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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors › Section 4764.04 | Ohio Home Inspector Board.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
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
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors › Section 4764.08 | Continuing Education Instruction Requirements.

Effective:
April 5, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly
During each three-year period that a license is valid, a licensed home inspector shall successfully complete not less than fourteen hours of continuing education instruction annually in courses or programs directly applicable to the standards of practice and requirements specified in rules adopted by the Ohio home inspector board pursuant to division (A)(10) of section 4764.05 of the Revised Code.
The superintendent of real estate and professional licensing shall accept only those courses and programs the superintendent approves in accordance with division (A)(8) of section 4764.06 of the Revised Code prior to the date the licensed home inspector completes the course or program. The superintendent shall not include parallel inspections completed by a person for credit toward satisfying the continuing education requirements specified in this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors › Section 4764.09 | Expiration of License; Renewal.

Effective:
April 5, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) A home inspector license issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter expires three years after the date of issuance or renewal.
(B)(1) To renew a home inspector license, a licensed home inspector shall file all of the following with the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing within the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date the license expires:
(a) A renewal application pursuant to the procedures established by the Ohio home inspector board under section 4764.05 of the Revised Code;
(b) Proof of holding or being covered by a comprehensive general liability insurance policy or a commercial general liability insurance policy in accordance with division (A) of section 4764.11 of the Revised Code;
(c) Proof of satisfying the continuing education requirements specified in section 4764.08 of the Revised Code.
(2) A licensed home inspector who fails to renew a license before its expiration may, during the three months following the expiration, renew the license by following the procedures in division (B)(1) of this section and paying a late renewal fee in an amount the Ohio home inspector board establishes. A licensed home inspector who applies for a late renewal pursuant to this division shall not engage in any activities permitted under the license being renewed until the superintendent notifies the licensed home inspector that the licensed home inspector's license has been renewed.
(C) A licensed home inspector who fails to renew a license prior to its expiration or during the three months following its expiration, or who fails to submit the proof required under division (B)(1)(b) or (c) of this section, may subsequently obtain a license by applying for a license pursuant to section 4764.07 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors › Section 4764.10 | Licensees From Other Jurisdictions.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The superintendent of real estate and professional licensing may issue a home inspector license to an applicant who holds a license, registration, or certification as a home inspector in another jurisdiction other than another state if that applicant submits an application on a form the superintendent provides, pays the fee the Ohio home inspector board prescribes, and satisfies all of the following requirements:
(1) The applicant is licensed, registered, or certified as a home inspector in a jurisdiction that the board determines grants the same privileges to persons licensed under this chapter as this state grants to persons in that jurisdiction.
(2) That other jurisdiction has licensing, registration, or certification requirements that are substantially similar to, or exceed, those of this state.
(3) The applicant attests that the applicant is familiar with and will abide by this chapter.
(4) The applicant attests to all of the following in a written statement that the applicant submits to the superintendent:
(a) To provide the superintendent the name and address of an agent to receive service of process in this state or that the applicant authorizes the superintendent to act as agent for that applicant;
(b) That service of process in accordance with the Revised Code is proper and the applicant is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state;
(c) That any cause of action arising out of the conduct of the applicant's business in this state shall be filed in the county in which the events that gave rise to that cause of action occurred.
(B) The board shall issue a home inspector license 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 as a home inspector in a state that does not issue that license.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:47 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors › Section 4764.11 | Insurance Requirements; Recordkeeping.

Effective:
April 5, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Every licensed home inspector shall maintain, or be covered by, a comprehensive general liability insurance policy or a commercial general liability insurance policy with coverage limits of not less than one hundred thousand dollars per occurrence and not less than a three- hundred-thousand-dollar aggregate limit. The insurance policy shall provide coverage against liability of the licensed home inspector for loss, damage, or expense as a result of an act that occurred while the licensed home inspector was on the premises performing a home inspection. If the employer of a licensed home inspector is not a licensed home inspector and maintains an insurance policy covering the licensed home inspector, the licensed home inspector is not required to maintain the licensed home inspector's own insurance policy.
(B) Every licensed home inspector shall retain for a period of five years the original or a true copy of each written contract for the licensee's services relating to home inspection work, all home inspection reports, and all work file documentation and data assembled in preparing those reports. The retention period begins on the date the report is submitted to the client unless, prior to expiration of the retention period, the licensee is notified that the services or report is the subject of or is otherwise involved in pending investigation or litigation, in which case the retention period begins on the date of final disposition of the litigation.
A licensee shall make available all records required to be maintained under this section for inspection and copying by the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing upon reasonable notice to the licensee.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors › Section 4764.15 | Violation of Chapter; Injuction.

Effective:
April 5, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly
The superintendent of real estate and professional licensing may apply to any court of common pleas to enjoin a violation of this chapter. Upon a showing by the superintendent that a person has violated or is violating this chapter, the court shall grant an injunction, restraining order, or other appropriate relief.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors › Section 4764.17 | Construction of Chapter; Actions for Damages.

Effective:
April 5, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create or imply a private cause of action against a licensed home inspector for a violation of this chapter if that action is not otherwise maintainable under common law.
(B) An action for damages that is based on professional services that were rendered or that should have been rendered by a licensed home inspector shall not be brought, commenced, or maintained unless the action is filed within one year after the date that the home inspection is performed.
(C) Before bringing, commencing, or maintaining an action under division (B) of this section, a client shall notify the licensed home inspector of the alleged deficiencies and shall allow the licensed home inspector the opportunity to review and remedy the alleged deficiencies. The statute of limitations specified in division (B) of this section shall be tolled for the period that begins on the date the client notifies the licensed home inspector of the alleged deficiencies and that ends on the date that the licensed home inspector reviews, declines to review, remedies, or declines to remedy the alleged deficiencies, whichever comes later.
(D) The remedies provided under sections 4764.12 to 4764.15 of the Revised Code are the exclusive remedies for alleged violations of any conflict of interest prohibitions specified in the rules adopted by the Ohio home inspector board pursuant to division (A)(10) of section 4764.05 of the Revised Code.
(E) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing from investigating, or to prohibit the board from taking action against a licensed home inspector for violations of this chapter if the investigation commences more than one year after the date that the licensed home inspector conducts the home inspection that is the subject of the investigation and action.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors › Section 4764.18 | Home Inspectors Fund.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Except as provided in section 4764.21 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing shall deposit all money collected under this chapter in the state treasury to the credit of the real estate operating fund.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 4:32 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors › Section 4764.19 | Defaults Under Child Support Orders.

Effective:
April 5, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly
On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing 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 license issued pursuant to this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors › Section 4764.20 | Compliance With Law Regarding Human Trafficking.

Effective:
April 5, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly
The superintendent of real estate and professional licensing shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors › Section 4764.99 | Misdemeanor and Felony Violations.

Effective:
April 5, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates division (A) of section 4764.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(B) Whoever violates division (D) of section 4764.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.011 | Designation as Emr, Emt, or Aemt.

Effective:
September 23, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 128 - 129th General Assembly
(A) With respect to the following individuals who receive certificates to practice issued under this chapter, all of the following apply:
(1) A first responder shall be also known as an emergency medical responder or EMR;
(2) An emergency medical technician-basic or EMT-basic shall be also known as an emergency medical technician or EMT, respectively;
(3) An emergency medical technician-intermediate or EMT-I shall be also known as an advanced emergency medical technician or AEMT, respectively.
(B) With respect to the provisions of this chapter and all other provisions of the Revised Code that refer to the individuals specified in division (A) of this section, all of the following apply:
(1) A reference to a first responder is deemed to be a reference to an emergency medical responder or EMR;
(2) A reference to an emergency medical technician-basic or EMT-basic is deemed to be a reference to an emergency medical technician or EMT, respectively;
(3) A reference to an emergency medical technician-intermediate or EMT-I is deemed to be a reference to an advanced emergency medical technician or AEMT, respectively.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.05 | Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Regions.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "prehospital emergency medical services" means an emergency medical services system that provides medical services to patients who require immediate assistance, because of illness or injury, prior to their arrival at an emergency medical facility.
(B) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall divide the state geographically into prehospital emergency medical services regions for purposes of overseeing the delivery of adult and pediatric prehospital emergency medical services. For each prehospital emergency medical services region, the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall appoint either a physician to serve as the regional director or a physician advisory board to serve as the regional advisory board. The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall specify the duties of each regional director and regional advisory board. Regional directors and members of regional advisory boards shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in carrying out duties as regional directors and members of regional advisory boards.
(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit in any way the ability of a hospital to determine the market area of that hospital.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.07 | Administrative Rules for Grant Program.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall adopt rules under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code to establish and administer a grant program under which grants are distributed according to the following priorities:
(1) First priority shall be given to emergency medical service organizations for the training of personnel, for the purchase of equipment and vehicles, and to improve the availability, accessibility, and quality of emergency medical services in this state. In this category, the board shall give priority to grants that fund training and equipping of emergency medical service personnel.
(2) Second priority shall be given to entities that research, test, and evaluate medical procedures and systems related to adult and pediatric trauma care.
(3) Third priority shall be given to entities that research the causes, nature, and effects of traumatic injuries, educate the public about injury prevention, and implement, test, and evaluate injury prevention strategies.
(4) Fourth priority shall be given to entities that research, test, and evaluate procedures that promote the rehabilitation, retraining, and reemployment of adult or pediatric trauma victims and social service support mechanisms for adult or pediatric trauma victims and their families.
(5) Fifth priority shall be given to entities that conduct research on, test, or evaluate one or more of the following:
(a) Procedures governing the performance of emergency medical services in this state;
(b) The training of emergency medical service personnel;
(c) The staffing of emergency medical service organizations.
(6) For grants distributed for the grant award years occurring not later than the award year ending June 30, 2017, sixth priority shall be given to entities that operate paramedic training programs and are seeking national accreditation of the programs.
(B) To be eligible for a grant distributed pursuant to division (A)(6) of this section, an applicant for the grant shall meet all of the following conditions:
(1) Hold a certificate of accreditation issued by the board under section 4765.17 of the Revised Code to operate a paramedic training program;
(2) Be seeking initial national accreditation of the program from an accrediting organization approved by the board;
(3) Apply for the national accreditation on or after February 25, 2010.
(C) The grant program shall be funded from the trauma and emergency medical services fund created by section 4513.263 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.08 | Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan - Statewide Regulation of Emergency Medical Services During Periods of Disaster.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall prepare a statewide emergency medical services plan and shall revise the plan as necessary.
The board shall prepare a plan for the statewide regulation of emergency medical services during periods of disaster. The plan shall be consistent with the statewide emergency medical services plan required under this section and with the statewide emergency operations plan required under section 5502.22 of the Revised Code. The board shall submit the plan to the emergency management agency created under section 5502.22 of the Revised Code. The board shall cooperate with the agency in any other manner the agency considers necessary to develop and implement the statewide emergency operations plan.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.09 | Recommendations for Operation of Ambulance and Emergency Medical Service Organizations.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall prepare recommendations for the operation of ambulance service organizations, air medical organizations, and emergency medical service organizations. Within thirty days following the preparation or modification of recommendations, the board shall notify the board of county commissioners of any county, the board of township trustees of any township, the board of trustees of any joint ambulance district, or the board of trustees of any joint emergency medical services district in which there exist ambulance service organizations, air medical organizations, or emergency medical service organizations of any board recommendations for the operation of such organizations. The recommendations shall include, but not be limited to:
(A) The definition and classification of ambulances and medical aircraft;
(B) The design, equipment, and supplies for ambulances and medical aircraft, including special equipment, supplies, training, and staffing required to assist pediatric and geriatric emergency victims;
(C) The minimum number and type of personnel for the operation of ambulances and medical aircraft;
(D) The communication systems necessary for the operation of ambulances and medical aircraft;
(E) Reports to be made by persons holding certificates of accreditation or approval issued under section 4765.17 of the Revised Code and certificates to practice issued under section 4765.30 of the Revised Code to ascertain compliance with this chapter and the rules and recommendations adopted thereunder and to ascertain the quantity and quality of ambulance service organizations, air medical organizations, and emergency medical service organizations throughout the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.10 | State Board - Powers and Duties.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 52 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall do all of the following:
(1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under it;
(2) Approve, in accordance with procedures established in rules adopted under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code, examinations that demonstrate competence to have a certificate to practice renewed without completing a continuing education program;
(3) Advise applicants for state or federal emergency medical services funds, review and comment on applications for these funds, and approve the use of all state and federal funds designated solely for emergency medical service programs unless federal law requires another state agency to approve the use of all such federal funds;
(4) Serve as a statewide clearinghouse for discussion, inquiry, and complaints concerning emergency medical services;
(5) Make recommendations to the general assembly on legislation to improve the delivery of emergency medical services;
(6) Maintain a toll-free long distance telephone number through which it shall respond to questions about emergency medical services;
(7) Work with appropriate state offices in coordinating the training of firefighters and emergency medical service personnel. Other state offices that are involved in the training of firefighters or emergency medical service personnel shall cooperate with the board and its committees and subcommittees to achieve this goal.
(8) Provide a liaison to the state emergency operation center during those periods when a disaster, as defined in section 5502.21 of the Revised Code, has occurred in this state and the governor has declared an emergency as defined in that section.
(B) The board may do any of the following:
(1) Investigate complaints concerning emergency medical services and emergency medical service organizations as it determines necessary;
(2) Establish a statewide public information system and public education programs regarding emergency medical services;
(3) Establish an injury prevention program.
(C) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall not regulate any profession that otherwise is regulated by another board, commission, or similar regulatory entity.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:20 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.101 | Complaint and Investigation of Violations.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall investigate any allegation that a person has violated this chapter or a rule adopted under it.
Any person may submit to the board a written complaint regarding an alleged violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under it. In the absence of fraud or bad faith, no person submitting a complaint to the board or testifying in an adjudication hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code with regard to such an alleged violation shall be liable to any person in damages in a civil action as a result of submitting the complaint or providing testimony.
(B) In investigating an allegation, the board may do any of the following:
(1) Administer oaths;
(2) Order the taking of depositions;
(3) Issue subpoenas;
(4) Compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books, accounts, papers, records, documents, and testimony.
(C) A subpoena for patient record information shall not be issued without consultation with the attorney general's office and approval of the executive director of the board. Before issuance of a subpoena for patient record information, the executive director shall determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the complaint filed alleges a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under it and that the records sought are relevant to the alleged violation and material to the investigation. The subpoena may apply only to records that cover a reasonable period of time surrounding the alleged violation.
(D) On failure to comply with any subpoena issued by the board and after reasonable notice to the person being subpoenaed, the board may move, pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure, for an order compelling the production of persons or records.
(E) A subpoena issued by the board may be served by a sheriff, the sheriff's deputy, or an investigator for the division of emergency medical services of the department of public safety. Service of a subpoena issued by the board may be made by delivering a copy of the subpoena to the person named in it, reading it to the person, or leaving it at the person's usual place of residence. When the person being served is an individual authorized by this chapter to practice emergency medical services, service of the subpoena may be made by certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested, and the subpoena shall be deemed served on the date delivery is made or on the date that the person refuses to accept delivery.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.102 | Investigative Information Confidential.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "licensing agency" means any entity that has the authority pursuant to Title XLVII of the Revised Code to issue a license, and any other agency of this or another state, other than the Ohio supreme court, that has the authority to issue a license that authorizes an individual to engage in an occupation or profession. "Licensing agency" includes an administrative officer that has authority to issue a license that authorizes an individual to engage in an occupation or profession.
(B) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section and section 4765.111 of the Revised Code, all information the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services receives pursuant to an investigation, including information regarding an alleged violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it or a complaint submitted under division (A) of section 4765.101 of the Revised Code, is confidential, and is not subject to discovery in any civil action, during the course of the investigation and any adjudication proceedings that result from the investigation. Upon completion of the investigation and any resulting adjudication proceedings, the information is a matter of public record for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
(C) The board may release information otherwise made confidential by division (B) of this section to law enforcement officers or licensing agencies of this or another state that are prosecuting, adjudicating, or investigating the holder of a certificate issued under this chapter or a person who allegedly engaged in the unauthorized provision of emergency medical services.
A law enforcement officer or licensing agency with information disclosed by the board under this division shall not divulge the information other than for the purpose of an adjudication by a court or licensing agency to which the subject of the adjudication is a party.
(D) If an investigation conducted under section 4765.101 of the Revised Code requires a review of patient records, the investigation and proceedings related to it shall be conducted in such a manner as to protect patient confidentiality. The board shall not make public the name or any other identifying information about a patient unless proper consent is given in accordance with rules adopted by the board. If the patient is less than eighteen years of age, the board shall obtain consent from the patient's parent, guardian, or custodian.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.111 | Disciplinary Proceedings.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
Except as provided in this section or sections 4765.112 to 4765.116 of the Revised Code, the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall conduct disciplinary proceedings regarding the holder of a certificate issued under this chapter in accordance with rules adopted by the board under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code.
The board and a holder of a certificate are the parties to a hearing conducted under this chapter. Either party may submit a written request to the other party for a list of witnesses and copies of documents intended to be introduced at the hearing. The request shall be in writing and shall be served not less than thirty-seven days prior to the commencement of the hearing, unless the hearing officer or presiding board member grants an extension of time to make the request. Not later than thirty days before the hearing, the responding party shall provide the requested list of witnesses and copies of documents to the requesting party, unless the hearing officer or presiding board member grants an extension of time to provide the list and copies.
Failure to timely provide a list or copies requested in accordance with this section shall result in exclusion from the hearing of the witnesses, testimony, or documents.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.112 | Suspension of Certificate Without Hearing.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services, by an affirmative vote of the majority of its members, may suspend without a prior hearing a certificate to practice issued under this chapter if the board determines that there is clear and convincing evidence that continued practice by the certificate holder presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public and that the certificate holder has done any of the following:
(1) Furnished false, fraudulent, or misleading information to the board;
(2) Engaged in activities that exceed those permitted by the individual's certificate;
(3) In a court of this or any other state or federal court been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been the subject of a judicial finding of guilt of, a judicial finding of guilt resulting from a plea of no contest to, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a felony or for a misdemeanor committed in the course of practice or involving gross immorality or moral turpitude.
(B) Immediately following the decision to impose a summary suspension, the board, in accordance with sections 119.05 and 119.07 of the Revised Code, shall serve a written order of suspension on the certificate holder and notify the certificate holder of the opportunity for a hearing. If timely requested by the certificate holder, a hearing shall be conducted in accordance with section 4765.115 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 4, 2023 at 3:37 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.113 | Reconsideration of Suspension Based on Conviction.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
If the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services imposes a suspension on the basis of a conviction, judicial finding, or plea as described in division (A)(3) of section 4765.112 of the Revised Code that is overturned on appeal, the certificate holder, on exhaustion of the criminal appeal process, may file with the board a petition for reconsideration of the suspension along with appropriate court documents. On receipt of the petition and documents, the board shall reinstate the certificate holder's certificate to practice.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.114 | Certificate Automatically Suspended for Certain Offenses.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) A certificate to practice emergency medical services issued under this chapter is automatically suspended on the certificate holder's conviction of, plea of guilty to, or judicial finding of guilt of any of the following: aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, or a substantially equivalent offense committed in this or another jurisdiction. Continued practice after the suspension is practicing without a certificate.
(B) If the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services has knowledge that an automatic suspension has occurred, it shall serve, in accordance with sections 119.05 and 119.07 of the Revised Code, the certificate holder of the suspension and of the opportunity for a hearing. If timely requested by the certificate holder, a hearing shall be conducted in accordance with section 4765.115 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 4, 2023 at 3:37 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.115 | Suspension Orders - Administrative Hearing - Disposition.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A) A suspension order issued under section 4765.112 or automatic suspension under section 4765.114 of the Revised Code is not subject to suspension by a court prior to a hearing under this section or during the pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code.
(B) A suspension order issued under section 4765.112 or automatic suspension under section 4765.114 of the Revised Code remains in effect, unless reversed by the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services, until a final adjudication order issued by the board pursuant to this section becomes effective.
(C) Hearings requested pursuant to section 4765.112 or 4765.114 of the Revised Code shall be conducted under this section in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(D) A hearing under this section shall be held not later than forty-five days but not earlier than forty days after the certificate holder requests it, unless another date is agreed to by the certificate holder and the board.
(E) After completion of an adjudication hearing, the board may adopt, by an affirmative vote of the majority of its members, a final adjudication order that imposes any of the following sanctions:
(1) Suspension of the holder's certificate to practice;
(2) Revocation of the holder's certificate to practice;
(3) Issuance of a written reprimand;
(4) A refusal to renew or a limitation on the holder's certificate to practice.
The board shall issue its final adjudication order not later than forty-five days after completion of an adjudication hearing. If the board does not issue a final order within that time period, the suspension order is void, but any final adjudication order subsequently issued is not affected.
(F) Any action taken by the board under this section resulting in a suspension from practice shall be accompanied by a written statement of the conditions under which the certificate to practice may be reinstated. Reinstatement of a certificate suspended under this section requires an affirmative vote by the majority of the members of the board.
(G) When the board revokes or refuses to reinstate a certificate to practice, the board may specify that its action is permanent. An individual subject to permanent action taken by the board is forever ineligible to hold a certificate of the type revoked or refused, and the board shall not accept from the individual an application for reinstatement of the certificate or for a new certificate.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.116 | Procedure Where Hearing Not Timely Requested.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
If a certificate holder subject to a suspension order issued by the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services under section 4765.112 or an automatic suspension order under section 4765.114 of the Revised Code fails to make a timely request for a hearing, the following apply:
(A) In the case of a certificate holder subject to a summary suspension order, the board is not required to hold a hearing, but may adopt, by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members, a final order that contains the board's findings. In the final order, the board may order any of the sanctions listed in division (E) of section 4765.115 of the Revised Code.
(B) In the case of a certificate holder subject to an automatic suspension order, the board may adopt, by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members, a final order that permanently revokes the holder's certificate to practice.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.15 | Continuing Education - Approval and Accreditation.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
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
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.161 | Expedited Paramedic Certification for Veterans.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall adopt rules under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code to establish an expedited veterans paramedic certification program for any person who is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States and who, while serving in the armed forces of the United States, received training as what this state categorizes as a paramedic. The program shall provide for a method or procedure whereby, upon application by such a veteran, the veteran is evaluated to determine the extent of the training the veteran received while serving in the armed forces of the United States. If the evaluation indicates that the training the veteran received while serving in the armed forces of the United States was such that the veteran is eligible to be issued a certificate to practice as a paramedic, the board shall issue the veteran a certificate to practice as a paramedic as provided in section 4765.30 of the Revised Code upon payment of the appropriate fee.
If the evaluation indicates that the training the veteran received while serving in the armed forces of the United States was such that the veteran is not eligible to be issued a certificate to practice as a paramedic, the veteran shall receive credit for the training the veteran received while serving in the armed forces of the United States and shall be required to successfully complete only the necessary additional training or instruction in order to be issued a certificate to practice as a paramedic.
Last updated May 6, 2021 at 4:06 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians › Section 4765.162 | Dementia-Related Training.

Effective:
April 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 23 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "dementia" includes Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder.
(B) The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services, in consultation with the departments of aging and job and family services, shall develop a dementia-related training course to be included in all emergency medical services training programs accredited under section 4765.15 of the Revised Code and all emergency medical services continuing education programs approved under that section.
(C) The board shall adopt rules under section 4765.11 of the Revised Code governing the dementia-related training course developed under this section. The rules shall specify both of the following:
(1) The amount of training, which shall be at least two hours of instruction, that is necessary for satisfactory completion of the dementia-related training course included in an emergency medical services training program;
(2) The amount of training, which shall be at least one hour of instruction, that is necessary for satisfactory completion of the dementia-related training course included in an emergency medical services continuing education program.
(D) The dementia-related training course developed under this section shall include instruction in all of the following:
(1) Identifying individuals with dementia, including psychiatric and behavioral symptoms of dementia and common medical emergencies experienced by individuals with dementia;
(2) Respectful and effective communication techniques for communicating with individuals with dementia and their caregivers;
(3) Techniques for addressing the behavioral symptoms of dementia during the administration of emergency medical treatment;
(4) Identifying and reporting incidents of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of individuals with dementia to the appropriate county department of job and family services in accordance with section 5101.63 of the Revised Code;
(5) Protocols for contacting caregivers when an individual with dementia is found wandering or during an emergency or crisis situation;
(6) Local resources available for individuals with dementia;
(7) Local and national organizations that assist emergency medical service personnel with locating missing and wandering individuals with dementia and returning them to their caregivers.
Last updated January 31, 2023 at 12:52 PM