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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.15 | Conducting Examinations.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
Except as provided in section 4779.17 of the Revised Code, the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall examine or cause to be examined each individual who seeks to practice orthotics, prosthetics, orthotics and prosthetics, or pedorthics in this state.
To be eligible to take an examination conducted by the board or an entity recognized by the board for the purpose of this section, an individual must file an application and pay an examination fee as specified in rules adopted by the board under section 4779.08 of the Revised Code and meet all the requirements of section 4779.09 of the Revised Code other than the requirement of having passed the examination.
Examinations shall be conducted at least once a year in accordance with rules adopted by the board under section 4779.08 of the Revised Code. Each applicant shall be examined in such subjects as the board requires.
The board may use as its examination all or part of a standard orthotics, prosthetics, orthotics and prosthetics, or pedorthics licensing examination established for the purpose of determining the competence of individuals to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics in the United States. In lieu of conducting examinations, the board may accept the results of examinations conducted by entities recognized by the board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.17 | Issuing License Without Examination - Nonresidents.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131, House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly
The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall issue a license under section 4779.09 of the Revised Code to practice orthotics, prosthetics, orthotics and prosthetics, or pedorthics 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 in orthotics, prosthetics, orthotics and prosthetics, or pedorthics in a state that does not issue that license.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:26 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.19 | Term of License.

Effective:
September 28, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 111 - 132nd General Assembly
A license issued under section 4779.09 of the Revised Code or renewed under section 4779.20 of the Revised Code is valid from the date of issuance until the date it expires, unless earlier suspended or revoked. An initial license and each renewed license expires biennially in accordance with the schedule established in rules adopted under section 4779.08 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.20 | Renewing License.

Effective:
September 28, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 111 - 132nd General Assembly
An individual seeking to renew a license issued under section 4779.09 of the Revised Code shall, on or before the day the license expires pursuant to section 4779.19 of the Revised Code, apply for renewal. The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall send renewal notices at least one month prior to the expiration date.
Applications shall be submitted to the board electronically. Each application shall be accompanied by a renewal fee specified in rules adopted by the board under section 4779.08 of the Revised Code, except that the board may waive part of the renewal fee for the first renewal of an initial license that expires one hundred days or less after it is issued.
To be eligible for renewal, an applicant must have completed the continuing education requirements prescribed by the board in rules adopted under section 4779.08 of the Revised Code. On the board's request, an applicant shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the requirements were completed.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.21 | Maintaining Board Records.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall maintain records regarding the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics under this chapter, including records of the board's proceedings, a registry of all applicants for licensure that indicates whether the applicant was granted a license, and any other records necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.22 | Publishing and Making Available to the Public Written Information.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall publish and make available to the public written information regarding both of the following:
(1) The board's regulatory functions over the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics and the provisions of this chapter;
(2) The procedures by which complaints are filed with the board, which shall include a description of the complaint procedures and the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the board.
(B) The board shall make the information described in division (A) of this section available to all of the following:
(1) Consumers of orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic goods and services;
(2) Individuals licensed by the board under this chapter;
(3) Nationally recognized orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic certifying and accrediting organizations;
(4) Nationally recognized orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic educational organizations;
(5) Any other entity that may reasonably require the information.
(C) The board may make available any of the information described in division (A) of this section by adopting a rule under section 4779.08 of the Revised Code requiring the information to be displayed in any of the following ways:
(1) On each registration form or application prepared by the board;
(2) On a sign prominently displayed in the place of business of each individual licensed under this chapter;
(3) In each bill or written contract for services provided by an individual licensed under this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.23 | Continuing Education.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) To be eligible for approval by the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board, a continuing education course must satisfy all of the following requirements:
(1) Include significant intellectual or practical content and be designed to improve the professional competence of participants;
(2) Deal with matters directly related to the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics, including professional responsibility, ethical obligations, or similar subjects that the board considers necessary to maintain and improve the quality of orthotic and prosthetic services in this state;
(3) Involve in-person instruction, except that a course may use self-study materials if the materials are prepared and presented by a group with appropriate practical experience;
(4) Be presented in a setting that is physically suited to the course;
(5) Include thorough, high-quality written material;
(6) Meet any other requirements the board considers appropriate.
(B) The board shall, in accordance with the standards in division (A) of this section, review and approve continuing education courses. If the board does not approve a course, it shall provide a written explanation of the reason for the denial to the person that requested approval. The board may approve continuing education courses approved by boards of other states that regulate orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics if the other board's standards for approving continuing education courses are equivalent to the standards established pursuant to division (A) of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.24 | Continuing Education Units.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall grant continuing education units to individuals licensed under this chapter on the following basis:
(A) For completing a continuing education course approved by the board under section 4779.23 of the Revised Code, one unit for each hour of instruction received;
(B) For teaching as a faculty member a course in orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics that is part of the curriculum of an institution of higher education, one-half unit for each semester hour of the course, or an equivalent unit for each quarter or trimester hour of the course;
(C) For teaching other than as a faculty member a course that is part of an institution of higher education's orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics curriculum, one unit for each hour teaching the course;
(D) For teaching a continuing education course that is approved by the board under section 4779.23 of the Revised Code that is not part of an institution of higher education's orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics curriculum, three units for each hour teaching the course for the first time and one-half unit for each hour teaching the course each time thereafter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.26 | Recognizing Certificate Program.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall recognize a certificate program in orthotics, prosthetics, or orthotics and prosthetics if the program satisfies all of the following requirements:
(A) Meets the requirements in divisions (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (K), and (L) of section 4779.25 of the Revised Code;
(B) In the case of a certificate program in orthotics, the program does all of the following:
(1) Provides not less than two semesters or three quarters of instruction in orthotics;
(2) Requires students to complete not less than two hundred fifty hours of supervised clinical experience that focuses on patient-related activities, recommendation, measurement, impression-taking, model rectification, fabrication, fitting, and evaluating patients in the use and function of orthotics;
(3) Meets the requirements in divisions (G) and (H) of section 4779.25 of the Revised Code.
(C) In the case of a certificate program in prosthetics, the program does all of the following:
(1) Provides not less than two semesters or three quarters of instruction in prosthetics;
(2) Requires students to complete not less than two hundred fifty hours of supervised clinical experience that focuses on patient-related activities, recommendation, measurement, impression-taking, model rectification, fabrication, fitting, and evaluating patients in the use and function of prosthetics;
(3) Meets the requirements in divisions (F) and (I) of section 4779.25 of the Revised Code.
(D) In the case of a certificate program in orthotics and prosthetics, the program does both of the following:
(1) Provides not less than two semesters or three quarters of instruction in orthotics and two semesters or three quarters of instruction in prosthetics;
(2) Meets the requirements in divisions (H) and (I) of section 4779.25 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.27 | Residency Programs Approval.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall approve a residency program in orthotics, prosthetics, or orthotics and prosthetics if the program does all of the following:
(A) Requires a bachelor's degree as a condition of entry;
(B) Does one of the following:
(1) In the case of a residency program in orthotics, provides two semesters or three quarters of instruction in orthotics;
(2) In the case of a residency program in prosthetics, provides two semesters or three quarters of instruction in prosthetics;
(3) In the case of a residency program in orthotics and prosthetics, provides two semesters or three quarters of instruction in orthotics and two semesters or three quarters of instruction in prosthetics.
(C) Meets the requirements in divisions (K) and (L) of section 4779.25 of the Revised Code;
(D) Provides residents with a sufficient variety and volume of clinical experiences to give them adequate educational experience in the acute, rehabilitative, and chronic aspects of orthotics and prosthetics, including recommendation, measurement, impression-taking, model rectification, fabrication, fitting, and evaluating patients in the use and function of orthotics and prosthetics;
(E) Provides residents with sufficient training in clinical assessment, patient management, technical implementation, practice management, and professional responsibility.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.281 | Administrative Hearing Costs.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
A person sanctioned under section 4779.28 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 Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board. The fee shall be collected by the board.
Last updated September 9, 2021 at 4:06 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.29 | Suspension of License Without Adjudicatory Hearing.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
If the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board determines that there is clear and convincing evidence that an individual licensed under this chapter is engaging or has engaged in conduct described in division (A) of section 4779.28 of the Revised Code and that the license holder's continued practice presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, the board may suspend the individual's license without an adjudicatory hearing. A telephone conference call may be used for reviewing the matter and taking the vote.
If the board votes to suspend an individual's license, the board shall serve a written order of suspension in accordance with sections 119.05 and 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order is not subject to suspension by a court during pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the license holder requests an adjudicatory hearing by the board, the date set for the hearing shall be not later than fifteen days, but not earlier than seven days, after the request, unless otherwise agreed to by the board and the license holder.
Any suspension imposed under this section shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final adjudicative order issued by the board pursuant to section 119.12 of the Revised Code becomes effective. The board shall issue its final adjudicative order within sixty days after completion of its hearing. A failure to issue an order within sixty days shall result in the dissolution of the summary suspension order, but shall not invalidate any subsequent, final adjudicative order.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 2:04 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.30 | Allegation of Mental Incompetence or Illness.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
If the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board has reason to believe that a person who holds a license issued under this chapter is mentally ill or mentally incompetent, it may file in the probate court of the county in which the person has a legal residence an affidavit in the form prescribed in section 5122.11 of the Revised Code and signed by the secretary of the board, whereupon the same proceeding shall be had as provided in Chapter 5122. of the Revised Code. The attorney general may represent the board in any proceeding commenced under this section.
If an individual who has been granted a license under this chapter is adjudicated by a probate court to be mentally ill or mentally incompetent, the individual's license shall be automatically suspended until the individual has filed with the board a certified copy of an adjudication by a probate court of the individual's subsequent restoration to competency or has submitted to the board proof, satisfactory to the board, of having been restored to competency in the manner and form provided in section 5122.38 of the Revised Code. The judge of the court shall immediately notify the board of an adjudication of incompetence and note any suspension of a license in the margin of the court's record of the certificate. In the absence of fraud or bad faith, neither the board nor any agent, representative, or employee of the board shall be held liable in damages by any person by reason of the filing of the affidavit referred to in this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.31 | Reinstating Licenses.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
Before reinstating a license issued under this chapter that has been suspended for more than two years, the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board may require an individual to pass the appropriate licensing examination.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.32 | Allegations to Be Written and Verified.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
If any person makes an allegation against an individual who holds a license issued under this chapter, the allegation shall be reduced to writing and verified by a person who is familiar with the facts underlying the allegation. The person making the allegation shall file the allegation with the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board. If a person alleges that a license holder is engaging or has engaged in conduct described in division (A) of section 4779.28 of the Revised Code, the board may proceed with an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The board shall retain the information filed under this section in accordance with rules adopted by the board under section 4779.08 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.33 | Enforcement.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall enforce the laws relating to the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics. If the board has knowledge of a violation, the board shall investigate the violation and notify the prosecuting attorney of the proper county.
(B)(1) Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, information and records received or generated by the board pursuant to an investigation are confidential, are not public records as defined in section 149.43 of the Revised Code, and are not subject to discovery in any civil or administrative action.
(2) For good cause, the board may disclose information gathered pursuant to an investigation to any federal, state, or local law enforcement, prosecutorial, or regulatory agency or its officers or agents engaging in an investigation the board believes is within the agency's jurisdiction. An agency that receives confidential information shall comply with the same requirements regarding confidentiality as those with which the board must comply, notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code or procedure of the agency that applies when the agency is dealing with other information in its possession. The information may be admitted into evidence in a criminal trial in accordance with the Rules of Evidence, or in an administrative hearing conducted by an agency, but the court or agency shall require that appropriate measures be taken to ensure that confidentiality is maintained with respect to any part of the information that contains names or other identifying information about patients, complainants, or others whose confidentiality was protected by the board when the information was in the board's possession. Measures to ensure confidentiality that may be taken by the court or agency include sealing its records or redacting specific information from its records.
Last updated August 24, 2021 at 2:26 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.34 | Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions for Human Trafficking.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.40 | Authority to Engage in 3-D Printing of Open-Source Prosthetic Kits.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
An individual who is not licensed to practice prosthetics or orthotics and prosthetics under section 4779.09 of the Revised Code may apply to the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board for the authority to engage in the 3-D printing of open-source prosthetic kits. The board shall prescribe an application form for this purpose.
The board shall grant the authority described in this section if the individual meets the requirements specified in rules adopted under section 4779.08 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists › Section 4779.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
October 27, 2000
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 238 - 123rd General Assembly
Whoever violates section 4779.02, 4779.03, or 4779.04 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on the first offense; on each subsequent offense, the individual is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes › Section 4781.011 | References to Department or Director.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
Whenever the term "manufactured homes commission" is used, referred to, or designated in any statute, rule, contract, grant, or other document, the use, reference, or designation shall be deemed to refer to "the department of commerce." Whenever the term "executive director of the manufactured homes commission" is used, referred to, or designated in any statute, rule, contract, grant, or other document, the use, reference, or designation shall be deemed to mean the director of commerce.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes › Section 4781.06 | Delegation of Powers - Contracts.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The division of industrial compliance may delegate to the the Ohio construction industry licensing board any of its duties set forth in sections 4781.04 to 4781.15 of the Revised Code.
(B) The division may enter into a contract with the Ohio manufactured homes association or another entity to administer the dispute resolution program created pursuant to section 4781.04 of the Revised Code. The contract shall specify the terms for the administration of the program.
(C)(1) The division may enter into a contract with any private third party, municipal corporation, township, county, state agency, or the Ohio manufactured homes association, or any successor entity, to perform any of the division's functions set forth in sections 4781.04 to 4781.15 of the Revised Code that the division has not delegated to the Ohio construction industry licensing board. Each contract shall specify the compensation to be paid to the private third party, municipal corporation, township, county, state agency, or the Ohio manufactured homes association, or successor entity, for the performance of the division's functions.
(2) Except as provided in this division, the division shall not enter into any contract with any person or building department to accept and approve plans and specifications or to inspect manufactured housing foundations and the installation of manufactured housing unless that person or building department is certified pursuant to section 4781.07 of the Revised Code. The division shall require inspectors the Ohio department of health employs to obtain certification pursuant to section 4781.07 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes › Section 4781.07 | Certification of Local Authorities to Exercise Division Authority.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Pursuant to rules the division of industrial compliance adopts, the division may certify municipal, township, and county building departments and the personnel of those departments, or any private third party, to exercise the division's enforcement authority, accept and approve plans and specifications for foundations, support systems and installations, and inspect manufactured housing foundations, support systems, and manufactured housing installations. Any certification is effective for three years.
(B) Following an investigation and finding of facts that support its action, the division of industrial compliance may revoke or suspend certification. The division may initiate an investigation on the division's own motion or the petition of a person affected by the enforcement or approval of plans.
(C)(1) If a township, municipal corporation, or county does not have a building department that is certified pursuant to this section, it may designate by resolution or ordinance another building department that has been certified pursuant to this section to exercise the division's enforcement authority, accept and approve plans and specifications for foundations, support systems and installations, and inspect manufactured housing foundations, support systems, and manufactured housing installations. The designation is effective upon acceptance by the designee.
(2) An owner of a manufactured home or an operator of a manufactured home park may request an inspection and obtain an approval described in division (C)(1) of this section from any building department certified pursuant to this section designated by the township, municipal corporation, or county in which the owner's manufactured home or operator's manufactured home park is located.
(D) The board shall certify an individual to exercise enforcement authority, to accept and approve plans and specifications, or to make inspections in this state in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code if either of the following applies:
(1) The individual is certified in another state.
(2) The individual has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in exercising enforcement authority, accepting and approving plans and specifications for foundations, support systems and installations, or inspecting manufactured housing foundations, support systems, and installations, in a state that does not issue that certification.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:42 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes › Section 4781.09 | Suspending, Revoking, or Refusing to Renew the License.

Effective:
October 9, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The division of industrial compliance may, except as provided in division (B) of this section, deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of any manufactured home installer for any of the following reasons:
(1) Failure to satisfy the requirements of section 4781.08 or 4781.10 of the Revised Code;
(2) Violation of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to it;
(3) Making a material misstatement in an application for a license;
(4) Installing manufactured housing without a license or without being under the supervision of a licensed manufactured housing installer;
(5) Failure to appear for a hearing before the division or to comply with any final adjudication order of the division issued pursuant to this chapter;
(6) Conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude;
(7) Having had a license revoked, suspended, or denied by the division during the preceding two years;
(8) Having had a license revoked, suspended, or denied by another state or jurisdiction during the preceding two years;
(9) Engaging in conduct in another state or jurisdiction that would violate this chapter if committed in this state.
(10) Failing to provide written notification of an installation pursuant to division (D) of section 4781.11 of the Revised Code to a county treasurer or county auditor.
(B) The division shall not refuse to issue a license to an applicant because of a criminal conviction unless the refusal is in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code.
(C)(1) Any person whose license or license application is revoked, suspended, denied, or not renewed or upon whom a civil penalty is imposed may request an adjudication hearing on the matter within thirty days after receipt of the notice of the action. The hearing shall be held in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(2) Any licensee or applicant may appeal an order made pursuant to an adjudication hearing in the manner provided in section 119.12 of the Revised Code.
(D) A person whose license is suspended, revoked, or not renewed may apply for a new license two years after the date on which the license was suspended, revoked, or not renewed.
Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:10 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes › Section 4781.10 | Programs and Requirements for Continuing Education.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The division of industrial compliance may establish programs and requirements for continuing education for manufactured housing installers. The division shall not require licensees to complete more than eight credit hours of continuing education during each license period. If the division establishes a program of continuing education, it shall require that only courses that the division preapproves be accepted for licensure credit, and unless an extension is granted pursuant to division (D) of this section, that all credit hours be successfully completed prior to the expiration of the installer's license.
(B) To provide the resources to administer continuing education programs, the division may establish nonrefundable fees, including any of the following:
(1) An application fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars charged to the sponsor of each proposed course;
(2) A renewal fee not to exceed seventy-five dollars, charged to the sponsor of each course, for the annual renewal of course approval;
(3) A course fee charged to the sponsor of each course offered, not to exceed five dollars per credit hour, for each person completing an approved course;
(4) A student fee charged to licensees, not to exceed fifty dollars, for each course or activity a student submits to the division for approval.
(C) The division may adopt reasonable rules not inconsistent with this chapter to carry out any continuing education program, including rules that govern the following:
(1) The content and subject matter of continuing education courses;
(2) The criteria, standards, and procedures for the approval of courses, course sponsors, and course instructors;
(3) The methods of instruction;
(4) The computation of course credit;
(5) The ability to carry forward course credit from one year to another;
(6) Conditions under which the division may grant a waiver or variance from continuing education requirements on the basis of hardship or other reasons;
(7) Procedures for compliance with the continuing education requirements and sanctions for noncompliance.
(D) The division shall not renew the license of any person who fails to satisfy any continuing education requirement that the division establishes. The division may, for good cause, grant an extension of time to comply with the continuing education requirements. Any installer who is granted an extension and completes the continuing education requirements within the time the division establishes is deemed in compliance with the education requirements. The license of any person who is granted an extension shall remain in effect during the period of the extension.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes › Section 4781.11 | License Required for Installation.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A)(1) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person shall install manufactured housing unless that person is licensed as a manufactured housing installer pursuant to this chapter or unless a licensed manufactured housing installer is present during the installation and supervises the person who is not licensed.
(2) A licensed manufactured housing installer who supervises the work of an unlicensed person is responsible for all installation work that the unlicensed person performs under the licensed person's supervision.
(3) A person who is not a licensed manufactured housing installer may perform foundation or base support system construction if supervised by a licensed installer. The licensed installer need not be present during the construction of the foundation or base support system but is responsible for the construction of the foundation or base support system.
(B)(1) Nothing in this chapter requires a person to obtain a manufactured housing installer license to install manufactured housing for the person's own occupancy if the manufactured housing is located on property that the person owns and is not located in a manufactured home park.
(2) A person who installs manufactured housing in the manner described in division (B)(1) of this section is not entitled to claim any right or remedy or to bring a cause of action under this chapter.
(C) No person shall install any manufactured housing foundation or manufactured housing support system unless that foundation or support system complies with the standards the division of industrial compliance establishes and receives all approvals and inspections that the division requires.
(D) Within fourteen days after the installation, a manufactured housing installer who performs or supervises a manufactured housing installation shall provide to both the treasurer and the auditor of the county in which the installation is being performed a written notice containing all of the following information:
(1) The address or location of the installation;
(2) The date of the installation;
(3) The make and model of the installed manufactured housing unit;
(4) The name of the owner of the installed manufactured housing unit.
(E) It is a violation of this chapter to do any of the following:
(1) Represent another person's license as a manufactured housing installer as one's own;
(2) Intentionally give false or materially misleading information of any kind to the division of industrial compliance in connection with licensing matters;
(3) Impersonate another manufactured housing installer;
(4) Use an expired, suspended, or revoked license.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes › Section 4781.12 | Injunctions.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The division of industrial compliance may apply to an appropriate court to enjoin any violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to it. The court shall grant any appropriate relief, including an injunction, restraining order, or any combination thereof, upon a showing that a person has violated or is about to violate this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to it.
(B) The prosecuting attorney of a county, a city director of law, or the attorney general may, upon the complaint of the division, prosecute to termination or bring an action for injunction against any person violating this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to it.
(C) Any other party adversely affected by an order of the division may appeal the order to the court of common pleas of the county in which the party adversely affected is a resident or has a place of business, except that if that party is not a resident of this state and has no place of business in this state, the party shall appeal to the court of common pleas in Franklin county.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes › Section 4781.121 | Investigation of Violations; Hearings; Penalties.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The division of industrial compliance, pursuant to section 4781.04 of the Revised Code, may investigate any person who allegedly has committed a violation. If, after an investigation the division determines that reasonable evidence exists that a person has committed a violation, within seven days after that determination, the division shall serve a written notice to that person in the same manner as prescribed in sections 119.05 and 119.07 of the Revised Code for licensees, except that the notice shall specify that a hearing will be held and specify the date, time, and place of the hearing.
(B) The division of industrial compliance shall hold a hearing regarding the alleged violation in the same manner prescribed for an adjudication hearing under section 119.09 of the Revised Code. If the division, after the hearing, determines that a violation has occurred, the division may impose a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars per violation per day. The division's determination is an order that the person may appeal in accordance with section 119.12 of the Revised Code.
(C) If the person who allegedly committed a violation fails to appear for a hearing, the division of industrial compliance may request the court of common pleas of the county where the alleged violation occurred to compel the person to appear before the division for a hearing.
(D) If the division assesses a person a civil penalty for a violation and the person fails to pay that civil penalty within the time period prescribed by the division pursuant to section 131.02 of the Revised Code, the division shall forward to the attorney general the name of the person and the amount of the civil penalty for the purpose of collecting that civil penalty. In addition to the civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section, the person also shall pay any fee assessed by the attorney general for collection of the civil penalty.
(E) The authority provided to the division of industrial compliance pursuant to this section, and any fine imposed under this section, shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all penalties and other remedies provided in this chapter. Any fines collected pursuant to this section shall be used solely to administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted under it. Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state and shall be credited to the industrial compliance operating fund created in section 121.084 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder. The fees shall be used only for the purpose of administering and enforcing sections 4781.26 to 4781.35 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.
(F) As used in this section, "violation" means a violation of section 4781.11, 4781.16, 4781.27, or 4781.57 or any rule adopted pursuant to section 4781.04 of the Revised Code.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes › Section 4781.14 | Exclusivity of Authority.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The division of industrial compliance has exclusive authority to regulate manufactured home installers, the installation of manufactured housing, and manufactured housing foundations and support systems in this state. It is the intent of the general assembly to preempt municipal corporations and other political subdivisions from regulating and licensing manufactured housing installers and regulating and inspecting the installation of manufactured housing and manufactured housing foundations and support systems.
(B) The division has exclusive power to adopt rules of uniform application throughout the state governing installation of manufactured housing, the inspection of manufactured housing foundations and support systems, the inspection of the installation of manufactured housing, the training and licensing of manufactured housing installers, and the investigation of complaints concerning manufactured housing installers.
(C) The rules the division adopts pursuant to this chapter are the exclusive rules governing the installation of manufactured housing, the design, construction, and approval of foundations for manufactured housing, the licensure of manufactured home installers, and the fees charged for licensure of manufactured home installers. No political subdivision of the state or any department or agency of the state may establish any other standards governing the installation of manufactured housing, manufactured housing foundations and support systems, the licensure of manufactured housing installers, or fees charged for the licensure of manufactured housing installers.
(D) Nothing in this section limits the authority of the attorney general to enforce Chapter 1345. of the Revised Code or to take any action permitted by the Revised Code against manufactured housing installers, retailers, or manufacturers.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes › Section 4781.15 | Remedies Not Exclusive.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
The remedies provided in this chapter are in addition to remedies otherwise available for the same conduct under state or local law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes › Section 4781.19 | Issuance and Replacement of Licenses.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) At the time the division of real estate grants the application of any person for a license as a manufactured housing dealer, manufactured housing broker, or manufactured housing salesperson, the division shall issue to the person a license that includes the name and business and mailing address of the person licensed. If a manufactured housing dealer or manufactured housing broker has more than one place of business in a county, the dealer or broker shall make application, in such form as the division prescribes, for a certified copy of the license issued to the dealer or broker for each place of business in the county.
(B) The division of real estate may require each applicant for a manufactured housing dealer's license, manufactured housing broker's license, and manufactured housing salesperson's license issued under this chapter to pay an additional fee, which shall be used by the division to pay the costs of obtaining a record of any arrests and convictions of the applicant from the bureau of identification and investigation. The amount of the fee shall be equal to that paid by the division to obtain such record.
(C) In the event of the loss, mutilation, or destruction of a manufactured housing dealer's license, manufactured housing broker's license, or manufactured housing salesperson's license, any licensee may make application to the division of real estate, in the form prescribed by the division, for a duplicate copy thereof and pay a fee established by the division of real estate.
(D) All manufactured housing dealers' licenses, all manufactured housing brokers' licenses, and all manufactured housing salespersons' licenses issued or renewed shall expire biennially on a day within the two-year cycle that is prescribed by the division of real estate, unless sooner suspended or revoked. Before the first day after the day prescribed by the division in the year that the license expires, each licensed manufactured housing dealer, manufactured housing broker, and manufactured housing salesperson, in the year in which the license will expire, shall file an application, in such form as the division of real estate prescribes, for the renewal of such license. The fee required by this section for the original license shall accompany the application.
(E) Each manufactured housing dealer and manufactured housing broker shall keep the license or a certified copy thereof and a current list of the dealer's or the broker's licensed salespersons, showing the names, addresses, and serial numbers of their licenses, posted in a conspicuous place in each place of business. Each salesperson shall carry the salesperson's license or a certified copy thereof and shall exhibit such license or copy upon demand to any inspector of the division of real estate, state highway patrol trooper, police officer, or person with whom the salesperson seeks to transact business as a manufactured housing salesperson.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes › Section 4781.20 | Confidentiality of License Applications.

Effective:
January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The applications for licenses submitted under section 4781.17 of the Revised Code are not part of the public records but are confidential information for the use of the division of real estate. No person shall divulge any information contained in such applications and acquired by the person in the person's capacity as an official or employee of the division of real estate, except in a report to the division, or when called upon to testify in any court or proceeding.