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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4753 | Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 4753.08 | Waiving Examination, Educational and Professional Experience Requirements.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
The state speech and hearing professionals board shall waive the examination, educational, and professional experience requirements for any applicant who meets either of the following requirements:
(A) On September 26, 1975, had at least a bachelor's degree with a major in speech-language pathology or audiology from an accredited college or university, or was employed as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist for at least nine months at any time within the three years prior to September 26, 1975, if an application providing bona fide proof of such degree or employment was filed with the former board of speech-language pathology and audiology within one year after that date, and was accompanied by the application fee as prescribed in division (A) of section 4753.11 of the Revised Code
(B) Presents proof to the state speech and hearing professionals board of a current certificate of clinical competence in speech-language pathology or audiology that is in good standing and received from the American speech-language-hearing association in the area in which licensure is sought.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:58 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4753 | Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 4753.09 | License Renewal.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
Except as provided in this section and in section 4753.10 of the Revised Code, a license issued by the state speech and hearing professionals board shall be renewed biennially in accordance with the standard renewal procedure contained in Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. If the application for renewal is made one year or longer after the renewal application is due, the person shall apply for licensure as provided in section 4753.06 or division (B) of section 4753.08 of the Revised Code. The board shall not renew a conditional license; however, the board may grant an applicant a second conditional license.
The board shall establish by rule adopted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code the qualifications for license renewal. Applicants shall demonstrate continued competence, which may include continuing education, examination, self-evaluation, peer review, performance appraisal, or practical simulation. The board may establish other requirements as a condition for license renewal as considered appropriate by the board.
The board may renew a license which expires while the license is suspended, but the renewal shall not affect the suspension. The board shall not renew a license which has been revoked. If a revoked license is reinstated under section 4753.10 of the Revised Code after it has expired, the licensee, as a condition of reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in the amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last preceding regular renewal date on which it is reinstated, plus any delinquent fees accrued from the time of the revocation, if such a fee is prescribed by the board by rule.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:57 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4753 | Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 4753.091 | Classification of License as Inactive.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) A person licensed under this chapter may apply to the state speech and hearing professionals board to have the person's license classified as inactive. If a fee is charged under division (B) of this section, the person shall include the fee with the application.
If the person's license is in good standing, the person is not the subject of any complaint, the person is not the subject of an investigation or disciplinary action by the board, and the person meets any other requirements established by the board in rules adopted under this section, the board shall classify the license as inactive. The inactive classification shall become effective on the date immediately following the date that the person's license is scheduled to expire.
(B) The board may charge a fee for classifying a license as inactive.
(C) During the period that a license is classified as inactive, the person may not engage in the practice of speech-language pathology or the practice of audiology, as applicable, in this state or make any representation to the public indicating that the person is actively licensed under this chapter.
(D) A person whose license has been classified as inactive may apply to the board to have the license reactivated. The board shall reactivate the license if the person meets the requirements established by the board in rules adopted under this section.
(E) The board's jurisdiction to take disciplinary action under this chapter is not removed or limited when a person's license is classified as inactive under this section.
(F) The board shall adopt rules as necessary for classifying a license as inactive and reactivating an inactive license. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4753 | Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 4753.101 | Student Permit Disciplinary Action Rules.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The state speech and hearing professionals board, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may establish rules to govern any disciplinary action to be taken against a student issued a permit under section 4753.073 of the Revised Code. The rules established by the board are not subject to the adjudication procedure requirements of sections 119.06 to 119.13 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4753 | Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 4753.11 | Fees.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) For all types of licenses and permits, the state speech and hearing professionals board shall charge a nonrefundable licensure or permit fee, to be determined by board rule, which shall be paid at the time the application is filed with the board.
(B) On or before the thirty-first day of January of every other year, the board shall charge a biennial licensure renewal fee which shall be determined by board rule and used to defray costs of the board.
(C) The board may, by rule, provide for the waiver of all or part of such fees when the license is issued less than one hundred days before the date on which it will expire.
(D) After the last day of the month designated by the board for renewal, the board shall charge a late fee to be determined by board rule in addition to the biennial licensure renewal fee.
(E) No municipal corporation shall levy an occupational or similar excise tax on any person licensed under this chapter.
(F) All fees collected under this section and section 4753.09 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund created in section 4743.05 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4753 | Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 4753.14 | Referrals.

Effective:
November 5, 1992
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 179 - 119th General Assembly
An audiologist shall administer tests of vestibular function only to patients who have been referred to him by a person authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
If an audiologist administers an audiometric test for tinnitus and his examination or evaluation of the patient reflects the presence of otological or systemic disease, the audiologist shall promptly refer the patient to a person authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4753 | Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 4753.15 | Effect of Child Support Default on License.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state speech and hearing professionals 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 license issued pursuant to this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4753 | Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 4753.16 | Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions for Human Trafficking.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The state speech and hearing professionals board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4753 | Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 4753.171 | Delegates to Compact Commission.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 252 - 134th General Assembly
Not later than thirty days after the "Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact" is entered into under section 4753.17 of the Revised Code, the state speech and hearing professionals board, in accordance with section eight of the compact, shall select two individuals to serve as delegates to the audiology and speech-language pathology compact commission created under the compact. The board shall fill a vacancy in this position not later than thirty days after the vacancy occurs.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 5:11 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4753 | Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 4753.20 | Telehealth Services.

Effective:
March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 122 - 134th General Assembly
An audiologist or speech-language pathologist may provide telehealth services in accordance with section 4743.09 of the Revised Code.
Last updated January 27, 2022 at 3:33 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4753 | Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 4753.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
September 26, 1975
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 79 - 111th General Assembly
Whoever violates section 4753.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.03 | Fees Credited to Occupational Licensing and Regulatory Fund.

Effective:
September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
Except as provided in section 4755.99 of the Revised Code, all fees and fines collected and assessed under this chapter by the appropriate section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board, shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.031 | Fee for Costs of Sanction Proceedings.

Effective:
April 6, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 403 - 126th General Assembly
A person sanctioned under section 4755.11, 4755.47, 4755.482, or 4755.64 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee in the amount of the actual cost of the administrative hearing, including the cost of the court reporter, the hearing officer, transcripts, and any witness fees for lodging and travel, as determined by the appropriate section of the board. The fee shall be collected by the appropriate section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.04 | Occupational Therapist Definitions.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
As used in sections 4755.04 to 4755.13 and section 4755.99 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Occupational therapy" means the therapeutic use of everyday life activities or occupations with individuals or groups for the purpose of participation in roles and situations in the home, school, workplace, community, and other settings. The practice of occupational therapy includes all of the following:
(1) Methods or strategies selected to direct the process of interventions, including, but not limited to, establishment, remediation, or restoration of a skill or ability that has not yet developed or is impaired and compensation, modification, or adaptation of activity or environment to enhance performance;
(2) Evaluation of factors affecting activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation, including, but not limited to, sensory motor abilities, vision, perception, cognition, psychosocial, and communication and interaction skills;
(3) Interventions and procedures to promote or enhance safety and performance in activities of daily living, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation, including, but not limited to, application of physical agent modalities, use of a range of specific therapeutic procedures to enhance performance skills, rehabilitation of driving skills to facilitate community mobility, and management of feeding, eating, and swallowing to enable eating and feeding performance;
(4) Consultative services, case management, and education of patients, clients, or other individuals to promote self-management, home management, and community and work reintegration;
(5) Designing, fabricating, applying, recommending, and instructing in the use of selected orthotic or prosthetic devices and other equipment which assists the individual to adapt to the individual's potential or actual impairment;
(6) Administration of topical drugs that have been prescribed by a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) "Occupational therapist" means a person who is licensed to practice occupational therapy and who offers such services to the public under any title incorporating the words "occupational therapy," "occupational therapist," or any similar title or description of services.
(C) "Occupational therapy assistant" means a person who holds a license to provide occupational therapy techniques under the general supervision of an occupational therapist.
Last updated August 18, 2021 at 2:17 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.05 | Requirement of License or Permit.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
No person who does not hold a current license under sections 4755.04 to 4755.13 of the Revised Code shall practice or offer to practice occupational therapy, or use in connection with the person's name, or otherwise assume, use, or advertise, any title, initials, or description tending to convey the impression that the person is an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant. No partnership, association, or corporation shall advertise or otherwise offer to provide or convey the impression that it is providing occupational therapy unless an individual holding a current license under sections 4755.04 to 4755.13 of the Revised Code is or will at the appropriate time be rendering the occupational therapy services to which reference is made.
Last updated August 18, 2021 at 2:17 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.06 | Administrative Rules.

Effective:
October 9, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The occupational therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board may make reasonable rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code relating to, but not limited to, the following:
(A) The form and manner for filing applications for licensure under sections 4755.04 to 4755.13 of the Revised Code;
(B) The issuance, suspension, and revocation of the licenses and the conducting of investigations and hearings;
(C) Standards for approval of courses of study relative to the practice of occupational therapy;
(D) The time and form of examination for the licensure;
(E) Standards of ethical conduct in the practice of occupational therapy;
(F) The form and manner for filing applications for renewal and a schedule of deadlines for renewal;
(G) The conditions under which a license of a licensee who files a late application for renewal will be reinstated;
(H) The amount, scope, and nature of continuing education activities required for license renewal, including waivers of the continuing education requirements;
(I) Requirements for criminal records checks of applicants under section 4776.03 of the Revised Code;
(J) Subject to section 4755.061 of the Revised Code, the amount for each fee specified in section 4755.12 of the Revised Code that the section charges;
(K) The amount and content of corrective action courses required by the board under section 4755.11 of the Revised Code.
The section may hear testimony in matters relating to the duties imposed upon it, and the chairperson and secretary of the section may administer oaths. The section may require proof,beyond the evidence found in the application, of the honesty and truthfulness of any person named in an application for licensure,before admitting the applicant to an examination or issuing a license.
Last updated October 5, 2021 at 2:28 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.061 | Limitation on Fee Amounts.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
If the occupational therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board adopts rules pursuant to section 4755.06 of the Revised Code relating to the amounts of the fees that the section may charge for the late renewal of licenses and the review of continuing education activities, as provided in divisions (A)(5) and (A)(6) of section 4755.12 of the Revised Code, the section shall not establish fee amounts for those services that exceed the actual costs the section incurs in providing the services to a licensee.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.062 | Contracting for Assistance With Continuing Education Duties.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
The occupational therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board may contract with the Ohio occupational therapy association, or its successor organization, for assistance in performing any duties prescribed in rules adopted under division (H) of section 4755.06 of the Revised Code.
Last updated March 22, 2023 at 12:59 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.07 | License Qualifications.

Effective:
October 9, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly
No person shall qualify for licensure as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant unless the person has shown to the satisfaction of the occupational therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board that the person:
(A) Has successfully completed the academic requirements of an educational program recognized by the section, including a concentration of instruction in basic human sciences, the human development process, occupational tasks and activities, the health-illness-health continuum, and occupational therapy theory and practice;
(B) Has successfully completed a period of supervised field work experience at a recognized educational institution or a training program approved by the educational institution where the person met the academic requirements. For an occupational therapist, a minimum of six months of supervised field work experience is required. For an occupational therapy assistant, a minimum of two months of supervised field work experience is required.
(C) Has successfully passed a written examination testing the person's knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences relating to occupational therapy, and occupational therapy theory and practice, including the applicant's professional skills and judgment in the utilization of occupational therapy techniques and methods, and such other subjects as the section may consider useful to determine the applicant's fitness to practice. The section may require separate examinations of applicants for licensure as occupational therapy assistants and applicants for licensure as occupational therapists.
Applicants for licensure shall be examined at a time and place and under such supervision as the section determines.
Last updated October 9, 2021 at 4:59 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.08 | License - Limited Permit.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
The occupational therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall issue a license to every applicant who has passed the appropriate examination designated by the section and who otherwise complies with the licensure requirements of sections 4755.04 to 4755.13 of the Revised Code. The license entitles the holder to practice occupational therapy or to assist in the practice of occupational therapy. The licensee shall display the license in a conspicuous place at the licensee's principal place of business.
The section shall issue a license to practice occupational therapy or to assist in the practice of occupational therapy in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:
(A) The applicant holds a license in another state.
(B) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as an occupational therapist or assistant occupational therapist in a state that does not issue that license.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:56 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.09 | Waiver of Examination.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
The occupational therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board may waive the examination requirement under section 4755.07 of the Revised Code for any applicant for licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who has met educational, training, and job experience requirements established by the section.
The section may waive the educational requirements under section 4755.07 of the Revised Code for any applicant who has met job experience requirements established by the section.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:56 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.10 | Renewals.

Effective:
April 6, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 403 - 126th General Assembly
Each license issued under section 4755.08 of the Revised Code is valid without further recommendation or examination until revoked or suspended or until the license expires for failure to file an application for renewal as provided for in this section.
Licenses shall be renewed biennially in accordance with the schedule established in rules adopted by the occupational therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board under section 4755.06 of the Revised Code. Applicants for renewal shall file the fee for renewal as provided in section 4755.12 of the Revised Code, an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the occupational therapy section, and proof of completion of continuing education requirements as provided in rules adopted by the section under section 4755.06 of the Revised Code. An application for renewal shall be mailed by the section to the licensee in accordance with the schedule established in rules adopted by the section under section 4755.06 of the Revised Code. In all other respects the renewal process is as provided in section 4745.02 of the Revised Code.
The license of any licensee who fails to file an application for renewal on or before the deadline established in rules adopted by the section under section 4755.06 of the Revised Code shall expire automatically, unless the section, for good cause shown, determines that the application for renewal could not have been filed by such day.
Except as provided in sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code, the section may renew a license while the license is suspended, but the renewal shall not affect the suspension. The section shall not renew a license that has been revoked. If a revoked license is reinstated under section 4755.11 of the Revised Code after it has expired, the licensee, as a condition of reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last preceding regular renewal date before the reinstatement date, plus any delinquent fees accrued from the time of the revocation, if such fees are prescribed by the section by rule.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.12 | Fees.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The occupational therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board may charge any or all of the following fees:
(1) A nonrefundable examination fee, which is to be paid at the time of application for licensure;
(2) An application fee for an initial license;
(3) An initial licensure fee;
(4) A fee for biennial renewal of a license;
(5) A fee for late renewal of a license;
(6) A fee for the review of continuing education activities;
(7) A fee for verification of a license.
(B) The section may, by rule, provide for the waiver of all or part of a fee when the license is issued less than one hundred days before the date on which it will expire.
(C) Except when all or part of a fee is waived under division (B) of this section, the amount charged by the occupational therapy section for each of its fees shall be the applicable amount established in rules adopted under section 4755.06 of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 24, 2021 at 2:22 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.13 | Exemptions.

Effective:
March 20, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 83 - 130th General Assembly
Nothing in sections 4755.04 to 4755.13 of the Revised Code shall be construed to prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of the following:
(A) Any person who does not claim to the public by any title, initials, or description of services as being engaged in the practice of occupational therapy, who is:
(1) A physician licensed under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, or anyone employed or supervised by a licensed physician in the delivery of treatment or services;
(2) A person licensed, certified, or registered under sections 4755.40 to 4755.56 of the Revised Code or under any other chapter of the Revised Code who is practicing within the standards and ethics of practice that represent appropriate extensions of the person's profession;
(3) A qualified member of any other profession who is practicing within the standards and ethics of the member's profession.
(B) Any person employed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by the government of the United States, if the person provides occupational therapy solely under the direction or control of the organization by which the person is employed;
(C) Any person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree or certificate in occupational therapy in an accredited or approved educational program if the activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study, if the person is designated by a title that clearly indicates the person's status as a student or trainee;
(D) Any person fulfilling the supervised field work experience requirements of section 4755.07 of the Revised Code, if the activities and services constitute a part of the experience necessary to meet those requirements.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.141 | Delegate to Occupational Therapy Compact Commission.

Effective:
June 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 7 - 134th General Assembly
Not later than ninety days after the "Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact" is entered into under section 4755.14 of the Revised Code, the occupational therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall select an individual to serve as a delegate to the occupational therapy compact commission created under the compact. The occupational therapy section shall fill a vacancy in this position not later than ninety days after the vacancy occurs.
Last updated May 4, 2021 at 12:41 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.40 | Physical Therapist Definitions.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 131 - 132nd General Assembly
As used in sections 4755.40 to 4755.56 and 4755.99 of the Revised Code:
(A)(1) "Physical therapy" means the evaluation and treatment of a person by physical measures and the use of therapeutic exercises and rehabilitative procedures, with or without assistive devices, for the purpose of preventing, correcting, or alleviating physical impairments, functional limitations, and physical disabilities. "Physical therapy" includes physiotherapy.
"Physical therapy" includes the establishment and modification of physical therapy programs, treatment planning, patient education and instruction, and consultative services.
With respect to the evaluation of a person, "physical therapy" includes determining a physical therapy diagnosis in order to treat the person's physical impairments, functional limitations, and physical disabilities; determining a prognosis; and determining a plan of therapeutic intervention.
If performed by a person who is adequately trained, "physical therapy" includes the design, fabrication, and revision of various assistive devices, and the provision of education and instruction in the use of those devices, including braces, splints, ambulatory or locomotion devices, wheelchairs, prosthetics, and orthotics.
"Physical therapy" includes the administration of topical drugs that have been prescribed by a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Physical therapy" does not include either of the following:
(a) The use of electricity for cauterization or other surgical purposes;
(b) The use of Roentgen rays or radium for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
(B) "Physical therapy diagnosis" means a judgment that is made after examining the neuromusculoskeletal system or evaluating or studying its symptoms and that utilizes the techniques and science of physical therapy to establish a plan of therapeutic intervention. "Physical therapy diagnosis" does not include a medical diagnosis.
(C) "Physical measures" include massage and other manual therapy techniques, heat, cold, air, light, water, electricity except as provided in division (A)(2)(a) of this section, sound, and the performance of tests of neuromuscular function as an aid to the provision of treatment.
(D) "Physical therapist" means a person who practices or provides patient education and instruction in physical therapy and includes a physiotherapist.
(E) "Physical therapist assistant" means a person who assists in the provision of physical therapy treatments, including the provision of patient education and instruction, under the supervision of a physical therapist.
(F) "Supervision" means the availability and responsibility of the supervisor for direction of the actions of the person supervised.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.41 | Physical Therapy Section Duties.

Effective:
April 6, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 403 - 126th General Assembly
(A) The physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall license persons desiring to practice physical therapy or to practice as physical therapist assistants in this state.
(B) An investigation, inquiry, or hearing which the section is authorized to undertake or hold may be undertaken or held in accordance with section 4755.02 of the Revised Code. Any finding or order shall be confirmed or approved by the section.
(C) The physical therapy section shall:
(1) Keep a record of its proceedings;
(2) Keep a register of applicants showing the name and location of the institution granting the applicant's degree or certificate in physical therapy and whether or not a license was issued;
(3) Maintain a register of every physical therapist and physical therapist assistant in this state, including the licensee's last known place of business, the licensee's last known residence, and the date and number of the licensee's license;
(4) Deposit all fees collected by the section in accordance with section 4755.03 of the Revised Code;
(5) On receipt of an application for a license to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, provide to the applicant the section's address, dates of upcoming section meetings, and a list of names of the section members.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.412 | Excess Fees by Physical Therapy Section Authorized.

Effective:
April 6, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 403 - 126th General Assembly
The physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board, subject to the approval of the controlling board, may establish fees in excess of the amounts provided by sections 4755.42, 4755.421, 4755.45, 4755.451, and 4755.46 of the Revised Code, provided that such fees do not exceed those amounts by more than fifty per cent.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.42 | License Qualifications.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Each person seeking licensure as a physical therapist shall file with the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board an application that includes the following:
(1) Name;
(2) Current address;
(3) Proof of graduation from a professional physical therapy program that is accredited by a national physical therapy accreditation agency approved by the physical therapy section.
(B) On making application under division (A) of this section, the applicant shall pay a fee of not more than one hundred twenty-five dollars for the license.
(C) The physical therapy section shall approve an applicant to sit for the examination required under division (A) of section 4755.43 of the Revised Code not later than one hundred twenty days after receiving an application that the section considers complete unless the board has done either of the following:
(1) Requested documents relevant to the section's evaluation of the application;
(2) Notified the applicant in writing of the section's intent to deny a license and the applicant's right to request a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to appeal the section's intent to deny a license.
(D) If the section fails to comply with division (C) of this section, the section shall refund one-half of the application fee to the applicant.
Last updated August 24, 2021 at 2:22 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.421 | Physical Therapist Assistant Application.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Each person seeking licensure as a physical therapist assistant shall file with the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board an application that includes the following:
(1) Name;
(2) Current address;
(3) Proof of graduation from a professional physical therapist assistant program that is accredited by a national physical therapy accreditation agency approved by the physical therapy section.
(B) On making application under division (A) of this section, the applicant shall pay a fee of not more than one hundred twenty-five dollars for the license.
(C)(1) The physical therapy section shall approve an applicant to sit for the examination required under division (A) of section 4755.431 of the Revised Code not later than one hundred twenty days after receiving an application that the section considers complete unless the board has done either of the following:
(a) Requested documents relevant to the section's evaluation of the application;
(b) Notified the applicant in writing of the section's intent to deny a license and the applicant's right to request a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to appeal the section's intent to deny a license.
(2) If the section fails to comply with division (C)(1) of this section, the section shall refund half of the application fee to the applicant.
Last updated August 24, 2021 at 2:23 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.43 | Physical Therapist Examinations.

Effective:
April 6, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 403 - 126th General Assembly
Except as provided in section 4755.45 of the Revised Code, to be eligible to receive a license to practice as a physical therapist, an applicant must pass both of the following:
(A) A national physical therapy examination for physical therapists approved by the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board that tests the applicant's knowledge of the basic and applied sciences as they relate to physical therapy and physical therapy theory and procedures.
(B) A jurisprudence examination on Ohio's laws and rules governing the practice of physical therapy that is approved by the physical therapy section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.431 | Physical Therapist Assistant Examinations.

Effective:
April 6, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 403 - 126th General Assembly
Except as provided in section 4755.451 of the Revised Code, to be eligible to receive a license to practice as a physical therapist assistant, an applicant must pass both of the following:
(A) A national physical therapy examination for physical therapist assistants approved by the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board.
(B) A jurisprudence examination approved by the physical therapy section on Ohio's laws and rules governing the practice of physical therapy.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.44 | Issuance of Physical Therapist License.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
If an applicant passes the examination or examinations required under section 4755.43 of the Revised Code and pays the fee required by division (B) of section 4755.42 of the Revised Code, the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall issue a license, attested by the seal of the board, to the applicant to practice as a physical therapist.
The section shall issue a license to practice as a physical therapist in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code, attested by the seal of the board, to an applicant if either of the following applies:
(A) The applicant holds a license in another state.
(B) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a physical therapist in a state that does not issue that license.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:55 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.441 | Issuance of Physical Therapist Assistant License.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
If an applicant passes the examination or examinations required under section 4755.431 of the Revised Code and pays the fee required by division (B) of section 4755.421 of the Revised Code, the physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall issue a license, attested by the seal of the board, to the applicant to practice as physical therapist assistant.
The section shall issue a license to practice as a physical therapist assistant in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code, attested by the seal of the board, to an applicant if either of the following applies:
(A) The applicant holds a license in another state.
(B) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a physical therapist assistant in a state that does not issue that license.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:54 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers › Section 4755.45 | Physical Therapist License - Reciprocity.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The physical therapy section of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall issue to an applicant a license to practice as a physical therapist without requiring the applicant to have passed the national examination for physical therapists described in division (A) of section 4755.43 of the Revised Code within one year of filing an application described in section 4755.42 of the Revised Code if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the physical therapy section that the applicant received a score on the national physical therapy examination described in division (A) of section 4755.43 of the Revised Code that would have been a passing score according to the board in the year the applicant sat for the examination;
(2) The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the physical therapy section that the applicant passed the jurisprudence examination described in division (B) of section 4755.43 of the Revised Code;
(3) The applicant either:
(a) Holds a current and valid license or registration to practice physical therapy in another country;
(b) Completed a physical therapist education program in a country that does not issue a physical therapist license or registration.
(4) Subject to division (B) of this section, the applicant can demonstrate that the applicant's education is reasonably equivalent to the educational requirements that were in force for licensure in this state on the date of either of the following:
(a) The applicant's initial licensure or registration in the other country;
(b) The applicant's completion of a physical therapist education program if the country in which the education program was completed does not issue a physical therapist license or registration.
(5) The applicant pays the fee described in division (B) of section 4755.42 of the Revised Code;
(6) The applicant is not in violation of any section of this chapter or rule adopted under it.
(B) If, after receiving the results of an education equivalency evaluation from a credentialing organization identified by the section pursuant to rules adopted under section 4755.411 of the Revised Code, the section determines that, regardless of the results of the evaluation, the applicant's education does not meet the conditions of division (A)(4) of this section, the section shall send a written notice to the applicant stating that the section is denying the applicant's application and stating the specific reason why the section is denying the applicant's application. The section shall send the notice to the applicant through certified mail within thirty days after the section makes that determination.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 4:58 AM