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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:1 › Chapter 4755:1-1 › Section 4755:1-1-01 - Applications for initial licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								To receive a
			 license to practice as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy
			 assistant, an applicant shall be at least eighteen years of
			 age.
(B)
								All applications for initial licensure as an
			 occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall be submitted to
			 the occupational therapy section on the forms provided by the section. All
			 applications, statements, and other documents submitted are retained by the
			 section.
(C)
								Applications are:
(1)
									Submitted
			 electronically via eLicense Ohio or its successor electronic licensing
			 system;
(2)
									Electronically signed via eLicense Ohio or its
			 successor electronic licensing system;
(3)
									Accompanied by
			 the fee prescribed by Chapter 4755. of the Administrative Code;
			 and
(4)
									Accompanied by such evidence, statements, or documents
			 as specified on the application including viewing a required presentation about
			 the board's safe haven program.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:1 › Chapter 4755:1-1 › Section 4755:1-1-02 - Educational requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The education requirements described in divisions (A)
			 and (B) of section 4755.07 of the Revised Code are
			 satisfied by completion of an entry-level education program accredited by the
			 accreditation council for occupational therapy education (ACOTE) of the
			 American occupational therapy association. Occupational therapy programs which
			 have not been accredited by ACOTE will be accepted provided program equivalency
			 has been established by a recognized educational credentialing body approved by
			 the section.
(B)
								In accordance with the provision of the second
			 paragraph of section 4755.09 of the Revised Code, the
			 section may waive the educational requirements specified in paragraph (A) of
			 this rule on the basis of job experience if all of the following conditions are
			 met:
(1)
									The
			 applicant passed the NBCOT certification examination.
(2)
									The applicant for
			 licensure engaged in the active practice of occupational therapy as a licensed
			 occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in another
			 state.
(3)
									The applicant's licensure and/or certification are
			 active and without restriction.
(4)
									The applicant is
			 foreign educated and meets the requirements of rule
			 4755:1-1-01 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(5)
									If the applicant has not engaged in the practice of
			 occupational therapy for more than five years in accordance with rule
			 4755:1-1-04 of the
			 Administrative Code, they may be subject to additional requirements outlined by
			 the occupational therapy section.
Replaces: 4755-3-03
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:1 › Chapter 4755:1-1 › Section 4755:1-1-03 - Examination requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								An applicant has satisfied the examination requirements
			 of the occupational therapy section if they passed the certification
			 examination of the national board for certification in occupational therapy for
			 occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants.
(B)
								Examination may
			 be waived for any person who was certified as an occupational therapy assistant
			 by the american occupational therapy association prior to August 27,
			 1976.
Replaces: 4755-3-04
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:1 › Chapter 4755:1-1 › Section 4755:1-1-04 - Active practice defined

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								In accordance
			 with section 4755.05 of the Revised Code,
			 only persons licensed by the occupational therapy section of the board shall
			 practice or offer to practice occupational therapy.
(B)
								The practice of
			 occupational therapy, as used in Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code, means
			 engaging in occupational therapy, as defined in division (A) of section
			 4755.04 of the Revised
			 Code.
(C)
								As used in division 4755:1 of the Administrative Code,
			 "not engaged in the practice of occupational therapy for more than five years"
			 means being actively engaged in the practice of occupational therapy for fewer
			 than two hundred fifty hours over the five year period prior to the date the
			 applicant submits the endorsement or reinstatement application.
Replaces: 4755-3-09
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:1 › Chapter 4755:1-1 › Section 4755:1-1-05 - Biennial renewal of license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Renewal of an
			 occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license happens in
			 accordance with section
			 4755.10 of the Revised
			 Code.
(1)
									The
			 following shall be completed to satisfy the requirements of license
			 renewal:
(a)
										The
			 entire renewal applicaton, including any required forms;
(b)
										Compliance with
			 the continuing education requirement specified in rule
			 4755:1-3-01 of the
			 Administrative Code; and
(c)
										Payment of the renewal fee prescribed by rule
			 4755-4-01 of the Administrative
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:1 › Chapter 4755:1-1 › Section 4755:1-1-07 - Application for reinstatement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Pursuant to
			 Chapter 4755. of the Administrative Code, the occupational therapist or
			 occupational therapy assistant license of an person who fails to comply with
			 the renewal requirements shall automatically expire on the thirtieth day of
			 June of the appropriate year.
(B)
								All applicants
			 for reinstatement shall submit a completed application on the forms specified
			 by the section. All applications shall be:
(1)
									Submitted
			 electronically via eLicense Ohio or its successor licensing
			 system;
(2)
									Electronically signed via the eLicense Ohio or its
			 successor licensing system;
(3)
									Contain the fee
			 prescribed by Chapter 4755. of the Administrative Code;
(4)
									Be accompanied by
			 such evidence, statements, or documents as specified on the application,
			 including viewing a required presentation about the board's safe haven program;
			 and
(5)
									Contain proof that the applicant met the appropriate
			 continuing education requirement:
(a)
										For reinstatement applications submitted on or after
			 August first of the year in which the applicant's license expired, the
			 applicant shall complete twenty contact hours of continuing education in
			 accordance with rule
			 4755:1-3-01 of the
			 Administrative Code within the two year period immediately preceding the
			 application for reinstatement. Contact hours used to meet the requirements of
			 this paragraph shall not be used to renew the reinstated license;
			 or
(b)
										For reinstatement applications submitted before August
			 first of the year in which the applicant's license expired, the applicant shall
			 complete the number of contact hours of continuing education that were required
			 to renew the expired license. All contact hours used to reinstate the license
			 shall be earned in accordance with rule
			 4755:1-3-01 of the
			 Administrative Code. Contact hours used to meet the requirements of this
			 paragraph shall not be used to renew the reinstated license.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:1 › Chapter 4755:1-3 › Section 4755:1-3-01 - Continuing education

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Pursuant to
			 division (C) of section
			 4755.06 of the Revised Code, no
			 person shall qualify for licensure renewal as an occupational therapist or
			 occupational therapy assistant unless the license holder has shown to the
			 satisfaction of the occupational therapy section that the license holder has
			 completed twenty contact hours of continuing education activities within the
			 two year renewal cycle.
(1)
									License holders are not required to obtain any
			 continuing education units for the first renewal.
(2)
									In the case of a
			 license reinstatement, if the license was valid for a period of twelve months
			 or less, the license holder shall complete ten contact hours of continuing
			 education within the renewal cycle, including one contact hour of ethics,
			 jurisprudence, or cultural competence pursuant to paragraph (A)(5) of this
			 rule. The category limits contained in paragraph (B) of this rule do not apply
			 if the license was valid for twelve months or less.
(3)
									A "contact hour"
			 is one hour spent in a continuing education activity meeting the requirements
			 of this rule. Contact hours exclude refreshment breaks, receptions, social
			 gatherings, and meals that do not include an acceptable
			 activity.
(4)
									All continuing education activities shall be earned in
			 the two year period immediately preceding the thirtieth day of June of the year
			 in which licensure renewal is required. Contact hours may not be carried over
			 from one renewal period to the next.
(5)
									License holders
			 shall complete at least one contact hour of ethics, jurisprudence, or cultural
			 competence education per renewal cycle. The one hour ethics, jurisprudence, or
			 cultural competence requirement may be fulfilled by completing an acceptable
			 activity outlined in paragraph (B) of this rule that contains at least one hour
			 addressing professional ethics, jurisprudence, or cultural competence. In
			 addition, any presentation by the occupational therapy section meets the
			 ethics, jurisprudence, or cultural competence requirement.
(6)
									License holders
			 shall complete at least one contact hour of mental health and/or substance use
			 education per renewal cycle. The one hour mental health and/or substance use
			 requirement shall be fulfilled by completing an acceptable activity outlined in
			 paragraph (B) of this rule that contains at least one hour addressing mental
			 health and/or substance use. In addition, any presentation by the board's safe
			 haven program that addresses mental health and/or substance use meets this
			 requirement.
(7)
									The same contact hour cannot be used to fulfill both
			 the ethics, jurisprudence, or cultural competence education and the mental
			 health and/or substance use requirements.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:1 › Chapter 4755:1-3 › Section 4755:1-3-02 - Waivers; exemptions for continuing education

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The occupational therapy section may
				grant waivers of the continuing education requirements or extensions of time
				within which to fulfill these requirements not to exceed two calendar years in
				cases involving disability, illness, or undue hardship.
(A)
								To apply for a
			 waiver or extension due to undue hardship, the licensee shall submit a request
			 to the section describing the hardship no later than April first of the renewal
			 year through eLicense Ohio or its successor licensing system.
(B)
								To apply for a
			 waiver or extension due to disability or illness, the licensee shall submit the
			 waiver form to the occupational therapy section no later than April first of
			 the renewal year. This submission shall also include documentation signed by a
			 licensed medical professional overeeing the individual's care verifying that
			 the licensee suffers from a disability or illness.
(C)
								The deadlines in
			 paragraphs (A) and (B) of this rule may be waived at the discretion of the
			 occupational therapy section.
Replaces: 4755-9-02
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:2 - Physical Therapy › Chapter 4755:2-1 - Licensure › Section 4755:2-1-02 - Educational requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								To be eligible
			 for licensure as a physical therapist, an applicant shall complete a program in
			 physical therapy accredited by the commission on accreditation of physical
			 therapy education that includes:
(1)
									A minimum of one hundred twenty academic semester
			 credits, or the equivalent academic quarter hours, with a specific distribution
			 in humanities, social sciences, biological sciences, and other physical
			 sciences;
(2)
									Instruction in basic sciences, clinical sciences, and
			 physical therapy theory and procedures; and
(3)
									Satisfactory
			 completion of all clinical education curriculum requirements.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:2 - Physical Therapy › Chapter 4755:2-1 - Licensure › Section 4755:2-1-03 - License by examination

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								To be licensed by
			 examination as a physical therapist an applicant shall pass the following
			 examinations:
(1)
									The national physical therapy examination (NPTE) for
			 physical therapists administered by the federation of state boards of physical
			 therapy; and
(2)
									The examination approved by the physical therapy
			 section on the laws and rules governing the practice of physical therapy in the
			 state of Ohio.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:2 - Physical Therapy › Chapter 4755:2-1 - Licensure › Section 4755:2-1-04 - License by endorsement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The physical
			 therapy section may issue a license by endorsement to an applicant who is
			 currently licensed as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant
			 under the laws of another state, provided the requirements for licensure under
			 the appropriate category in that state are substantially similar to this state
			 pursuant to section 4796.03 of the Revised Code, as
			 determined by the physical therapy section.
(B)
								In addition to
			 the other requirements of this rule, an internationally trained applicant for
			 licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant by
			 endorsement shall meet the requirements established in rule
			 4755-23-12 or
			 4755:2-1-07 of the
			 Administrative Code, unless the person has already met substantially similar
			 requirements for licensure in another state in accordance with section 4796.03
			 of the Revised Code, as determined by the physical therapy
			 section.
(C)
								An applicant who has been out of the practice of
			 physical therapy for a period of five or more years shall:
(1)
									Retake and pass
			 the NPTE; or
(2)
									Complete an action plan as approved by the physical
			 therapy section.
(3)
									Out of practice is defined as being actively engaged in
			 the practice of physical therapy for fewer than five hundred hours over the
			 five year period prior to the date the applicant submits the endorsement
			 application.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:2 - Physical Therapy › Chapter 4755:2-1 - Licensure › Section 4755:2-1-07 - Requirements for internationally educated applicants

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								An
			 "internationally-educated applicant" is a person whose physical therapist or
			 physical therapist assistant education was obtained in a program not accredited
			 by the commission on accreditation of physical therapy education and located in
			 a country other than the United States.
(B)
								All
			 internationally-educated applicants applying to be licensed as a physical
			 therapist must show an educational background deemed by the physical therapy
			 section to be reasonably equivalent to the requirements established in section
			 4755.42 of the Revised Code,
			 division (A)(4) of section
			 4755.45 of the Revised Code, and
			 paragraph (A) of rule
			 4755-23-02 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(C)
								All internationally-educated applicants applying to be
			 licensed as a physical therapist assistant must show an educational background
			 deemed by the physical therapy section to be reasonably equivalent to the
			 requirements established in section
			 4755.421 of the Revised Code,
			 division (A)(4) of section
			 4755.451 of the Revised Code,
			 and paragraph (B) of rule
			 4755-23-02 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(D)
								All internationally-educated applicants must submit to
			 the section an evaluation of education credentials prepared by a professional
			 education evaluating service approved by the section.
(1)
									Evaluations of
			 the applicant's international education coursework content and required
			 semester credits shall be completed utilizing the appropriate coursework
			 evaluation tool adopted by the federation of state boards of physical therapy.
			 The appropriate coursework evaluation tool means the latest edition coursework
			 evaluation tool that applies to either of the following:
(a)
										The period when
			 the applicant was initially licensed or registered as a physical therapist or
			 physical therapist assistant in the initial country of license;
			 or
(b)
										The period when the applicant completed their physical
			 therapist or physical therapist assistant education program if the country in
			 which the education program was completed does not issue a physical therapist
			 license or registration.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:2 - Physical Therapy › Chapter 4755:2-1 - Licensure › Section 4755:2-1-08 - Requirements for teaching physical therapy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Pursuant to
			 section 4755.482 of the Revised Code, no
			 individual shall teach a physical therapy theory and procedures course in
			 physical therapy education as the faculty of record without obtaining a license
			 to practice physical therapy in Ohio.
(B)
								Notwithstanding
			 paragraph (A) of this rule, an individual may teach a physical therapy theory
			 and procedures course as the faculty of record without holding an Ohio physical
			 therapy license in the following situations:
(1)
									A physical
			 therapist who holds a current, valid license to practice physical therapy in
			 another U.S. state or territory may teach physical therapy theory and
			 procedures for up to one year without obtaining a license in
			 Ohio.
(2)
									A physical therapist who holds a current, valid license
			 or registration to practice physical therapy in another country who is not
			 licensed as a physical therapist in any U.S. state or territory may teach a
			 physical therapy theory and procedures course without holding an Ohio physical
			 therapy license if the following apply:
(a)
										Either the
			 foreign licensed individual or the physical therapy educational institution
			 apply to the physical therapy section for authorization for the individual to
			 teach for up to one year; and
(b)
										A designated
			 member(s) of the physical therapy section approves the
			 application.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:3 › Chapter 4755:3-1 › Section 4755:3-1-01 - Applications for initial license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								All applications
			 for initial licensure as an athletic trainer shall be submitted to the athletic
			 trainers section in the manner specified by the section. All applications,
			 statements, and other documents submitted are retained by the
			 section.
(B)
								Applications are:
(1)
									Submitted
			 electronically via eLicenseeLicense Ohio or its successor electronic licensing
			 system;
(2)
									Electronically signed via eLicense Ohio or its
			 successor electronic licensing system;
(3)
									Accompanied by
			 the fee prescribed Chapter 4755. of the Administrative Code;
			 and
(4)
									Accompanied by such evidence, statements, or other
			 documents as specified on the application, including viewing a required
			 presentation about the board's safe haven program.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:3 › Chapter 4755:3-1 › Section 4755:3-1-03 - Education

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The educational requirements described in divisions
			 (C)(3) and (C)(4) of section
			 4755.62 of the Revised Code
			 shall be:
(1)
									Completion of a professional (entry-level) education program
			 accredited by the commission on accreditation of athletic training education or
			 its successor; or
(2)
									A program of education, training and experience with
			 which the national athletic trainers' association board of certification, inc.
			 (BOC), or its successor has a formal arrangement.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:3 › Chapter 4755:3-1 › Section 4755:3-1-04 - Reinstatement of licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Pursuant to
			 Chapter 4755. of the Administrative Code, the athletic training license of a
			 person who fails to comply with the renewal requirements shall automatically
			 expire on the thirtieth day of September of the appropriate
			 year.
(B)
								All applicants for reinstatement shall submit a
			 completed application on the forms specified by the section. All applications
			 shall:
(1)
									Be
			 submitted electronically via eLicense Ohio or its successor electronic
			 licensing system;
(2)
									Be electronically signed via eLicense Ohio or its
			 successor electronic licensing system;
(3)
									Contain the fee
			 prescribed by Chapter 4755. of the Administrative Code;
(4)
									Contain proof
			 that the applicant met the appropriate continuing education requirement:
(a)
										For reinstatement
			 applications submitted on or after November first of the year in which the
			 applicant's license expired, the applicant shall complete twenty-five contact
			 hours of continuing education in accordance with rule
			 4755:3-3-01 of the
			 Administrative Code within the two year period immediately preceding the
			 application for reinstatement. Contact hours used to meet the requirements of
			 this paragraph may be used to renew the reinstated license; or
(b)
										Notwithstanding
			 paragraph (B)(4)(a) of this rule, for reinstatement applications submitted
			 before November first of the year in which the applicant's license expired, the
			 applicant shall complete the number of contact hours of continuing education
			 that were required to renew the expired license. All contact hours used to
			 reinstate the license shall be earned in accordance with rule
			 4755:3-3-01 of the
			 Administrative Code. Contact hours used to meet the requirements of this
			 paragraph shall not be used to renew the reinstated license.
(5)
									Contain proof that the applicant holds current certification
			 by the board of certification, inc. if the reinstatement application is
			 submitted on or after December first of the year in which the applicant's
			 license expired.
(6)
									Be accompanied by such evidence, statements, or
			 documents as specified on the application, including viewing a required
			 presentation about the board's safe haven program.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:3 › Chapter 4755:3-2 › Section 4755:3-2-01 - Code of ethical conduct

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The following basic principles make up
				the code of ethical conduct for the practice of athletic training in the state
				of Ohio. When a person becomes a licensed athletic trainer they assume certain
				ethical obligations and responsibilities. An athletic trainer whose conduct is
				not in accordance with the principles set forth in the following code of
				ethical conduct shall be considered in violation of the Revised
				Code.
(A)
								Athletic trainers shall respect the rights, welfare,
			 and dignity of all persons.
(1)
									Athletic trainers shall show no discrimination in their
			 efforts while performing duties.
(2)
									Athletic trainers
			 shall provide care on the basis of the needs of the person.
(3)
									Athletic trainers
			 shall be committed to providing competent care consistent with both the
			 requirements and limitations of their profession.
(4)
									Athletic trainers
			 shall obtain informed consent from the patient.
(a)
										An athletic
			 trainer, unless otherwise allowed by law, shall not provide patient care
			 without disclosing to the patient or the patient's representative, the
			 benefits, substantial risks, if any, or alternatives to the recommended
			 examination or intervention.
(b)
										Information
			 relating to the athletic trainer-patient relationship is confidential and may
			 not be communicated to a third party not involved in that patient's care
			 without the prior written consent of the patient or the patient's
			 representative, or unless otherwise allowed by law. Information must be
			 disclosed when required by law for the protection of the patient or the
			 public.
(5)
									Athletic trainers shall respect the rights, knowledge,
			 and skills of colleagues and other health care professionals.
(6)
									Athletic trainers
			 shall not, by their conduct, publicly discredit or lower the dignity of the
			 members of the profession.
(7)
									Athletic trainers
			 shall not engage in conduct that constitutes harassment or verbal or physical
			 abuse of, or unlawful discrimination against, patients, students, and/or
			 colleagues.
(8)
									Athletic trainers shall not engage in harassment that
			 creates a hostile work environment.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:3 › Chapter 4755:3-2 › Section 4755:3-2-03 - Unauthorized practice

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In accordance with division (A) of
				section 4755.62 of the Revised Code, no
				person shall do either of the following:
(A)
								Use the words
			 athletic trainer, athletic training, licensed athletic trainer, licensed
			 trainer, or the letters A.T., L.A.T., or any other letters, words,
			 abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the person is an
			 athletic trainer unless they hold a valid license under sections
			 4755.60 to
			 4755.65 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B)
								Imply by actions or otherwise engage in the practice of
			 athletic training unless the individual holds a valid license under sections
			 4755.60 to
			 4755.65 of the Revised
			 Code.
Replaces: 4755-42-01
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:3 › Chapter 4755:3-2 › Section 4755:3-2-05 - Required credential to indicate licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
All Ohio-licensed athletic trainers
				shall use the initials "A.T." or "AT" following their name to indicate that the
				person is currently licensed to practice athletic training in
				Ohio.
Replaces: 4755-42-03
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:3 › Chapter 4755:3-2 › Chapter 4755:3-3 › Section 4755:3-3-01 - Continuing education

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
									Pursuant to
				section 4755.63 of the Revised Code, to
				renew an athletic trainers license, license holders shall complete:
(1)
										Not less than
				twenty-five hours of continuing education that meet the requirements of this
				rule; and
(2)
										At least one contact hour of ethics education per
				renewal cycle. The one hour ethics requirement shall be fulfilled by completing
				an acceptable activity outlined in paragraph (C) of this rule that contains at
				least one hour addressing professional ethics. In addition, any presentation by
				the athletic trainers section that addresses professional ethics meets the
				ethics requirement.
(3)
										At least one contact hour of mental health and/or
				substance use education per renewal cycle. The one hour mental health and/or
				substance use requirement shall be fulfilled by completing an acceptable
				activity outlined in paragraph (C) of this rule that contains at least one hour
				addressing mental health and/or substance use. In addition, any presentation by
				the board's safe haven program that addresses mental health and/or substance
				use meets this requirement.
(4)
										The same contact
				hour cannot be used to fulfill both the ethics and the mental health and/or
				substance use requirements.
(5)
										License holders
				are not required to obtain any continuing education units for the first
				renewal.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:4 - Orthotics, Prosthetics, Pedorthics › Chapter 4755:4-1 - Licensure › Section 4755:4-1-01 - Applications for initial licensure by examination

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Applications must be:
(1)
									Submitted
			 electronically via the Ohio e-license system;
(2)
									Electronically
			 signed via the Ohio e-license system;
(3)
									Accompanied by
			 the fee prescribed by rule
			 4755-66-01 of the Administrative
			 Code; and
(4)
									Accompanied by such evidence, statements, or documents
			 as specified on the application.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:4 - Orthotics, Prosthetics, Pedorthics › Chapter 4755:4-1 - Licensure › Section 4755:4-1-02 - Licensure for out-of-state applicants

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								In accordance
			 with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code, an applicant who holds a license issued
			 by another state may obtain a license to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or
			 pedorthics in the state of Ohio if the out-of-state applicant qualifies under
			 one of the following paths:
(1)
									Meets the same standard as for Ohio licensure by:
(a)
										Qualifying for
			 licensure in the state of Ohio, except for the passage of the examination as
			 required under sections
			 4779.09 and
			 4779.15 of the Revised Code;
			 and
(b)
										Holding a valid license issued by the appropriate
			 licensing entity of another state and not having a license in another state
			 that has been revoked or is currently under suspension or probation or remains
			 under the effect of any other current disciplinary action.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:4 - Orthotics, Prosthetics, Pedorthics › Chapter 4755:4-1 - Licensure › Section 4755:4-1-09 - Unique and exceptional qualifications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 "Unique and exceptional qualifications" as used in division (A) of section
			 4779.08 of the Revised Code means education, training, or experience that
			 qualify a person to perform orthotic or prosthetic care outside of the
			 traditional pathway outlined in section 4779.10, 4779.11, 4779.12, or 4779.17
			 of the Revised Code.
(B) The
			 occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers joint board will
			 determine whether a person is uniquely and exceptionally qualified on a
			 case-by-base basis based on the information supplied by the applicant and other
			 information deemed relevant by the board. The joint board shall consult with a
			 member of the orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics advisory committee in
			 determining whether an applicant meets the unique and exceptional
			 qualifications.
(C) Applicants may
			 apply for licensure by unique and exceptional qualifications via one of the
			 following paths:
(1) Experiential
(a) Applicants with at least
			 
										two
			 years within the five years before license application
			 submission of extensive orthotic or prosthetic experience, including
			 spending seventy-five per cent of work time
			 providing direct patient care, in the discipline for which they have
			 applied. Applicants must have experience doing
			 evaluation, casting, model rectification, fitting, delivery, and follow-up of
			 custom fabricated devices. Applicants must demonstrate proof of fifty
			 continuing education hours within the five years prior to submission of
			 application. The board will accept as continuing education units all courses
			 approved by the board for orthotist/prosthetist certification (BOC), and the
			 American board for certification in orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics
			 (ABC). The board will also accept continuing education units as specified by
			 section 4779.24 of the Revised Code; or
(b) Applicants with at least
			 
										two
			 years within the five years before license application
			 submission of extensive orthotic and prosthetic experience, including
			 spending seventy-five per cent of work time
			 providing direct patient care, when applying to be a licensed
			 prosthetist-orthotist. Applicants must have experience
			 doing evaluation, casting, model rectification, fitting, delivery, and
			 follow-up of custome fabricated devices. Applicants must demonstrate
			 proof of seventy continuing education hours within the five years prior to
			 submission of application. The board will accept as continuing education units
			 all courses approved by the board for orthotist/prosthetist certification
			 (BOC), and the American board for certification in orthotics, prosthetics, and
			 pedorthics (ABC). The board will also accept continuing education units as
			 specified by section 4779.24 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4755:4 - Orthotics, Prosthetics, Pedorthics › Chapter 4755:4-2 - Code of Ethical Conduct › Section 4755:4-2-04 - Proper use of credentials

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A license holder
			 shall not misrepresent any professional qualifications or credentials or
			 provide any information that is false, deceptive or misleading in connection
			 with his/her own application for employment or work as an orthotics,
			 prosthetics, or pedorthics practitioner.
(B)
								A license holder
			 shall not delegate the use of his/her name or signature on documentation for
			 services unless he/she actually provided these services and has given
			 permission to another person for such documentation, or unless he/she
			 appropriately supervised those services.
(C)
								A license holder
			 shall not use any title, initials or acronym indicating ownership or possession
			 of an advanced educational credential or degree unless such educational
			 credential or degree was earned through the auspices of an institution
			 recognized by an appropriate national or regional accrediting agency.
Replaces: 4755-64-02
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4757 - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board › Chapter 4757-1 - General Provisions › Section 4757-1-01 - Adoption of rules and methods of public notice

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The procedure of the board for giving
			 public notice for the adoption, amendment, or rescission of its rules shall be
			 pursuant to section 119.03 of the Revised Code. The
			 board shall provide an electronic copy of a
			 notice to any person who requests a copy .
(B) The board
			 shall give public notice at least thirty days prior to the date set for the
			 public hearing by filing its rules and public notices in the register of Ohio
			 and on its web site. Such notice shall include:
(1) A statement of the board's intention to
			 consider adoption, amendment, or rescission of a rule; and,
(2) A synopsis of the proposed rule,
			 amendment, or rescission, or a statement of the general subject matter to which
			 the proposed rule, amendment, or rescission relates;
(3) A statement of the reason or purpose for
			 adoption, amendment or rescission of the rule;
(4) The date, time, and place of the hearing
			 on the proposed action.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4757 - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board › Chapter 4757-1 - General Provisions › Section 4757-1-02 - Notice of board meetings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any person may ascertain the time and
			 place of all regularly scheduled meetings of the counselor, social worker, and
			 marriage and family therapist board, and its professional standards committees
			 and the time, place, and purpose of all special meetings of the board or its
			 professional standards committees by any one of the following methods:
(1) Calling the board office by telephone
			 during normal business hours.
(2)
			 Contacting the board office in person during normal business hours.
(3) Any person or organization that makes a
			 written request for such notification via postal mail
			 or email.
(4) The meetings are listed on the board's
			 web site
http://cswmft.ohio.gov
.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4757 - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board › Chapter 4757-1 - General Provisions › Section 4757-1-03 - Minutes of board meetings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 The unapproved minutes of all board meetings and professional standards
			 committee meetings shall be drafted and open to public review within fifteen
			 business days of the public meeting.
(B) Within fifteen business days after their
			 approval by the board and professional standards committee, the approved
			 minutes of all board meetings shall be substituted for the unapproved minutes
			 and shall be open to public review.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4757 - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board › Chapter 4757-1 - General Provisions › Section 4757-1-04 - Applications of first licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 All applicants for first licensure as a professional counselor, social worker,
			 professional clinical counselor, independent social worker, marriage and family
			 therapist, independent marriage and family therapist, art therapist, and music therapist, or for
			 registration of title as a social work assistant, counselor trainee, marriage
			 and family therapist trainee or social worker trainee, shall file with the
			 executive director of the board an application in a form prescribed by the
			 board. For the purposes of applying online in the
			 system designated by the board, the applicant shall establish user
			 identification and password. The use of the user identification and password is
			 solely the responsibility of the licensee to be used for all applications
			 within the online system, including, but not limited to, an initial licensure
			 application, a renewal application, updating the address, requesting a wall
			 certificate or license verification to another state or entity. The user
			 identification and password shall constitute the legally recognized signature
			 for the purposes of this rule. Any person who knowingly makes a false
			 statement on a written application or electronic application may be found
			 guilty of falsification under section
			 2921.13 of the Revised Code, a
			 misdemeanor of the first degree. Applications shall be maintained for two years
			 from the date of receipt by the board. Submitted applications which remain
			 incomplete after two years shall be considered abandoned. The license
			 application and fee shall be forfeit and individuals seeking licensure shall be
			 required to re-apply.
(B) The
			 appropriate non-refundable fee, shall accompany the application for licensure
			 or registration.
(C) All applicants
			 for licensure or registration shall provide:
(1) Grade transcripts showing all coursework
			 and/or academic degrees necessary to meet the education requirements for the
			 license or registration for which the applicant is applying.
(a) Such transcripts shall bear the official
			 seal of the college or university and the signature of the registrar. The
			 applicant shall bear sole responsibility for transcripts sent directly from the
			 college or university to the board office.
(b) If an applicant's transcript does not
			 clearly indicate that the applicant meets the education requirements for the
			 license for which they are applying, the applicant shall provide additional
			 information about their coursework in a manner prescribed by the
			 board.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4757 - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board › Chapter 4757-1 - General Provisions › Section 4757-1-05 - License fees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
License fees shall be established by the board in amounts not
				to exceed the maximum allowable under section
				4757.31 of the Revised Code.
				Fees are subject to change by action of the board, the controlling board,
				and/or the general assembly.
(A) Fees
			 shall be paid by credit card or electronic check.
(B) Fees shall be paid at the time of the
			 initial application. Renewal fees shall be the same as initial licensure or
			 registration fees.
(C) Fees are not
			 refundable.
(D) Fees for a two-year
			 license, registration of title or reinstatement from an inactive status are as
			 follows. Late renewal shall incur an additional fee of forty dollars except
			 social work assistant late renewal shall be twenty dollars.
(1) For licensed professional clinical
			 counselor the fee is one hundred dollars.
(2)
			 For licensed professional counselor the fee is eighty dollars.
(3) For independent social worker the fee is
			 one hundred dollars.
(4)
			 For social worker the fee is eighty dollars.
(5) For social work assistant the fee is
			 sixty dollars.
(6) For social work
			 temporary license the fee is twenty dollars.
(7) For independent marriage and family
			 therapist the fee is one hundred dollars.
(8) For marriage and family therapist the fee
			 is eighty dollars.
(9) For marriage
			 and family therapist temporary license the fee is twenty dollars.
(10) For a licensed professional art
			 therapist the fee is one hundred dollars.
(11) For a licensed professional music
			 therapist the fee is one hundred dollars.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4757 - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board › Chapter 4757-1 - General Provisions › Section 4757-1-06 - Personal information systems

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board shall appoint one employee to
			 be directly responsible for each personal information system maintained by the
			 board. Said employee shall:
(1) Inform all
			 employees who have any responsibility for the operation or maintenance of said
			 system or the use of personal information maintained in the system, of the
			 applicable provisions of Chapter 1347. of the Revised Code and rules adopted
			 thereunder; and;
(2) Inform all
			 persons requested to supply personal information for a system whether or not
			 they are legally required to provide such information; and
(3) Restrict the collection, maintenance, and
			 use of personal information to only that which is necessary and relevant to
			 functions of the board as required or authorized by statute or rule; and,
(4) Provide all persons asked to
			 supply personal information that will be placed in an interconnected or
			 combined system with information relevant to the system, including the identity
			 of all other agencies or organizations that have access to the system; and,
(5) Allow a person who is the
			 subject of a record in a personal information system to inspect the record
			 pursuant to section 1347.08 of the Revised Code.
			 Upon the request and verifications that the person requesting access to the
			 record is the subject of information contained in the system, the employee
			 shall:
(a) Inform individuals of any personal
			 information in the system of which they are subject;
(b) Permit the individuals, or their legal
			 guardian, or an attorney who presents a signed authorization made by the
			 individuals, to inspect all personal information in the system of which they
			 are subject, except where prohibited by law;
(c) Inform individuals of the uses made of
			 the personal information and identify other users who have access to the
			 system;
(d) Allow individuals who
			 wish to exercise their rights as provided by this rule to be accompanied by one
			 individual of their choice;
(e)
			 Provide, for a reasonable charge, copies of any personal information the person
			 is authorized to inspect.
(6) Investigate disputes concerning the
			 accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of personal information
			 pursuant to section 1347.09 of the Revised Code and
			 paragraph (D) of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4757 - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board › Chapter 4757-1 - General Provisions › Section 4757-1-07 - Discipline actions that may include fines

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The professional standards committees established under section
				4757.04
				of the Revised Code may utilize fines at the discretion of each committee. Per
				division (E) of section
				4757.10 of
				the Revised Code the following fines are enumerated.
(A) Practicing without a valid license, which
			 includes practice prior to license and continuing to practice with an expired
			 license.
(1) Worked as a licensee for sixty
			 days or less without a valid license standard consent agreement terms:
(a) Written reprimand;
(b) Standard fine two hundred dollars for
			 independent practitioner licensee and one hundred dollars for all others;
			 and
(c) Fine to be paid within
			 sixty days of the effective date of the agreement.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4757 - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board › Chapter 4757-1 - General Provisions › Section 4757-1-08 - Military provisions related to licensure for counselors, social workers and/or marriage and family therapists

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Definitions.
(1) "Armed forces" means:
(a) The armed forces of the United States,
			 including the army, navy, air force, marine corps, and coast guard;
(b) A reserve component of the armed forces
			 listed in paragraph (A)(1)(a) of this rule;
(c) The national guard, including the Ohio
			 national guard or the national guard of any other state;
(d) The commissioned corps of the United
			 States public health service;
(e)
			 The merchant marine service during wartime; or
(f) The Ohio organized militia when engaged
			 in full-time national guard duty for a period of more than thirty
			 days.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4757 - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board › Chapter 4757-1 - General Provisions › Section 4757-1-09 - Conditional permission to practice

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Non-residents who hold an equivalent license or registration in
				their home jurisdiction, and whose qualifications, as demonstrated in an
				application prescribed by the board, meet the standards for licensure under
				Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code and Chapter 4757. of the Administrative Code
				may be awarded conditional permission to practice. Nonresidents shall have
				conditional authorization to practice counseling, social work, or marriage and
				family therapy for not more than thirty days in a six month period upon board
				approval, receipt of written authorization granting the nonresident permission
				to practice, and payment of an application fee.