Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4729:1 - Licensing and Consult Agreements › Chapter 4729:1-1 - Definitions › Section 4729:1-1-01 - Definitions - pharmacists

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this division:
(A) "Abandoned application" means an
			 application for a licensure pursuant to this division where the applicant fails
			 to complete all application requirements within thirty days after being
			 notified by the board. An applicant forfeits all fees associated with an
			 abandoned application. The board shall not be required to act on any abandoned
			 application and the application may be destroyed by board staff. If the
			 application is abandoned, the applicant shall be required to reapply for
			 licensure, submit the required fee and comply with the licensure requirements
			 in effect at the time of reapplication.
(B) "Addicted to or
			 abusing alcohol or drugs" means the chronic and habitual use of alcohol or the
			 use of a drug of abuse as defined in section
			 3719.011
			 of the Revised Code by an individual to the extent that the individual no
			 longer can control the individual's use of alcohol or drugs, the individual is
			 physically or psychologically dependent on alcohol or drugs, or the
			 individual's use or abuse of alcohol or drugs endangers the health, safety, or
			 welfare of the individual or others.
(C) "Board of pharmacy"
			 or "board" means the state board of pharmacy established under Chapter 4729. of
			 the Revised Code.
(D) "Business day"
			 means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a holiday recognized by the state
			 of Ohio on which the offices of the board of pharmacy are not open for
			 business.
(E) "Compounding" has
			 the same meaning as defined in section
			 4729.01
			 of the Revised Code and agency 4729 of the Administrative Code.
(F)
			 "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section
			 3719.01
			 of the Revised Code.
(G) "Disciplinary
			 action," unless otherwise stated in this division, means any of the following
			 by the drug enforcement administration or licensing agency of any state or
			 jurisdiction, regardless of whether the action occurred by formal proceeding,
			 consent, settlement, or other agreement:
(1)
			 An action to revoke, suspend, restrict, limit, or refuse to grant or renew a
			 license, registration, or certification;
(2) A summary or emergency suspension of a
			 license, registration or certification, of any length, and any subsequent
			 revision to the action;
(3) An
			 administrative fine or money penalty, taken as a result of a formal proceeding,
			 to include any fine or money penalty connected to the delivery of health care
			 services or taken in conjunction with other adverse licensure, registration or
			 certification actions, such as revocation, suspension, censure, reprimand, or
			 probation;
(4) An action to
			 reprimand or place the license, registration, or certification holder on
			 probation;
(5) The issuance of a
			 corrective action plan only if such issuance is in conjunction with other
			 adverse licensure, registration or certification actions, such as revocation,
			 suspension, reprimand, probation, or surrender;
(6) The withdrawal of a renewal application
			 for licensure, registration or certification while under
			 investigation;
(7) The non-renewal
			 of a license, registration or certification while under investigation or to
			 avoid an investigation;
(8) The
			 surrender or other relinquishment of a license, registration or certification
			 in lieu of a formal sanction against a person's license, registration, or
			 certificate, whether permanent or temporary;
(9) In lieu of an adverse licensure,
			 registration or certification action, a licensing agency issues a consent order
			 in which a person agrees not to re-apply for a license, registration, or
			 certification in the future;
(10)
			 An enforceable agreement not to practice or to be placed into inactive or other
			 equivalent status while under investigation or in exchange for not conducting
			 an investigation.