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| To enact section 4743.08 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
| require certain health care professionals to | 2 |
| complete instruction in cultural competency. | 3 |
| Section 1. That section 4743.08 of the Revised Code be | 4 |
| enacted to read as follows: | 5 |
| Sec. 4743.08. (A) As used in this section: | 6 |
| (1) "Applicant" means an individual who applies for | 7 |
| licensure, certification, or registration, as applicable, to | 8 |
| practice as a health care professional. | 9 |
| (2) "Health care professional" means all of the following: | 10 |
| (a) A dentist licensed by the state dental board under | 11 |
| Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code; | 12 |
| (b) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse licensed | 13 |
| by the board of nursing under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code; | 14 |
| (c) An optometrist licensed by the state board of optometry | 15 |
| under Chapter 4725. of the Revised Code; | 16 |
| (d) A pharmacist licensed by the state board of pharmacy | 17 |
| under Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code; | 18 |
| (e) A physician authorized to practice medicine and surgery | 19 |
| or osteopathic medicine and surgery by the state medical board | 20 |
| under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, including an | 21 |
| ophthalmologist; | 22 |
| (f) A psychologist licensed by the state board of psychology | 23 |
| under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code; | 24 |
| (g) An independent social worker, social worker, or social | 25 |
| work assistant licensed or registered by the counselor, social | 26 |
| worker, and marriage and family therapist board under Chapter | 27 |
| 4757. of the Revised Code. | 28 |
| (3) "State board" means the state dental board, the board of | 29 |
| nursing, the state board of optometry, the state board of | 30 |
| pharmacy, the state medical board, the state board of psychology, | 31 |
| or the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist | 32 |
| board. | 33 |
| (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, to be | 34 |
| eligible to receive or renew licensure, certification, or | 35 |
| registration, as applicable, each applicant or health care | 36 |
| professional shall submit to the appropriate state board evidence | 37 |
| that the applicant or professional has successfully completed the | 38 |
| board's requirements for instruction or continuing education in | 39 |
| cultural competency, as those requirements are established by the | 40 |
| board in rules adopted under division (D) of this section. | 41 |
| (C) A state board may grant an applicant or health care | 42 |
| professional a waiver of the board's requirements for instruction | 43 |
| or continuing education in cultural competency if the applicant or | 44 |
| professional meets the criteria established by the board in rules | 45 |
| adopted under division (D) of this section. | 46 |
| (D) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, each | 47 |
| state board shall adopt rules that establish all of the following: | 48 |
| (1) The number of hours of instruction in cultural competency | 49 |
| an applicant must complete to be eligible to receive licensure, | 50 |
| certification, or registration from the board; | 51 |
| (2) The number of hours of continuing education in cultural | 52 |
| competency required for renewal of licensure, certification, or | 53 |
| registration by the board; | 54 |
| (3) The criteria that will be considered by the board in | 55 |
| deciding whether to grant an applicant or health care professional | 56 |
| a waiver of the requirement to complete instruction or continuing | 57 |
| education in cultural competency, including demonstration to the | 58 |
| board's satisfaction that the applicant or professional has | 59 |
| attained experience that is substantially equivalent to the | 60 |
| required number of hours of instruction or continuing education in | 61 |
| cultural competency. | 62 |
| (E) In developing the rules described in division (D) of this | 63 |
| section, each board shall consider the problems of race and | 64 |
| gender-based disparities in health care treatment decisions and | 65 |
| consult with one or more professionally relevant and nationally | 66 |
| recognized organizations, or similar entities, that review the | 67 |
| curricula offered by the applicable health care professional | 68 |
| schools, colleges, and other educational institutions. | 69 |
| (F) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of | 70 |
| this section, each state board shall approve one or more | 71 |
| continuing education courses addressing cultural competency in | 72 |
| health care treatment. To be approved, a course must include | 73 |
| instruction in addressing the problems of race and gender-based | 74 |
| disparities in health care treatment decisions. The board may | 75 |
| approve courses that are included within continuing education | 76 |
| programs certified by professional associations or similar | 77 |
| entities. | 78 |