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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-5 - Nursing Education Programs › Section 4723-5-20 - Responsibilities of faculty, teaching assistants and preceptors in a clinical setting

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A faculty
			 member of a nursing education program is responsible for planning the student's
			 clinical experience and for evaluating the student's performance. Clinical
			 nursing experiences are assigned by faculty based on course objectives and
			 student learning needs. Faculty, teaching assistants or preceptors shall
			 supervise student practice by providing guidance, direction, and support
			 appropriate to the clinical situation.
(B) Supervision of a nursing student shall be
			 provided for each clinical experience involving the delivery of nursing care to
			 an individual or group of individuals. This supervision shall be provided only
			 by a faculty member, teaching assistant, or preceptor who meets the
			 qualifications set forth in rule
			 4723-5-10 of the Administrative
			 Code for a registered nursing education program, or rule
			 4723-5-11 of the Administrative
			 Code for a practical nursing education program. When supervising a nursing
			 student, the faculty member or teaching assistant shall function only as
			 faculty or as a teaching assistant during the student's clinical
			 experience.
(C) All experiences for
			 a nursing student in a clinical setting involving the delivery of nursing care
			 to an individual or group of individuals shall be performed under the direction
			 of a faculty member who functions only as a faculty member during the nursing
			 student's clinical experience. The faculty member providing direction shall:
(1) Establish clinical objectives or outcomes
			 within the framework of the course in which the student is enrolled;
(2) Communicate clinical objectives or
			 outcomes to:
(a) The student;
(b) The teaching assistant and preceptor, if
			 utilized; and
(c) The staff at the
			 clinical site.
(3)
			 Provide for orientation of each student to the clinical site, including
			 introduction to staff;
(4) Make
			 assignments, in conjunction with the teaching assistant or preceptor, if
			 utilized, for the student's experience, consistent with the specific objectives
			 or outcomes of the course in which the student is enrolled;
(5) Provide for supervision of each student
			 in accordance with this chapter; and
(6) Evaluate the student's experience,
			 achievement, and progress in relation to the clinical objectives or outcomes,
			 with input from the teaching assistant or preceptor, if utilized.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-5 - Nursing Education Programs › Section 4723-5-21 - Program records

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The administrator of the program shall maintain records
				including the following::
(A) Records
			 for currently enrolled nursing students that include:
(1) Admission or transfer records;
(2) Transcripts; and
(3) Clinical experience evaluation records
			 for each clinical course that reflect the student's achievement of the specific
			 behavioral and cognitive skills and outcomes to successfully complete the
			 course and to engage in safe and effective nursing practice;
(4) Laboratory evaluation records for each
			 course regarding nursing care of obstetrical patients, immediate newborns and
			 pediatric patients, where high fidelity or mid or moderate fidelity simulation
			 is used, that reflect the student's achievement of the specific behavioral and
			 cognitive skills and outcomes to successfully complete the course, and to
			 engage in safe and effective nursing practice;
(5) Laboratory experience evaluation records
			 for each course containing laboratory hours, not referenced in paragraph (A)(4)
			 of this rule, that reflect the student's achievement of the specific behavioral
			 and cognitive skills and outcomes to successfully complete the course, and to
			 engage in safe and effective nursing practice;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-5 - Nursing Education Programs › Section 4723-5-23 - Program NCLEX rates

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Only a program with full, conditional, or
			 provisional approval shall issue program completion letters to the board for
			 its students.
(B) If a program has
			 a pass rate on the licensure examination that is less than ninety-five per cent
			 of the national average for first-time candidates, who took the examination
			 within six months of completion of the program, in a calendar year the
			 following shall apply:
(1) After the first
			 year, the program shall establish a plan indicating action steps to improve the
			 NCLEX scores of its graduates, and submit the plan with the annual
			 report;
(2) After two consecutive
			 years, the program shall prepare a report that evaluates the plan of action
			 established after the first year of low NCLEX scores, identify additional
			 steps, and submit the plan with the annual report; and
(3) After three consecutive years, a
			 representative of the board shall conduct a survey visit and the board may take
			 action on the approval status of the program.
(4) After four consecutive years, a
			 representative of the board may conduct a survey visit and the board shall
			 place the program on provisional approval, or, if the program is on conditional
			 approval status, propose to withdraw conditional approval and deny full
			 approval status according to the procedures contained in Chapter 119. of the
			 Revised Code.
(5)
									During, or during a relevant time period following, an
			 emergency declared by the state or federal government, or state or local
			 disaster, the board may abstain from changing a program's approval
			 status.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-5 - Nursing Education Programs › Section 4723-5-24 - Closure of a program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The administrator of the program shall
			 complete the closure process set forth in this rule when the program will:
(1) No longer be admitting nursing students;
			 or
(2) Be changing to a different
			 type of program whose graduates will continue to take the same licensure
			 examination.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-5 - Nursing Education Programs › Section 4723-5-25 - Submission of false, misleading or deceptive information or documents

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A program, or an applicant seeking approval to operate a
				program under this chapter shall not make any false, misleading, or deceptive
				statements, or submit or cause to be submitted any false, misleading or
				deceptive information or documentation to the board or any representative of
				the board. Violation of this requirement shall be considered a failure to meet
				the requirements of this chapter in considering approval status.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				12/19/2016 and
				12/19/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4723.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4723.06
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/1/10
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-6 - Alternative Program for Substance Use Disorder Monitoring › Section 4723-6-02 - Eligibility requirements for participation in the alternative program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective
				date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in
				paragraph (G) of rule
				4723-1-03 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) An individual may
			 participate in the program if the board supervising member for disciplinary
			 matters determines that all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The individual has been issued a
									 license to practice nursing as either a registered
			 nurse or a licensed practical nurse in Ohio, or a  certificate
			  to practice as a
			 dialysis technician or community health worker in Ohio;
(2) The individual requests and the board
			 provides the individual an "Alternative Program for Substance Use Disorder
			 Admission Application," that includes an "Initial Voluntary Temporary
			 License/Certificate Surrender" form. Within ten business days of the date the
			 application was 
									provided by the board to the individual, the
			 board must receive the individual's completed "Initial Voluntary Temporary
			 License/Certificate Surrender" form;
(3) The individual submits a completed
			 "Alternative Program for Substance Use Disorder Admission Application" to the
			 board within sixty days of the date the application was
			 
									provided by the board to the individual. The completed
			 application shall be accompanied by all of the following:
(a) A substance use disorder assessment
			 performed by a licensed healthcare provider with
			 demonstrated expertise in the treatment of substance use disorders that
			 documents a diagnosis of substance use disorder and sets forth an organized
			 plan for treatment.
(b)
			 Signed waivers giving the program consent to receive and release information
			 necessary for purposes of determining program eligibility. This includes, but
			 is not limited to, information to and from employers, probation officers, law
			 enforcement agencies, peer assistance programs, and any treatment providers or
			 health care practitioners. No person with knowledge of any information
			 disclosed by the program pursuant to this paragraph shall divulge the
			 information to any other person. The information contained in the completed
			 application shall indicate to the board supervising member for disciplinary
			 matters all of the following:
(i) The
			 individual may be effectively treated for the substance use disorder;
(ii) The individual may be effectively
			 monitored for compliance with program requirements; and
(iii) The individual is not subject to the
			 prohibitions in paragraph (B) of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-6 - Alternative Program for Substance Use Disorder Monitoring › Section 4723-6-03 - Terms and conditions a participant must meet to successfully complete the alternative program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The participant
			 shall enter into an agreement with the program and shall comply with all of the
			 terms and conditions of the participant's agreement for the time period
			 specified in the agreement.
(B) The
			 agreement may include the following requirements:
(1) The participant:
(a) Enter substance use disorder treatment in
			 an approved treatment program or provide documentation
			 of current participation in treatment or completion of treatment no later
			 than thirty days from the execution of the agreement; and
(b) Comply with all requirements of the
			 participant's substance use disorder treatment plan;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-6 - Alternative Program for Substance Use Disorder Monitoring › Section 4723-6-04 - Successful completion of the alternative program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A participant
			 successfully completes the program when the participant complies with the terms
			 and conditions of the program specified in section
			 4723.35 of the Revised Code,
			 this chapter, and the participant's agreement for the time period specified in
			 the agreement.
(B) When a
			 participant successfully completes the program as indicated in paragraph (A) of
			 this rule, the program shall notify the participant of such successful
			 completion in writing. Once the participant receives this written notification
			 of successful completion from the program, the participant shall no longer be
			 required to comply with the terms and conditions of the program specified in
			 section 4723.35 of the Revised Code,
			 this chapter, and the participant's agreement.
(C) When making a decision regarding
			 disciplinary action for violations of Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code or the
			 rules of the board, the board will be notified by a written communication from
			 board staff, marked as confidential according to division (F) of section
			 4723.35 of the Revised Code, if
			 the individual who is the subject of proposed board action previously
			 successfully completed the program.
(D) A participant who successfully completes
			 the program shall not be reported to the national council of state boards of
			 nursing's disciplinary data bank or the federally mandated national database
			 unless the board imposes disciplinary action against the participant.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-6 - Alternative Program for Substance Use Disorder Monitoring › Section 4723-6-05 - Causes for termination from the alternative program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Participation in the program may be terminated for any of the
				following reasons:
(A) The participant
			 fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the program specified
			 in section 4723.35 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter;
(B) The participant
			 fails to comply with any provision of the participant's agreement;
(C) The participant is unable to practice
			 according to acceptable and prevailing standards of safe care; or
(D) The program receives information which,
			 after investigation, indicates that the participant may have committed an
			 additional violation of a provision of Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code or any
			 rules of the board.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-6 - Alternative Program for Substance Use Disorder Monitoring › Section 4723-6-06 - Confidentiality regarding the alternative program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Admission and
			 ongoing monitoring shall be conducted in a manner that maintains the
			 confidentiality of the individual.
(B) According to division (F)(3) of section
			 4723.35 of the Revised Code, all
			 records regarding an individual's application to or participation in the
			 program are confidential and are not public records. The records include, but
			 are not limited to:
(1) Medical
			 records;
(2) Substance use disorder
			 records;
(3) Mental health
			 records;
(4) Treatment
			 records;
(5) Reports required by
			 the participant's agreement;
(6)
			 Waivers and releases required by the participant's agreement;
(7) Alcohol and drug screen
			 results;
(8) Verification of
			 attendance at support, peer group or twelve-step meetings; and
(9) Internal program documentation concerning
			 participants in the program, including program assessments and
			 recommendations;
(10) Applications
			 submitted to the program, records related to review of program eligibility, and
			 participant agreements.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-7 - Examination and Licensure › Section 4723-7-02 - Requirements and application for licensure by examination as a nurse

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective
				date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in
				paragraph (G) of rule
				4723-1-03
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) The
			 NCLEX-RN shall be the approved examination for licensure as a registered nurse
			 in Ohio.
(B) The NCLEX-PN shall be
			 the approved examination for licensure as a licensed practical nurse in
			 Ohio.
(C) To apply for licensure by
			 examination to practice nursing as a registered nurse in Ohio, an applicant
			 shall have successfully completed a registered nursing education program that
			 satisfies one of the following:
(1) Is
			 approved by the board according to section
			 4723.06 of the Revised Code and
			 Chapter 4723-5 of the Administrative Code;
(2) Is approved by a jurisdiction of the
			 national council of state boards of nursing; or
(3) Has been determined to be acceptable by
			 the board for a foreign educated nurse graduate according to rule
			 4723-7-04
			 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-7 - Examination and Licensure › Section 4723-7-03 - Authorization to test, accommodations, retesting, and notification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective
				date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in
				paragraph (G) of rule
				4723-1-03
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) If
			 the board determines an applicant is eligible to take the examination it shall
			 request that the testing service issue the applicant an authorization to test.
(1) The testing service shall issue an
			 authorization to test to each eligible applicant.
(2) An eligible applicant who has received an
			 authorization to test must contact the testing service to schedule a time to
			 take the examination.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-7 - Examination and Licensure › Section 4723-7-05 - Registered nurse licensure by endorsement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective
				date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in
				paragraph (G) of rule
				4723-1-03
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) A
			 registered nurse applicant for licensure by endorsement shall satisfy the
			 following:
(1) Have completed a registered
			 nursing education program approved by a jurisdiction of the national council of
			 state boards of nursing at the time the applicant completed the
			 program;
(2) Submit a completed
			 "Nursing Licensure by Endorsement Application," and the license application fee
			 required by section 4723.08 of the Revised
			 Code;
(3) As required by section
			 4723.09 of the Revised Code,
			 submit to a criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal
			 identification and investigation ;
(4) Have been
			 originally licensed by examination to practice as a registered nurse and meet
			 one of the following requirements:
(a) If
			 originally licensed by examination prior to January 1, 1953, evidence of having
			 passed an examination;
(b) If
			 originally licensed by examination on or after January 1, 1953, but prior to
			 July 1, 1982, achievement of a score of at least three hundred fifty on each
			 subject tested in the "State Board Test Pool Examination";
(c) If originally licensed by examination on
			 or after July 1, 1982, but prior to October 1, 1988, achievement of a score of
			 at least one thousand six hundred on the NCLEX-RN; or
(d) If originally licensed by examination on
			 or after October 1, 1988, achievement of a "pass" score on the
			 NCLEX-RN;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-7 - Examination and Licensure › Section 4723-7-06 - Practical nurse licensure by endorsement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective
				date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in
				paragraph (G) of rule
				4723-1-03 of the Administrative
				Code.]
(A) A practical nurse applicant
			 for licensure by endorsement shall satisfy the following:
(1) Have completed:
(a) A practical nursing education program
			 approved by a jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of nursing
			 at the time the applicant completed the program;
(b) If the applicant has practiced and
			 maintained current, valid licensure as a licensed practical nurse in another
			 jurisdiction for a minimum continuous period of five years prior to the date of
			 application, either:
(i) A registered nursing
			 education program approved by a jurisdiction of the national council of state
			 boards of nursing, at the time the applicant completed the program;
			 or
(ii) A registered nursing
			 education program not approved by a jurisdiction of the national council of
			 state boards of nursing, for which the board has received from the program
			 administrator or designee, or from the jurisdiction in which the applicant was
			 originally licensed by examination as a licensed practical nurse, a copy of an
			 official transcript or other documentation demonstrating that the applicant's
			 educational preparation is substantially similar to that required for programs
			 approved by the board;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-7 - Examination and Licensure › Section 4723-7-07 - Original certificate and license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A certificate
			 shall be made available to each licensed nurse stating the licensee's name,
			 license number, and date of issuance.
(B) The numbering of licenses shall be
			 sequential.
(C) License
			 certificates or other documents issued by the board as evidence of licensure,
			 certification, or other authorization shall not be falsified or
			 altered.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-7 - Examination and Licensure › Section 4723-7-08 - Reporting a misdemeanor or felony

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								An individual licensed or issued a certificate under
			 Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code shall report any of the following to the
			 board within 30 days of a conviction of, a plea of guilty to, a judicial
			 finding of guilt of, a judicial finding of guilt resulting from a plea of no
			 contest to, or a judicial finding of eligibility for a pretrial diversion or
			 similar program or for intervention in lieu of conviction for:
(1)
									Any
			 felony;
(2)
									Any misdemeanor with a direct and substantial
			 relationship to practice under Chapter 4723. of the Revised
			 Code;
(3)
									Violating of any municipal, state, county, or federal
			 drug law; and
(4)
									Any DUI/OVI or physical control while under the
			 influence.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-7 - Examination and Licensure › Section 4723-7-10 - Volunteer's certificate

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective
				date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in
				paragraph (G) of rule
				4723-1-03
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) For
			 purposes of division (A)(2) of section
			 4723.26 of the Revised Code,
			 "expired" means "lapsed" as defined in paragraph (H) of rule
			 4723-7-01 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(B) An
			 individual who holds a lapsed license to practice, as a licensed practical
			 nurse, registered nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse, issued by the
			 board or by a jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of nursing,
			 may be issued a volunteer's certificate if:
(1) The requirements set forth in section
			 4723.26 of the Revised Code are
			 met;
(2) The applicant has
			 completed and submitted a "Volunteer's Certificate Application"; and
(3) The applicant has provided documentation
			 satisfactory to the board of twenty-four contact hours of continuing education,
			 completed in the twenty-four month period immediately before the application
			 date, that meets the requirements of Chapter 4723-14 of the Administrative
			 Code, and includes:
(a) Two contact hours of
			 category A with learning outcomes that address standards of safe practice and
			 nursing delegation;
(b) One contact
			 hour that includes content in patient abuse, patient rights, and professional
			 boundaries;
(c) Two contact hours
			 that include content in the scope of practice of the licensed practical
			 nurse, if the applicant is a retired licensed practical
			 nurse, or two contact hours that include content in the scope of practice
			 of
										 the registered nurse, if the applicant is a retired registered nurse or advanced
			 practice registered nurse;
(d) Two contact hours in nursing
			 documentation;
(e) Three contact
			 hours in principles of pain management;
(f) One contact hour that addresses the
			 application of the nursing process and critical thinking related to patient
			 care;
(g) One contact hour that
			 includes content in maintaining patient confidentiality;
(h) Four contact hours in patient assessment
			 and wound care;
(i) Four contact
			 hours in medication administration and preventing medication errors;
			 and
(j) Four contact hours relevant
			 to the nurse's anticipated practice setting.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-8 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensing and Practice › Section 4723-8-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Advanced practice registered nurse"
			 means an individual who holds a current, valid license issued under Chapter
			 4723. of the Revised Code that authorizes the practice of nursing as an
			 advanced practice registered nurse and is designated as any of the following:
(1) A certified registered nurse
			 anesthetist;
(2) A clinical nurse
			 specialist;
(3) A certified
			 nurse-midwife;
(4) A certified
			 nurse practitioner.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-8 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensing and Practice › Section 4723-8-02 - Standards of practice

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An advanced practice registered nurse
			 shall provide to patients nursing care that requires knowledge and skill
			 obtained from advanced formal education, which includes a clinical practicum,
			 and clinical experience as specified in sections
			 4723.41,
			 4723.43
								, 4723.433,
			 4723.434,
			 4723.435
								 and
			 4723.482 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter.
(B) Except as
			 otherwise precluded by law or rule, each advanced practice registered nurse
			 shall practice in accordance with the following:
(1) The advanced practice registered nurse's
			 education and clinical experience;
(2) The advanced practice registered nurse's
			 national certification as provided in section
			 4723.41 of the Revised Code;
			 and
(3) Chapter 4723. of the
			 Revised Code and rules adopted under that chapter.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-8 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensing and Practice › Section 4723-8-03 - Title protection

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Only a person who holds a current valid
			 license to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse issued in
			 accordance with sections
			 4723.41,
			 4723.42 and
			 4723.482 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter may use the following titles or initials if designated to do so:
(1) Certified nurse-midwife, or
			 A.P.R.N.-C.N.M., if the individual is authorized to practice in accordance with
			 division (A) of section
			 4723.43 of the Revised
			 Code;
(2) Clinical nurse
			 specialist, or A.P.R.N.-C.N.S., if the individual is authorized to practice in
			 accordance with division (D) of section
			 4723.43 of the Revised
			 Code;
(3) Certified nurse
			 practitioner, or A.P.R.N.-C.N.P., if the individual is authorized to practice
			 under division (C) of section
			 4723.43 of the Revised
			 Code;
(4) Certified registered
			 nurse anesthetist or A.P.R.N.-C.R.N.A., if the individual is authorized to
			 practice in accordance with division (B) of sections
									4723.43
									, 4723.433,
			 4723.434, and
			 4723.435
									 of the Revised
			 Code; or
(5) Advanced practice
			 registered nurse or A.P.R.N. if the individual is authorized to practice under
			 division (A) to division (D) of section
			 4723.43 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-8 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensing and Practice › Section 4723-8-04 - Standard care arrangement for a certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, and clinical nurse specialist

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Prior to engaging in practice, a standard
			 care arrangement shall be entered into with each physician or podiatrist with
			 whom the certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, or clinical
			 nurse specialist collaborates.
(1) The
			 standard care arrangement shall be revised to reflect the addition or deletion
			 of a physician or podiatrist with whom the nurse collaborates within that
			 employment setting. Under these circumstances, a new standard care arrangement
			 is not necessary.
(2) A new
			 standard care arrangement shall be executed when the nurse is:
(a) Employed at a different or additional
			 organization or practice; and
(b)
			 Engages in practice with a collaborating physician or podiatrist outside of the
			 primary employing organization.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-8 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensing and Practice › Section 4723-8-05 - Quality assurance standards

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An advanced practice registered nurse
			 shall comply with all continuing education requirements for registered nurse
			 license renewal and advanced practice registered nurse license renewal set
			 forth in division (C) of section
			 4723.24 of the Revised Code and
			 national certification requirements set forth in sections
			 4723.41 and
			 4723.42 of the Revised Code and
			 this chapter.
(B) Each certified
			 nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, and clinical nurse specialist who
			 is a party to a standard care arrangement shall comply with all quality
			 assurance provisions of the standard care arrangement in accordance with this
			 chapter. Failure to provide, enter into, or to practice in accordance with a
			 standard care arrangement may result in disciplinary action in accordance with
			 section 4723.28 of the Revised
			 Code.
(C) Each practicing
			 certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, and clinical nurse
			 specialist who is a party to a standard care arrangement shall participate in a
			 quality assurance process and shall immediately provide documentation
			 satisfactory to the board of such participation upon request of the board. The
			 quality assurance process shall include at a minimum:
(1) Periodic random chart review
			 which includes prescribing patterns and schedule II
			 prescribing, if indicated, at least annually by a collaborating
			 physician, podiatrist,
			 , or a designated member of a
			 quality assurance committee, composed of at least one physician, of the
			 institution, organization, or agency where the nurse has practiced
			 ;
(2)
									An
			 opportunity for the advanced practice registered nurse and the collaborating
			 physician to discuss feedback or issues subsequent to the chart
			 review; and
(3) A process
			 for patient evaluation of care.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-8 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensing and Practice › Section 4723-8-06 - National certifying organizations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the
				availability and effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in
				this rule can be found in paragraph (G) of rule
				4723-1-03
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A)
			 To be approved by the board, a national certifying organization shall meet all
			 of the requirements set forth in division (A) of section
			 4723.46 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B) Annually at a time
			 specified by the board,  each national nursing certifying organization approved by the board
			 for the prior year shall submit a
			 "Verification Form Organizations Certifying Advanced
			 Practice Registered Nurses: Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs), Certified Nurse
			 Practitioners (CNPs), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs), and Certified
			 Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs),"
								 attesting that the organization
			 has met and continues to meet all the requirements contained in section
			 4723.46 of the Revised Code. The
			 board shall verify compliance of each national nursing certifying organization
			 with the criteria contained in section
			 4723.46 of the Revised Code. No
			 later than January thirtieth of each year, the board shall publish a list of
			 approved national certifying organizations that meet these requirements. The
			 board may approve additional national nursing certifying organizations or
			 discontinue approval of a national nursing certifying organization based on
			 criteria in section 4723.46 of the Revised Code. At
			 the discretion of the board, it may discontinue approval of a national
			 certifying organization for failure of the organization to return to the board
			 the form indicating compliance with the requirements of section
			 4723.46 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-8 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensing and Practice › Section 4723-8-08 - Advanced practice registered nurse license renewal; notification of national recertification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective
				date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in
				paragraph (G) of rule
				4723-1-03
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) To
			 renew a current valid license to practice as an advanced practice registered
			 nurse, a licensee shall:
(1) Submit a
			 "Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Renewal Application," "Certified Nurse
			 Midwife Renewal Application," "Certified Nurse Practitioner Renewal
			 Application," and/or "Clinical Nurse Specialist Renewal Application," that
			 includes:
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
			 (A)(2) of this rule, documentation satisfactory to the board that the licensee
			 has maintained certification in the nursing specialty with a national
			 certifying organization as required by division (B) of section
			 4723.42 of the Revised
			 Code;
(b) Documentation
			 satisfactory to the board of completion of continuing education required by
			 division (C)(2) of section
			 4723.24 of the Revised Code and
			 rule
			 4723-8-10
			 of the Administrative Code;
(c) A
			 list of the names and business addresses of the holder's current collaborating
			 physicians and podiatrists, if the nurse is a clinical nurse specialist,
			 certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner; and
(d) The renewal fee set forth in division
			 (A)(8) of section 4723.08 of the Revised Code. If
			 a completed renewal application is not renewed online by September fifteenth of
			 odd numbered years, in order to renew the applicant shall pay a late processing
			 fee of fifty dollars in accordance with division (A)(10) of section
			 4723.08 of the Revised Code. The
			 late processing fee is in addition to the renewal fee specified in division (A)
			 (8) of section 4723.08 of the Revised Code, and
			 is in addition to any late processing fee imposed with respect to renewal of
			 the applicant's registered nurse license; and
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-8 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensing and Practice › Section 4723-8-09 - Advanced practice registered nurse license for a certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist practicing in another jurisdiction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the
				availability and effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in
				this rule can be found in paragraph (G) of rule
				4723-1-03
				of the Administrative Code.]
A certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner,
				certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist who is
				practicing in another jurisdiction may apply for 
								an advanced practice
				registered nurse license
								 to practice in Ohio if the nurse meets the requirements for
				licensure set forth in section
				4723.41 of the Revised Code and
				this chapter. An applicant from another jurisdiction shall:
(A) Submit a completed
			 "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License
			 Application,"; and
(B) Submit the applicable fee.
Effective: 1/1/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 10/15/2020
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4723.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4723.41
Prior
				Effective Dates: 04/01/1997, 02/01/2006,
				02/01/2016
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-8 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensing and Practice › Section 4723-8-11 - Youth concussion assessment and clearance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For purposes of this rule:
(1) "Interscholastic athletics" means an
			 athletic activity, that is an interscholastic extracurricular activity as
			 defined in section 3313.535 of the Revised Code,
			 that a school or school district sponsors or participates in and that includes
			 participants from more than one school or school district.
(2) "Youth" means an individual between the
			 ages of four and nineteen who participated in youth sports organization or
			 interscholastic athletics and was removed from practice or competition under
			 division (D) of section
			 3707.511 of the Revised Code or
			 division (D) of section
			 3313.539 of the Revised Code,
			 based on exhibiting signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with having
			 sustained a concussion or head injury while participating in practice or
			 competition.
(3) "Youth sports
			 organization" has the same meaning as in section
			 3707.51 of the Revised Code and
			 means a public or nonpublic entity that organizes an athletic activity in which
			 the athletes are not more than nineteen years of age and are required to pay a
			 fee to participate in the athletic activity or whose cost to participate is
			 sponsored by a business or nonprofit organization.
(4) "Consensus Statement" means the
			 "Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport - the 5th International Conference
			 on Concussion in Sport held in Berlin, October 2016."
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-8 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensing and Practice › Section 4723-8-12 - Consult agreements for a certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, and clinical nurse specialist

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								For purposes of
			 this rule and rule 4723-8-13 of the Administrative Code, practitioner means an
			 advanced practice registered nurse licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised
			 Code and practicing in Ohio as a certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse
			 practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist.
(B)
								Requirements of a
			 consult agreement
(1)
									A consult agreement shall include all of the
			 following:
(a)
										Identification of the practitioner(s) and pharmacist(s)
			 authorized to enter the agreement. They may include:
(i)
											Individual names
			 of the practitioner(s) and pharmacists;
(ii)
											Practitioner or
			 pharmacist practice groups;
(iii)
											Identification
			 based on institutional credentialing or privileging; or
(iv)
											If multiple
			 practitioners are entering the consult agreement, identification of the primary
			 practitioner for the patient.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-8 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensing and Practice › Section 4723-8-13 - Standards for managing drug therapy according to a consult agreement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A practitioner may elect to manage the drug therapy of
			 an established patient by entering into a consult agreement with a pharmacist.
			 The agreement is subject to but not limited by the following standards:
(1)
									The primary
			 practitioner must ensure that the managing pharmacist has access to the
			 patient's medical record, the medical record is accurate, and that while
			 transferring the medical record, the primary practitioner ensures the
			 confidentiality of the medical record.
(2)
									The practitioner
			 must have an ongoing practitioner-patient relationship with the patient whose
			 drug therapy is being managed, including an initial assessment and diagnosis by
			 the practitioner prior to the commencement of the consult
			 agreement.
(3)
									With the exception of inpatient management of patient
			 care at an institutional facility as defined in agency 4729 of the
			 Administrative Code, the practitioner, prior to a pharmacist managing the
			 patient's drug therapy, shall communicate the content of the proposed consult
			 agreement to each patient whose drug therapy is managed under the agreement, in
			 such a manner that the patient or the patient's representative understands the
			 scope and role of the managing pharmacist, which includes the following:
(a)
										That a pharmacist
			 may be utilized in the management of the patient's care;
(b)
										That the patient
			 or an individual authorized to act on behalf of a patient has the right to
			 elect to participate in and to withdraw from the consult agreement;
			 and
(c)
										Consent may be obtained as part of the patient's
			 initial consent to treatment.
(4)
									The diagnosis by
			 the practitioner must be within the practitioner's scope of
			 practice.
(5)
									The practitioner shall meet the minimal and prevailing
			 standards of care.
(6)
									The practitioner must ensure that the pharmacist
			 managing the patient's drug therapy has the requisite training and experience
			 related to the particular diagnosis for which the drug therapy is prescribed.
			 Practitioners practicing at institutional or ambulatory outpatient facilities
			 may meet this requirement through institutional credentialing standards or
			 policies.
(7)
									The practitioner shall review the records of all
			 services provided to the patient under the consult agreement.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-9 - Prescriptive Authority › Section 4723-9-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall
				apply:
(A) "Collaboration or
			 collaborating" means in the case of an advanced
			 practice registered nurse designated as a certified nurse practitioner, a
			 clinical nurse specialist or a certified nurse-midwife, that a physician has
			 entered into a standard care arrangement with the nurse and is continuously
			 available to communicate with the nurse either in person, or by electronic
			 communication.
(B) "Controlled
			 substance" means a drug, compound, mixture, preparation, or substance included
			 in schedule I, II, III, IV, or V pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3719. of
			 the Revised Code.
(C) "Contact hour"
			 means a minimum of sixty minutes of continuing education. For credit hours
			 earned on an academic quarter system, one credit hour is equivalent to ten
			 contact hours. For credit hours earned on an academic trimester system, one
			 credit hour is equivalent to twelve contact hours. For credit hours earned on
			 an academic semester system, one credit hour is equivalent to fifteen contact
			 hours.
(D) "Course of study"
			 means an advanced level instructional program in pharmacology required by
			 section 4723.482 of the Revised Code for
			 advanced practice registered nursing licensure, that is either:
(1) Offered by an accredited educational
			 institution acceptable to the board. Accredited educational institutions
			 acceptable to the board include programs that are required to obtain approval,
			 authorization, or accreditation from one of the following:
(a) The chancellor of
			 higher education
			 under section 3333.07 of the Revised
			 Code;
(b) The Ohio department of
			 education under section
			 3313.90 of the Revised
			 Code;
(c) The Ohio state board of
			 career colleges and schools under section
			 3332.05 of the Revised
			 Code;
(d) The higher learning
			 commission of the north central association of colleges and schools;
(e) The accrediting council for independent
			 colleges and schools; or
(f) Any
			 other national or regional post-secondary education accreditation entity
			 recognized by the board; or
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-9 - Prescriptive Authority › Section 4723-9-03 - Completing a course of study in advanced pharmacology

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Applicants seeking an advanced
				practice registered nurse license
								, with designation as a clinical
				nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, or certified
				nurse-midwife, who do not meet the requirements set forth in
				division (C)
				 of section
				4723.482 of the Revised Code,
				shall complete, within the five years immediately preceding the application, a
				course of study, as defined in rule
				4723-9-01 of the
				Administrative Code, that meets the requirements of rule
				4723-9-02
				of the Administrative Code.
Effective: 1/1/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 10/15/2020
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4723.50
Rule
				Amplifies: 4723.482
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/01/2001, 02/01/2003, 02/01/2006,
				02/01/2011
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-9 - Prescriptive Authority › Section 4723-9-08 - Safety standards for personally furnishing drugs and therapeutic devices

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								An advanced practice registered nurse with a current valid
			 license issued by the board and designated as a clinical nurse
			 specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner
			  may personally furnish to
			 a patient a drug or therapeutic device, whether as a sample drug or a complete
			 or partial supply, only if the following requirements are met:
(1) The drug or therapeutic device is not
			 excluded by the formulary set forth in rule
			 4723-9-10
			 of the Administrative Code;
(2) If the drug furnished is a controlled
			 substance, the requirements of section
			 4729.291 of the Revised Code are
			 met, including limiting the amount of the controlled substance to a seventy-two
			 hour supply, and, in any thirty-day period, not personally furnishing to or for
			 patients, taken as a whole, an amount that exceeds two thousand five hundred
			 dosage units;
(3) If the drug
			 furnished is a dangerous drug, other than a sample drug, the nurse affixes
			 labeling to the container as specified in rule 4729:5-19-02 of the Administrative Code;
(4) The nurse complies with rule
			 4723-9-12
			 of the Administrative Code regarding standards and procedures for review of
			 OARRS reports;
(5) The nurse
			 maintains a written record of all drugs and therapeutic devices personally
			 furnished by the nurse as required by rule 4729:5-19-04of the Administrative Code; and
(6) The nurse maintains current knowledge of
			 and complies with all applicable state and federal laws or rules related to
			 personally furnishing drugs and therapeutic devices.