopted pursuant to this chapter. (B) A corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or professional association described in division (A) of this section may be formed for the purpose of providing a combination of the professional services of the following individuals who are licensed, certificated, or otherwise legally authorized to practice their respective professions: (1) Optometrists who are authorized to practice optometry under Chapter 4725. of the Revised Code; (2) Chiropractors who are authorized to practice chiropractic or acupuncture under Chapter 4734. of the Revised Code; (3) Psychologists who are authorized to practice psychology under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code; (4) Registered or licensed practical nurses who are authorized to practice nursing as registered nurses or as licensed practical nurses under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code; (5) Pharmacists who are authorized to practice pharmacy under Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code; (6) Physical therapists who are authorized to practice physical therapy under sections 4755.40 to 4755.56 of the Revised Code; (7) Occupational therapists who are authorized to practice occupational therapy under sections 4755.04 to 4755.13 of the Revised Code; (8) Mechanotherapists who are authorized to practice mechanotherapy under section 4731.151 of the Revised Code; (9) Doctors of medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery who are authorized for their respective practices under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code; (10) Licensed professional clinical counselors, licensed professional counselors, independent social workers, social workers, independent marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapists, art therapist , or music therapist who are authorized for their respective practices under this chapter. This division applies notwithstanding a provision of a code of ethics applicable to an individual who is a licensed professional clinical counselor, licensed professional counselor, independent social worker, social worker, independent marriage and family therapist, marriage and family therapist, art therapist, or music therapist that prohibits the individual from engaging in the individual's practice in combination with a person who is licensed, certificated, or otherwise legally authorized to practice optometry, chiropractic, acupuncture through the state chiropractic board, psychology, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, mechanotherapy, medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery, but who is not also licensed, certificated, or otherwise legally authorized to engage in the practice of professional counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, art therapy, or music therapy. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 3:18 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4723.281 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4723 / § 4723.281
§ 4723.281. Summary suspension without a hearing - automatic suspensions
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, with regard to offenses committed in Ohio, "aggravated murder," "murder," "voluntary manslaughter," "felonious assault," "kidnapping," "rape," "sexual battery," "gross sexual imposition," "aggravated arson," "aggravated robbery," and "aggravated burglary" mean such offenses as defined in Title XXIX of the Revised Code; with regard to offenses committed in other jurisdictions, the terms mean offenses comparable to offenses defined in Title XXIX of the Revised Code. (B) When there is clear and convincing evidence that continued practice by an individual licensed under this chapter presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, as determined on consideration of the evidence by the president and the executive director of the board of nursing, the president and director shall impose on the individual a summary suspension without a hearing. An individual serving as president or executive director in the absence of the president or executive director may take any action that this section requires or authorizes the president or executive director to take. Immediately following the decision to impose a summary suspension, the board shall serve a written order of suspension in accordance with sections 119.05 and 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order shall not be subject to suspension by the court during the pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the individual subject to the suspension requests an adjudication, the date set for the adjudication shall be within fifteen days but not earlier than seven days after the individual makes the request, unless another date is agreed to by both the individual and the board. The summary suspension shall remain in effect, unless reversed by the board, until a final adjudication order issued by the board pursuant to this section and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective. The board shall issue its final adjudication order within ninety days after completion of the adjudication. If the board does not issue a final order within the ninety-day period, the summary suspension shall be void, but any final adjudication order issued subsequent to the ninety-day period shall not be affected. (C) The license or certificate issued to an individual under this chapter is automatically suspended on that individual's conviction of, plea of guilty to, or judicial finding with regard to any of the following: aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated burglary. The suspension shall remain in effect from the date of the conviction, plea, or finding until an adjudication is held under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. If the board has knowledge that an automatic suspension has occurred, it shall notify the individual subject to the suspension. If the individual is notified and either fails to request an adjudication within the time periods established by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code or fails to participate in the adjudication, the board shall enter a final order permanently revoking the person's license or certificate. Last updated October 11, 2023 at 12:07 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4707.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4707 / § 4707.11
§ 4707.11. Proof of financial responsibility
Status: in_force

September 13, 2022 House Bill 321 - 134th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, each application for a license issued under this chapter shall be accompanied by proof of financial responsibility in the form of either an irrevocable letter of credit or a cash bond or a surety bond in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars. If the applicant gives a surety bond, the bond shall be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state. A bond shall be made payable to the department of agriculture and shall include a condition that requires the applicant to comply with this chapter and rules adopted under it, including a requirement that the person refrain from conduct described in section 4707.15 of the Revised Code. All bonds shall be on a form approved by the director of agriculture. A licensee shall maintain proof of financial responsibility for three years following the date of initial licensure. After the three-year period, a licensee who has not engaged in conduct described in section 4707.15 of the Revised Code and has not otherwise violated this chapter or rules adopted under it during that period shall no longer be required to maintain proof of financial responsibility except as otherwise provided in this section. A licensee whose license expires without being renewed under section 4707.10 of the Revised Code or is suspended under section 4707.15 or 4707.30 of the Revised Code shall give proof of financial responsibility in accordance with this section in order to obtain reinstatement or reactivation of the license. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to either of the following: (1) A licensee whose license was issued prior to July 1, 2003, provided that the license continues to be renewed under section 4707.10 of the Revised Code and is not suspended under section 4707.15 or 4707.30 of the Revised Code; (2) An auction firm license that is issued under section 4707.074 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 7, 2022 at 2:10 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4765.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4765 / § 4765.11
§ 4765.11. Administrative rules
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and divisions (C) and (D) of this section that establish all of the following: (1) Procedures for its governance and the control of its actions and business affairs; (2) Standards for the performance of emergency medical services by first responders, emergency medical technicians-basic, emergency medical technicians-intermediate, and emergency medical technicians-paramedic; (3) Application fees for certificates of accreditation, certificates of approval, certificates to teach, and certificates to practice, which shall be deposited into the trauma and emergency medical services fund created in section 4513.263 of the Revised Code; (4) Criteria for determining when the application or renewal fee for a certificate to practice may be waived because an applicant cannot afford to pay the fee; (5) Procedures for issuance and renewal of certificates of accreditation, certificates of approval, certificates to teach, and certificates to practice, including any measures necessary to implement section 9.79 of the Revised Code and any procedures necessary to ensure that adequate notice of renewal is provided in accordance with division (E) of section 4765.30 of the Revised Code; (6) Procedures for suspending or revoking certificates of accreditation, certificates of approval, certificates to teach, and certificates to practice; (7) Grounds for suspension or revocation of a certificate to practice issued under section 4765.30 of the Revised Code and for taking any other disciplinary action against a first responder, EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic; (8) Procedures for taking disciplinary action against a first responder, EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic; (9) Standards for certificates of accreditation and certificates of approval; (10) Qualifications for certificates to teach; (11) Requirements for a certificate to practice; (12) The curricula, number of hours of instruction and training, and instructional materials to be used in adult and pediatric emergency medical services training programs and adult and pediatric emergency medical services continuing education programs; (13) Procedures for conducting courses in recognizing symptoms of life-threatening allergic reactions and in calculating proper dosage levels and administering injections of epinephrine to adult and pediatric patients who suffer life-threatening allergic reactions; (14) Examinations for certificates to practice; (15) Procedures for administering examinations for certificates to practice; (16) Procedures for approving examinations that demonstrate competence to have a certificate to practice renewed without completing an emergency medical services continuing education program; (17) Procedures for granting extensions and exemptions of emergency medical services continuing education requirements; (18) Specifications of the emergency medical services that first responders are authorized to perform under section 4765.35 of the Revised Code, that EMTs-basic are authorized to perform under section 4765.37 of the Revised Code, that EMTs-I are authorized to perform under section 4765.38 of the Revised Code, and that paramedics are authorized to perform under section 4765.39 of the Revised Code; (19) Standards and procedures for implementing the requirements of section 4765.06 of the Revised Code, including designations of the persons who are required to report information to the board and the types of information to be reported; (20) Procedures for administering the emergency medical services grant program established under section 4765.07 of the Revised Code; (21) Procedures consistent with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for appealing decisions of the board; (22) Minimum qualifications and peer review and quality improvement requirements for persons who provide medical direction to emergency medical service personnel, including, subject to division (B) of section 4765.42 of the Revised Code, qualifications for a physician to be eligible to serve as the medical director of an emergency medical service organization or a member of its cooperating physician advisory board; (23) The manner in which a patient, or a patient's parent, guardian, or custodian, may consent to the board releasing identifying information about the patient under division (D) of section 4765.102 of the Revised Code; (24) Circumstances under which a training program or continuing education program, or portion of either type of program, may be taught by a person who does not hold a certificate to teach issued under section 4765.23 of the Revised Code; (25) Certification cycles for certificates issued under sections 4765.23 and 4765.30 of the Revised Code and certificates issued by the executive director of the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services under section 4765.55 of the Revised Code that establish a common expiration date for all certificates; (26) Procedures by which the holder of a certificate to practice who intends to retire may request the emergency medical service organization for which the holder performs services to direct the board to designate the holder as "retired" in the board's records when the holder retires. (B) The board may adopt, and may amend and rescind, rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and divisions (C) and (D) of this section that establish any of the following: (1) Specifications of information that may be collected under the trauma system registry and incidence reporting system created under section 4765.06 of the Revised Code; (2) Standards and procedures for implementing any of the recommendations made by any committees of the board or under section 4765.04 of the Revised Code; (3) Procedures and requirements for conducting background checks on applicants for the issuance and renewal of certificates of accreditation, certificates of approval, certificates to teach, and certificates to practice in accordance with section 109.578 of the Revised Code; (4) Any other rules necessary to implement this chapter. (C) In developing and administering rules adopted under this chapter, the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall consult with regional directors and regional advisory boards appointed under section 4765.05 of the Revised Code and emphasize the special needs of pediatric and geriatric patients. (D) On and after April 6, 2023, the executive director shall not issue to any new applicant a certificate to practice as an emergency medical services assistant instructor. Any emergency medical services assistant instructor certificate that was issued in accordance with rules adopted under division (A) of this section prior to April 6, 2023, remains valid, subject to any conditions or responsibilities of retaining the validity of that certificate, until the holder of the certificate allows it to expire or lapse. The certificate may be renewed by the holder of that certificate. The board shall adopt, amend, or rescind rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code in order to effectuate this division. (E) Except as otherwise provided in this division, before adopting, amending, or rescinding any rule under this chapter, the board shall submit the proposed rule to the director of public safety for review. The director may review the proposed rule for not more than sixty days after the date it is submitted. If, within this sixty-day period, the director approves the proposed rule or does not notify the board that the rule is disapproved, the board may adopt, amend, or rescind the rule as proposed. If, within this sixty-day period, the director notifies the board that the proposed rule is disapproved, the board shall not adopt, amend, or rescind the rule as proposed unless at least twelve members of the board vote to adopt, amend, or rescind it. This division does not apply to an emergency rule adopted in accordance with section 119.03 of the Revised Code. (F) Notwithstanding any requirement for a certificate issued in accordance with rules adopted by the board under this section, the board, in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code, shall issue a certificate that is a license as defined in section 4796.01 of the Revised Code to an individual if either of the following applies: (1) The individual holds a license or certificate in another state. (2) The individual has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a first responder, emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic in a state that does not issue that license or certificate. Last updated August 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4732.151 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4732 / § 4732.151
§ 4732.151. Fee for verification
Status: in_force

March 20, 2014 House Bill 83 - 130th General Assembly The state board of psychology shall charge a fee of forty dollars to a license holder for the written verification of licensure status, including verification of the date of licensure, the presence or absence of a history of disciplinary action, and the expiration date of the license.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4781.301 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4781 / § 4781.301
§ 4781.301. Fees in lieu of license and inspection fees
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly Fees authorized or charged under sections 4781.31 , 4781.32 , and 4781.28 of the Revised Code are in lieu of all license and inspection fees on or with respect to the operation or ownership of manufactured home parks within this state, except that the licensor may charge additional reasonable fees for the collection and bacteriological examination of any necessary water samples taken from any such park.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4778.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4778 / § 4778.02
§ 4778.02. License required
Status: in_force

October 9, 2021 House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person shall practice as a genetic counselor unless the person holds a current, valid license to practice as a genetic counselor issued under this chapter. (2) No person shall use the title "genetic counselor," or otherwise hold the person out as a genetic counselor, unless the person holds a current, valid license to practice as a genetic counselor issued under this chapter. (B) Division (A)(1) of this section does not apply to either of the following: (1) A student performing an activity as part of a genetic counseling graduate program described in division (B)(2) of section 4778.03 of the Revised Code; (2) A person who is authorized pursuant to another provision of the Revised Code to perform any of the activities that a genetic counselor is authorized to perform. Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:11 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4715.435 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4715 / § 4715.435
§ 4715.435. Authorized persons
Status: in_force

September 20, 2019 Senate Bill 259 - 132nd General Assembly (A) No person shall provide services under section 4715.431 of the Revised Code unless one of the following applies: (1) The person is a dentist who holds a current, valid teledentistry permit issued under section 4715.43 of the Revised Code. (2) The person is providing services in accordance with section 4715.431 of the Revised Code and is either a dental hygienist or an expanded function dental auxiliary. (B) No person shall authorize a dental hygienist or expanded function dental auxiliary to provide services under section 4715.431 of the Revised Code unless the person is a dentist who holds a current, valid teledentistry permit issued under section 4715.43 of the Revised Code and the dental hygienist or expanded function dental hygienist will provide the services in accordance with division (E) or (F) of section 4715.431 of the Revised Code, as appropriate. (C) No authorizing dentist shall authorize a dental hygienist or expanded function dental auxiliary to diagnose a patient's oral health care status. No dental hygienist or expanded function dental auxiliary shall diagnose a patient's oral health care status as part of services provided under section 4715.431 of the Revised Code.