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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.43 | Teledentistry; Definitions; Permit.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 259 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section and in sections 4715.431 to 4715.437 of the Revised Code:
(1) "Authorizing dentist" means the holder of a current, valid teledentistry permit issued under this section who authorizes a dental hygienist or expanded function dental auxiliary to perform services under section 4715.431 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Dental hygiene services" means the prophylactic, preventive, and other procedures that dentists are authorized by this chapter and rules of the state dental board to assign to dental hygienists, except for procedures while a patient is anesthetized, definitive root planing, definitive subgingival curettage, the administration of local anesthesia, and the procedures specified in rules adopted by the board as described in division (C)(3) of section 4715.22 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Interim therapeutic restoration" means a direct provisional restoration placed to stabilize a tooth until a licensed dentist can assess the need for further treatment. "Interim therapeutic restoration" includes the removal of debris, other than carious or noncarious tooth structure, from the carious lesion using air or water irrigation.
(4) "Synchronous, real-time communication" means a live, two-way interaction between a patient and a dentist conducted through audiovisual technology.
(5) "Teledentistry" means the delivery of dental services through the use of synchronous, real-time communication and the delivery of services of a dental hygienist or expanded function dental auxiliary pursuant to a dentist's authorization.
(B) A dentist who desires to provide dental services through teledentistry shall apply to the state dental board for a teledentistry permit. The application must be made under oath on a form prescribed by the board and be accompanied by a twenty-dollar application fee. To be eligible for the permit, the dentist must meet the requirements established by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.436 of the Revised Code.
The state dental board shall issue a teledentistry permit to a dentist who is in good standing with the board and satisfies all of the requirements of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.432 | Expiration; Renewal.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 259 - 132nd General Assembly
A teledentistry permit issued under section 4715.43 of the Revised Code expires on the thirty-first day of December of the first odd-numbered year occurring after the permit's issuance. A dentist who desires to renew a permit shall apply, under oath, to the state dental board on a form prescribed by the board and pay a renewal fee of twenty dollars.
The board shall renew a teledentistry permit for a two- year period if the dentist is in good standing with the board and meets all of the following conditions:
(A) Submits a complete application;
(B) Pays the renewal fee;
(C) Verifies with the board the locations where dental hygienists and expanded function dental auxiliaries have provided services pursuant to the dentist's authorization since the teledentistry permit was most recently issued or renewed.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.433 | Suspension or Revocation.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 259 - 132nd General Assembly
The state dental board may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, suspend or revoke a permit issued under section 4715.43 of the Revised Code if the permit holder fails to comply with sections 4715.431 to 4715.437 of the Revised Code, including any rules adopted by the board under section 4715.346 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.434 | List of Locations.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 259 - 132nd General Assembly
At the request of the state dental board, an authorizing dentist, or a dental hygienist or expanded function dental auxiliary who has been authorized to perform services in accordance with section 4715.431 of the Revised Code, shall make available to the board a list of all locations where the dental hygienist or expanded function dental auxiliary provided services, the locations where the hygienist or auxiliary is expected to provide services in the future, or both, as specified in the board's request.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.435 | Authorized Persons.

Effective:
September 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 259 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) No person shall provide services under section 4715.431 of the Revised Code unless one of the following applies:
(1) The person is a dentist who holds a current, valid teledentistry permit issued under section 4715.43 of the Revised Code.
(2) The person is providing services in accordance with section 4715.431 of the Revised Code and is either a dental hygienist or an expanded function dental auxiliary.
(B) No person shall authorize a dental hygienist or expanded function dental auxiliary to provide services under section 4715.431 of the Revised Code unless the person is a dentist who holds a current, valid teledentistry permit issued under section 4715.43 of the Revised Code and the dental hygienist or expanded function dental hygienist will provide the services in accordance with division (E) or (F) of section 4715.431 of the Revised Code, as appropriate.
(C) No authorizing dentist shall authorize a dental hygienist or expanded function dental auxiliary to diagnose a patient's oral health care status.
No dental hygienist or expanded function dental auxiliary shall diagnose a patient's oral health care status as part of services provided under section 4715.431 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.436 | Rules.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 259 - 132nd General Assembly
The state dental board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as it considers necessary to implement sections 4715.43 to 4715.435 of the Revised Code. The rules shall include all of the following:
(A) Requirements that must be met for issuance of a teledentistry permit under section 4715.43 of the Revised Code;
(B) Approval of courses on the proper placement of interim therapeutic restorations and the application of silver diamine fluoride, as authorized under section 4715.431 of the Revised Code.
(C) Requirements for obtaining informed consent for the placement of interim therapeutic restorations or the application of silver diamine fluoride when the patient is not examined in person by a dentist and the services are provided under a teledentistry permit, as described in section 4715.431 of the Revised Code.
The rules may specify procedures a dental hygienist is not permitted to perform when practicing in the absence of the authorizing dentist pursuant to section 4715.431 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.437 | Construction of Teledentistry Provisions.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 259 - 132nd General Assembly
Nothing in sections 4715.43 to 4715.436 of the Revised Code authorizes any activity prohibited by division (F) of section 4715.22 of the Revised Code, prohibited or not authorized by section 4715.23 of the Revised Code, or prohibited by this chapter or a rule adopted by the state dental board under this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.438 | Laws and Rules Not Altered by h.b. 122 of the 134th General Assembly.

Effective:
March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 122 - 134th General Assembly
Nothing in H.B. 122 of the 134th general assembly shall be interpreted as altering any law related to the practice of dentistry or rule adopted by the state dental board that is in effect on the effective date of this section.
Last updated January 27, 2022 at 3:16 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.51 | Dental X-Ray Machine Operator Definitions.

Effective:
May 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 143 - 126th General Assembly
As used in sections 4715.52 to 4715.57 of the Revised Code, "dental x-ray machine operator" means an individual who, under the direct supervision of a dentist, performs standard, diagnostic, radiologic procedures for the purpose of contributing to the provision of dental care to a dental patient. As used in this section, "standard, diagnostic, radiologic procedures" means those procedures involved in using dental equipment that emits ionizing radiation, as defined in section 4773.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.52 | Unlicensed Practice.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person shall practice or hold that person out as a dental x-ray machine operator without a valid certificate issued under section 4715.53 of the Revised Code.
(B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Dentists or dental hygienists licensed under this chapter;
(2) As specified in 42 C.F.R. 75, radiologic personnel employed by the federal government or serving in a branch of the armed forces of the United States;
(3) Students engaging in any of the activities performed by dental x-ray machine operators as an integral part of a program of study leading to receipt of a license or certificate issued under this chapter or a license issued under Chapter 4731., 4734., or 4773. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.53 | License Qualifications.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Each individual seeking a certificate to practice as a dental x-ray machine operator shall apply to the state dental board on a form the board shall prescribe and provide. Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the application shall be accompanied by an application fee of thirty-two dollars.
(B) The board shall review all applications received and, except as provided in division (C) of this section, issue a dental x-ray machine operator certificate to each applicant who submits evidence satisfactory to the board of one of the following:
(1) The applicant holds certification from the dental assisting national board, the Ohio commission on dental assistant certification, or the American medical technologists.
(2) The applicant has successfully completed an educational program consisting of at least seven hours of instruction in dental x-ray machine operation that meets either of the following requirements:
(a) Has been approved by the board in accordance with section 4715.57 of the Revised Code;
(b) Is conducted by an institution accredited by the American dental association commission on dental accreditation.
(C) The board shall issue a certificate in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:
(1) The applicant holds a license or certificate in another state.
(2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a dental x-ray machine operator in a state that does not issue that license or certificate.
(D) A certificate issued under this section expires two years after it is issued and may be renewed if the certificate holder does both of the following:
(1) Certifies to the board that the certificate holder has completed at least two hours of instruction in dental x-ray machine operation approved by the board in accordance with section 4715.57 of the Revised Code during the two-year period preceding the date the renewal application is received by the board.
(2) Submits a renewal fee of thirty-two dollars to the board.
Renewals shall be made in accordance with the standard renewal procedure established under Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:35 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.56 | Dentist Supervision of Radiologic Procedures.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 259 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a dental x-ray machine operator may perform radiologic procedures only if a dentist is providing direct supervision. Direct supervision does not require the dentist to observe each radiologic procedure performed by the operator, but does require that the dentist be present at the location where the operator is performing radiologic procedures for purposes of consulting with and directing the operator while performing the procedures.
(B) A dental x-ray machine operator may perform radiologic procedures for a patient when the supervising dentist is not physically present at the location where the radiologic procedures are performed if either of the following applies:
(1) The supervising dentist examined the patient not more than one year prior to the date the dental x-ray machine operator performs the radiologic procedures and the supervising dentist has ordered the radiologic procedures.
(2) The radiologic procedures are performed in accordance with section 4715.431 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.57 | Continuing Education Accreditation.

Effective:
May 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 143 - 126th General Assembly
(A) Each person seeking approval for an educational program in dental x-ray machine operation shall apply to the state dental board on a form the board shall prescribe and provide. The application shall be accompanied by the fee established in rules adopted under division (C) of this section.
(B) The board shall approve educational programs that meet the standards established in rules adopted under division (C) of this section. The approval shall be valid until surrendered by the program or suspended or revoked by the board. A program's approval may be suspended or revoked if the program does not comply with applicable requirements of this chapter or rules adopted under it.
(C) The board shall adopt rules to implement and administer this section. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and shall be no less stringent than any applicable standards specified in 42 C.F.R. 75. The rules shall do at least both of the following:
(1) Establish the fee that must accompany each application for approval of an educational program;
(2) Establish standards that an educational program must meet to be approved by the board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.61 | Registration as Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Required.

Effective:
May 12, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 143 - 126th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person shall practice as an expanded function dental auxiliary without being registered under this chapter as an expanded function dental auxiliary.
(B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) A dentist licensed under this chapter;
(2) A dental student who engages in any activities performed by expanded function dental auxiliaries as an integral part of a program of study leading to the receipt of a license to practice as a dentist under this chapter;
(3) An expanded function dental auxiliary student when the student participates in an educational or training activity of an accredited educational institution or a training program that does both of the following:
(a) Provides the education or training necessary to practice as an expanded function dental auxiliary;
(b) Ensures that a dentist licensed under this chapter, or a dentist who holds a limited teaching license issued under this chapter, is physically present in the facility where the expanded function dental auxiliary performs clinical dental procedures on patients.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.62 | Application to Register as Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Each individual seeking to register with the state dental board as an expanded function dental auxiliary shall file with the secretary of the board a written application for registration, under oath, on a form the board shall prescribe and provide. Except as provided in division (C) of this section, an applicant shall include with the completed application all of the following:
(1) An application fee of twenty-five dollars;
(2) Proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant has successfully completed, at an educational institution accredited by the commission on dental accreditation of the American dental association or the higher learning commission of the north central association of colleges and schools, the education or training specified by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.66 of the Revised Code as the education or training that is necessary to obtain registration under this chapter to practice as an expanded function dental auxiliary, as evidenced by a diploma or other certificate of graduation or completion that has been signed by an appropriate official of the accredited institution that provided education or training;
(3) Proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant has passed an examination that meets the standards established by the board in rules adopted under section 4715.66 of the Revised Code to be accepted by the board as an examination of competency to practice as an expanded function dental auxiliary;
(4) Proof that the applicant holds current certification to perform basic life-support procedures, evidenced by documentation showing the successful completion of a basic life-support training course certified by the American red cross, the American heart association, or the American safety and health institute.
(B) If an applicant complies with division (A) of this section, the board shall register the applicant as an expanded function dental auxiliary.
(C) The board shall register an applicant in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code if either of the following applies:
(1) The applicant is licensed or registered as an expanded function dental auxiliary in another state.
(2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as an expanded function dental auxiliary in a state that does not issue that license or registration.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:34 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.63 | Expiration and Renewal of Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Registration.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Registration under section 4715.62 of the Revised Code expires on the thirty-first day of December of the year following the year in which the registration occurs. An individual may renew a registration for subsequent two-year periods by submitting both of the following to the secretary of the state dental board each time the individual seeks to renew a registration:
(1) A completed application for renewal, under oath, on a form the board shall prescribe and provide;
(2) A renewal fee of twenty-five dollars.
(B) If an individual complies with division (A) of this section and is not in violation of any section of this chapter or rule adopted under it, the board shall renew the individual's registration for a two-year period that expires on the thirty-first day of December of the year following the year in which the registration was renewed.
(C) Registration renewals shall be made in accordance with the standard renewal procedure established under Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.65 | Record of Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Registrants.

Effective:
May 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 143 - 126th General Assembly
The secretary of the state dental board shall keep a record of all persons registered under this chapter as expanded function dental auxiliaries. For each expanded function dental auxiliary, the record shall identify the location where the person primarily practices and the person's one or more supervising dentists.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.66 | Rules Governing Expanded Function Dental Auxiliaries.

Effective:
March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 166 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The state dental board shall adopt rules as the board considers necessary to implement and administer sections 4715.61 to 4715.64 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(B) In adopting rules under this section, all of the following apply:
(1) The board shall adopt rules specifying the education or training necessary for an individual to register as an expanded function dental auxiliary under this chapter.
(2) The board shall adopt rules specifying the standards that must be met for an examination to be accepted by the board as an examination of competency to practice as an expanded function dental auxiliary. In specifying the standards, the board shall provide that an examination will be accepted only if the entity that administered the examination required an individual to be one of the following as a condition of admission to the examination:
(a) An unlicensed dentist who has graduated from an accredited dental college, as specified in section 4715.10 of the Revised Code, and does not have a dental license under suspension or revocation by the board;
(b) A dental student who is enrolled in an accredited dental college, as specified in section 4715.10 of the Revised Code, and is considered by the dean of the college to be in good standing as a dental student;
(c) A graduate of a dental college located outside of the United States;
(d) A dental assistant who is certified by the dental assisting national board, the Ohio commission on dental assistant certification, or the American medical technologists;
(e) A dental hygienist licensed under this chapter whose license is in good standing;
(f) An unlicensed dental hygienist who has graduated from an accredited dental hygiene school, as specified in section 4715.21 of the Revised Code, and does not have a dental hygienist license under suspension or revocation by the board.
(3) The board may adopt rules specifying procedures an expanded function dental auxiliary may perform that are in addition to the procedures specified in divisions (A)(1) to (10) of section 4715.64 of the Revised Code.
Last updated January 20, 2022 at 9:05 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.70 | Mobile Dental Facilities - Definitions.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 210 - 133rd General Assembly
As used in this section and sections 4715.71 to 4715.73 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Dental hygiene services" means the prophylactic, preventive, and other procedures that dentists are authorized by this chapter and rules of the state dental board to assign to dental hygienists, except for procedures while a patient is anesthetized, definitive root planing, definitive subgingival curettage, the administration of local anesthesia, and the procedures specified in rules adopted by the board as described in division (C)(4) of section 4715.22 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) "Minor" means an individual under eighteen years of age who is not emancipated.
(2) For purposes of this division, an individual under eighteen years of age is emancipated only if the individual has married, has entered the armed services of the United States, has become employed and self-sustaining, or otherwise has become independent from the care and control of the individual's parent, guardian, or custodian.
(C) "Mobile dental facility" means either of the following:
(1) A self-contained, intact facility in which dentistry or dental hygiene is practiced that may be transported from one location to another;
(2) A site used on a temporary basis to provide dental or dental hygiene services using portable equipment.
(D) "Mobile dental facility operator" means a dentist licensed under this chapter who operates a mobile dental facility.
(E) "Patient's representative" means a person who has authority to make health care decisions on behalf of an adult or emancipated minor, or the parent, legal guardian, or other person acting in loco parentis who is authorized by law to make health care decisions on behalf of a minor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.71 | Mobile Dental Facilities - Information to Patients.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 210 - 133rd General Assembly
Except as provided in section 4715.73 of the Revised Code, a mobile dental facility operator or the operator's representative shall provide each patient receiving dental or dental hygiene services at a mobile dental facility, or the patient's representative, with all of the following:
(A) The name of each individual who arranged for or provided dental or dental hygiene services to the patient;
(B) The telephone number to reach the mobile dental facility operator or operator's representative in case of an emergency;
(C) A list of dental or dental hygiene services provided to the patient;
(D) Any recommendations regarding further dental or dental hygiene services that are advisable;
(E) A notice to the patient that the facility must provide access to the patient's complete dental records in accordance with Chapter 3798. of the Revised Code and applicable federal laws;
(F) Instructions for requesting a copy or transfer of the patient's records.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.72 | Mobile Dental Facilities - Information to Board and Treatment Venues.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 210 - 133rd General Assembly
Except as provided in section 4715.73 of the Revised Code, a mobile dental facility operator or the operator's representative shall notify the state dental board and all treatment venues not later than fourteen days after either of the following occurs:
(A) There is a change in the address or telephone number of the operator.
(B) The mobile dental facility ceases to operate.
The notice must be provided in writing.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.73 | Mobile Dental Facilities - Exceptions.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 210 - 133rd General Assembly
Sections 4715.71 and 4715.72 of the Revised Code do not apply to a mobile dental facility that is under the control or management of any of the following, when the only services provided by the mobile dental facility are the placement of pit and fissure sealants and the application of fluoride varnish:
(A) A program operated through a school district board of education or the governing board of an educational service center;
(B) The board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code;
(C) Any other public or private entity that is under contract with the department of health and recognized by the state dental board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygienists › Section 4715.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
May 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 143 - 126th General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates section 4715.17 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on each subsequent offense.
(B) Whoever violates section 4715.18 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(C) Whoever violates section 4715.09, 4715.19, 4715.20, 4715.29, 4715.32, 4715.39, 4715.52, or 4715.61 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree on a first offense and a felony of the fifth degree on each subsequent offense.
(D) Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty has been prescribed is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense and a misdemeanor of the second degree on each subsequent offense.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories › Section 4717.02 | Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created the board of embalmers and funeral directors consisting of seven members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Five members shall be licensed practicing funeral directors, four of which shall also be licensed embalmers. Each of the funeral director members shall have at least ten consecutive years of experience in this state immediately preceding the date of the person's appointment. In addition, one of the funeral director members shall hold a crematory operator permit and be knowledgeable and experienced in operating a crematory. Two members shall represent the public; at least one of these members shall be at least sixty years of age.
(B) Terms of office are for five years, commencing on the first day of July and ending on the last day of June. Each member shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Before entering upon the duties of the office, each member shall take and file with the secretary of state an oath of office as required by Section 7 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution.
(C) The governor may remove a member of the board for neglect of duty, incompetency, or immoral conduct. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration date of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office as a member for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.
(D) Each member of the board shall receive an amount fixed under division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code for each day, not to exceed sixty days per year, employed in the discharge of the member's duties as a board member, together with any necessary expenses incurred in the performance of those duties.
Last updated October 10, 2023 at 3:31 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories › Section 4717.051 | Applicants for Permit as Crematory Operator; Qualifications.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, any person who desires to obtain a permit as a crematory operator shall apply to the board of embalmers and funeral directors on a form prescribed by the board. The applicant shall include with the application the initial permit fee set forth in section 4717.07 of the Revised Code and evidence, verified under oath and satisfactory to the board, that the applicant satisfies both of the following requirements:
(1) The applicant is at least eighteen years of age.
(2) The applicant has satisfactorily completed a crematory operation certification program approved by the board and has presented to the board a certificate showing completion of the program.
(B) If the board of embalmers and funeral directors, upon receiving satisfactory evidence, determines that the applicant satisfies all of the requirements of division (A) of this section, the board shall issue to the applicant a permit as a crematory operator.
(C) The board of embalmers and funeral directors may revoke or suspend a crematory operator permit or subject a crematory operator permit holder to discipline in accordance with the laws, rules, and procedures applicable to licensees under this chapter.
(D) The board shall issue a crematory operator permit in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:
(1) The applicant holds a license or permit in another state.
(2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a crematory operator in a state that does not issue that license or permit.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 4:54 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories › Section 4717.061 | License Applicant to Comply With r.c. Chapter 4776.

Effective:
October 9, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "license" and "applicant for an initial license" have the same meanings as in section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, except that "license" as used in both of those terms refers to the types of authorizations otherwise issued or conferred under this chapter.
(B) In addition to any other eligibility requirement set forth in this chapter, each applicant for an initial license shall comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code. The board of embalmers and funeral directors shall not grant a license to an applicant for an initial license unless the applicant complies with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 20, 2022 at 5:21 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories › Section 4717.08 | Renewals.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Every license and permit issued under this chapter expires on the last day of December of each even-numbered year and shall be renewed on or before that date according to the standard license renewal procedure set forth in Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. Licenses and permits not renewed by the last day of December of each even-numbered year are lapsed.
(B) A holder of a lapsed license to operate a funeral home, license to operate an embalming facility, or license to operate a crematory facility or a crematory operator permit may reinstate the license or permit with the board by paying the lapsed license fee established under section 4717.07 of the Revised Code.
(C) A holder of a lapsed embalmer's or funeral director's license may reinstate the license with the board by paying the lapsed license fee established under section 4717.07 of the Revised Code, except that if the license is lapsed for more than one hundred eighty days after its expiration date, the holder also shall take and pass the Ohio laws examination for each license as a condition for reinstatement.
Last updated October 10, 2023 at 3:48 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories › Section 4717.09 | Continuing Education.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Every two years, licensed embalmers and funeral directors shall attend between twelve and thirty hours of educational programs as a condition for renewal of their licenses. The board of embalmers and funeral directors shall adopt rules governing the administration and enforcement of the continuing education requirements of this section. The board may contract with a professional organization or association or other third party to assist it in performing functions necessary to administer and enforce the continuing education requirements of this section. A professional organization or association or other third party with whom the board so contracts may charge a reasonable fee for performing these functions to licensees or to the persons who provide continuing education programs.
(B) A person holding both an embalmer's license and a funeral director's license need meet only the continuing education requirements established by the board for one or the other of those licenses in order to satisfy the requirement of division (A) of this section.
(C) A person holding a courtesy card permit issued under section 4717.10 of the Revised Code is not required to satisfy the continuing education requirements specified in division (A) of this section as a condition of renewal of the permit.
(D) A crematory operator shall maintain an active certification from a crematory operator certification program as a condition for renewal of the permit.
(E) The board shall not renew the license of a licensee who fails to meet the continuing education requirements of this section and who has not been granted an exemption under division (F) or (G) of this section.
(F) Any licensee who fails to meet the continuing education requirements of this section because of undue hardship or disability, or who is not actively engaged in the practice of funeral directing or embalming in this state, may apply to the board for an exemption.
(G) Any licensee who has been an embalmer or funeral director for not less than fifty years and who is not actively in charge and ultimately responsible for a funeral home or embalming facility in this state may apply to the board for an exemption from the continuing education requirements specified in division (A) of this section.
(H) The board shall not renew the crematory operator permit of an individual who fails to satisfy the certification requirement of division (D) of this section.
Last updated February 14, 2023 at 1:57 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories › Section 4717.12 | Exemptions.

Effective:
March 22, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 481 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The following persons are exempt from the provisions of this chapter:
(1) An officer or employee of the department of health or any board of health, who, in compliance with rules or orders of the department of health or board of health, is preparing the body of a person whose death was caused by a virulent communicable disease;
(2) An officer, employee, or licensed physician of a medical college, when any of these are acting on behalf of a medical college;
(3) Any person carrying out sections 1713.34 to 1713.39 of the Revised Code, prescribing the conditions under which the bodies of indigent persons are held subject for anatomical study;
(4) Any person licensed in another state as a funeral director or embalmer who is assisting a funeral director or embalmer licensed under this chapter during a disaster or an emergency in the state that has been declared by this state or a political subdivision.
(B) This chapter does not prevent or interfere with any of the following:
(1) The ceremonies, customs, religious rights, or religion of any people, denomination, or sect;
(2) Any religious denomination or sect, or any body composed of members of a denomination;
(3) Any church or synagogue committee in preparing dead human bodies for burial;
(4) The conducting of funerals and the burial of dead human bodies in accordance with the ceremonies or rights described in division (B) of this section without the use, employment, or supervision of a licensed embalmer or funeral director, except when the body is that of a person whose death was caused by a virulent communicable disease, in which case the rules of the department of health or board of health having territorial jurisdiction shall apply.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories › Section 4717.16 | Effect of Child Support Default on License.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the board of embalmers and funeral directors 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 or permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories › Section 4717.17 | Designating Eye or Tissue Bank - Immunity.

Effective:
April 7, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 529 - 127th General Assembly
A funeral director acting in good faith is not liable in damages for injury resulting from acting or attempting to act in accordance with sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code regarding an anatomical gift.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories › Section 4717.20 | Cremation Definitions.

Effective:
August 5, 1998
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 122nd General Assembly
As used in sections 4717.20 to 4717.30 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Alternative container" means a receptacle, other than a casket, in which a dead human body or body parts are transported to a crematory facility and placed in the cremation chamber for cremation, and that meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Is composed of readily combustible materials that are suitable for cremation;
(2) May be closed in order to provide a complete covering for the dead human body or body parts;
(3) Is resistant to leakage or spillage;
(4) Is sufficiently rigid to be handled readily;
(5) Provides protection for the health and safety of crematory personnel.
(B) "Authorizing agent" means the person or persons identified in section 4717.21 or 4717.22 of the Revised Code who are entitled to order the cremation of a decedent or body parts and to order the final disposition of the cremated remains of a decedent or body parts.
(C) "Body parts" means limbs or other portions of the anatomy that are removed from a living person for medical purposes during biopsy, treatment, or surgery. "Body parts" also includes dead human bodies that have been donated to science for purposes of medical education or research and any parts of such a dead human body that were removed for those purposes.
(D) "Burial or burial-transit permit" means a burial permit or burial-transit permit issued under section 3705.17 of the Revised Code or the laws of another state that are substantially similar to that section.
(E) "Casket" means a rigid container that is designed for the encasement of a dead human body and that is constructed of wood, metal, or another rigid material, is ornamented and lined with fabric, and may or may not be combustible.
(F) "Temporary container" means a receptacle for cremated remains composed of cardboard, plastic, metal, or another material that can be closed in a manner that prevents the leakage or spillage of the cremated remains and the entrance of foreign material, and that is of sufficient size to hold the cremated remains until they are placed in an urn or scattered.
(G) "Urn" means a receptacle designed to encase cremated remains permanently.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories › Section 4717.22 | Authorizing Agents for Cremation.

Effective:
October 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 426 - 126th General Assembly
(A) The person who has the right of disposition under section 2108.70 or 2108.81 of the Revised Code may serve as an authorizing agent for the cremation of a dead human body, including, without limitation, a dead human body that was donated to science for purposes of medical education or research.
(B) If body parts were removed from a living person, the person from whom the body parts were removed or the person who has the right of disposition under section 2108.70 or 2108.81 of the Revised Code may serve as the authorizing agent for the cremation of the body parts.
(C) If body parts were removed from a decedent whose body was donated to science for purposes of medical education or research, the person who has the right of disposition under section 2108.70 or 2108.81 of the Revised Code may serve as the authorizing agent for the cremation of the body parts. In the absence of any action by the person with the right of disposition with respect to the cremation of such body parts, the medical education or research facility to which the decedent's body was donated may serve as the authorizing agent for the cremation of such parts.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4717 | Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Crematories › Section 4717.23 | Prohibited Acts by Operator of Facility Prior to Cremation.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) No crematory operator or crematory facility shall cremate or allow the cremation of a dead human body, other than one that was donated to science for purposes of medical education or research, until all of the following have occurred:
(1) A period of at least twenty-four hours has elapsed since the decedent's death as indicated on a complete, nonprovisional death certificate filed under section 3705.16 of the Revised Code or under the laws of another state that are substantially equivalent to that section, unless, if the decedent died from a virulent communicable disease, the department of health or board of health having territorial jurisdiction where the death of the decedent occurred requires by rule or order the cremation to occur prior to the end of that period;
(2) The crematory facility has received a burial or burial-transit permit that authorizes the cremation of the decedent;
(3) The crematory facility has received a completed cremation authorization form executed pursuant to section 4717.21 or 4717.24 of the Revised Code, as applicable, that authorizes the cremation of the decedent. A blank cremation authorization form shall be provided by the crematory facility and shall comply with section 4717.24 of the Revised Code and, if applicable, section 4717.21 of the Revised Code.
(4) The crematory facility has received any other documentation required by this state or a political subdivision of this state.
(B) No crematory operator or crematory facility shall cremate or allow the cremation of any body parts, including, without limitation, dead human bodies that were donated to science for purposes of medical research or education, at a crematory facility licensed to operate in this state until both of the following have occurred:
(1) The crematory facility has received a completed cremation authorization form executed pursuant to section 4717.25 of the Revised Code or, if the decedent has executed an antemortem cremation authorization form in accordance with section 4717.21 of the Revised Code and has donated the decedent's body to science for purposes of medical education or research, such an antemortem cremation authorization form;
(2) The crematory facility has received any other documentation required by this state or a political subdivision of this state.