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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-12 - Forfeitures › Section 4717-12-01 - Forfeitures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For purposes of
			 division (A)(9) of section
			 4717.04 of the Revised Code, the
			 board may impose a forfeiture for the following types of conduct, which
			 constitute violations of Chapter 4717. of the Revised Code. The licensee shall
			 pay to the executive director of the board the full amount of the forfeiture by
			 credit card, electronic check, or certified check made payable to the board,
			 and received within the time period set forth in section
			 4717.15 of the Revised Code. The
			 amount of the forfeiture shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) For obtaining a license under this
			 chapter by fraud or misrepresentation either in the application or in passing
			 the required examination for the license, the board may impose a fine as
			 follows:
(a) For a first offense, a minimum
			 fine of one thousand dollars to a maximum fine of five thousand
			 dollars.
(b) For a second or
			 subsequent offense, a minimum fine of 
										two thousand
			 dollars to a maximum fine of ten thousand dollars.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-13 - Inspections › Section 4717-13-01 - Inspections

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Every crematory, embalming facility and
				funeral home licensed by the board shall make its records available for
				inspection to the board or the board's agents during reasonable hours.
(A)
								 Every
			 funeral director and funeral home must retain all records relating to any
			 preneed funeral contract or insurance policy that they establish for a consumer
			 that desires to prepay their funeral service for at least five years after
			 satisfaction of the contract.
(B)
								 Any person
			 designated as an AIC/UR, CROP, EAIC of a funeral home, crematory, or embalming
			 facility respectively, shall make the facility open for an inspection or
			 investigation by the board or the board's agents during reasonable hours.
(C)
								
			 Failure to comply with the board's request during an inspection or
			 investigation may result in disciplinary action.
Replaces: 4717-1-31
Effective:
				4/10/2011
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				04/10/2016
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4717.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.05
Prior Effective Dates: 01-09-07
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-01 - Purpose

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
There is established a recovery fund
				which shall be administered by the board. The purpose of the fund is to
				reimburse the purchasers of preneed funeral contracts who have suffered
				financial loss as a result of malfeasance, misfeasance, default, failure, or
				insolvency in connection with the sale of a preneed funeral contract by any
				licensee under Chapter 4717. of the Revised Code.
Effective: 1/6/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 01/06/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.41
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-02 - Scope

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This chapter shall apply to any preneed
				funeral contract sold by any licensee on or after September 29, 2017, except
				for a preneed funeral contract that is funded by the assignment of an existing
				life insurance policy. For purposes of these this chapter, an "existing life
				insurance policy" shall mean a life insurance policy that was not purchased for
				the purpose of funding funeral or final disposition expenses and which has been
				in existence for at least six months prior to its assignment to fund the
				preneed funeral contract.
Effective: 1/6/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 01/06/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.41
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-03 - Automated reporting and preneed payment system

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The board of embalmers and funeral
				directors may establish and maintain an automated reporting and payment system.
				The board shall use the automated reporting and payment system to monitor
				preneed funeral contracts sold in this state and to manage the "Preneed
				Recovery Fund", the presentation and processing of applications for
				reimbursement, subrogation or assignment of the rights of any reimbursed
				applicant, and other necessary actions to carry out the duties pursuant to
				section 4717.41 of the Revised
				Code.
Effective: 1/6/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 01/06/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.41
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-04 - Licensee registration requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								If the board of
			 embalmers and funeral directors establishes and maintains an automated
			 reporting and payment system to carry out the duties pursuant to section
			 4717.41 of the Revised Code, a
			 funeral home director actually in charge shall register an account with the
			 automated reporting and payment system on behalf of a funeral home
			 licensee.
(B)
								A new funeral home licensee shall contact the board to
			 register an account with the automated reporting and payment system within
			 thirty days after issuance of the license by the board.
(C)
								The funeral
			 director actually in charge shall have the responsibility of registering an
			 account with the automated reporting and payment system and submitting all
			 reports and payments to the system.
(1)
									The funeral director actually in charge may delegate
			 the act to submit reports and payments to an institutional depositor authorized
			 by the board to submit quarterly reports to the automated reporting and payment
			 system.
(2)
									The responsibility to complete the act of submission of
			 reports and payments to the automated reporting and payment system will remain
			 with the institutional depositor once the funeral director actually in charge
			 delegates the responsibility. Although responsibility to complete the act of
			 submission may be delegated, liability under Chapter 4717. of the Revised Code
			 and agency 4717 of the Administrative Code cannot be delegated and will remain
			 with the funeral director actually in charge.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-05 - Requirements for authorization as an institutional depositor

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								An entity seeking
			 to become an institutional depositor authorized to submit reports and payment
			 on behalf of a licensee shall submit a request form to the board. The
			 discretion to authorize an entity rests solely with the board or its
			 delegate.
(B)
								The entity seeking to become an institutional depositor
			 must agree to accept the responsibility to submit all quarterly reports and
			 payments on behalf of any licensee.
Effective: 1/6/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 01/06/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.41
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-06 - Institutional depositor registration requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								An institutional
			 depositor for the purposes of these rules is any trust, insurance company, or
			 entity that will perform the act of submitting quarterly reports and payments
			 to the automated reporting and payment system.
(B)
								An institutional
			 depositor may submit quarterly reports and payments on behalf of a
			 licensee.
(C)
								If the board of embalmers and funeral directors
			 establishes and maintains an automated reporting and payment system to carry
			 out the duties pursuant to section
			 4717.41 of the Revised Code, an
			 institutional depositor shall register an account with the automated reporting
			 and payment system.
(D)
								The institutional depositor shall only submit quarterly
			 reports and payments to the automated reporting and payment system and shall
			 not be responsible for the accuracy of the reports submitted, the accuracy of
			 the information contained in the reports, or compliance with Chapter 4717-10 or
			 4717-14 of the Administrative Code and divisions
			 4717.31 to
			 4717.36 of the Revised Code. The
			 institutional depositor shall notify the licensee of the responsibilities under
			 this rule.
Effective: 1/6/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 01/06/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.14
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-07 - Information required for submission

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								As used in this
			 division:
(1)
									"Deposit Amount" means the amount, if any, deposited by the
			 purchaser upon the sale of the preneed funeral contract;
(2)
									"Recovery fee"
			 means the amount collected during the sale of the preneed funeral
			 contract;
(3)
									"Funeral home identification number" means the license
			 number issued by the board upon receipt of the facility
			 license;
(4)
									"Funding vehicle identification number" means the
			 numerical sequence or alphabetical sequence or alphanumerical sequence
			 automatically assigned to the funding vehicle that is generated by the
			 automated reporting and payment system;
(5)
									"Funeral
			 recipient" means the individual actually receiving the funeral, services,
			 goods, or merchandise listed in the preneed funeral contract;
(6)
									"Purchaser" means
			 the individual or entity remitting payment for the prearranged
			 service.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-08 - Reporting requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The funeral director actually in charge
				or institutional depositor reporting to the automated reporting and payment
				system shall submit a report on a quarterly basis as follows:
(A)
								Calendar
			 quarterly reporting
(1)First quarter: January first through March
			 thirty-first
Mandatory reporting period for first
				quarter April first through May thirty-first
(2)Second quarter:
			 April first through June thirtieth
Mandatory reporting period for second
				quarter July first through August thirtieth
(3)Third quarter:
			 July first through September thirtieth
Mandatory reporting period for third
				quarter October first through November thirtieth
(4)Fourth quarter:
			 October first through December thirty-first
Mandatory reporting period for fourth
				quarter January first through March first
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-09 - Fund deposits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								For the quarter beginning October 1, 2017, and each
			 quarter thereafter, the following amounts shall be paid to the fund by the
			 funeral director actually in charge or institutional depositor:
(1)
									Ten dollars for
			 each preneed funeral contract sold in the state until the balance of the fund
			 exceeds two million dollars at the end of any fiscal year;
(2)
									Where the fund
			 exceeds two million dollars at the end of a fiscal year, the amount shall be
			 reduced to five dollars for each preneed funeral contract sold in the state
			 until the fund balance of the fund exceeds three million dollars at the end of
			 any fiscal year.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-10 - Record keeping

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Every funeral director and funeral home shall allow for
			 inspection and retain all preneed records in accordance with rule
			 4717-13-01 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(B)
								Every funeral director and funeral home shall store
			 records of preneed funeral contracts in a secure location in an office or
			 readily accessible computer located in the actual business and in a uniform
			 manner that is readily available and can be promptly produced upon request by
			 the board or an administrator of the fund.
(C)
								Every funeral
			 director and funeral home shall keep and maintain, at a minimum, accurate
			 accounts, books, and records.
(D)
								Where a preneed
			 funeral contract is funded by an insurance policy, trust, or annuity, a funeral
			 home or funeral director shall produce records relating to preneed funeral
			 contracts within three working days upon request by the board.
(E)
								The accounts,
			 books, and records kept by the funeral director or funeral home shall include
			 the contents required pursuant to section
			 4717.32 of the Revised Code and
			 the following:
(1)
									 The dates and amounts of payments made and
			 accepted;
(2)
									Copies of all agreements.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-11 - Fund administrator

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								If the board
			 establishes and maintains an automated reporting and payment system to carry
			 out the duties as described under section
			 4717.41 of the Revised Code, the
			 executive director of the board may do all of the following:
(1)
									Employ an
			 administrator who is responsible for operating and managing the fund in
			 accordance with the Administrative Code and section
			 4717.41 of the Revised
			 Code;
(2)
									Fix the compensation of the
			 administrator.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-12 - Investigation of reimbursement claims

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The board shall
			 enforce, or cause to be enforced, section
			 4717.41 of the Revised Code or
			 any rules adopted thereunder and take such action as it considers
			 appropriate.
(B)
								A claim for reimbursement shall be submitted to the
			 board and the board shall investigate all application claims for
			 reimbursement.
(C)
								The board may inspect, copy, or retain any record
			 relevant to the claim for reimbursement and examine the affairs of any funeral
			 director actually in charge or funeral home whenever it is deemed appropriate
			 to do so. The board may request additional documentation relevant to the claim
			 for reimbursement.
Effective: 1/6/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 01/06/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.41
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-13 - Application for reimbursement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The board shall
			 create an application form for reimbursement which shall be submitted to the
			 board office and require the following information:
(1)
									The name,
			 address, and contact information of the applicant;
(2)
									The name,
			 address, and contact information of the funeral home or funeral director, or
			 both, who caused the loss;
(3)
									The amount of the
			 alleged loss for which the application for reimbursement is
			 made;
(4)
									A copy of the preneed funeral contract or written
			 agreement which was the basis of the alleged loss;
(5)
									If the individual
			 seeking reimbursement is deceased, a copy of the death certificate of the
			 funeral recipient;
(6)
									Relationship to the funeral recipient;
(7)
									If applicable, a
			 copy of the right of disposition;
(8)
									A general
			 statement of the relevant facts causing the application for
			 reimbursement;
(9)
									Supporting documents, including copies of court
			 proceedings and other papers indicating the efforts of the applicant to obtain
			 reimbursement from the provider, insurance companies, or others, any
			 reimbursement received from the provider, insurance companies, or other funeral
			 home;
(10)
									If applicable, the name and address of the funeral home
			 that carried out the contract and provided services or merchandise or both
			 following the loss;
(11)
									If applicable, proof of payment for the new preneed
			 funeral contract;
(12)
									If applicable, name of the individual or individuals
			 who purchased or contributed to the purchase of the new preneed funeral
			 contract;
(13)
									If applicable, the name and address of the funeral home
			 where a new preneed funeral contract was purchased following the loss from the
			 initial contract.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-14 - Reimbursement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Reimbursement shall be issued for deaths occurring
			 after September 29, 2017 on any contract or agreement that is in effect before
			 or after this date.
(B)
								Reimbursements from the fund, if any, shall be
			 determined by the board.
(C)
								Reimbursement shall be made to the extent that monies
			 become available in the fund.
(D)
								Reimbursements
			 will be processed in the order in which they are received and are subject to
			 the availability of monies in the fund. The board may determine the order and
			 manner of payment of approved applications and may reject or allow claims in
			 whole or in part. A rejection is final and no further consideration shall be
			 given by the board to the application or to another application based upon the
			 same alleged facts.
(E)
								Reimbursement shall only be made after the applicant
			 submits a completed application and the board verifies the claim is
			 valid.
(F)
								Reimbursement may be made to the applicant who suffered
			 the loss, the estate of the funeral recipient, the purchaser, or assigned to
			 the funeral home or funeral director who provided services or merchandise or
			 both following the loss. A funeral home or funeral director shall not apply or
			 seek reimbursement from the fund.
(G)
								All
			 reimbursements of losses from the fund shall be a matter of privilege in the
			 sole discretion of the board and not a matter of right.
Effective: 1/6/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 01/06/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.41
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-15 - Subrogation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								In the event reimbursement is made to an applicant
			 under this section, the board shall be subrogated in the reimbursed amount and
			 may bring any action the board deems appropriate for the recovery fund,
			 including against a licensee.
(B)
								In pursuing a
			 subrogation claim as authorized under section
			 4717.41 of the Revised Code, the
			 board may require the reimbursed applicant to execute a subrogation agreement,
			 providing for, among other things, that the action may be brought in the name
			 of the applicant. Any amounts recovered by the board in excess of the amount to
			 which the fund is subrogated, less the board's actual costs of recovery, shall
			 be paid to or retained by the reimbursed applicant as the case may
			 be.
Effective: 1/6/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 01/06/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.41
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-16 - Requests and release of records

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The board may
			 provide information from the automated reporting and payment system in
			 accordance with the following:
(1)
									Upon receipt of a request from a funeral recipient of a
			 preneed funeral contract seeking information on the funeral recipient's own
			 contract or the purchaser of a preneed funeral contract seeking information on
			 the preneed funeral contract purchased;
(2)
									Upon receipt of a
			 request from a funeral director actually in charge or funeral home seeking its
			 own information;
(3)
									Pursuant to a subpoena issued by a grand jury, the
			 board shall provide to the grand jury information from the automated reporting
			 and payment system relating to the person who is the subject of an
			 investigation;
(4)
									Pursuant to a subpoena, search warrant, or court order
			 in connection with the investigation or prosecution of a possible or alleged
			 criminal offense, the board shall provide information from the automated
			 reporting and payment system as necessary to comply with the subpoena, search
			 warrant, or court order.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-14 - Preneed Funeral Contract › Section 4717-14-17 - Annual preneed recovery fund report

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The board shall prepare and submit a
				financial report on the activity of the fund each year after the fiscal
				year.
Effective: 1/6/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 01/06/2022
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.41
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-15 - Crematory Operator › Section 4717-15-01 - Crematory operator permit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Pursuant to section
				4717.051 of the Revised Code, an
				individual seeking an initial crematory operator permit on January 1, 2019
				shall submit the following to the board:
(A)
			 Evidence of a board approved crematory
			 operation certification program completed on or after January 1, 2014 or
			 evidence of expiration of a board approved crematory operation certification
			 program within the last twenty-four months; and
(B) 
								Within the last
			 twenty-four months, evidence of a completed two hour course of laws and rules
			 relevant to this state and specific to crematory operation.
Effective: 5/24/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 05/24/2018
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.051
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-15 - Crematory Operator › Section 4717-15-02 - Renewal of crematory operator permit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A crematory operator permit 
								issued by the
				board shall be renewed in accordance with division (A) of section
				4717.08 of the Revised Code and
				division (D) of section
				4717.09 of the Revised Code
				after demonstrating proof to the board the following requirements:
(A) An unexpired and active certification
			 from a board approved crematory operation certification program or in the case
			 of renewal, a board approved crematory operator permit refresher course
			 completion certificate; and (1) In the event the
			 governor has declared a state of emergency, the board of embalmers and funeral
			 directors may extend the validity of a crematory operation certification
			 program through the period of the declared emergency, and up to one year from
			 the end of the declared emergency.
(B) Within the last twenty-four months,
			 successful completion of a two hour course consisting of laws and rules
			 relevant to this state and specific to crematory operation.
Effective: 10/15/2020
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 5/24/2023
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04,
				4717.051
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.051
Prior
				Effective Dates: 05/24/2018,
				02/18/2020
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-15 - Crematory Operator › Section 4717-15-03 - Board approved certification process for crematory operation certification programs

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A
			 board approved crematory operation certification program required in division
			 (A) (3) of section 4717.051 of the Revised Code
			 means the following:
A certification program submitted to the board for review and
				approval that is approved by vote of the board.
(B) The board,
			 after reviewing the crematory operation certification program procedures and
			 materials, may approve the program or return it to the provider for revision
			 . If a certification
			 program 
								is returned for revision , the board will indicate the
			 reasons for the denial and the crematory operation certification program may
			 not be offered  by the
			 provider until approved by the board.
(C)
								A certificate of
			 completion issued by a board approved crematory operation certification program
			 provider is valid for a five-year period.
Effective: 2/18/2020
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 5/24/2023
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04;
				4717.051
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.051
Prior
				Effective Dates: 05/24/2018
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-15 - Crematory Operator › Section 4717-15-04 - Crematory operation certification program requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								As used in this
			 division:
"Crematory Operation Certification
				Program" means a program approved by the board that includes all of the minimum
				requirements set by the board and a two hour course on laws and rules relevant
				to this state and specific to crematory operation. The two hour course may be
				joined with a program that includes the minimum requirements set by the
				board.
(B)
								A crematory operation certification program approved by
			 the board must address with the appropriate depth and competencies required for
			 a crematory operator to safely and effectively work in a cremation facility and
			 shall include at a minimum each of the following required topics:
(1)
									Cremation
			 equipment and maintenance;
(2)
									Overview of the
			 cremation process;
(3)
									Combustion and incineration;
(4)
									Shipping,
			 receiving, tracking, and handling of remains;
(5)
									Cremation safety
			 and compliance;
(6)
									Identification procedures and due
			 diligence;
(7)
									Record keeping;
(8)
									Risks of
			 liability;
(9)
									Environmental laws and regulations;
(10)
									Occupational
			 safety and health administration laws and regulations (OSHA).
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-15 - Crematory Operator › Section 4717-15-05 - Crematory operator permit education

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Pursuant to
			 section 4717.051 of the Revised Code,
			 each person authorized by permit to practice in this state as a crematory
			 operator shall attend a two hour course on law and rules for the twenty-four
			 month compliance period ending December 31, 2018 and every two years
			 thereafter. The two hour course shall consist of laws and rules relevant to
			 this state and specific to crematory operation.
(B)
								Completion of the
			 two hour course satisfies the requirement set forth in paragraph (H)(3) of rule
			 4717-9-01
			 of the Administrative Code and may count toward renewal for an individual
			 licensed under Chapter 4717. of the Revised Code.
Effective: 5/24/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 05/24/2018
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.051
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-15 - Crematory Operator › Section 4717-15-06 - Crematory operator permit identification card and display

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A holder of a crematory operator permit
				shall display the permit in a conspicuous place within the
				facility.
Effective: 5/24/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 05/24/2018
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.051
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-15 - Crematory Operator › Section 4717-15-07 - Crematory operator permit refresher course

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								As used in this
			 rule:
"Crematory Operator Permit Refresher
				Course" means a program approved by the board that includes all of the minimum
				requirements set by the board in paragraph (B) of rule
				4717-15-04
				of the Administrative Code and a two hour course on laws and rules relevant to
				this state and specific to crematory operation. The two hour course may be
				joined with a program that includes the minimum requirements set by the
				board.
"Board approval" means a program
				submitted to the board for review and approval that is approved by vote of the
				board.
(B)
								Completion of the crematory operator permit refresher
			 course satisfies the active certification requirement as a condition for
			 renewal set forth in division (D) of section
			 4717.09 of the Revised
			 Code.
(C)
								The course shall be a minimum of four hours and expires
			 five years from the date of completion.
(D)
								After review of
			 the crematory operator permit refresher course program procedures and
			 materials, the board may approve the program or return it to the provider for
			 revision. If a certification program has been returned for revision, the board
			 will indicate the reasons for the denial and the crematory operator permit
			 refresher course may not be offered by the provider until approved by the
			 board.
Effective: 2/18/2020
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 02/18/2025
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04;
				4717.051
Rule
				Amplifies: 4717.051
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-16 - Facility Name Transfer › Section 4717-16-01 - Existing facility name transfer

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
An existing facility issued a license
				under section 4717.06 of the Revised Code may
				transfer its existing name previously approved by the board to a new facility
				after complying with the following:
(A)
			 
								The applicant submits a new application
			 on a form prescribed by the board and include the appropriate license fee
			 required under section
			 4717.07 of the Revised
			 Code;
(B) 
								The applicant demonstrates compliance with rule
			 4717-7-02,
			 4717-7-04 or
			 4717-05 of the Administrative Code; and
(C) 
								Receives
			 approval by the board.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-17 - Indigent Burial and Cremation › Section 4717-17-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this chapter of the
				Administrative Code:
(A)
									"Local government
			 entity" means any municipal corporation, village, or city as defined in
			 sections 703.01 and
			 703.11 of the Revised Code and
			 any township.
(B)
									"Indigent person" has the same meaning as section
			 9.15 of the Revised
			 Code.
(C)
									"Authorized representative or designee" means an
			 individual who stands in the place of the local government entity. The
			 authorized representative or designee may act on behalf of the local government
			 entity.
(D)
									"Costs of providing burials and cremations" means the
			 actual costs charged or contracted to perform final
			 disposition.
(E)
									"Fiscal year" means July first through June thirtieth
			 of every calendar year.
Effective: 12/2/2019
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 12/24/2019
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04, 269.10,
				269.20
Rule Amplifies: 4717
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-17 - Indigent Burial and Cremation › Section 4717-17-02 - Purpose

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The indigent burial and cremation
				support program shall be used to reimburse local government entities for the
				cost of providing burials or cremations to indigent deceased
				persons.
Effective: 12/2/2019
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 12/24/2019
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04, 269.10,
				269.20
Rule Amplifies: 4717
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-17 - Indigent Burial and Cremation › Section 4717-17-03 - Reimbursement application form

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								An applicant
			 shall provide the following information, if applicable, on the reimbursement
			 application form:
(1)
									Name of the deceased;
(2)
									Decedent's
			 address at the time of death;
(3)
									Date of
			 birth;
(4)
									Date of death;
(5)
									Place of
			 death;
(6)
									Race/nationality;
(7)
									Supplier
			 identification number or federal identification number;
(8)
									Township or
			 municipal corporation name;
(9)
									Name of
			 authorized representative or designee submitting the
			 application;
(10)
									Daytime telephone number;
(11)
									Email
			 address;
(12)
									Disposition method;
(13)
									Date of burial
			 or cremation;
(14)
									County;
(15)
									Zip
			 code;
(16)
									Cost of burial or cremation;
(17)
									Date of burial
			 transit permit or disposition permit;
(18)
									Name of licensed
			 funeral director that performed disposition;
(19)
									Name of the
			 cemetery or place of interment;
(20)
									Name of funeral
			 home;
(21)
									Total reimbursement claim amount.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-17 - Indigent Burial and Cremation › Section 4717-17-04 - Eligibility requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The local government entity shall make the
			 determination of the indigent status of the deceased person.
(B)
								Upon burial or
			 cremation of an indigent person pursuant to section
			 9.15 of the Revised Code, a
			 local government entity is eligible for reimbursement for the cost of providing
			 burial or cremation following:
(1)
									Successful completion of the reimbursement application
			 form as required under rule
			 4717-17-03
			 of the Administrative Code; and
(2)
									Timely submission
			 of the reimbursement application form as required under rule
			 4717-17-05
			 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-17 - Indigent Burial and Cremation › Section 4717-17-05 - Reimbursement application period

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Reimbursement
			 applications shall be submitted to the board no later than sixty days after the
			 date of issuance of the burial transit permit or disposition permit except for
			 burial transit permits or disposition permits that are issued from March
			 sixteenth through the end of the fiscal year. Reimbursement applications with a
			 burial transit permit or disposition permit issued March sixteenth and
			 thereafter shall be submitted to the board by May sixteenth. Reimbursement
			 applications submitted after May sixteenth will continue to be accepted through
			 the end of the fiscal year and are subject to the availability of
			 funds.
(B)
								The date of application is the date the board receives
			 the completed application. When the completed application is mailed and
			 received after the deadline and that deadline falls on a Sunday or legal
			 holiday, the date of application shall be the next business day and deemed
			 timely.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-17 - Indigent Burial and Cremation › Section 4717-17-06 - Reimbursements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The board is authorized to reimburse local government
			 entities when such entity has satisfied the requirements set forth in paragraph
			 (B) of rule
			 4717-17-04
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B)
								Subject to the
			 availability of funds, the board shall provide reimbursement as authorized by
			 paragraph (A) of this rule for the costs of providing burials or cremations to
			 indigent persons at the uniform rates or uniform amounts or prescribed method
			 determined by the board.
(C)
								Reimbursements shall not exceed one thousand dollars
			 for an adult or seven hundred fifty dollars for a child. For the purposes of
			 this chapter, a deceased is classified as an adult if age tweleve and over and
			 as a child if the age of eleven and under.
(D)
								The
			 recommendation for denial, approval, and reimbursement is at the discretion of
			 the board or its designee based upon the eligibility, application, allotments,
			 and availability of funds.
(E)
								Denial of a claim
			 is final and does not create administrative appeal rights under Chapter 119. of
			 the Revised Code.
(F)
								The board shall not issue reimbursement to a local
			 government entity not registered as a supplier with the state in the Ohio
			 administrative knowledge system.
(G)
								Reimbursement
			 shall be via electronic funds transfer to the bank account that the local
			 government entity registered with the state as a supplier for receipt of
			 reimbursement in the Ohio administrative knowledge system or by way of check in
			 the name of the payee the local government entity registered as a supplier for
			 receipt of reimbursement in the Ohio administrative knowledge
			 system.
Effective: 12/2/2019
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 12/24/2019
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4717.04, 269.10,
				269.20
Rule Amplifies: 4717
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-1 - Board Organization and Records › Section 4723-1-01 - Board organization

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board shall elect a president and
			 vice-president from among the nurse members of the board for one-year terms
			 during the last regularly scheduled board meeting of the calendar year. The new
			 officers shall assume their duties on the first day following the board meeting
			 at which they were elected.
(B) The
			 president shall preside at all meetings of the board. In the absence of the
			 president the vice-president shall preside.
(C) The board shall elect a supervising
			 member for disciplinary matters from among the registered nurse members of the
			 board for a one-year term during the last regularly scheduled board meeting of
			 the calendar year. The new supervising member shall assume his or her duties on
			 the first day following the board meeting at which he or she was elected.
(1) A former supervising board member who
			 remains a member of the board may continue to serve in the supervising member
			 capacity regarding cases initiated under his or her supervision that remain
			 under review at the expiration of his or her one-year term as supervising
			 member.
(2) In the event the
			 supervising member has a conflict of interest in a particular case, the board
			 president shall serve as the supervising member for purposes of reviewing that
			 case.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-1 - Board Organization and Records › Section 4723-1-02 - Personnel

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
At the last regularly scheduled board meeting of the calendar
				year, the board shall appoint an executive director who meets the
				qualifications set forth in section
				4723.05 of the Revised Code. The
				executive director shall serve as the chief administrative officer of the board
				and be responsible for all administrative functions of the board and board
				staff. The executive director shall ensure implementation of the provisions of
				Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as they relate to operations of the board.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/12/2017 and
				10/11/2022
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4723.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4723.05
Prior
				Effective Dates: 01/01/1967, 04/01/1991,
				02/01/2008
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-1 - Board Organization and Records › Section 4723-1-03 - Board records and documents

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective
				date of the materials incorporated by reference in agency 4723 of the
				Administrative Code can be found in paragraph (G) of this rule.]
(A) The board shall maintain a record of all
			 applicants for, and holders of, licenses and certificates issued by the board
			 under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code and any rules adopted under that
			 chapter, in the format determined by the board.
(B) A change in name shall be submitted to
			 the board electronically through the individual's eLicense account by
			 submitting a name change service request within thirty days of the change. The
			 request shall be accompanied by an uploaded certified copy of one of the
			 following documents:
(1) A marriage
			 certificate or abstract;
(2) A
			 dissolution or divorce decree;
(3)
			 A court record indicating a change of name; or
(4) Documentation of a change in name
			 consistent with the laws of the jurisdiction or foreign country where the name
			 change occurred.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-1 - Board Organization and Records › Section 4723-1-04 - Fees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All fee
			 payments shall be made in the form specified by the board.
(B) Fees are not refundable once deposited
			 except that payments in excess of the amounts required by Chapter 4723. of the
			 Revised Code and rules adopted under that chapter shall be refunded.
Effective: 1/1/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 10/12/2017 and
				10/11/2022
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4723.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4723.08
Prior
				Effective Dates: 01/01/1971, 07/24/1982, 08/01/1983, 02/16/1990 (Emer.),
				05/20/1990, 04/01/1991, 04/09/1991 (Emer.), 04/01/1993, 04/01/1997, 02/01/2003,
				02/01/2008, 02/01/2013
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-1 - Board Organization and Records › Section 4723-1-05 - Notice of adoption, amendment, or rescission of rules

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board shall
			 give public notice of its intention to adopt, amend, or rescind any rule
			 according to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code at least thirty days prior to the
			 date set for the public hearing on the proposal to adopt, amend, or rescind
			 such rule. The public notice shall be published in the register of Ohio and any
			 other publications required by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The public
			 notice shall include the following information:
(1) A statement of the board's intention to
			 adopt, amend, or rescind the rule;
(2) A synopsis of the proposed rule,
			 amendment, or rule to be rescinded, or a general statement regarding the
			 subject matter of the rule to be adopted, amended, or rescinded;
(3) A statement of the reason or purpose for
			 the adoption, amendment, or rescission of the rule;
(4) The date, time, and place of the public
			 hearing at which the adoption, amendment, or rescission of the rule will be
			 considered.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-1 - Board Organization and Records › Section 4723-1-06 - Notice of board meetings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) According to division (F) of section
			 121.22 of the Revised Code, the
			 board shall ensure that any person can determine the time and place of all
			 regularly scheduled meetings and the time, place, and purpose of all special
			 meetings by:
(1) Writing the board to request
			 advance notification of all meetings of the board, board committees or advisory
			 groups;
(2) Writing the board to
			 request advance notification of all meetings at which specific public matters
			 designated by those persons are scheduled to be discussed;
(3) Calling the board office during normal
			 business hours; or
(4) Accessing
			 the information on the board's web site.