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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4751 - State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators › Chapter 4751-1 - General Provisions › Section 4751-1-17 - Personal information systems

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board secretary shall be responsible
			 for each personal information system maintained by the board. Said employee
			 shall:
(1) Inform other employees who have
			 any responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or use of personal
			 information maintained in the system, of the applicable provisions of Chapter
			 1347. of the Revised Code and this chapter; and,
(2) Inform an individual who is asked to
			 supply personal information for a system whether the individual is legally
			 required to, or may refuse to, supply the information; and,
(3) Assure that only that personal
			 information which is necessary and relevant to the functions of the board as
			 required or authorized by statute or rule is collected and maintained;
			 and,
(4) Upon the request and the
			 proper identification of the individual, allow the individual 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. The
			 employee shall:
(a) Inform the individual of
			 any personal information in the system of which the individual is the
			 subject;
(b) Except for
			 investigative files or trial preparation files, as provided for in division
			 (E)(2) of section 1347.08 of the Revised Code,
			 permit the individual, the individual's legal guardian, or an attorney who
			 presents a signed, written authorization made by the individual to inspect all
			 personal information in the system of which the individual is the
			 subject;
(c) Inform the individual
			 about the types of uses made of the personal information, including the
			 identity of any user who is usually granted access to the system;
(d) Allow a individual who wishes to exercise
			 a right provided by paragraph (A)(4) of this rule to be accompanied by another
			 individual of his or her choice;
(e) Provide, upon request, copies of any
			 personal information that the individual is authorized to inspect. Reasonable
			 charges are made for providing requested copies, that shall not exceed the cost
			 of copying and mailing. There is no charge for
			 documents emailed.
(5) Investigate disputes to the accuracy,
			 relevance, timeliness or completeness of personal information pursuant to
			 section 1347.09 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-1 - General Provisions › Section 4753-1-01 - Procedure for adoption of rules

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Prior to adoption, amendment, or
			 recession of a rule, except an emergency rule, the Ohio board of
			 speech-language pathology and audiology shall give public notice thereof, at
			 least thirty days prior to the date set for public hearing by:
(1) Publishing notice on the 'Register of
			 Ohio' at the Ohio legislative services commission.
(2) Mailing notice to any other person or
			 organization that has filed a request for such notice within the previous three
			 years.
(3) Posting the notice on
			 the board's website at
www.slpaud.ohio.gov
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-1 - General Provisions › Section 4753-1-02 - Method of determining time and place of meetings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any person may obtain the time and place
			 of all regularly scheduled board, committee, and subcommittee meetings and the
			 time, place, and purpose of all special meetings by:
(1) Contacting the board of speech-language
			 pathology and audiology in writing at its business address, 77 S. High Street,
			 16th floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215, or by electronic means;
(2) Calling the board of speech-language
			 pathology and audiology at its business office at (614) 466-3145 during normal
			 business hours; or
(3) Consulting
			 the posting located at the business address of the board of speech-language
			 pathology and audiology or on the board's website, .
www.slpaud.ohio.gov
.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-1 - General Provisions › Section 4753-1-03 - Business filing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Pursuant to division (A) of section
			 4753.12 of the Revised Code, an
			 entity may provide speech-language pathology or audiology services without
			 licensure if it employs or contracts individuals in the direct practice of
			 speech-language pathology or audiology, in accordance with Chapter 4753. of the
			 Revised Code and Administrative Code. Such entity, through its designated
			 agent, no later than March first of each even numbered year, at the discretion
			 of the board, shall submit a business filing with the board containing the
			 following information: a statement swearing that it submits itself to the rules
			 of the board and the provisions of Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code and the
			 Administrative Code, and a list of all names, and addresses under which the
			 entity provides speech-language pathology and audiology services and the
			 namesand
			 license numbers of all
			 individuals engaging in the direct practice of speech-language pathology and
			 audiology as officers, agents or employees of the entity during the previous
			 calendar year.
(B) The business
			 filing shall be submitted electronically through
			 eLicense Ohio
								 by
			  the individual filing the
			 statement on behalf of the entity.
(C) An individual licensed pursuant to
			 Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code who employs or contracts individuals in the
			 direct practice of speech-language pathology or audiology is not required to
			 submit a business filing. Medical entities, including but not limited to,
			 hospitals, clinics, medical partnerships, medical corporations, speech-language
			 pathology and audiology contracting agencies, which employ or contract
			 individuals in the direct practice of speech-language pathology or audiology,
			 are required to submit a business filing.
Effective: 12/10/2017
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 9/19/2021
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4753.05
Rule
				Amplifies: 4753.12
Prior
				Effective Dates: 05/05/1986, 09/10/1994, 07/19/1998, 09/01/2003,
				4/24/06
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-1 - General Provisions › Section 4753-1-04 - Personal information systems

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board of speech-language pathology
			 and audiology shall appoint one employee to be directly responsible for the
			 custody and security of 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
			 he/she is 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, ordinance, code or
			 rule; and
(4) Provide a person,
			 who is 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 the other agencies or organizations that have access
			 to the information in 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 verification that the person requesting access to the
			 record is the subject of information contained in the system, the employee
			 shall:
(a) Inform the person of any personal
			 information in the system of which he/she is the subject:
(b) Permit the person, or his/her legal
			 guardian, or an attorney who presents a signed authorization made by the
			 person, to inspect all personal information in the system of which he/she is
			 the subject, except where prohibited by law;
(c) Inform the person of the uses made of the
			 personal information and identify other users who have access to the system;
(d) Allow a person who wishes to
			 exercise his/her rights as provided by this rule to be accompanied by one
			 individual of his/her 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.
(7)
			 Take all reasonable precautions to protect personal information maintained by
			 the Ohio board of speech-language pathology and audiology from unauthorized
			 modification, destruction, use or disclosure.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-1 - General Provisions › Section 4753-1-05 - Duties of officers and staff

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The chairperson shall:
(1) Designate the time and place of meetings
			 by his/her own authority or at the written request of two or more board
			 members.
(2) Preside at all
			 meetings or in case of his/her inability to attend any meeting, shall designate
			 the vice-chairperson or in the event the vice-chairperson is not available, the
			 chairperson shall designate one of the other members of the board to preside in
			 his/her stead.
(3) Exercise
			 general supervision of the affairs of the board and shall have the usual powers
			 of such office and any other powers and duties as the board may direct.
(4) Sign all licenses and
			 duplicates issued by the board.
(5) Sign the official minutes of the
			 proceedings of the board which shall remain on permanent file in the board
			 office.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-2 - Telehealth Communication › Section 4753-2-01 - Telehealth communication

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Definitions
In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings
				indicated.
(1) "Asynchronous" means
			 recorded therapy sessions submitted for later review.
(2) "Board" means the Ohio
			 speech and hearing professionals board.
(3)
			 "Facilitator" means the individual at the client site who facilitates the
			 telehealth service delivery at the direction of the audiologist or speech
			 language pathologist. For purposes of fulfilling their role, as defined under
			 this chapter, an individual may serve as a facilitator, at the direction of the
			 audiologist or speech language pathologist, without becoming licensed as an
			 aide under section 4753.072 of the Revised
			 Code.
(4) "Patient" means a
			 consumer of telehealth services.
(5) "Provider" means an audiologist or
			 speech-language pathologist who provides telehealth services.
(6) "Service delivery model" means the method
			 of providing telehealth services.
(7) "Site" means the client/patient location
			 for receiving telehealth services.
(8) "Stored clinical data" means video clips,
			 sound/audio files, photo images, electronic records, and written records that
			 may be available for transmission via telehealth communications.
(9) "Synchronous" means therapy sessions
			 occurring via telepractice applications using real time, encrypted
			 videoconferencing.
(10)
			 "Telehealth" means the use of telecommunications and information technologies
			 for the exchange of information from one site to another for the provision of
			 audiology or speech-language pathology services to an individual from a
			 provider through hardwire or internet connection.
(11) "Telepractice" means the practice of
			 telehealth.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-3 - Licensing › Section 4753-3-01 - Application for license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All applications for licensure shall be
			 submitted to the board at its principal office on the appropriate forms
			 prescribed by the board. The submitted application shall be typewritten or
			 printed in ink.
(1) Submission of the
			 application shall certify that all statements are true and complete.
(2) A photograph of the applicant shall
			 appear in the space provided upon the hardcopy application form. It shall be an
			 unretouched, passport size photograph taken within six months of the date of
			 application, and the face shall be portrayed not less than three-fourths inch
			 in width. Applicants submitting electronically shall submit a photograph to the
			 board's principal office.
(3) All
			 applications must be accompanied by a non-refundable fee which is to be paid at
			 the time the application is filed with the board.
(4) All applications, evidence, statements
			 and documents shall be retained by the board.
(5) The board may refuse to review any
			 application that is not complete seven calendar days before the first and
			 fifteenth of each month.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-3 - Licensing › Section 4753-3-02 - Certificate of license; display; duplicate license certificate

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each applicant who is approved for a license shall receive a
				license certificate for office display. All licensees shall display their
				certificate in a conspicuous place where the licensee practices as required by
				section 4753.07 of the Revised Code. A
				copy of the certificate shall be made available to approved licensees.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				09/19/2016 and
				09/19/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4753.05
Rule
				Amplifies: 4753.02
Prior
				Effective Dates: 11-16-92 (Emer.); 2-16-80;
				2-9-93
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-3 - Licensing › Section 4753-3-03 - Notice of change of address

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
All applicants and licensees shall notify the board
				through their user account in eLicense Ohio
								 of any change of name, place of business or mailing address within
				thirty days of said change.
Effective: 8/12/2019
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 9/19/2021
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4744.28,
				4753.05
Rule
				Amplifies: 4753.05(B)
Prior Effective Dates: 04/22/1976, 11/16/1992 (Emer.), 02/09/1993,
				04/24/2006
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-3 - Licensing › Section 4753-3-05 - Student clinical experience requirements for applicants in audiology applying for licensure with at least a master's degree or equivalent obtained prior to January 1, 2006 and for speech-language pathologists

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Definitions
(1) For purposes of division (C) of section
			 4753.06 of the Revised Code,
			 supervised clinical experience of a student or intern means those clock hours
			 of clinical experience obtained in direct contact with persons served through a
			 college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting
			 organization recognized by the board, in a cooperating program of said college
			 or university, or in anther program approved by the board.
(2) "Clock hour" means a time increment of
			 sixty minutes.
(3) "Evaluation"
			 means screening, assessment and diagnosis of hearing disorders and language and
			 speech disorders (articulation, fluency, voice and dysphagia) occurring before
			 initiation of a treatment program.
(a) Clock
			 hours devoted to counseling associated with the evaluation/diagnostic process
			 may be counted.
(b) Clock hours
			 spent in formal reevaluation may be applied to this category.
(c) Periodic assessments during treatment may
			 not be considered as evaluation but may be applied to the treatment
			 category.
(d) The majority of the
			 evaluation hours in each category must be in areas other than screening
			 activities.
(4)
			 "Treatment for language and speech disorders" (articulation, fluency, voice,
			 and dysphagia) means clinical management, including direct and indirect
			 services, progress in monitoring activities, and counseling. Clock hours
			 devoted to counseling associated with the treatment process may be counted in
			 this category.
(5) "Treatment for
			 hearing disorders" means clinical management and counseling, including auditory
			 training, speech-reading, and speech and language services for those with
			 hearing impairment.
(6) "Direct
			 supervision" means that the supervisor provides guidance and direction to the
			 student based upon on site observation of the student while in the same room or
			 through an observation window or observation by video simulcast or
			 closed-circuit television.
(7)
			 "Indirect supervision" means that the supervisor providing guidance and
			 direction to the student is on site during the majority of the student clinical
			 experience.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-3 - Licensing › Section 4753-3-06 - Examination requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
An applicant shall have satisfied the examination requirements
				of the board if he/she has achieved a passing
				score  on the
				"National Examination in Speech Pathology" or the "National Examination in
				Audiology" or "The Praxis Series II Test in Speech-Language Pathology" or "The
				Praxis Series II Test in Audiology" administered by the "Educational Testing
				Service" of Princeton, New Jersey, in the area in which licensure is sought or
				any other such practical and oral or written examinations as the board shall
				determine as necessary. Verification of the test score shall be submitted to
				the board by the "Educational Testing Service." Scores which cannot be reported
				by the "Educational Testing Service" may be submitted by another source with
				the approval of the board. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that
				the "Educational Testing Service" is authorized to report the test score.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				09/19/2016 and
				09/19/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4753.05(A)
Rule Amplifies:
				4753.05(B)
Prior Effective Dates: 2-21-76, 11-16-92 (Emer.), 2-9-93,
				7-24-00
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-3 - Licensing › Section 4753-3-07 - Professional experience requirements for licensure of applicants for audiology applying for licensure with at least a master's degree or equivalent obtained prior to January 1, 2006 and for speech-language pathology

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The purpose of
			 the professional experience is to provide the opportunity for successful
			 transition in status from student to independent professional by:
(1) Developing commitment to quality speech,
			 language, and hearing services;
(2)
			 Integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained in academic
			 training;
(3) Refining clinical
			 skills;
(4) Evaluating the
			 conditional licensee's own professional skills; and
(5) Developing a commitment to continuing
			 education and professional growth.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-3 - Licensing › Section 4753-3-08 - Denial, suspension or revocation of license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The board may reprimand, place on probation, deny, suspend,
				revoke, or refuse to issue or renew the license of an applicant or a licensee
				for violation or any provision of Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code and Ohio
				Administrative Code or any lawful order or rule of the board, and for
				unprofessional conduct, including but not limited to the following:
(A) Fraud, deception, or misrepresentation in
			 obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or renewal of a license;
(B) Fraud, deception, or misrepresentation of
			 a license;
(C) Altering a license;
(D) Aiding or abetting unlicensed
			 practice;
(E) Committing fraud,
			 deception, or misrepresentation in the practice of speech-language pathology or
			 audiology including but not limited to:
(1)
			 Making or filing a false report or record in the practice of speech-language
			 pathology or audiology;
(2)
			 Submitting a false statement to collect a fee; or
(3) Obtaining a fee through fraud, deception,
			 or misrepresentation or accepting commissions or rebates or other forms of
			 remuneration for referring persons to others.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-3 - Licensing › Section 4753-3-09 - Reinstatement of license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In evaluating an application for reinstatement of a license
				previously revoked or suspended, or reconsideration of denial of license, the
				board shall consider the following:
(A) The nature and severity of the acts which
			 resulted in denial, revocation or suspension of license;
(B) The time elapsed since the commission of
			 the acts;
(C) Possible additional
			 violations occurring after the denial, revocation or suspension;
(D) Compliance with previous orders of the
			 board; and,
(E) Evidence of
			 rehabilitation which the applicant may submit to the board.
(F) Applicants who have not engaged in the
			 practice of speech-language pathology or audiology for more than five years
			 prior to the date the individual applies to the board for reinstatement may be
			 subject to additional requirements outlined by the board and could include
			 assigned hours of continuing education on specific topics. The board shall
			 require additional continuing education and other activities, which may
			 include, but are not limited to:
(1)
			 Competency based performance appraisals;
(2) Mentorship;
(3) Additional continuing education, which
			 may include, but is not limited to topics covering:
(a) Anatomy and physiology of the speech and
			 hearing mechanisms.
(b) Hearing
			 disorders.
(c)
			 Diagnostics.
(d) Electrophysiology
			 including auditory and vestibular measures.
(e) Specialty assessment such as APD and
			 AR.
(f) Pediatrics.
(g) Geriatrics.
(h) Treatment including such topics as
			 hearing aid theory, hearing aid assessment, hearing aid fitting, hearing aid
			 technologies, product training, cochlear implants, vestibular rehab, aural
			 rehabilitation and counseling.
(i)
			 Ethics, HIPPA and record keeping.
(4) Extended coursework; and
(5) Professional development plan.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-3 - Licensing › Section 4753-3-10 - Exempt practice; renewal

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All persons who are duly licensed by this
			 board shall be considered to be actively practicing the profession of
			 speech-language pathology or audiology, regardless of work setting. Persons who
			 are exempted from licensure, pursuant to section
			 4753.12 of the
			 Revised Code, are not required to be licensed by this board. However, if such
			 persons voluntarily choose to be licensed by this board, such license shall be
			 controlled by the rules of this board.
All persons licensed by this board, including those licensed by
				waiver pursuant to 
									division (D)  of section
				4753.08
				of the Revised Code, shall meet all requirements for license renewal in
				accordance with agency 4753 of the Administrative Code.
(B) Failure to biennially renew a license
			 shall cause such licensure to expire as of the second December thirty-first of
			 the biennium such failure occurred. Pursuant to section
			 4753.09 of the
			 Revised Code, the board may renew the license of a person who applies to renew
			 the license within one year after such expiration. If the application for
			 renewal is made after one year, the person shall apply for licensure as
			 provided in section
			 4753.06 or
			 division (B) or (C) of section
			 4753.08
			 of the Revised Code. Any practice after expiration of the license is a
			 violation of section
			 4753.02 of
			 the Revised Code and shall be reported to the employer of the applicant when
			 applicable.
(C) License renewal:
(1) Not less than thirty days prior to the
			 deadline for licensure renewal all licensees shall be notified by the board
			 office of the requirement to renew the license and submit the necessary fee and
			 renewal application attesting to completion of continuing education hours
			 within the two year renewal period.
(2) All licensees shall submit to the board a
			 renewal application attesting to completion of the required continuing
			 education hours within the two year renewal period.
(3) All legal requirements must be fulfilled
			 before the license is renewed. Those requirements are the completion of the
			 required hours of continuing education, attesting that the licensee has
			 completed all required hours of continuing education by the end of the renewal
			 period, completion of the application, and payment of all fees, including any
			 late fees incurred.
(4) Licensees
			 who submit the renewal application, attesting to continuing education or fee
			 after the deadline shall be assigned a late fee.
(5) Continuing education hours submitted for
			 late renewal shall not be used again for the next renewal.
(6) Upon completion of the requirements for
			 renewal of the license, all licensees shall receive the renewal
			 certificate.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-3 - Licensing › Section 4753-3-12 - Summary suspension for human trafficking conviction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Upon receipt of
			 notification from a prosecutor under the provisions of section
			 4776.20 of the Revised Code, the
			 speech and hearing professionals board
								 shall take appropriate action to immediately suspend the
			 licensee's license without a prior hearing.
(B) The board shall issue a written order of
			 suspension by certified mail or in person in accordance with section
			 119.07 of the Revised Code. The
			 order is not subject to suspension by the court during pendency of any appeal
			 filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If
			 the person subject to the suspension requests an adjudication by the board, the
			 date set for the adjudication shall be within fifteen business days, but not
			 earlier than seven business days, after the request, unless otherwise agreed to
			 by both the board and the person subject to the suspension.
(C) Any summary suspension imposed under this
			 section shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final
			 adjudication order issued by the board pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised
			 Code becomes effective. The board shall issue its final adjunctive order within
			 sixty days after completion of its adjudication. A failure to issue the order
			 within sixty days shall result in dissolution of the summary suspension order
			 but shall not invalidate any subsequent, final adjudicative order.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-5 - Fees › Section 4753-5-01 - Speech-language pathologist or audiologist; fee for initial license; fee for renewal of license; late renewal fee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Pursuant to division (A) of section
			 4753.11 of the Revised Code the
			 application fee for a speech-language pathologist or audiologist license shall
			 be two hundred dollars to be paid at the time the application is filed with the
			 board. The fee for the conditional license shall be ten dollars. The initial
			 license shall be valid for the biennium in which it is issued. Applications
			 made pursuant to divisions (D) and (E) of section
			 4753.08 of the Revised Code
			 shall not pay an application fee.
(B) When an initial, restored, or previously
			 expired license is issued less than one hundred days before December
			 thirty-first of the renewal year, the board shall waive the renewal fee and the
			 license shall be considered to have been issued in the next renewal cycle for
			 purposes of the continuing education requirements of rule
			 4753-4-01 of
			 the Administrative Code.
(C)
			 Pursuant to division (B) of section
			 4753.11 of the Revised Code:
(1) The biennial renewal licensing fee shall
			 be one hundred twenty dollars for a holder of a speech-language pathology or
			 audiology license. The biennial renewal licensing fee shall be one hundred
			 seventy dollars for individuals who hold both a speech-language pathology and
			 an audiology license.
(2) A license
			 shall be renewed during the period following dissemination of renewal
			 applications by the board and December thirty-first of every other year. The
			 prescribed fee shall be submitted to the board with the application for renewal
			 provided by the board.
(3) The fee
			 for an inactive license shall be twenty-five dollars for each biennial
			 renewal.
(4) The fee for the
			 student permit shall be fifty dollars.
(5) The fee for restoration of an inactive
			 license shall be one hundred twenty dollars. The prescribed fee shall be
			 submitted to the board with the restoration application.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-5 - Fees › Section 4753-5-02 - Speech-language pathology aide or audiology aide; fee for initial license; fee for renewal of license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The initial licensing fee for a speech-language pathology aide
				or an audiology aide shall be fifty dollars. The biennial renewal licensing fee
				shall be fifty dollars. A license shall be renewed on or before the
				thirty-first day of December of every other year pursuant to division (B) of
				section 4753.11 of the Revised Code. The
				prescribed fee shall be submitted to the state treasurer or the board with the
				application for renewal. Any practice after the expiration of a license is a
				violation of sections
				4753.02 and
				4753.99 of the Revised Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				09/19/2016 and
				09/19/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4753.05
Rule
				Amplifies: 4753.11,
				4753.12
Prior
				Effective Dates: 4-22-76; 2-16-80; 5-5-86; 11-26-92 (Emer.); 2-9-93;
				7-22-01
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-6 - Screening › Section 4753-6-01 - Screening

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Screening is for the purpose of initial identification of
				persons who may have hearing, speech and/or language disorders. Verbal or
				written indications or descriptive statements about the results of a screening
				shall be limited to whether the individual passed or failed the screening
				procedure(s). The report of the findings shall state that the findings should
				not be construed as a complete evaluation, nor shall it offer remedial steps
				other than appropriate referral for complete examination by an audiologist,
				speech-language pathologist, or physician, as applicable. Criteria for failure
				shall be developed in consultation with an individual licensed in the area of
				the procedure pursuant to Chapter 4753. or Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code.
(A) "Audiologic screening" means the
			 performance of audiologic testing procedures for the purpose of initial
			 identification of persons who may have hearing disorders and includes, but is
			 not limited to, the following procedures:
(1)
			 Pure tone air conduction screening, tympanometry screening, and acoustic reflex
			 screening.
(a) "Pure tone air conduction
			 screening" means a pass/fail procedure performed at 20 dB HL at the frequencies
			 of 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz, obtained with
			 earphones to prevent or detect early auditory impairment, disorder, and
			 disability and to identify individuals who require further audiologic
			 assessment or treatment or referral for other professional services.
(b) "Tympanometry screening" means a
			 pass/fail dynamic measure of middle ear compliance of no less than .2ml of H20,
			 within the pressure range of +150 to -150 daPa obtained
			 with screening tips.
(c)
			 "Acoustic reflex screening" means a test measuring the presence or absence of
			 acoustic reflexes when assessed with stimuli of 1000 and 2000 Hz at 100 dB at
			 the point of maximum middle ear compliance.
(d) Pure tone air conduction screening,
			 tympanometry screening, and acoustic reflex screening must be performed by one
			 of the following persons:
(i) An audiologist
			 licensed under section
			 4753.07 of the Revised Code;
(ii) An audiology aide licensed
			 under section 4753.072 of the Revised Code
			 when working under the supervision of a licensed audiologist, in accordance
			 with the supervision plan on file in the board office;
(iii) A speech-language pathologist licensed
			 under section 4753.07 of the Revised Code when
			 performing the screening limited to a pass/fail determination;
(iv) A speech-language pathology aide
			 licensed under section
			 4753.072 of the Revised Code
			 when working under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist in
			 accordance with the supervision plan on file in the board office.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-7 - Aides › Section 4753-7-01 - Licensure of aides

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A license for a speech-language pathology
			 aide or an audiology aide shall be issued only to a person working under an
			 application approved by the board.
(B) A "speech-language pathology aide" is a
			 person who, after appropriate training, performs tasks that are planned,
			 prescribed, delegated, directed, and supervised by a licensed speech-language
			 pathologist, according to an application approved by the board.
(C) An "audiology aide" is a person who after
			 appropriate training, performs tasks that are planned, prescribed, delegated,
			 directed, and supervised by a licensed audiologist, according to an application
			 approved by the board.
(D) The
			 licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist who signs the application
			 for the aide shall supervise that particular aide. The aide may provide
			 services only under the supervision of the speech-language pathology or
			 audiology supervisor of record for that applicant. If more than one supervisor
			 is to be involved with the aide, a plan shall be submitted by each supervisor.
(E) Qualifications for aides shall
			 be:
(1) A high school degree or equivalent;
(2) Successful completion of
			 training requirements as outlined in the approved application.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-7 - Aides › Section 4753-7-02 - Supervision requirements; aides

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Supervision of a speech-language
			 pathology aide or an audiology aide shall be provided by a person who is
			 actively licensed as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist under section
			 4753.06 of
			 the Revised Code. The licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist who
			 signs the application for the aide shall supervise that particular aide. The
			 aide may provide services only under the supervision of the speech-language
			 pathologist or audiologist of record for that applicant. If more than one
			 supervisor is to be involved with the aide, an application shall be submitted
			 by each supervisor.
(B) The
			 supervisor shall be able to provide direct, comprehensive, documented and
			 immediate supervision to the aide. "Direct supervision of an aide" shall be
			 defined as that given by a supervisor who is either present in the room in
			 which the services are being given, or, who is immediately available to provide
			 assistance to the aide within that particular contact with patient/client(s)
			 served. A licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist may supervise no
			 more than two aides concurrently unless specifically authorized by the board.
			 The board shall consider the public welfare in determining authorization for
			 supervision of additional aides.
(C) The supervisor of an aide shall maintain
			 the legal and ethical responsibilities for all assigned activities provided by
			 the aide; shall make all decisions relating to the diagnosis, treatment,
			 management and future disposition of the patient/client(s) served; and shall
			 have the responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of the
			 patient/client(s) served by the aide. The supervisor shall be responsible for
			 the aide's competence to perform board approved activities and adherence to the
			 code of ethics as defined by rule
			 4753-9-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
(D) An
			 aide shall not begin practice until approved by the board.
(E) The supervisor of an aide shall notify
			 the board of any changes in the approved application required in rule
			 4753-7-01 of
			 the Administrative Code as a condition of licensure, including termination of
			 employment of either party. Failure to notify the board of a change or
			 termination of an approved application shall be grounds for discipline in
			 accordance with division 
								(A)(13) of section
			 4753.10 of
			 the Revised Code. Supervision of an unlicensed aide shall be aiding and
			 abetting unlicensed practice and shall be grounds for discipline in accordance
			 with division (D) of section
			 4753.10 of
			 the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-7 - Aides › Section 4753-7-03 - Renewal of aide license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Licensure of an aide shall be valid only under the
				circumstances of the specific application approved by the board. An application
				for renewal of the license of an aide must be accompanied by an application
				from the supervisor, as prescribed by the board and a detailed statement of any
				proposed modification of the original plan. An aide may not practice with an
				expired license. Any practice by an aide with an expired license shall be a
				criminal violation of sections
				4753.02 and
				4753.99 of the Revised Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				09/19/2016 and
				09/19/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4753.05
Rule
				Amplifies: 4753.05,
				4753.02
Prior
				Effective Dates: 4-22-76; 7-22-01
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-8 - Hearing Aid Sales and Advertising › Section 4753-8-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Hearing aid"
			 means any wearable instrument or device, classified as
			 a prescription hearing aid, designed or offered for the purpose of aiding
			 or compensating for impaired human hearing, including all attachments,
			 accessories, and parts thereof, except batteries and cords.
			 This definition does not include over-the-counter
			 hearing aids as defined by the U.S. food and drug
			 administration.
(B) "Practice
			 of dispensing" or "fitting" of hearing aids means the sale of a
			 prescription hearing aid, and the measurement and
			 testing of human hearing by means of an audiometer or by any other means for
			 the purpose of selecting, adapting, and selling a prescription hearing aid to any person, and includes
			 the making of impressions for earmolds. This definition
			 does not apply to over-the-counter hearing aids as defined by the U.S. food and
			 drug administration.
(C)
			 "Dispensing audiologist" means an audiologist who is licensed pursuant to
			 Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code and who is engaged in the practice of
			 dispensing or fitting of prescription hearing
			 aids.
(D) "Dispense," "sell" or
			 "sale" means the retail transfer of title or of the right to use by lease,
			 bailment, or any other contract, but does not include a wholesale sale to a
			 distributor or dealer.
(E)
			 "Assistive listening device" means an auxiliary aid which enhances ease of
			 communication, telephone communication, and reception of important warning
			 signals.
(F) "Advertising" includes
			 all advertisements to the general public offering replicas, descriptive
			 literature on assistive listening devices, wearable hearing aids or hearing
			 loss, etc., placed by an audiologist licensed under Chapter 4753. of the
			 Revised Code or an organization whose business includes the merchandising of
			 hearing aids and assistive listening devices for sale.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-8 - Hearing Aid Sales and Advertising › Section 4753-8-03 - Rules on appropriate hearing aid test procedures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An audiologist
			 is responsible for the accuracy of an evaluation and shall utilize the results
			 of appropriate evaluative procedures on every individual to whom he/she sells
			 or fits a prescription hearing aid. He/she shall
			 retain the results on file for a period of at least three years for adult
			 patients, or in the case of patients under the age of twenty-one years, three
			 years past the date of the patient's twenty first birthday, or as required by
			 federal or state laws and regulations.
(B) An audiologist shall advise a prospective
			 hearing aid user to consult promptly with a licensed physician (preferably an
			 ear specialist) before dispensing a hearing aid if medical intervention is
			 indicated by documented case history, actual observation, or review of any
			 diagnostic audiological or other available information concerning the
			 prospective user.
(C)
			 The failure to comply with the procedures and requirements of this rule shall
			 constitute the committing of fraud, deception, or misrepresentation in the
			 practice of audiology, committing an act of dishonorable, immoral, or
			 unprofessional conduct while engaging in the practice of audiology, or any
			 other conduct enumerated in section
			 4753.10 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-8 - Hearing Aid Sales and Advertising › Section 4753-8-04 - Sales receipt

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An audiologist shall furnish each person
			 supplied with a hearing aid receipt showing the licensee's signature, the
			 number of his/her license certificate, the complete address of his/her place of
			 business, a complete description of the make and model of hearing aid
			 furnished, the full terms of sale, including the terms of guarantee, if any,
			 and if the hearing aid sold is not new, the receipt shall also be clearly
			 marked "used" or "reconditioned," whichever is applicable. Each receipt shall
			 also bear, in type no smaller than that used in the body of the receipt, the
			 following legend: "the purchaser is advised that any examination, fitting,
			 recommendation, or representation made by a licensed hearing aid dealer or
			 fitter in connection with the sale of this hearing aid is not an examination,
			 diagnosis, or prescription made by a person licensed to practice medicine in
			 this state and, therefore must not be regarded as medical opinion or advice."
(B) In accordance with division
			 (C) of section 1345.30 of the Revised Code, the
			 following shall appear on the sales receipt:
Right to return the hearing aid within thirty days and receive
				a refund
Under Ohio law (section
				1345.30 of the Revised Code), a
				consumer has the right to return a hearing aid for any reason within thirty
				days after it is originally delivered to the consumer or a person acting on the
				consumer's behalf and receive a refund of the consideration paid for the
				hearing aid less an amount specified by the hearing aid dealer, physician, or
				audiologist to cover expenses incurred in connection with the hearing aid not
				later than fifteen days after presenting proof of payment for the hearing aid
				and returning it in the condition in which it was received, except for normal
				wear and tear. In this case the amount deducted from the refund will be $......
(C) The following
			 definitions shall apply:
(1) The signature
			 used on the customer's receipt shall be that of the licensed individual making
			 the sale and must be the same name under which the audiologist's license was
			 issued to that individual license.
(2) The "complete address of his/her place of
			 business" includes the telephone number of the business.
(3) "A complete description of the make and
			 model of the hearing aid furnished" includes the serial number of the hearing
			 aid, which shall be added to the sales receipt at the time the hearing aids are
			 delivered to buyer.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-8 - Hearing Aid Sales and Advertising › Section 4753-8-05 - Fraud or misrepresentation; hearing aid, assistive listening device; disciplinary action

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Fraud or misrepresentation: No
			 audiologist shall misrepresent the facts or commit fraudulent acts before,
			 during or after the sale of a hearing aid or assistive listening device, and
			 neither shall he/she use either means to obtain any fee. Any of the following
			 representations may be considered as fraudulent or a misrepresentation:
(1) That the hearing aid or assistive
			 listening device has sponsorship, approval, performance characteristics,
			 accessories, or uses it does not have;
(2) That the hearing aid or assistive
			 listening device will provide benefits it will not provide;
(3) That the hearing aid or assistive
			 listening device is of a particular brand, model, engineering design or
			 prescription if it is not;
(4)
			 That the hearing aid or assistive listening device is new or reconditioned if
			 it is not;
(5) That a hearing aid
			 or assistive listening device is in need of extensive repairs or is in need of
			 replacement if it is not;
(6) That
			 the hearing aid or assistive listening device is available to the purchaser for
			 a reason that does not exist; and
(7) That the hearing aid or assistive
			 listening device may be purchased below the dealer's regular price because of a
			 special price advantage, if it does not.