130th Ohio General Assembly
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Sub. H. B. No. 303  As Passed by the House
As Passed by the House

129th General Assembly
Regular Session
2011-2012
Sub. H. B. No. 303


Representative Schuring 

Cosponsors: Representatives Carney, Gonzales, Fende, Antonio, Barnes, Garland, Hackett, Yuko, Adams, R., Anielski, Bubp, Celeste, Damschroder, Gardner, Grossman, Hagan, R., Heard, Hill, Hottinger, Johnson, Letson, Lynch, Mallory, McClain, Milkovich, Newbold, O'Brien, Okey, Pillich, Ramos, Reece, Sears, Stebelton, Stinziano, Wachtmann Speaker Batchelder 



A BILL
To amend sections 2305.113, 2711.22, 3963.01, 4503.44, 4723.01, 4723.03, 4723.06, 4723.07, 4723.08, 4723.09, 4723.17, 4723.171, 4723.24, 4723.271, 4723.28, 4723.32, 4723.34, 4723.35, 4723.41, 4723.42, 4723.43, 4723.431, 4723.44, 4723.48, 4723.482, 4723.485, 4723.61, 4723.64, 4723.65, 4723.651, 4723.652, 4723.66, 4723.67, 4723.68, 4723.69, 4723.71, 4723.72, 4723.73, 4723.74, 4723.75, 4723.751, 4723.76, 4723.77, 4723.79, 4723.83, 4723.84, 4723.87, 4723.88, 4723.99, 5111.88, and 5120.55; to amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in parentheses, sections 4723.17 (4723.18) and 4723.171 (4723.181) and to enact new section 4723.17 and sections 4723.091, 4723.092, 4723.19, and 4723.653; and to repeal sections 4723.483, 4723.62, 4723.621, 4723.63, and 4723.78 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing nurses, medication aides, dialysis technicians, and certified community health workers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 2305.113, 2711.22, 3963.01, 4503.44, 4723.01, 4723.03, 4723.06, 4723.07, 4723.08, 4723.09, 4723.17, 4723.171, 4723.24, 4723.271, 4723.28, 4723.32, 4723.34, 4723.35, 4723.41, 4723.42, 4723.43, 4723.431, 4723.44, 4723.48, 4723.482, 4723.485, 4723.61, 4723.64, 4723.65, 4723.651, 4723.652, 4723.66, 4723.67, 4723.68, 4723.69, 4723.71, 4723.72, 4723.73, 4723.74, 4723.75, 4723.751, 4723.76, 4723.77, 4723.79, 4723.83, 4723.84, 4723.87, 4723.88, 4723.99, 5111.88, and 5120.55 be amended; sections 4723.17 (4723.18) and 4723.171 (4723.181) be amended for the purpose of adopting new section numbers as indicated in parentheses; and new section 4723.17 and sections 4723.091, 4723.092, 4723.19, and 4723.653 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 2305.113. (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an action upon a medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic claim shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrued.
(B)(1) If prior to the expiration of the one-year period specified in division (A) of this section, a claimant who allegedly possesses a medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic claim gives to the person who is the subject of that claim written notice that the claimant is considering bringing an action upon that claim, that action may be commenced against the person notified at any time within one hundred eighty days after the notice is so given.
(2) An insurance company shall not consider the existence or nonexistence of a written notice described in division (B)(1) of this section in setting the liability insurance premium rates that the company may charge the company's insured person who is notified by that written notice.
(C) Except as to persons within the age of minority or of unsound mind as provided by section 2305.16 of the Revised Code, and except as provided in division (D) of this section, both of the following apply:
(1) No action upon a medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic claim shall be commenced more than four years after the occurrence of the act or omission constituting the alleged basis of the medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic claim.
(2) If an action upon a medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic claim is not commenced within four years after the occurrence of the act or omission constituting the alleged basis of the medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic claim, then, any action upon that claim is barred.
(D)(1) If a person making a medical claim, dental claim, optometric claim, or chiropractic claim, in the exercise of reasonable care and diligence, could not have discovered the injury resulting from the act or omission constituting the alleged basis of the claim within three years after the occurrence of the act or omission, but, in the exercise of reasonable care and diligence, discovers the injury resulting from that act or omission before the expiration of the four-year period specified in division (C)(1) of this section, the person may commence an action upon the claim not later than one year after the person discovers the injury resulting from that act or omission.
(2) If the alleged basis of a medical claim, dental claim, optometric claim, or chiropractic claim is the occurrence of an act or omission that involves a foreign object that is left in the body of the person making the claim, the person may commence an action upon the claim not later than one year after the person discovered the foreign object or not later than one year after the person, with reasonable care and diligence, should have discovered the foreign object.
(3) A person who commences an action upon a medical claim, dental claim, optometric claim, or chiropractic claim under the circumstances described in division (D)(1) or (2) of this section has the affirmative burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the person, with reasonable care and diligence, could not have discovered the injury resulting from the act or omission constituting the alleged basis of the claim within the three-year period described in division (D)(1) of this section or within the one-year period described in division (D)(2) of this section, whichever is applicable.
(E) As used in this section:
(1) "Hospital" includes any person, corporation, association, board, or authority that is responsible for the operation of any hospital licensed or registered in the state, including, but not limited to, those that are owned or operated by the state, political subdivisions, any person, any corporation, or any combination of the state, political subdivisions, persons, and corporations. "Hospital" also includes any person, corporation, association, board, entity, or authority that is responsible for the operation of any clinic that employs a full-time staff of physicians practicing in more than one recognized medical specialty and rendering advice, diagnosis, care, and treatment to individuals. "Hospital" does not include any hospital operated by the government of the United States or any of its branches.
(2) "Physician" means a person who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery by the state medical board or a person who otherwise is authorized to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state.
(3) "Medical claim" means any claim that is asserted in any civil action against a physician, podiatrist, hospital, home, or residential facility, against any employee or agent of a physician, podiatrist, hospital, home, or residential facility, or against a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, physical therapist, physician assistant, emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic, and that arises out of the medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of any person. "Medical claim" includes the following:
(a) Derivative claims for relief that arise from the medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a person;
(b) Claims that arise out of the medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of any person and to which either of the following applies:
(i) The claim results from acts or omissions in providing medical care.
(ii) The claim results from the hiring, training, supervision, retention, or termination of caregivers providing medical diagnosis, care, or treatment.
(c) Claims that arise out of the medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of any person and that are brought under section 3721.17 of the Revised Code.
(4) "Podiatrist" means any person who is licensed to practice podiatric medicine and surgery by the state medical board.
(5) "Dentist" means any person who is licensed to practice dentistry by the state dental board.
(6) "Dental claim" means any claim that is asserted in any civil action against a dentist, or against any employee or agent of a dentist, and that arises out of a dental operation or the dental diagnosis, care, or treatment of any person. "Dental claim" includes derivative claims for relief that arise from a dental operation or the dental diagnosis, care, or treatment of a person.
(7) "Derivative claims for relief" include, but are not limited to, claims of a parent, guardian, custodian, or spouse of an individual who was the subject of any medical diagnosis, care, or treatment, dental diagnosis, care, or treatment, dental operation, optometric diagnosis, care, or treatment, or chiropractic diagnosis, care, or treatment, that arise from that diagnosis, care, treatment, or operation, and that seek the recovery of damages for any of the following:
(a) Loss of society, consortium, companionship, care, assistance, attention, protection, advice, guidance, counsel, instruction, training, or education, or any other intangible loss that was sustained by the parent, guardian, custodian, or spouse;
(b) Expenditures of the parent, guardian, custodian, or spouse for medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic care or treatment, for rehabilitation services, or for other care, treatment, services, products, or accommodations provided to the individual who was the subject of the medical diagnosis, care, or treatment, the dental diagnosis, care, or treatment, the dental operation, the optometric diagnosis, care, or treatment, or the chiropractic diagnosis, care, or treatment.
(8) "Registered nurse" means any person who is licensed to practice nursing as a registered nurse by the board of nursing.
(9) "Chiropractic claim" means any claim that is asserted in any civil action against a chiropractor, or against any employee or agent of a chiropractor, and that arises out of the chiropractic diagnosis, care, or treatment of any person. "Chiropractic claim" includes derivative claims for relief that arise from the chiropractic diagnosis, care, or treatment of a person.
(10) "Chiropractor" means any person who is licensed to practice chiropractic by the state chiropractic board.
(11) "Optometric claim" means any claim that is asserted in any civil action against an optometrist, or against any employee or agent of an optometrist, and that arises out of the optometric diagnosis, care, or treatment of any person. "Optometric claim" includes derivative claims for relief that arise from the optometric diagnosis, care, or treatment of a person.
(12) "Optometrist" means any person licensed to practice optometry by the state board of optometry.
(13) "Physical therapist" means any person who is licensed to practice physical therapy under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code.
(14) "Home" has the same meaning as in section 3721.10 of the Revised Code.
(15) "Residential facility" means a facility licensed under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code.
(16) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means any certified nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or certified nurse-midwife who holds a certificate of authority issued by the board of nursing under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code.
(17) "Licensed practical nurse" means any person who is licensed to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse by the board of nursing pursuant to Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code.
(18) "Physician assistant" means any person who holds a valid certificate to practice issued pursuant to Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code.
(19) "Emergency medical technician-basic," "emergency medical technician-intermediate," and "emergency medical technician-paramedic" means any person who is certified under Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code as an emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic, whichever is applicable.
Sec. 2711.22.  (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a written contract between a patient and a hospital or healthcare provider to settle by binding arbitration any dispute or controversy arising out of the diagnosis, treatment, or care of the patient rendered by a hospital or healthcare provider, that is entered into prior to the diagnosis, treatment, or care of the patient is valid, irrevocable, and enforceable once the contract is signed by all parties. The contract remains valid, irrevocable, and enforceable until or unless the patient or the patient's legal representative rescinds the contract by written notice within thirty days of the signing of the contract. A guardian or other legal representative of the patient may give written notice of the rescission of the contract if the patient is incapacitated or a minor.
(B) As used in this section and in sections 2711.23 and 2711.24 of the Revised Code:
(1) "Healthcare provider" means a physician, podiatrist, dentist, licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, chiropractor, optometrist, physician assistant, emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, emergency medical technician-paramedic, or physical therapist.
(2) "Hospital," "physician," "podiatrist," "dentist," "licensed practical nurse," "registered nurse," "advanced practice registered nurse," "chiropractor," "optometrist," "physician assistant," "emergency medical technician-basic," "emergency medical technician-intermediate," "emergency medical technician-paramedic," "physical therapist," "medical claim," "dental claim," "optometric claim," and "chiropractic claim" have the same meanings as in section 2305.113 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3963.01. As used in this chapter:
(A) "Affiliate" means any person or entity that has ownership or control of a contracting entity, is owned or controlled by a contracting entity, or is under common ownership or control with a contracting entity.
(B) "Basic health care services" has the same meaning as in division (A) of section 1751.01 of the Revised Code, except that it does not include any services listed in that division that are provided by a pharmacist or nursing home.
(C) "Contracting entity" means any person that has a primary business purpose of contracting with participating providers for the delivery of health care services.
(D) "Credentialing" means the process of assessing and validating the qualifications of a provider applying to be approved by a contracting entity to provide basic health care services, specialty health care services, or supplemental health care services to enrollees.
(E) "Edit" means adjusting one or more procedure codes billed by a participating provider on a claim for payment or a practice that results in any of the following:
(1) Payment for some, but not all of the procedure codes originally billed by a participating provider;
(2) Payment for a different procedure code than the procedure code originally billed by a participating provider;
(3) A reduced payment as a result of services provided to an enrollee that are claimed under more than one procedure code on the same service date.
(F) "Electronic claims transport" means to accept and digitize claims or to accept claims already digitized, to place those claims into a format that complies with the electronic transaction standards issued by the United States department of health and human services pursuant to the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996," 110 Stat. 1955, 42 U.S.C. 1320d, et seq., as those electronic standards are applicable to the parties and as those electronic standards are updated from time to time, and to electronically transmit those claims to the appropriate contracting entity, payer, or third-party administrator.
(G) "Enrollee" means any person eligible for health care benefits under a health benefit plan, including an eligible recipient of medicaid under Chapter 5111. of the Revised Code, and includes all of the following terms:
(1) "Enrollee" and "subscriber" as defined by section 1751.01 of the Revised Code;
(2) "Member" as defined by section 1739.01 of the Revised Code;
(3) "Insured" and "plan member" pursuant to Chapter 3923. of the Revised Code;
(4) "Beneficiary" as defined by section 3901.38 of the Revised Code.
(H) "Health care contract" means a contract entered into, materially amended, or renewed between a contracting entity and a participating provider for the delivery of basic health care services, specialty health care services, or supplemental health care services to enrollees.
(I) "Health care services" means basic health care services, specialty health care services, and supplemental health care services.
(J) "Material amendment" means an amendment to a health care contract that decreases the participating provider's payment or compensation, changes the administrative procedures in a way that may reasonably be expected to significantly increase the provider's administrative expenses, or adds a new product. A material amendment does not include any of the following:
(1) A decrease in payment or compensation resulting solely from a change in a published fee schedule upon which the payment or compensation is based and the date of applicability is clearly identified in the contract;
(2) A decrease in payment or compensation that was anticipated under the terms of the contract, if the amount and date of applicability of the decrease is clearly identified in the contract;
(3) An administrative change that may significantly increase the provider's administrative expense, the specific applicability of which is clearly identified in the contract;
(4) Changes to an existing prior authorization, precertification, notification, or referral program that do not substantially increase the provider's administrative expense;
(5) Changes to an edit program or to specific edits if the participating provider is provided notice of the changes pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 3963.04 of the Revised Code and the notice includes information sufficient for the provider to determine the effect of the change;
(6) Changes to a health care contract described in division (B) of section 3963.04 of the Revised Code.
(K) "Participating provider" means a provider that has a health care contract with a contracting entity and is entitled to reimbursement for health care services rendered to an enrollee under the health care contract.
(L) "Payer" means any person that assumes the financial risk for the payment of claims under a health care contract or the reimbursement for health care services provided to enrollees by participating providers pursuant to a health care contract.
(M) "Primary enrollee" means a person who is responsible for making payments for participation in a health care plan or an enrollee whose employment or other status is the basis of eligibility for enrollment in a health care plan.
(N) "Procedure codes" includes the American medical association's current procedural terminology code, the American dental association's current dental terminology, and the centers for medicare and medicaid services health care common procedure coding system.
(O) "Product" means one of the following types of categories of coverage for which a participating provider may be obligated to provide health care services pursuant to a health care contract:
(1) A health maintenance organization or other product provided by a health insuring corporation;
(2) A preferred provider organization;
(3) Medicare;
(4) Medicaid or the children's buy-in program established under section sections 5101.5211 to 5101.5216 of the Revised Code;
(5) Workers' compensation.
(P) "Provider" means a physician, podiatrist, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, psychologist, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, occupational therapist, massage therapist, physical therapist, professional counselor, professional clinical counselor, hearing aid dealer, orthotist, prosthetist, home health agency, hospice care program, or hospital, or a provider organization or physician-hospital organization that is acting exclusively as an administrator on behalf of a provider to facilitate the provider's participation in health care contracts. "Provider" does not mean a pharmacist, pharmacy, nursing home, or a provider organization or physician-hospital organization that leases the provider organization's or physician-hospital organization's network to a third party or contracts directly with employers or health and welfare funds.
(Q) "Specialty health care services" has the same meaning as in section 1751.01 of the Revised Code, except that it does not include any services listed in division (B) of section 1751.01 of the Revised Code that are provided by a pharmacist or a nursing home.
(R) "Supplemental health care services" has the same meaning as in division (B) of section 1751.01 of the Revised Code, except that it does not include any services listed in that division that are provided by a pharmacist or nursing home.
Sec. 4503.44.  (A) As used in this section and in section 4511.69 of the Revised Code:
(1) "Person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk" means any person who, as determined by a health care provider, meets any of the following criteria:
(a) Cannot walk two hundred feet without stopping to rest;
(b) Cannot walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device;
(c) Is restricted by a lung disease to such an extent that the person's forced (respiratory) expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than sixty millimeters of mercury on room air at rest;
(d) Uses portable oxygen;
(e) Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are classified in severity as class III or class IV according to standards set by the American heart association;
(f) Is severely limited in the ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition;
(g) Is blind.
(2) "Organization" means any private organization or corporation, or any governmental board, agency, department, division, or office, that, as part of its business or program, transports persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk on a regular basis in a motor vehicle that has not been altered for the purpose of providing it with special equipment for use by handicapped persons. This definition does not apply to division (J) of this section.
(3) "Health care provider" means a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or chiropractor as defined in this section.
(4) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine or surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code.
(5) "Chiropractor" means a person licensed to practice chiropractic under Chapter 4734. of the Revised Code.
(6) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means any a certified nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or certified nurse-midwife who holds a certificate of authority issued by the board of nursing under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code.
(7) "Physician assistant" means a person who holds a certificate to practice as a physician assistant issued under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code.
(B) Any organization or person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for a removable windshield placard or, if the person owns or leases a motor vehicle, the person may apply for the registration of any motor vehicle the person owns or leases. In addition to one or more sets of license plates or one placard, a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk is entitled to one additional placard, but only if the person applies separately for the additional placard, states the reasons why the additional placard is needed, and the registrar, in the registrar's discretion, determines that good and justifiable cause exists to approve the request for the additional placard. When a motor vehicle has been altered for the purpose of providing it with special equipment for a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, but is owned or leased by someone other than such a person, the owner or lessee may apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for registration under this section. The application for registration of a motor vehicle owned or leased by a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk shall be accompanied by a signed statement from the applicant's health care provider certifying that the applicant meets at least one of the criteria contained in division (A)(1) of this section and that the disability is expected to continue for more than six consecutive months. The application for a removable windshield placard made by a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk shall be accompanied by a prescription from the applicant's health care provider prescribing such a placard for the applicant, provided that the applicant meets at least one of the criteria contained in division (A)(1) of this section. The health care provider shall state on the prescription the length of time the health care provider expects the applicant to have the disability that limits or impairs the applicant's ability to walk. The application for a removable windshield placard made by an organization shall be accompanied by such documentary evidence of regular transport of persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk by the organization as the registrar may require by rule and shall be completed in accordance with procedures that the registrar may require by rule. The application for registration of a motor vehicle that has been altered for the purpose of providing it with special equipment for a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk but is owned by someone other than such a person shall be accompanied by such documentary evidence of vehicle alterations as the registrar may require by rule.
(C) When an organization, a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, or a person who does not have a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk but owns a motor vehicle that has been altered for the purpose of providing it with special equipment for a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk first submits an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this section and every fifth year thereafter, the organization or person shall submit a signed statement from the applicant's health care provider, a completed application, and any required documentary evidence of vehicle alterations as provided in division (B) of this section, and also a power of attorney from the owner of the motor vehicle if the applicant leases the vehicle. Upon submission of these items, the registrar or deputy registrar shall issue to the applicant appropriate vehicle registration and a set of license plates and validation stickers, or validation stickers alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, the license plates shall be imprinted with the international symbol of access. The license plates and validation stickers shall be issued upon payment of the regular license fee as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code and any motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and the payment of a service fee equal to the amount specified in division (D) or (G) of section 4503.10 of the Revised Code.
(D)(1) Upon receipt of a completed and signed application for a removable windshield placard, a prescription as described in division (B) of this section, documentary evidence of regular transport of persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk, if required, and payment of a service fee equal to the amount specified in division (D) or (G) of section 4503.10 of the Revised Code, the registrar or deputy registrar shall issue to the applicant a removable windshield placard, which shall bear the date of expiration on both sides of the placard and shall be valid until expired, revoked, or surrendered. Every removable windshield placard expires as described in division (D)(2) of this section, but in no case shall a removable windshield placard be valid for a period of less than sixty days. Removable windshield placards shall be renewable upon application as provided in division (B) of this section, and a service fee equal to the amount specified in division (D) or (G) of section 4503.10 of the Revised Code shall be charged for the renewal of a removable windshield placard. The registrar shall provide the application form and shall determine the information to be included thereon. The registrar also shall determine the form and size of the removable windshield placard, the material of which it is to be made, and any other information to be included thereon, and shall adopt rules relating to the issuance, expiration, revocation, surrender, and proper display of such placards. Any placard issued after October 14, 1999, shall be manufactured in a manner that allows the expiration date of the placard to be indicated on it through the punching, drilling, boring, or creation by any other means of holes in the placard.
(2) At the time a removable windshield placard is issued to a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the registrar or deputy registrar shall enter into the records of the bureau of motor vehicles the last date on which the person will have that disability, as indicated on the accompanying prescription. Not less than thirty days prior to that date and all removable windshield placard renewal dates, the bureau shall send a renewal notice to that person at the person's last known address as shown in the records of the bureau, informing the person that the person's removable windshield placard will expire on the indicated date not to exceed five years from the date of issuance, and that the person is required to renew the placard by submitting to the registrar or a deputy registrar another prescription, as described in division (B) of this section, and by complying with the renewal provisions prescribed in division (D)(1) of this section. If such a prescription is not received by the registrar or a deputy registrar by that date, the placard issued to that person expires and no longer is valid, and this fact shall be recorded in the records of the bureau.
(3) At least once every year, on a date determined by the registrar, the bureau shall examine the records of the office of vital statistics, located within the department of health, that pertain to deceased persons, and also the bureau's records of all persons who have been issued removable windshield placards and temporary removable windshield placards. If the records of the office of vital statistics indicate that a person to whom a removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard has been issued is deceased, the bureau shall cancel that placard, and note the cancellation in its records.
The office of vital statistics shall make available to the bureau all information necessary to enable the bureau to comply with division (D)(3) of this section.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person or organization to apply for a removable windshield placard or special license plates if the parking card or special license plates issued to the person or organization under prior law have not expired or been surrendered or revoked.
(E)(1)(a) Any person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk may apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for a temporary removable windshield placard. The application for a temporary removable windshield placard shall be accompanied by a prescription from the applicant's health care provider prescribing such a placard for the applicant, provided that the applicant meets at least one of the criteria contained in division (A)(1) of this section and that the disability is expected to continue for six consecutive months or less. The health care provider shall state on the prescription the length of time the health care provider expects the applicant to have the disability that limits or impairs the applicant's ability to walk, which cannot exceed six months from the date of the prescription. Upon receipt of an application for a temporary removable windshield placard, presentation of the prescription from the applicant's health care provider, and payment of a service fee equal to the amount specified in division (D) or (G) of section 4503.10 of the Revised Code, the registrar or deputy registrar shall issue to the applicant a temporary removable windshield placard.
(b) Any active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the reserve components of the armed forces and the national guard, who has an illness or injury that limits or impairs the ability to walk may apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for a temporary removable windshield placard. With the application, the person shall present evidence of the person's active-duty status and the illness or injury. Evidence of the illness or injury may include a current department of defense convalescent leave statement, any department of defense document indicating that the person currently has an ill or injured casualty status or has limited duties, or a prescription from any health care provider prescribing the placard for the applicant. Upon receipt of the application and the necessary evidence, the registrar or deputy registrar shall issue the applicant the temporary removable windshield placard without the payment of any service fee.
(2) The temporary removable windshield placard shall be of the same size and form as the removable windshield placard, shall be printed in white on a red-colored background, and shall bear the word "temporary" in letters of such size as the registrar shall prescribe. A temporary removable windshield placard also shall bear the date of expiration on the front and back of the placard, and shall be valid until expired, surrendered, or revoked, but in no case shall such a placard be valid for a period of less than sixty days. The registrar shall provide the application form and shall determine the information to be included on it, provided that the registrar shall not require a health care provider's prescription or certification for a person applying under division (E)(1)(b) of this section. The registrar also shall determine the material of which the temporary removable windshield placard is to be made and any other information to be included on the placard and shall adopt rules relating to the issuance, expiration, surrender, revocation, and proper display of those placards. Any temporary removable windshield placard issued after October 14, 1999, shall be manufactured in a manner that allows for the expiration date of the placard to be indicated on it through the punching, drilling, boring, or creation by any other means of holes in the placard.
(F) If an applicant for a removable windshield placard is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States whose disability, as defined in division (A)(1) of this section, is service-connected, the registrar or deputy registrar, upon receipt of the application, presentation of a signed statement from the applicant's health care provider certifying the applicant's disability, and presentation of such documentary evidence from the department of veterans affairs that the disability of the applicant meets at least one of the criteria identified in division (A)(1) of this section and is service-connected as the registrar may require by rule, but without the payment of any service fee, shall issue the applicant a removable windshield placard that is valid until expired, surrendered, or revoked.
(G) Upon a conviction of a violation of division (I), (J), or (K) of this section, the court shall report the conviction, and send the placard or parking card, if available, to the registrar, who thereupon shall revoke the privilege of using the placard or parking card and send notice in writing to the placardholder or cardholder at that holder's last known address as shown in the records of the bureau, and the placardholder or cardholder shall return the placard or card if not previously surrendered to the court, to the registrar within ten days following mailing of the notice.
Whenever a person to whom a removable windshield placard or parking card has been issued moves to another state, the person shall surrender the placard or card to the registrar; and whenever an organization to which a placard or card has been issued changes its place of operation to another state, the organization shall surrender the placard or card to the registrar.
(H) Subject to division (F) of section 4511.69 of the Revised Code, the operator of a motor vehicle displaying a removable windshield placard, temporary removable windshield placard, parking card, or the special license plates authorized by this section is entitled to park the motor vehicle in any special parking location reserved for persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk, also known as handicapped parking spaces or disability parking spaces.
(I) No person or organization that is not eligible under division (B) or (E) of this section shall willfully and falsely represent that the person or organization is so eligible.
No person or organization shall display license plates issued under this section unless the license plates have been issued for the vehicle on which they are displayed and are valid.
(J) No person or organization to which a removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard is issued shall do either of the following:
(1) Display or permit the display of the placard on any motor vehicle when having reasonable cause to believe the motor vehicle is being used in connection with an activity that does not include providing transportation for persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk;
(2) Refuse to return or surrender the placard, when required.
(K)(1) No person or organization to which a parking card is issued shall do either of the following:
(a) Display or permit the display of the parking card on any motor vehicle when having reasonable cause to believe the motor vehicle is being used in connection with an activity that does not include providing transportation for a handicapped person;
(b) Refuse to return or surrender the parking card, when required.
(2) As used in division (K) of this section:
(a) "Handicapped person" means any person who has lost the use of one or both legs or one or both arms, who is blind, deaf, or so severely handicapped as to be unable to move about without the aid of crutches or a wheelchair, or whose mobility is restricted by a permanent cardiovascular, pulmonary, or other handicapping condition.
(b) "Organization" means any private organization or corporation, or any governmental board, agency, department, division, or office, that, as part of its business or program, transports handicapped persons on a regular basis in a motor vehicle that has not been altered for the purposes of providing it with special equipment for use by handicapped persons.
(L) If a removable windshield placard, temporary removable windshield placard, or parking card is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, the placardholder or cardholder may obtain a duplicate by doing both of the following:
(1) Furnishing suitable proof of the loss, destruction, or mutilation to the registrar;
(2) Paying a service fee equal to the amount specified in division (D) or (G) of section 4503.10 of the Revised Code.
Any placardholder or cardholder who loses a placard or card and, after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original, immediately shall surrender the original placard or card to the registrar.
(M) The registrar shall pay all fees received under this section for the issuance of removable windshield placards or temporary removable windshield placards or duplicate removable windshield placards or cards into the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles fund created in section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.
(N) In addition to the fees collected under this section, the registrar or deputy registrar shall ask each person applying for a removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard or duplicate removable windshield placard or license plate issued under this section, whether the person wishes to make a two-dollar voluntary contribution to support rehabilitation employment services. The registrar shall transmit the contributions received under this division to the treasurer of state for deposit into the rehabilitation employment fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. A deputy registrar shall transmit the contributions received under this division to the registrar in the time and manner prescribed by the registrar. The contributions in the fund shall be used by the rehabilitation services commission to purchase services related to vocational evaluation, work adjustment, personal adjustment, job placement, job coaching, and community-based assessment from accredited community rehabilitation program facilities.
(O) For purposes of enforcing this section, every peace officer is deemed to be an agent of the registrar. Any peace officer or any authorized employee of the bureau of motor vehicles who, in the performance of duties authorized by law, becomes aware of a person whose placard or parking card has been revoked pursuant to this section, may confiscate that placard or parking card and return it to the registrar. The registrar shall prescribe any forms used by law enforcement agencies in administering this section.
No peace officer, law enforcement agency employing a peace officer, or political subdivision or governmental agency employing a peace officer, and no employee of the bureau is liable in a civil action for damages or loss to persons arising out of the performance of any duty required or authorized by this section. As used in this division, "peace officer" has the same meaning as in division (B) of section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.
(P) All applications for registration of motor vehicles, removable windshield placards, and temporary removable windshield placards issued under this section, all renewal notices for such items, and all other publications issued by the bureau that relate to this section shall set forth the criminal penalties that may be imposed upon a person who violates any provision relating to special license plates issued under this section, the parking of vehicles displaying such license plates, and the issuance, procurement, use, and display of removable windshield placards and temporary removable windshield placards issued under this section.
(Q) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Sec. 4723.01.  As used in this chapter:
(A) "Registered nurse" means an individual who holds a current, valid license issued under this chapter that authorizes the practice of nursing as a registered nurse.
(B) "Practice of nursing as a registered nurse" means providing to individuals and groups nursing care requiring specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences. Such nursing care includes:
(1) Identifying patterns of human responses to actual or potential health problems amenable to a nursing regimen;
(2) Executing a nursing regimen through the selection, performance, management, and evaluation of nursing actions;
(3) Assessing health status for the purpose of providing nursing care;
(4) Providing health counseling and health teaching;
(5) Administering medications, treatments, and executing regimens authorized by an individual who is authorized to practice in this state and is acting within the course of the individual's professional practice;
(6) Teaching, administering, supervising, delegating, and evaluating nursing practice.
(C) "Nursing regimen" may include preventative, restorative, and health-promotion activities.
(D) "Assessing health status" means the collection of data through nursing assessment techniques, which may include interviews, observation, and physical evaluations for the purpose of providing nursing care.
(E) "Licensed practical nurse" means an individual who holds a current, valid license issued under this chapter that authorizes the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse.
(F) "The practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse" means providing to individuals and groups nursing care requiring the application of basic knowledge of the biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences at the direction of a licensed physician, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist, chiropractor, or registered nurse. Such nursing care includes:
(1) Observation, patient teaching, and care in a diversity of health care settings;
(2) Contributions to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing;
(3) Administration of medications and treatments authorized by an individual who is authorized to practice in this state and is acting within the course of the individual's professional practice, except that administration of intravenous therapy shall be performed only in accordance with section 4723.17 or 4723.171 of the Revised Code. Medications may be administered by a on the condition that the licensed practical nurse upon proof of completion of a course in medication administration approved by the board of nursing. is authorized under section 4723.18 of the Revised Code to administer medications;
(4) Administration to an adult of intravenous therapy authorized by an individual who is authorized to practice in this state and is acting within the course of the individual's professional practice, on the condition that the licensed practical nurse is authorized under section 4723.17 4723.18 or 4723.171 4723.181 of the Revised Code to perform intravenous therapy and performs intravenous therapy only in accordance with those sections;
(5) Delegation of nursing tasks as directed by a registered nurse;
(6) Teaching nursing tasks to licensed practical nurses and individuals to whom the licensed practical nurse is authorized to delegate nursing tasks as directed by a registered nurse.
(G) "Certified registered nurse anesthetist" means a registered nurse who holds a valid certificate of authority issued under this chapter that authorizes the practice of nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist in accordance with section 4723.43 of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the board of nursing.
(H) "Clinical nurse specialist" means a registered nurse who holds a valid certificate of authority issued under this chapter that authorizes the practice of nursing as a clinical nurse specialist in accordance with section 4723.43 of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the board of nursing.
(I) "Certified nurse-midwife" means a registered nurse who holds a valid certificate of authority issued under this chapter that authorizes the practice of nursing as a certified nurse-midwife in accordance with section 4723.43 of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the board of nursing.
(J) "Certified nurse practitioner" means a registered nurse who holds a valid certificate of authority issued under this chapter that authorizes the practice of nursing as a certified nurse practitioner in accordance with section 4723.43 of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the board of nursing.
(K) "Physician," except as used in divisions (C) and (D) of section 4723.482 of the Revised Code, means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, except as used in divisions (C) and (D) of section 4723.482 of the Revised Code.
(L) "Collaboration" or "collaborating" means the following:
(1) In the case of a clinical nurse specialist, except as provided in division (L)(3) of this section, or a certified nurse practitioner, that one or more podiatrists acting within the scope of practice of podiatry in accordance with section 4731.51 of the Revised Code and with whom the nurse has entered into a standard care arrangement or one or more physicians with whom the nurse has entered into a standard care arrangement are continuously available to communicate with the clinical nurse specialist or certified nurse practitioner either in person or by radio, telephone, or other form of telecommunication;
(2) In the case of a certified nurse-midwife, that one or more physicians with whom the certified nurse-midwife has entered into a standard care arrangement are continuously available to communicate with the certified nurse-midwife either in person or by radio, telephone, or other form of telecommunication;
(3) In the case of a clinical nurse specialist who practices the nursing specialty of mental health or psychiatric mental health without being authorized to prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices, that one or more physicians are continuously available to communicate with the nurse either in person or by radio, telephone, or other form of telecommunication.
(M) "Supervision," as it pertains to a certified registered nurse anesthetist, means that the certified registered nurse anesthetist is under the direction of a podiatrist acting within the podiatrist's scope of practice in accordance with section 4731.51 of the Revised Code, a dentist acting within the dentist's scope of practice in accordance with Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code, or a physician, and, when administering anesthesia, the certified registered nurse anesthetist is in the immediate presence of the podiatrist, dentist, or physician.
(N) "Standard care arrangement" means a written, formal guide for planning and evaluating a patient's health care that is developed by one or more collaborating physicians or podiatrists and a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner and meets the requirements of section 4723.431 of the Revised Code.
(O) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner.
(P) "Dialysis care" means the care and procedures that a dialysis technician or dialysis technician intern is authorized to provide and perform, as specified in section 4723.72 of the Revised Code.
(Q) "Dialysis technician" means an individual who holds a current, valid certificate or temporary certificate issued under this chapter that authorizes the individual to practice as a dialysis technician in accordance with issued under section 4723.72 4723.75 of the Revised Code.
(R) "Dialysis technician intern" means an individual who holds a current, valid certificate to practice as a dialysis technician intern issued under section 4723.75 of the Revised Code.
(S) "Certified community health worker" means an individual who holds a current, valid certificate as a community health worker issued by the board of nursing under section 4723.85 of the Revised Code.
(T) "Medication aide" means an individual who holds a current, valid certificate issued under this chapter that authorizes the individual to administer medication in accordance with section 4723.67 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.03.  (A) No person shall engage in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse, represent the person as being a registered nurse, or use the title "registered nurse," the initials "R.N.," or any other title implying that the person is a registered nurse, for a fee, salary, or other consideration, or as a volunteer, without holding a current, valid license as a registered nurse under this chapter.
(B) No person shall engage in the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse, represent the person as being a licensed practical nurse, or use the title "licensed practical nurse," the initials "L.P.N.," or any other title implying that the person is a licensed practical nurse, for a fee, salary, or other consideration, or as a volunteer, without holding a current, valid license as a practical nurse under this chapter.
(C) No person shall use the titles or initials "graduate nurse," "G.N.," "professional nurse," "P.N.," "graduate practical nurse," "G.P.N.," "practical nurse," "P.N.," "trained nurse," "T.N.," or any other statement, title, or initials that would imply or represent to the public that the person is authorized to practice nursing in this state, except as follows:
(1) A person licensed under this chapter to practice nursing as a registered nurse may use that title and the initials "R.N.";
(2) A person licensed under this chapter to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse may use that title and the initials "L.P.N.";
(3) A person authorized under this chapter to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist may use that title, the initials "C.R.N.A." or "N.A.," and any other title or initials approved by the board of nursing;
(4) A person authorized under this chapter to practice nursing as a clinical nurse specialist may use that title, the initials "C.N.S.," and any other title or initials approved by the board;
(5) A person authorized under this chapter to practice nursing as a certified nurse-midwife may use that title, the initials "C.N.M.," and any other title or initials approved by the board;
(6) A person authorized under this chapter to practice nursing as a certified nurse practitioner may use that title, the initials "C.N.P.," and any other title or initials approved by the board;
(7) A person authorized under this chapter to practice as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner may use the title "advanced practice registered nurse" or the initials "A.P.R.N."
(D) No person shall employ a person not licensed as a registered nurse under this chapter to engage in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse. No person shall employ a person not licensed as a practical nurse under this chapter to engage in the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse.
(E) No person shall sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing diploma, license, certificate, renewal, or record, or aid or abet such acts.
Sec. 4723.06.  (A) The board of nursing shall:
(1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, including the taking of disciplinary action for violations of section 4723.28 of the Revised Code, any other provisions of this chapter, or rules adopted under this chapter;
(2) Develop criteria that an applicant must meet to be eligible to sit for the examination for licensure to practice as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse;
(3) Issue and renew nursing licenses, dialysis technician certificates, and community health worker certificates, as provided in this chapter;
(4) Define the minimum curricula and standards for educational programs of the schools of professional registered nursing and schools of practical nursing in this state;
(5) Survey, inspect, and grant full approval to prelicensure nursing education programs in this state that meet the standards established by rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code. Prelicensure nursing education programs include, but are not limited to, diploma, associate degree, baccalaureate degree, diploma master's degree, and doctor of nursing programs leading to initial licensure to practice nursing as a registered nurse and practical nurse programs leading to initial licensure to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse.
(6) Grant conditional approval, by a vote of a quorum of the board, to a new prelicensure nursing education program or a program that is being reestablished after having ceased to operate, if the program meets and maintains the minimum standards of the board established by rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code. If the board does not grant conditional approval, it shall hold an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to consider conditional approval of the program. If the board grants conditional approval, at its the first meeting after the first class has completed the program following completion of the survey process required by division (A)(5) of this section, the board shall determine whether to grant full approval to the program. If the board does not grant full approval or if it appears that the program has failed to meet and maintain standards established by rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code, the board shall hold an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to consider the program. Based on results of the adjudication, the board may continue or withdraw conditional approval, or grant full approval.
(7) Place on provisional approval, for a period of time specified by the board, a program that has ceased to meet and maintain the minimum standards of the board established by rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code. At Prior to or at the end of the period, the board shall reconsider whether the program meets the standards and shall grant full approval if it does. If it does not, the board may withdraw approval, pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(8) Approve continuing nursing education programs and courses under standards established in rules adopted under section sections 4723.07, 4723.69, 4723.79, and 4723.88 of the Revised Code;
(9) Approve peer support programs, under rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code, for nurses, for dialysis technicians, and for certified community health workers;
(10) Establish a program for monitoring chemical dependency in accordance with section 4723.35 of the Revised Code;
(11)(10) Establish the practice intervention and improvement program in accordance with section 4723.282 of the Revised Code;
(12)(11) Issue and renew certificates of authority to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner;
(13)(12) Approve under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code national certifying organizations for examination and certification of certified registered nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse-midwives, or certified nurse practitioners;
(14)(13) Issue and renew certificates to prescribe in accordance with sections 4723.48 and 4723.486 of the Revised Code;
(15)(14) Grant approval to the planned classroom and clinical study required by section 4723.482 of the Revised Code to be eligible for a certificate to prescribe;
(16)(15) Make an annual edition of the formulary established in rules adopted under section 4723.50 of the Revised Code available to the public either in printed form or by electronic means and, as soon as possible after any revision of the formulary becomes effective, make the revision available to the public in printed form or by electronic means;
(17)(16) Provide guidance and make recommendations to the general assembly, the governor, state agencies, and the federal government with respect to the regulation of the practice of nursing and the enforcement of this chapter;
(18)(17) Make an annual report to the governor, which shall be open for public inspection;
(19)(18) Maintain and have open for public inspection the following records:
(a) A record of all its meetings and proceedings;
(b) A file record of all applicants for, and holders of nursing, licenses, registrations, and certificates granted under this chapter; dialysis technician certificates granted under this chapter; and community health worker certificates granted issued by the board under this chapter. The file shall be maintained in the form prescribed by rule of the board or in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter. The record shall be maintained in a format determined by the board.
(c) A list of prelicensure nursing education and training programs approved by the board;
(d) A list of approved peer support programs for nurses, dialysis technicians, and certified community health workers.
(19) Deny approval to a person who submits or causes to be submitted false, misleading, or deceptive statements, information, or documentation to the board in the process of applying for approval of a new education or training program. If the board proposes to deny approval of a new education or training program, it shall do so pursuant to an adjudication conducted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(B) The board may fulfill the requirement of division (A)(8) of this section by authorizing persons who meet the standards established in rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code to approve continuing nursing education programs and courses. Persons so authorized shall approve continuing nursing education programs and courses in accordance with standards established in rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code.
Persons seeking authorization to approve continuing nursing education programs and courses shall apply to the board and pay the appropriate fee established under section 4723.08 of the Revised Code. Authorizations to approve continuing nursing education programs and courses shall expire, and may be renewed according to the schedule established in rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code.
In addition to approving continuing nursing education programs under division (A)(8) of this section, the board may sponsor continuing education activities that are directly related to the statutes and rules pertaining to the practice of nursing in this state.
Sec. 4723.07.  In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board of nursing shall adopt and may amend and rescind rules that establish all of the following:
(A) Provisions for the board's government and control of its actions and business affairs;
(B) Minimum curricula and standards for nursing education programs that prepare graduates to be licensed under this chapter and procedures for granting, renewing, and withdrawing approval of those programs;
(C) Criteria that applicants for licensure must meet to be eligible to take examinations for licensure;
(D) Standards and procedures for renewal of the licenses and certificates issued by the board;
(E) Standards for approval of continuing nursing education programs and courses for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified registered nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse-midwives, and certified nurse practitioners. The standards may provide for approval of continuing nursing education programs and courses that have been approved by other state boards of nursing or by national accreditation systems for nursing, including, but not limited to, the American nurses' credentialing center and the national association for practical nurse education and service.
(F) Standards that persons must meet to be authorized by the board to approve continuing nursing education programs and courses and a schedule by which that authorization expires and may be renewed;
(G) Requirements, including continuing education requirements, for restoring reactivating inactive nursing licenses, dialysis technician certificates, and community health worker or certificates, and for restoring nursing reinstating licenses, dialysis technician certificates, and community health worker or certificates that have lapsed through failure to renew;
(H) Conditions that may be imposed for reinstatement of a nursing license, dialysis technician certificate, or community health worker or certificate following action taken under section 3123.47, 4723.28, 4723.281, 4723.652, or 4723.86 of the Revised Code resulting in a license or certificate suspension;
(I) Standards for approval of peer support programs for persons who hold a nursing license, dialysis technician certificate, or community health worker certificate;
(J) Requirements for board approval of courses in medication administration by licensed practical nurses;
(K)(J) Criteria for evaluating the qualifications of an applicant for a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or, a license to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse, or a certificate of authority issued under division (E)(B) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code, a dialysis technician certificate, or a community health worker certificate for the purpose of issuing the license or certificate by the board's endorsement of the applicant's authority to practice issued by the licensing agency of another state;
(L)(K) Universal blood and body fluid standard precautions that shall be used by each person holding a nursing license licensee or dialysis technician certificate issued under this chapter who performs exposure-prone invasive procedures holder. The rules shall define and establish requirements for universal blood and body fluid standard precautions that include the following:
(1) Appropriate use of hand washing;
(2) Disinfection and sterilization of equipment;
(3) Handling and disposal of needles and other sharp instruments;
(4) Wearing and disposal of gloves and other protective garments and devices.
(M)(L) Standards and procedures for approving certificates of authority to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner, and for renewal of those certificates;
(N)(M) Quality assurance standards for certified registered nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse-midwives, or certified nurse practitioners;
(O)(N) Additional criteria for the standard care arrangement required by section 4723.431 of the Revised Code entered into by a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner and the nurse's collaborating physician or podiatrist;
(P)(O) Continuing education standards for clinical nurse specialists who are exempt were issued a certificate of authority to practice as a clinical nurse specialist under division (C) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code from the requirement of having passed a certification examination as that division existed at any time before the effective date of this amendment;
(Q)(P) For purposes of division (B)(31) of section 4723.28 of the Revised Code, the actions, omissions, or other circumstances that constitute failure to establish and maintain professional boundaries with a patient.
The board may adopt other rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.08.  (A) The board of nursing may impose fees not to exceed the following limits:
(1) For application for licensure by examination to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse, seventy-five dollars;
(2) For application for licensure by endorsement to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse, seventy-five dollars;
(3) For application for a certificate of authority to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner, one hundred dollars;
(4) For application for a temporary dialysis technician certificate, the amount specified in rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code;
(5) For application for a full dialysis technician certificate, the amount specified in rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code;
(6) For application for a certificate to prescribe, fifty dollars;
(7) For providing, pursuant to division (B) of section 4723.271 of the Revised Code, written verification of a nursing license, certificate of authority, or certificate to prescribe, dialysis technician certificate, medication aide certificate, or community health worker certificate to another jurisdiction, fifteen dollars;
(8) For providing, pursuant to division (A) of section 4723.271 of the Revised Code, a replacement copy of a nursing license, certificate of authority, certificate to prescribe, dialysis technician certificate, intravenous therapy card, or frameable wall certificate suitable for framing as described in that division, twenty-five dollars;
(9) For biennial renewal of a nursing license that expires on or after August 31, 2003, but before January 1, 2004, forty-five dollars;
(10) For biennial renewal of a nursing license that expires on or after January 1, 2004, sixty-five dollars;
(11) For biennial renewal of a certificate of authority to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse mid-wife, or certified nurse practitioner that expires on or before August 31, 2005, one hundred dollars;
(12)(10) For biennial renewal of a certificate of authority to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner that expires on or after September 1, 2005, eighty-five dollars;
(13)(11) For renewal of a certificate to prescribe, fifty dollars;
(14)(12) For biennial renewal of a dialysis technician certificate, the amount specified in rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code;
(15)(13) For processing a late application for renewal of a nursing license, certificate of authority, or dialysis technician certificate, fifty dollars;
(16)(14) For application for authorization to approve continuing nursing education programs and courses from an applicant accredited by a national accreditation system for nursing, five hundred dollars;
(17)(15) For application for authorization to approve continuing nursing education programs and courses from an applicant not accredited by a national accreditation system for nursing, one thousand dollars;
(18)(16) For each year for which authorization to approve continuing nursing education programs and courses is renewed, one hundred fifty dollars;
(19)(17) For application for approval to operate a dialysis training program, the amount specified in rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code;
(20)(18) For reinstatement of a lapsed nursing license, certificate of authority, or dialysis technician certificate issued under this chapter, one hundred dollars except as provided in section 5903.10 of the Revised Code;
(21)(19) For written verification of a nursing license, certificate of authority, or dialysis technician certificate, when the verification is performed for purposes other than providing verification to another jurisdiction, five dollars;
(22)(20) For processing a check returned to the board by a financial institution as noncollectible, twenty-five dollars;
(23) For issuance of an intravenous therapy card for which a fee may be charged under section 4723.17 of the Revised Code, twenty-five dollars;
(24) For out-of-state survey visits of nursing education programs operating in Ohio, two thousand dollars;
(25)(21) The amounts specified in rules adopted under section 4723.88 of the Revised Code pertaining to the issuance of certificates to community health workers, including fees for application for a certificate, verification of a certificate to another jurisdiction, written verification of a certificate when the verification is performed for purposes other than verification to another jurisdiction, providing a replacement copy of a certificate, biennial renewal of a certificate, processing a late application for renewal of a certificate, reinstatement of a lapsed certificate, application for approval of a community health worker training program for community health workers, and biennial renewal of the approval of a training program for community health workers.
(B) Each quarter, for purposes of transferring funds under section 4743.05 of the Revised Code to the nurse education assistance fund created in section 3333.28 of the Revised Code, the board of nursing shall certify to the director of budget and management the number of biennial licenses renewed under this chapter during the preceding quarter and the amount equal to that number times five dollars.
(C) The board may charge a participant in a board-sponsored continuing education activity an amount not exceeding fifteen dollars for each activity.
(D) The board may contract for services pertaining to the process of providing written verification of a nursing license, certificate of authority, dialysis technician certificate, or community health worker certificate when the verification is performed for purposes other than providing verification to another jurisdiction. The contract may include provisions pertaining to the collection of the fee charged for providing the written verification. As part of these provisions, the board may permit the contractor to retain a portion of the fees as compensation, before any amounts are deposited into the state treasury.
Sec. 4723.09.  (A)(1) An application for licensure by examination to practice as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse shall be submitted to the board of nursing in the form prescribed by rules of the board. The application shall include evidence that the applicant has completed requirements of a nursing education program approved by the board or approved by another jurisdiction's under division (A) of section 4723.06 of the Revised Code or by a board that regulates nurse licensure of another jurisdiction that is a member of the national council of state boards of nursing. The application also shall include any other information required by rules of the board. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code.
(2) The board shall grant a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse if all of the following apply:
(a) For all applicants, the applicant passes the examination accepted by the board under section 4723.10 of the Revised Code.
(b) For an applicant who entered a prelicensure nursing education program on or after June 1, 2003, the results of a criminal records check of the applicant that is completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and includes a check of federal bureau of investigation records and that the bureau submits to the board indicates that the applicant has not been convicted of, has not pleaded guilty to, and has not had a judicial finding of guilt for violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country conducted in accordance with section 4723.091 of the Revised Code demonstrate that the applicant is not ineligible for licensure as specified in section 4723.092 of the Revised Code.
(c) For all applicants, the board determines that the applicant has not committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under section 3123.47 or 4723.28 of the Revised Code or determines that an applicant who has committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under either section has made restitution or has been rehabilitated, or both.
(d) For all applicants, the applicant is not required to register under Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country.
(3) The board is not required to afford an adjudication to an individual to whom it has refused to grant a license because of that individual's failure to pass the examination.
(B)(1) An application for license by endorsement to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse shall be submitted to the board in the form prescribed by rules of the board and shall be accompanied by the application fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code. The application shall include evidence that the applicant holds a current, valid, and unrestricted license in good standing in another jurisdiction granted after passing an examination approved by the board of that jurisdiction that is equivalent to the examination requirements under this chapter for a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse and. The application shall include any other information required by rules of the board of nursing. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code.
(2) The board shall grant a license by endorsement to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse if the applicant is licensed or certified by another jurisdiction and the board determines, pursuant to rules established under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code, that all of the following apply:
(1)(a) For all applicants, the educational preparation of the applicant is substantially similar to the minimum curricula and standards for provides evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has successfully completed a nursing education programs established by program approved by the board under division (A) of section 4723.07 4723.06 of the Revised Code or by a board of another jurisdiction that is a member of the national council of state boards of nursing.
(2)(b) For all applicants, the examination, at the time it is successfully completed, is equivalent to the examination requirements in effect at that time for applicants who were licensed by examination in this state.
(3)(c) For all applicants, the board determines there is sufficient evidence that the applicant completed two contact hours of continuing education directly related to this chapter or the rules adopted under it.
(d) For all applicants, the results of a criminal records check of the applicant that is completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and includes a check of federal bureau of investigation records and that the bureau submits to the board indicates that the applicant has not been convicted of, has not pleaded guilty to, and has not had a judicial finding of guilt for violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country conducted in accordance with section 4723.091 of the Revised Code demonstrate that the applicant is not ineligible for licensure as specified in section 4723.092 of the Revised Code.
(4)(e) For all applicants, the applicant has not committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under section 3123.47, or 4723.28, or 4723.281 of the Revised Code, or the board determines that an applicant who has committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under any either of those sections has made restitution or has been rehabilitated, or both.
(f) For all applicants, the applicant is not required to register under Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code, or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country.
(C) The board may grant a nonrenewable temporary permit to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse to an applicant for license by endorsement if the board is satisfied by the evidence that the applicant holds a current, active valid, and unrestricted license in good standing in another jurisdiction. Subject to earlier automatic termination as described in this paragraph, the temporary permit shall expire at the earlier of one hundred eighty days after issuance or upon the issuance of a license by endorsement. The temporary permit shall terminate automatically if the criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation as described in this section 4723.091 of the Revised Code regarding the applicant indicates that the applicant previously has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilt for a violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country is ineligible for licensure as specified in section 4723.092 of the Revised Code. An applicant whose temporary permit is automatically terminated is permanently prohibited from obtaining a license to practice nursing in this state as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse.
(C) An applicant under this section shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check of the applicant. The request shall be on the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, accompanied by a standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprints prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section, and accompanied by the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of that section. Upon receipt of the completed form, the completed impression sheet, and the fee, the bureau shall conduct a criminal records check of the applicant. Upon completion of the criminal records check, the bureau shall send the results of the check to the board. An applicant requesting a criminal records check under this division shall ask the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to also request the federal bureau of investigation to provide the superintendent with any information it has with respect to the applicant.
The results of any criminal records check conducted pursuant to a request made under this section, and any report containing those results, are not public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be made available to any person or for any purpose other than the following:
(1) The results may be made available to any person for use in determining under this section and division (N) of section 4723.28 of the Revised Code whether the individual who is the subject of the check should be granted a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse or whether any temporary permit granted to the individual under this section has terminated automatically.
(2) The results may be made available to the individual who is the subject of the check or that individual's representative.
Sec. 4723.091. (A) An individual who applies for licensure under section 4723.09 of the Revised Code; issuance of a certificate under section 4723.651, 4723.75, 4723.76, or 4723.85 of the Revised Code; reactivation of a license, under division (D) of section 4723.24 of the Revised Code, that has been inactive for at least five years; or reinstatement of a license, under division (D) of section 4723.24 of the Revised Code, that has been expired for at least five years shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check of the applicant. The request shall be made in accordance with section 109.572 of the Revised Code.
(B) An applicant requesting a criminal records check under division (A) of this section shall also ask the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to request that the federal bureau of investigation send to the superintendent any information the federal bureau of investigation has with respect to the applicant.
(C) On receipt of all items required for the commencement of a criminal records check pursuant to division (A) of this section, the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check of the applicant. On the completion of the criminal records check, the bureau shall send the results to the board of nursing.
(D) The results of a criminal records check conducted pursuant to a request made under division (A) of this section, and any report containing those results, are not public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be made available to any person or for any purpose other than the following:
(1) The results may be made available to any person for use in determining under section 4723.09, 4723.651, 4723.75, 4723.76, or 4723.85 of the Revised Code whether the individual who is the subject of the check should be granted a license or certificate under this chapter or whether any temporary permit granted to the individual under either of the following has terminated automatically:
(a) Section 4723.09 of the Revised Code;
(b) Section 4723.76 of the Revised Code as that section existed at any time before the effective date of this amendment.
(2) The results may be made available to any person for use in determining under division (D) of section 4723.24 of the Revised Code whether the individual who is the subject of the check should have the individual's license or certificate reactivated or reinstated.
(3) The results may be made available to any person for use in determining under section 4723.28 of the Revised Code whether the individual who is the subject of the check should be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with that section.
(4) The results may be made available to the individual who is the subject of the check or that individual's representative.
Sec. 4723.092. An individual is ineligible for licensure under section 4723.09 of the Revised Code or issuance of a certificate under section 4723.651, 4723.75, 4723.76, or 4723.85 of the Revised Code if a criminal records check conducted in accordance with section 4723.091 of the Revised Code indicates that the individual has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilt for either of the following:
(A) Violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code;
(B) Violating a law of another state, the United States, or another country that is substantially similar to a law described in division (A) of this section.
Sec. 4723.17. The board of nursing shall authorize a licensed practical nurse to administer medications if the nurse supplies evidence satisfactory to the board that either of the following is the case:
(A) The nurse successfully completed, within a practical nurse prelicensure education program approved by the board or by another jurisdiction's agency that regulates the practice of nursing, a course in basic pharmacology.
(B) The nurse successfully completed a postlicensure course in basic pharmacology that is acceptable to the board.
Sec. 4723.17 4723.18 (A) The board of nursing may shall authorize a licensed practical nurse to administer to an adult intravenous therapy authorized by an individual who is authorized to practice in this state and is acting within the course of the individual's professional practice, if the licensed practical nurse has a current, valid license issued under this chapter that includes authorization to administer medications and one supplies evidence satisfactory to the board that all of the following is are the case:
(1) The nurse holds a current, valid license issued under this chapter to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse.
(2) The nurse has been authorized under section 4723.18 of the Revised Code to administer medications.
(3) The nurse has successfully completed, within a practical nurse prelicensure education program a course of study in the safe performance of intravenous therapy approved by the board or by another jurisdiction's agency that regulates the practice of nursing, a course of study that prepares the nurse to safely perform the intravenous therapy procedures the board may authorize under this section. To meet this requirement, the course of study must include all of the following:
(a) Both didactic and clinical components;
(b) Curriculum requirements established in rules the board of nursing shall adopt in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code;
(c) Standards that require the nurse to perform a successful demonstration of the intravenous procedures, including all skills needed to perform them safely pursuant to section 4723.19 of the Revised Code or by an agency in another jurisdiction that regulates the practice of nursing and has requirements for intravenous therapy course approval that are substantially similar to the requirements in division (B) of section 4723.19 of the Revised Code, as determined by the board.
(2)(4) The nurse has successfully completed a minimum of forty hours of training that includes all of the following:
(a) The curriculum established by rules adopted by the board and in effect on January 1, 1999;
(b) Training in the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system, signs and symptoms of local and systemic complications in the administration of fluids and antibiotic additives, and guidelines for management of these complications;
(c) Any other training or instruction the board considers appropriate.;
(d) A testing component that requires the nurse to perform a successful demonstration of the intravenous procedures, including all skills needed to perform them safely.
(B) Except as provided in section 4723.171 4723.181 of the Revised Code and subject to the restrictions in division (D) of this section, a licensed practical nurse may perform intravenous therapy on an adult patient only if authorized by the board pursuant to division (A) of this section and only if it is performed in accordance with this section.
A licensed practical nurse authorized by the board to perform intravenous therapy may perform an intravenous therapy procedure only at the direction of one of the following:
(1) A licensed physician, dentist, optometrist, or podiatrist who, except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, is present and readily available at the facility where the intravenous therapy procedure is performed;
(2) A registered nurse in accordance with division (C) of this section.
(C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section and section 4723.171 4723.181 of the Revised Code, when a licensed practical nurse authorized by the board to perform intravenous therapy performs an intravenous therapy procedure at the direction of a registered nurse, the registered nurse or another registered nurse shall be readily available at the site where the intravenous therapy is performed, and before the licensed practical nurse initiates the intravenous therapy, the registered nurse shall personally perform an on-site assessment of the individual adult patient who is to receive the intravenous therapy.
(2) When a licensed practical nurse authorized by the board to perform intravenous therapy performs an intravenous therapy procedure in a home as defined in section 3721.10 of the Revised Code, or in an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded as defined in section 5111.20 of the Revised Code, at the direction of a registered nurse or licensed physician, dentist, optometrist, or podiatrist, a registered nurse shall be on the premises of the home or facility or accessible by some form of telecommunication.
(D) No licensed practical nurse shall perform any of the following intravenous therapy procedures:
(1) Initiating or maintaining any of the following:
(a) Blood or blood components;
(b) Solutions for total parenteral nutrition;
(c) Any cancer therapeutic medication including, but not limited to, cancer chemotherapy or an anti-neoplastic agent;
(d) Solutions administered through any central venous line or arterial line or any other line that does not terminate in a peripheral vein, except that a licensed practical nurse authorized by the board to perform intravenous therapy may maintain the solutions specified in division (D)(6)(a) of this section that are being administered through a central venous line or peripherally inserted central catheter;
(e) Any investigational or experimental medication.
(2) Initiating intravenous therapy in any vein, except that a licensed practical nurse authorized by the board to perform intravenous therapy may initiate intravenous therapy in accordance with this section in a vein of the hand, forearm, or antecubital fossa;
(3) Discontinuing a central venous, arterial, or any other line that does not terminate in a peripheral vein;
(4) Initiating or discontinuing a peripherally inserted central catheter;
(5) Mixing, preparing, or reconstituting any medication for intravenous therapy, except that a licensed practical nurse authorized by the board to perform intravenous therapy may prepare or reconstitute an antibiotic additive;
(6) Administering medication via the intravenous route, including all of the following activities:
(a) Adding medication to an intravenous solution or to an existing infusion, except that a licensed practical nurse authorized by the board to perform intravenous therapy may do either any of the following:
(i) Initiate an intravenous infusion containing one or more of the following elements: dextrose 5%;, normal saline;, lactated ringers;, sodium chloride .45%;, sodium chloride 0.2%;, sterile water.;
(ii) Hang subsequent containers of the intravenous solutions specified in division (D)(6)(a)(i) of this section that contain vitamins or electrolytes, if a registered nurse initiated the infusion of that same intravenous solution.
(b) Initiating or maintaining an intravenous piggyback infusion, except that a licensed practical nurse authorized by the board to perform intravenous therapy may initiate;
(iii) Initiate or maintain an intravenous piggyback infusion containing an antibiotic additive;.
(c)(b) Injecting medication via a direct intravenous route, except that a licensed practical nurse authorized by the board to perform intravenous therapy may inject heparin or normal saline to flush an intermittent infusion device or heparin lock including, but not limited to, bolus or push.
(7) Aspirating any intravenous line to maintain patency;
(8) Changing tubing on any line including, but not limited to, an arterial line or a central venous line, except that a licensed practical nurse authorized by the board to perform intravenous therapy may change tubing on an intravenous line that terminates in a peripheral vein;
(9) Programming or setting any function of a patient controlled infusion pump.
(E) Notwithstanding division divisions (A) and (D) of this section, at the direction of a physician or a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse authorized by the board to perform intravenous therapy may perform the following activities for the purpose of performing dialysis for adult and pediatric patients:
(1) The routine administration and regulation of saline solution for the purpose of maintaining an established fluid plan;
(2) The administration of a heparin dose intravenously;
(3) The administration of a heparin dose peripherally via a fistula needle;
(4) The loading and activation of a constant infusion pump or the;
(5) The intermittent injection of a dose of medication prescribed by a licensed physician for dialysis that is administered via the hemodialysis blood circuit and through the patient's venous access.
(F) No person shall employ or direct a licensed practical nurse to perform an intravenous therapy procedure without first verifying that the licensed practical nurse is authorized by the board to perform intravenous therapy.
(G) The board shall issue an intravenous therapy card to the licensed practical nurses authorized pursuant to division (A) of this section to perform intravenous therapy. A fee for issuing the card shall not be charged under section 4723.08 of the Revised Code if the licensed practical nurse receives the card by meeting the requirements of division (A)(1) of this section. The board shall maintain a registry of the names of licensed practical nurses who hold intravenous therapy cards.
Sec. 4723.171 4723.181 (A) A licensed practical nurse may perform on any person any of the intravenous therapy procedures specified in division (B) of this section without receiving authorization to perform intravenous therapy from the board of nursing under section 4723.17 4723.18 of the Revised Code, if both of the following apply:
(1) The licensed practical nurse acts at the direction of a registered nurse or a licensed physician, dentist, optometrist, or podiatrist and the registered nurse, physician, dentist, optometrist, or podiatrist is on the premises where the procedure is to be performed or accessible by some form of telecommunication.
(2) The licensed practical nurse can demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the procedure safely.
(B) The intravenous therapy procedures that a licensed practical nurse may perform pursuant to division (A) of this section are limited to the following:
(1) Verification of the type of peripheral intravenous solution being administered;
(2) Examination of a peripheral infusion site and the extremity for possible infiltration;
(3) Regulation of a peripheral intravenous infusion according to the prescribed flow rate;
(4) Discontinuation of a peripheral intravenous device at the appropriate time;
(5) Performance of routine dressing changes at the insertion site of a peripheral venous or arterial infusion, peripherally inserted central catheter infusion, or central venous pressure subclavian infusion.
Sec. 4723.19. (A) A person or government entity seeking approval to provide a course of study in the safe performance of intravenous therapy shall apply to the board of nursing in a manner specified by the board.
(B) The board shall approve the applicant to provide a course of study in the safe performance of intravenous therapy if the content of the course of study to be provided includes all of the following:
(1) Didactic and clinical components;
(2) Curriculum requirements established in rules the board shall adopt in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code;
(3) Standards that require the nurse to perform a successful demonstration of the intravenous procedures, including all skills needed to perform them safely.
Sec. 4723.24.  (A) All Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, all active licenses and certificates issued under this chapter shall be renewed biennially according to a schedule established by the board of nursing. The board shall provide an application for renewal to every holder of an active license or certificate, except when the board is aware that an individual is ineligible for license or certificate renewal for any reason, including pending criminal charges in this state or another jurisdiction, failure to comply with a disciplinary order from the board or the terms of a consent agreement entered into with the board, failure to pay fines or fees owed to the board, or failure to provide on the board's request documentation of having completed the continuing nursing education requirements specified in division (C) of this section.
If the board provides a renewal application by mail, the application shall be addressed to the last known post-office address of the license or certificate holder and mailed before the date specified in the board's schedule. Failure of the license or certificate holder to receive an application for renewal from the board shall not excuse the holder from the requirements contained in this section, except as provided in section 5903.10 of the Revised Code.
The license or certificate holder shall complete the renewal form and return it to the treasurer of state board with the renewal fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code on or before the date specified by the board. The license or certificate holder shall report any conviction, plea, or judicial finding regarding a criminal offense that constitutes grounds for the board to impose sanctions under section 4723.28 of the Revised Code since the holder last submitted an application to the board.
The treasurer shall immediately forward the renewal application to the board. On receipt of the renewal application, the board shall verify that whether the applicant meets the renewal requirements and. If the applicant meets the requirements, the board shall renew the license or certificate for the following two-year period.
If a renewal application that meets the renewal requirements is submitted after the date specified in the board's schedule, but before expiration of the license or certificate, the board shall grant a renewal upon payment of the late renewal fee authorized under section 4723.08 of the Revised Code.
(B) Every license or certificate holder shall give written notice to the board of any change of name or address within thirty days of the change. The board shall require the holder to document a change of name in a manner acceptable to the board.
(C)(1) Except in the case of a first renewal after licensure by examination, to be eligible for renewal of an active license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, each individual who holds an active license shall, in each two-year period specified by the board, complete continuing nursing education as follows:
(a) For renewal of a license that was issued for a two-year renewal period, twenty-four hours of continuing nursing education;
(b) For renewal of a license that was issued for less than a two-year renewal period, the number of hours of continuing nursing education specified by the board in rules adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code;
(c) Of the hours of continuing nursing education completed in any renewal period, at least one hour of the education must be directly related to the statutes and rules pertaining to the practice of nursing in this state.
(2) The board shall adopt rules establishing the procedure for a license holder to certify to the board completion of the required continuing nursing education. The board may conduct a random sample of license holders and require that the license holders included in the sample submit satisfactory documentation of having completed the requirements for continuing nursing education. On the board's request, a license holder included in the sample shall submit the required documentation.
(3) An educational activity may be applied toward meeting the continuing nursing education requirement only if it is obtained through a program or course approved by the board or a person the board has authorized to approve continuing nursing education programs and courses.
(4) The continuing education required of a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner to obtain or maintain certification by a national certifying organization shall be applied toward the continuing education requirements for renewal of a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse only if it is obtained through a program or course approved by the board or a person the board has authorized to approve continuing nursing education programs and courses.
(D) Except as otherwise provided in section 4723.28 of the Revised Code, a an individual who holds an active license holder to practice nursing as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse and who does not intend to practice in Ohio may send to the board written notice to that effect on or before the renewal date, and the board shall classify the license as inactive. During the period that the license is classified as inactive, the holder may not engage in the practice of nursing in Ohio and is not required to pay the renewal fee.
The holder of an inactive license or an individual who has failed to renew the individual's license may have the license restored or renewed reactivated or reinstated upon meeting doing the following, as applicable to the holder or individual:
(1) Applying to the board for license reactivation or reinstatement on forms provided by the board;
(2) Meeting the requirements for restoring and renewing reactivating or reinstating licenses established in rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code or, if the individual did not renew because of service in the armed forces of the United States, as provided in section 5903.10 of the Revised Code;
(3) If the license has been inactive for at least five years from the date of application for reactivation or has lapsed for at least five years from the date of application for reinstatement, submitting a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check and check of federal bureau of investigation records pursuant to section 4723.091 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.271.  The (A) Upon request of the holder of a nursing license, certificate of authority, dialysis technician certificate, medication aide certificate, or community health worker certificate issued under this chapter, the presentment of proper identification as prescribed in rules adopted by the board of nursing, and payment of the fee authorized under section 4723.08 of the Revised Code, the board of nursing shall provide to the requestor a replacement copy of a nursing license, certificate of authority, dialysis technician wall certificate, or community health worker certificate issued under this chapter upon request of the holder accompanied by proper identification as prescribed in rules adopted by the board and payment of the fee authorized under section 4723.08 of the Revised Code suitable for framing.
(B) Upon request of the holder of a nursing license, certificate of authority, certificate to prescribe, dialysis technician certificate, medication aide certificate, or community health worker certificate issued under this chapter and payment of the fee authorized under section 4723.08 of the Revised Code, the board shall verify to an agency of another jurisdiction or foreign country the fact that the person holds such nursing license, certificate of authority, certificate to prescribe, dialysis technician certificate, medication aide certificate, or community health worker certificate.
Sec. 4723.28.  (A) The board of nursing, by a vote of a quorum, may revoke or may refuse to grant a nursing license, certificate of authority, or dialysis technician certificate to a person found by the board to have impose one or more of the following sanctions if it finds that a person committed fraud in passing an examination required to obtain the a license, certificate of authority, or dialysis technician certificate issued by the board, or to have committed fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for or securing any a nursing license, certificate of authority, or dialysis technician certificate issued by the board: deny, revoke, suspend, or place restrictions on any nursing license, certificate of authority, or dialysis technician certificate issued by the board; reprimand or otherwise discipline a holder of a nursing license, certificate of authority, or dialysis technician certificate; or impose a fine of not more than five hundred dollars per violation.
(B) Subject to division (N) of this section, the The board of nursing, by a vote of a quorum, may impose one or more of the following sanctions: deny, revoke, suspend, or place restrictions on any nursing license, certificate of authority, or dialysis technician certificate issued by the board; reprimand or otherwise discipline a holder of a nursing license, certificate of authority, or dialysis technician certificate; or impose a fine of not more than five hundred dollars per violation. The sanctions may be imposed for any of the following:
(1) Denial, revocation, suspension, or restriction of authority to practice a health care occupation, including nursing or practice as a dialysis technician, for any reason other than a failure to renew, in Ohio or another state or jurisdiction;
(2) Engaging in the practice of nursing or engaging in practice as a dialysis technician, having failed to renew a nursing license or dialysis technician certificate issued under this chapter, or while a nursing license or dialysis technician certificate is under suspension;
(3) 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, a misdemeanor committed in the course of practice;
(4) 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, any felony or of any crime involving gross immorality or moral turpitude;
(5) Selling, giving away, or administering drugs or therapeutic devices for other than legal and legitimate therapeutic purposes; or 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, violating any municipal, state, county, or federal drug law;
(6) 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, an act in another jurisdiction that would constitute a felony or a crime of moral turpitude in Ohio;
(7) 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, an act in the course of practice in another jurisdiction that would constitute a misdemeanor in Ohio;
(8) Self-administering or otherwise taking into the body any dangerous drug, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, in any way that is not in accordance with a legal, valid prescription issued for that individual;
(9) Habitual indulgence in the or excessive use of controlled substances, other habit-forming drugs, or alcohol or other chemical substances to an extent that impairs ability to practice the individual's ability to provide safe nursing care or safe dialysis care;
(10) Impairment of the ability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of safe nursing care or safe dialysis care because of habitual or excessive the use of drugs, alcohol, or other chemical substances that impair the ability to practice;
(11) Impairment of the ability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of safe nursing care or safe dialysis care because of a physical or mental disability;
(12) Assaulting or causing harm to a patient or depriving a patient of the means to summon assistance;
(13) Obtaining or attempting to obtain Misappropriation or attempted misappropriation of money or anything of value by intentional misrepresentation or material deception in the course of practice;
(14) Adjudication by a probate court of being mentally ill or mentally incompetent. The board may restore reinstate the person's nursing license or dialysis technician certificate upon adjudication by a probate court of the person's restoration to competency or upon submission to the board of other proof of competency.
(15) The suspension or termination of employment by the department of defense or the veterans administration of the United States for any act that violates or would violate this chapter;
(16) Violation of this chapter or any rules adopted under it;
(17) Violation of any restrictions placed by the board on a nursing license or dialysis technician certificate by the board;
(18) Failure to use universal blood and body fluid standard precautions established by rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code;
(19) Failure to practice in accordance with acceptable and prevailing standards of safe nursing care or safe dialysis care;
(20) In the case of a registered nurse, engaging in activities that exceed the practice of nursing as a registered nurse;
(21) In the case of a licensed practical nurse, engaging in activities that exceed the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse;
(22) In the case of a dialysis technician, engaging in activities that exceed those permitted under section 4723.72 of the Revised Code;
(23) Aiding and abetting a person in that person's practice of nursing without a license or practice as a dialysis technician without a certificate issued under this chapter;
(24) In the case of a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner, except as provided in division (M) of this section, either of the following:
(a) Waiving the payment of all or any part of a deductible or copayment that a patient, pursuant to a health insurance or health care policy, contract, or plan that covers such nursing services, would otherwise be required to pay if the waiver is used as an enticement to a patient or group of patients to receive health care services from that provider;
(b) Advertising that the nurse will waive the payment of all or any part of a deductible or copayment that a patient, pursuant to a health insurance or health care policy, contract, or plan that covers such nursing services, would otherwise be required to pay.
(25) Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of participation in the chemical dependency monitoring program established under section 4723.35 of the Revised Code;
(26) Failure to comply with the terms and conditions required under the practice intervention and improvement program established under section 4723.282 of the Revised Code;
(27) In the case of a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner:
(a) Engaging in activities that exceed those permitted for the nurse's nursing specialty under section 4723.43 of the Revised Code;
(b) Failure to meet the quality assurance standards established under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code.
(28) In the case of a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner, failure to maintain a standard care arrangement in accordance with section 4723.431 of the Revised Code or to practice in accordance with the standard care arrangement;
(29) In the case of a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner who holds a certificate to prescribe issued under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code, failure to prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices in accordance with section 4723.481 of the Revised Code;
(30) Prescribing any drug or device to perform or induce an abortion, or otherwise performing or inducing an abortion;
(31) Failure to establish and maintain professional boundaries with a patient, as specified in rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code;
(32) Regardless of whether the contact or verbal behavior is consensual, engaging with a patient other than the spouse of the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or dialysis technician in any of the following:
(a) Sexual contact, as defined in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code;
(b) Verbal behavior that is sexually demeaning to the patient or may be reasonably interpreted by the patient as sexually demeaning.
(33) Assisting suicide as defined in section 3795.01 of the Revised Code.
(C) Disciplinary actions taken by the board under divisions (A) and (B) of this section shall be taken pursuant to an adjudication conducted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that in lieu of a hearing, the board may enter into a consent agreement with an individual to resolve an allegation of a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under it. A consent agreement, when ratified by a vote of a quorum, shall constitute the findings and order of the board with respect to the matter addressed in the agreement. If the board refuses to ratify a consent agreement, the admissions and findings contained in the agreement shall be of no effect.
(D) The hearings of the board shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, and the board may appoint a hearing examiner, as provided in section 119.09 of the Revised Code, to conduct any hearing the board is authorized to hold under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
In any instance in which the board is required under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to give notice of an opportunity for a hearing and the applicant, licensee, or license certificate holder does not make a timely request for a hearing in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code, the board is not required to hold a hearing, but may adopt, by a vote of a quorum, a final order that contains the board's findings. In the final order, the board may order any of the sanctions listed in division (A) or (B) of this section.
(E) If a criminal action is brought against a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or dialysis technician for an act or crime described in divisions (B)(3) to (7) of this section and the action is dismissed by the trial court other than on the merits, the board shall conduct an adjudication to determine whether the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or dialysis technician committed the act on which the action was based. If the board determines on the basis of the adjudication that the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or dialysis technician committed the act, or if the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or dialysis technician fails to participate in the adjudication, the board may take action as though the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or dialysis technician had been convicted of the act.
If the board takes action on the basis of a conviction, plea, or a judicial finding as described in divisions (B)(3) to (7) of this section that is overturned on appeal, the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or dialysis technician may, on exhaustion of the appeal process, petition the board for reconsideration of its action. On receipt of the petition and supporting court documents, the board shall temporarily rescind its action. If the board determines that the decision on appeal was a decision on the merits, it shall permanently rescind its action. If the board determines that the decision on appeal was not a decision on the merits, it shall conduct an adjudication to determine whether the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or dialysis technician committed the act on which the original conviction, plea, or judicial finding was based. If the board determines on the basis of the adjudication that the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or dialysis technician committed such act, or if the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or dialysis technician does not request an adjudication, the board shall reinstate its action; otherwise, the board shall permanently rescind its action.
Notwithstanding the provision of division (C)(2) of section 2953.32 of the Revised Code specifying that if records pertaining to a criminal case are sealed under that section the proceedings in the case shall be deemed not to have occurred, sealing of the following records of a conviction on which the board has based an action under this section shall have no effect on the board's action or any sanction imposed by the board under this section: records of any conviction, guilty plea, judicial finding of guilt resulting from a plea of no contest, or a judicial finding of eligibility for a pretrial diversion program or intervention in lieu of conviction.
The board shall not be required to seal, destroy, redact, or otherwise modify its records to reflect the court's sealing of conviction records.
(F) The board may investigate an individual's criminal background in performing its duties under this section. As part of such investigation, the board may order the individual to submit, at the individual's expense, a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check and check of federal bureau of investigation records in accordance with the procedure described in section 4723.091 of the Revised Code.
(G) During the course of an investigation conducted under this section, the board may compel any registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or dialysis technician or applicant under this chapter to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both, as required by the board and at the expense of the individual, if the board finds reason to believe that the individual under investigation may have a physical or mental impairment that may affect the individual's ability to provide safe nursing care. Failure of any individual to submit to a mental or physical examination when directed constitutes an admission of the allegations, unless the failure is due to circumstances beyond the individual's control, and a default and final order may be entered without the taking of testimony or presentation of evidence.
If the board finds that an individual is impaired, the board shall require the individual to submit to care, counseling, or treatment approved or designated by the board, as a condition for initial, continued, reinstated, or renewed authority to practice. The individual shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the board that the individual can begin or resume the individual's occupation in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards of care under the provisions of the individual's authority to practice.
For purposes of this division, any registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or dialysis technician or applicant under this chapter shall be deemed to have given consent to submit to a mental or physical examination when directed to do so in writing by the board, and to have waived all objections to the admissibility of testimony or examination reports that constitute a privileged communication.
(H) The board shall investigate evidence that appears to show that any person has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule of the board. Any person may report to the board any information the person may have that appears to show a violation of any provision of this chapter or rule of the board. In the absence of bad faith, any person who reports such information or who testifies before the board in any adjudication conducted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of the report or testimony.
(I) All of the following apply under this chapter with respect to the confidentiality of information:
(1) Information received by the board pursuant to a complaint or an investigation is confidential and not subject to discovery in any civil action, except that the board may disclose information to law enforcement officers and government entities investigating for purposes of an investigation of either a licensed health care professional, including a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or dialysis technician, or a person who may have engaged in the unauthorized practice of nursing or dialysis care. No law enforcement officer or government entity with knowledge of any information disclosed by the board pursuant to this division shall divulge the information to any other person or government entity except for the purpose of a government investigation, a prosecution, or an adjudication by a court or government entity.
(2) If an investigation requires a review of patient records, the investigation and proceeding shall be conducted in such a manner as to protect patient confidentiality.
(3) All adjudications and investigations of the board shall be considered civil actions for the purposes of section 2305.252 of the Revised Code.
(4) Any board activity that involves continued monitoring of an individual as part of or following any disciplinary action taken under this section shall be conducted in a manner that maintains the individual's confidentiality. Information received or maintained by the board with respect to the board's monitoring activities is confidential and not subject to discovery in any civil action and is confidential, except that the board may disclose information to law enforcement officers and government entities for purposes of an investigation of a licensee or certificate holder.
(J) Any action taken by the board under this section resulting in a suspension from practice shall be accompanied by a written statement of the conditions under which the person may be reinstated to practice.
(K) When the board refuses to grant a license or certificate to an applicant, revokes a license or certificate, or refuses to reinstate a license or certificate, the board may specify that its action is permanent. An individual subject to permanent action taken by the board is forever ineligible to hold a license or certificate of the type that was refused or revoked and the board shall not accept from the individual an application for reinstatement of the license or certificate or for a new license or certificate.
(L) No unilateral surrender of a nursing license, certificate of authority, or dialysis technician certificate issued under this chapter shall be effective unless accepted by majority vote of the board. No application for a nursing license, certificate of authority, or dialysis technician certificate issued under this chapter may be withdrawn without a majority vote of the board. The board's jurisdiction to take disciplinary action under this section is not removed or limited when an individual has a license or certificate classified as inactive or fails to renew a license or certificate.
(M) Sanctions shall not be imposed under division (B)(24) of this section against any licensee who waives deductibles and copayments as follows:
(1) In compliance with the health benefit plan that expressly allows such a practice. Waiver of the deductibles or copayments shall be made only with the full knowledge and consent of the plan purchaser, payer, and third-party administrator. Documentation of the consent shall be made available to the board upon request.
(2) For professional services rendered to any other person licensed pursuant to this chapter to the extent allowed by this chapter and the rules of the board.
(N)(1) Any person who enters a prelicensure nursing education program on or after June 1, 2003, and who subsequently applies under division (A) of section 4723.09 of the Revised Code for licensure to practice as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse and any person who applies under division (B) of that section for license by endorsement to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for the bureau to conduct a criminal records check of the applicant and to send the results to the board, in accordance with section 4723.09 of the Revised Code.
The board shall refuse to grant a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse under section 4723.09 of the Revised Code to a person who entered a prelicensure nursing education program on or after June 1, 2003, and applied under division (A) of section 4723.09 of the Revised Code for the license or a person who applied under division (B) of that section for the license, if the criminal records check performed in accordance with division (C) of that section indicates that the person has pleaded guilty to, been convicted of, or has had a judicial finding of guilt for violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country.
(2) Any person who enters a dialysis training program on or after June 1, 2003, and who subsequently applies for a certificate to practice as a dialysis technician shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for the bureau to conduct a criminal records check of the applicant and to send the results to the board, in accordance with section 4723.75 of the Revised Code.
The board shall refuse to issue a certificate to practice as a dialysis technician under section 4723.75 of the Revised Code to a person who entered a dialysis training program on or after June 1, 2003, and whose criminal records check performed in accordance with division (C) of that section indicates that the person has pleaded guilty to, been convicted of, or has had a judicial finding of guilt for violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country.
Sec. 4723.32.  This chapter does not prohibit any of the following:
(A) The practice of nursing by a student currently enrolled in and actively pursuing completion of a prelicensure nursing education program, if all of the following are the case:
(1) The student is participating in a program located in this state and approved by the board of nursing or participating in this state in a component of a program located in another jurisdiction and approved by a board that is a member of the national council of state boards of nursing;
(2) The student's practice is under the auspices of the program;
(3) The student acts under the supervision of a registered nurse serving for the program as a faculty member or teaching assistant.
(B) The rendering of medical assistance to a licensed physician, licensed dentist, or licensed podiatrist by a person under the direction, supervision, and control of such licensed physician, dentist, or podiatrist;
(C) The activities of persons employed as nursing aides, attendants, orderlies, or other auxiliary workers in patient homes, nurseries, nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies, or other similar institutions;
(D) The provision of nursing services to family members or in emergency situations;
(E) The care of the sick when done in connection with the practice of religious tenets of any church and by or for its members;
(F) The practice of nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner by a student currently enrolled in and actively pursuing completion of a program of study leading to initial authorization by the board of nursing to practice nursing in the specialty, if all of the following are the case:
(1) The program qualifies the student to sit for the examination of a national certifying organization listed in division (A)(3) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code or approved by the board under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code or the program prepares the student to receive a master's degree in accordance with division (A)(2) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code;
(2) The student's practice is under the auspices of the program;
(3) The student acts under the supervision of a registered nurse serving for the program as a faculty member, teaching assistant, or preceptor.
(G) The activities of an individual who currently holds a license to practice nursing in another jurisdiction, if the individual's license has not been revoked, the individual is not currently under suspension or on probation, the individual does not represent the individual as being licensed under this chapter, and one of the following is the case:
(1) The individual is engaging in the practice of nursing by discharging official duties while employed by or under contract with the United States government or any agency thereof;
(2) The individual is engaging in the practice of nursing as an employee of an individual, agency, or corporation located in the other jurisdiction in a position with employment responsibilities that include transporting patients into, out of, or through this state, as long as each trip in this state does not exceed seventy-two hours;
(3) The individual is consulting with an individual licensed in this state to practice any health-related profession;
(4) The individual is engaging in activities associated with teaching in this state as a guest lecturer at or for a nursing education program, continuing nursing education program, or in-service presentation;
(5) The individual is conducting evaluations of nursing care that are undertaken on behalf of an accrediting organization, including the national league for nursing accrediting committee, the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations, or any other nationally recognized accrediting organization;
(6) The individual is providing nursing care to an individual who is in this state on a temporary basis, not to exceed six months in any one calendar year, if the nurse is directly employed by or under contract with the individual or a guardian or other person acting on the individual's behalf;
(7) The individual is providing nursing care during any disaster, natural or otherwise, that has been officially declared to be a disaster by a public announcement issued by an appropriate federal, state, county, or municipal official.
(H) The administration of medication by an individual who holds a valid medication aide certificate issued under this chapter, if the medication is administered to a resident of a nursing home or residential care facility authorized by section 4723.63 or 4723.64 of the Revised Code to use a certified medication aide and the medication is administered in accordance with section 4723.67 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.34.  (A) Reports to the board of nursing shall be made as follows:
(1) Every employer of A person or governmental entity that employs, or contracts directly or through another person or governmental entity for the provision of services by, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, or dialysis technicians, medication aides, or certified community health workers and that knows or has reason to believe that a current or former employee or person providing services under a contract who holds a license or certificate issued under this chapter engaged in conduct that would be grounds for disciplinary action by the board of nursing under this chapter or rules adopted under it shall report to the board of nursing the name of any such current or former employee who holds a nursing license or dialysis technician certificate issued under this chapter who has engaged in conduct that would be grounds for disciplinary action by the board under section 4723.28 of the Revised Code or person providing services under a contract. The report shall be made on the person's or governmental entity's behalf by an individual licensed by the board who the person or governmental entity has designated to make such reports.
Every employer of certified community health workers shall report to the board the name of any current or former employee who holds a community health worker certificate issued under this chapter who has engaged in conduct that would be grounds for disciplinary action by the board under section 4723.86 of the Revised Code.
Every employer of medication aides shall report to the board the name of any current or former employee who holds a medication aide certificate issued under this chapter who has engaged in conduct that would be grounds for disciplinary action by the board under section 4723.652 of the Revised Code.
(2) Nursing associations shall report to the board the name of any registered nurse or licensed practical nurse and dialysis technician associations shall report to the board the name of any dialysis technician who has been investigated and found to constitute a danger to the public health, safety, and welfare because of conduct that would be grounds for disciplinary action by the board under section 4723.28 of the Revised Code, except that an association is not required to report the individual's name if the individual is maintaining satisfactory participation in a peer support program approved by the board under rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code.
Community health worker associations shall report to the board the name of any certified community health worker who has been investigated and found to constitute a danger to the public health, safety, and welfare because of conduct that would be grounds for disciplinary action by the board under section 4723.86 of the Revised Code, except that an association is not required to report the individual's name if the individual is maintaining satisfactory participation in a peer support program approved by the board under rules adopted under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code.
Medication aide associations shall report to the board the name of any medication aide who has been investigated and found to constitute a danger to the public health, safety, and welfare because of conduct that would be grounds for disciplinary action by the board under section 4723.652 of the Revised Code, except that an association is not required to report the individual's name if the individual is maintaining satisfactory participation in a peer support program approved by the board under rules adopted under section 4723.69 of the Revised Code.
(3) If the A prosecutor in a case described in divisions (B)(3) to (5) of section 4723.28 of the Revised Code, or in a case where the trial court issued an order of dismissal upon technical or procedural grounds of a charge of a misdemeanor committed in the course of practice, a felony charge, or a charge of gross immorality or moral turpitude, who knows or has reason to believe that the person charged is licensed under this chapter to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse or holds a certificate issued under this chapter to practice as a dialysis technician, the prosecutor shall notify the board of nursing of the charge. With regard to certified community health workers and medication aides, if the prosecutor in a case involving a charge of a misdemeanor committed in the course of employment, a felony charge, or a charge of gross immorality or moral turpitude, including a case dismissed on technical or procedural grounds, who knows or has reason to believe that the person charged holds a community health worker or medication aide certificate issued under this chapter, the prosecutor shall notify the board of the charge.
Each notification required by this division from a prosecutor shall be made on forms prescribed and provided by the board. The report shall include the name and address of the license or certificate holder, the charge, and the certified court documents recording the action.
(B) If any person or governmental entity fails to provide a report required by this section, the board may seek an order from a court of competent jurisdiction compelling submission of the report.
Sec. 4723.35.  (A) As used in this section, "chemical dependency" means either of the following:
(1) The chronic and habitual use of alcoholic beverages to the extent that the user no longer can control the use of alcohol or endangers the user's health, safety, or welfare or that of others;
(2) The use of a controlled substance as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code, a harmful intoxicant as defined in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, or a dangerous drug as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, to the extent that the user becomes physically or psychologically dependent on the substance, intoxicant, or drug or endangers the user's health, safety, or welfare or that of others.
(B) The board of nursing may abstain from taking disciplinary action under section 4723.28 or 4723.86 of the Revised Code against an individual with a chemical dependency if it finds that the individual can be treated effectively and there is no impairment of the individual's ability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of safe care. The board shall establish a chemical dependency monitoring program to monitor the registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, dialysis technicians, and certified community health workers against whom the board has abstained from taking action. The board shall develop the program, select the program's name, and designate a coordinator to administer the program.
(C) Determinations regarding an individual's eligibility for admission to, continued participation in, and successful completion of the monitoring program shall be made by the board's supervising member for disciplinary matters in accordance with rules adopted under division (D) of this section.
(D) The board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish the following:
(1) Eligibility requirements for admission to and continued participation in the monitoring program;
(2) Terms and conditions that must be met to participate in and successfully complete the program;
(3) Procedures for keeping confidential records regarding participants;
(4) Any other requirements or procedures necessary to establish and administer the program.
(D)(E)(1) As a condition of being admitted to the monitoring program, an individual shall surrender to the program coordinator the license or certificate that the individual holds. While the surrender is in effect, the individual is prohibited from engaging in the practice of nursing, engaging in the provision of dialysis care, or engaging in the provision of services that were being provided as a certified community health worker.
If the program coordinator board's supervising member for disciplinary matters determines that a participant is capable of resuming practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of safe care, the program coordinator shall return the participant's license or certificate. If the participant violates the terms and conditions of resumed practice, the program coordinator shall require the participant to surrender the license or certificate as a condition of continued participation in the program. The coordinator may require the surrender only on the approval of the board's supervising member for disciplinary matters.
The surrender of a license or certificate on admission to the monitoring program or while participating in the program does not constitute an action by the board under section 4723.28 or 4723.86 of the Revised Code. The participant may rescind the surrender at any time and the board may proceed by taking action under section 4723.28 or 4723.86 of the Revised Code.
(2) If the program coordinator determines that a participant is significantly out of compliance with the terms and conditions for participation, the coordinator shall notify the board's supervising member for disciplinary matters and the supervising member shall determine whether to temporarily suspend the participant's license or certificate. The program coordinator board shall notify the participant of the suspension by certified mail sent to the participant's last known address and shall refer the matter to the board for formal action under section 4723.28 or 4723.86 of the Revised Code.
(E)(F) All of the following apply with respect to the receipt, release, and maintenance of records and information by the monitoring program:
(1) The program coordinator shall maintain all program records in the board's office, and for each participant, shall retain the records for a period of five two years following the participant's date of successful completion of the program.
(2) When applying to participate in the monitoring program, the applicant shall sign a waiver permitting the program coordinator board to receive and release information necessary for the coordinator to determine whether the individual is eligible for admission. After being admitted, the participant shall sign a waiver permitting the program coordinator board to receive and release information necessary to determine whether the individual is eligible for continued participation in the program. Information that may be necessary for the program coordinator board's supervising member for disciplinary matters to determine eligibility for admission or continued participation in the monitoring program includes, but is not limited to, information provided to and by employers, probation officers, law enforcement agencies, peer assistance programs, health professionals, and treatment providers. No entity with knowledge that the information has been provided to the monitoring program shall divulge that knowledge to any other person.
(3) Except as provided in division (E)(F)(4) of this section, all records pertaining to an individual's application for or participation in the monitoring program, including medical records, treatment records, and mental health records, shall be confidential. The records are not public records for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and are not subject to discovery by subpoena or admissible as evidence in any judicial proceeding.
(4) The program coordinator board may disclose information regarding a participant's progress in the program to any person or government entity that the participant authorizes in writing to be given the information. In disclosing information under this division, the coordinator board shall not include any information that is protected under section 3793.13 of the Revised Code or any federal statute or regulation that provides for the confidentiality of medical, mental health, or substance abuse records.
(F)(G) In the absence of fraud or bad faith, the program coordinator, the board of nursing, and the board's employees and representatives as a whole, its individual members, and its employees and representatives are not liable for damages in any civil action as a result of disclosing information in accordance with division (E)(F)(4) of this section. In the absence of fraud or bad faith, any person reporting to the program with regard to an individual's chemical dependence, or the progress or lack of progress of that individual with regard to treatment, is not liable for damages in any civil action as a result of the report.
Sec. 4723.41.  (A) Each person who desires to practice nursing as a certified nurse-midwife and has not been authorized to practice midwifery prior to December 1, 1967, and each person who desires to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner shall file with the board of nursing a written application for authorization to practice nursing in the desired specialty, under oath, on a form prescribed by the board.
Except as provided in divisions division (B), (C), and (D) of this section, at the time of making application, the applicant shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Be a registered nurse;
(2) Submit documentation satisfactory to the board that the applicant has earned a graduate degree with a major in a nursing specialty or in a related field that qualifies the applicant to sit for the certification examination of a national certifying organization listed in division (A)(3) of this section or approved by the board under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code;
(3) Submit documentation satisfactory to the board of having passed the certification examination of one of the following:
(a) If the applicant is applying to practice nursing as a certified nurse-midwife, the American college of nurse-midwives or another national certifying organization approved by the board under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code to examine and certify nurse-midwives;
(b) If the applicant is applying to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, the national council on certification of nurse anesthetists of the American association of nurse anesthetists, the national council on recertification of nurse anesthetists of the American association of nurse anesthetists, or another national certifying organization approved by the board under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code to examine and certify registered nurse anesthetists;
(c) If the applicant is applying to practice nursing as a clinical nurse specialist, the American nurses credentialing center or another national certifying organization approved by the board under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code to examine and certify clinical nurse specialists;
(d) If the applicant is applying to practice nursing as a certified nurse practitioner, the American nurses credentialing center, the national certification corporation, the national board of pediatric nurse practitioners and associates, or another a national certifying organization approved by the board under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code to examine and certify, as applicable, nurse-midwives, registered nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, or nurse practitioners.;
(4) Submit an affidavit with the application that states all of the following:
(a) That the applicant is the person named in the documents submitted under divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section and is the lawful possessor thereof;
(b) The applicant's age, residence, the school at which the applicant obtained education in the applicant's nursing specialty, and any other facts that the board requires;
(c) If the applicant is already engaged in the practice of nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner, the period during which and the place where the applicant is engaged;
(d) If the applicant is already engaged in the practice of nursing as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner, the names and business addresses of the applicant's current collaborating physicians and podiatrists. If the applicant is not yet engaged in the practice of nursing as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner, the applicant shall submit the names and business addresses of the applicant's collaborating physicians or podiatrists not later than thirty days after first engaging in the practice. The applicant shall give written notice to the board of any additions or deletions to the affidavit of collaborating physicians or podiatrists not later than thirty days after the change takes effect.
(B) On or before December 31, 2000, the board shall issue to an applicant a certificate of authority to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner if the applicant complies with all requirements of this section, other than the requirement that the applicant has earned a graduate degree with a major in a nursing specialty or in a related field that qualifies the applicant to sit for the certification examination of a national certifying organization listed in division (A)(3) of this section or approved by the board under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code.
(C) On or before December 31, 2000, the board shall issue to an applicant a certificate of authority to practice nursing as a clinical nurse specialist if one of the following applies:
(1) The applicant holds a graduate degree with a major in a clinical area of nursing from an educational institution accredited by a national or regional accrediting organization and complies with all requirements of this section, other than the requirement of having passed a certification examination.
(2) The applicant holds a graduate degree in nursing or a related field and is certified as a clinical nurse specialist by the American nurses credentialing center or another national certifying organization approved by the board under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code.
(D) On or before December 31, 2008, the board shall issue to an applicant a certificate of authority to practice nursing as a certified nurse practitioner if the applicant has successfully completed a nurse practitioner certificate program that receives funding under and is employed by a public agency or a private, nonprofit entity that receives funding under Title X of the "Public Health Service Act," 42 U.S.C. 300 and 300a-1 (1991), and complies with all requirements of this section, other than the requirement that the applicant has earned a graduate degree with a major in a nursing specialty or a related field.
(E)(B)(1) A certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner who is practicing as such in another jurisdiction may apply for a certificate of authority to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner in this state if the nurse meets the requirements for a certificate of authority set forth in division (A) of this section or division (B)(2) of this section. The
(2) If an applicant practicing in another jurisdiction applies for a certificate of authority under division (B)(2) of this section, the application shall be submitted to the board in the form prescribed by rules of the board and be accompanied by the application fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code. The application shall include evidence that the applicant meets the requirements of division (B)(2) of this section, holds a license or certificate to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner in good standing in another jurisdiction granted after meeting requirements approved by the entity of that jurisdiction that licenses nurses, and other information required by rules of the board of nursing.
If With respect to the educational requirements and national certification requirements that an applicant under division (B)(2) of this section must meet, both of the following apply:
(a) If the applicant is a certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner who, on or before December 31, 2000, met the requirements of this section to practice as such and has maintained obtained certification in the applicant's nursing specialty with a national certifying organization listed in division (A)(3) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code as that division existed prior to the effective date of this amendment or that was at that time approved by the board under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code, division (B) of this section shall apply the applicant must have maintained the certification. The applicant is not required to have earned a graduate degree with a major in a nursing specialty or in a related field that qualifies the applicant to sit for the certification examination.
(b) If the applicant is a clinical nurse specialist who, on or before December 31, 2000, met the requirements of this section to practice as such, division (C) of this section shall apply one of the following must apply to the applicant:
(i) On or before December 31, 2000, the applicant obtained a graduate degree with a major in a clinical area of nursing from an educational institution accredited by a national or regional accrediting organization. The applicant is not required to have passed a certification examination.
(ii) On or before December 31, 2000, the applicant obtained a graduate degree in nursing or a related field and was certified as a clinical nurse specialist by the American nurses credentialing center or another national certifying organization that was at that time approved by the board under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.42.  (A) If the applicant for authorization to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner has met all the requirements of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code and has paid the fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code, the board of nursing shall issue its certificate of authority to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner, which shall designate the nursing specialty the nurse is authorized to practice. The certificate entitles its holder to practice nursing in the specialty designated on the certificate.
The board shall issue or deny its certificate not later than sixty days after receiving all of the documents required by section 4723.41 of the Revised Code.
If an applicant is under investigation for a violation of this chapter, the board shall conclude the investigation not later than ninety days after receipt of all required documents, unless this ninety-day period is extended by written consent of the applicant, or unless the board determines that a substantial question of such a violation exists and the board has notified the applicant in writing of the reasons for the continuation of the investigation. If the board determines that the applicant has not violated this chapter, it shall issue a certificate not later than forty-five days after making that determination.
(B) Authorization to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner shall be renewed biennially according to rules and a schedule adopted by the board. In providing renewal applications to certificate holders, the board shall follow the procedures it follows under section 4723.24 of the Revised Code in providing renewal applications to license holders. Failure of the certificate holder to receive an application for renewal from the board does not excuse the holder from the requirements of section 4723.44 of the Revised Code.
Not later than the date specified by the board, the holder shall complete the renewal form and return it to the board with all of the following:
(1) The renewal fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code;
(2) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, documentation Documentation satisfactory to the board that the holder has maintained certification in the nursing specialty with a national certifying organization listed in division (A)(3) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code or approved by the board under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code;
(3) A list of the names and business addresses of the holder's current collaborating physicians and podiatrists, if the holder is a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner;
(4) If the holder's certificate was issued under division (C) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code, as that division existed at any time before the effective date of this amendment, documentation satisfactory to the board that the holder has completed continuing education for a clinical nurse specialist as required by rule of the board;
(5) If the holder's certificate was issued under division (D) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code, documentation satisfactory to the board that the holder has continued employment by a public agency or a private, nonprofit entity that receives funding under Title X of the "Public Health Service Act," 42 U.S.C. 300 and 300a-1 (1991).
On receipt of the renewal application, fees, and documents, the board shall verify that the applicant holds a current license to practice nursing as a registered nurse in this state, and, if it so verifies, shall renew the certificate. If an applicant submits the completed renewal application after the date specified in the board's schedule, but before the expiration of the certificate, the board shall grant a renewal when the late renewal fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code is paid.
An applicant for reinstatement of an expired certificate shall submit the reinstatement fee, renewal fee, and late renewal fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code. Any holder of a certificate who desires inactive status shall give the board written notice to that effect.
(C) The board shall renew a certificate of authority to practice nursing as a clinical nurse specialist issued pursuant to division (C) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code, if the certificate holder complies with all renewal requirements of this section other than the requirement of having maintained certification in the holder's nursing specialty.
Sec. 4723.43.  A certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner may provide to individuals and groups nursing care that requires knowledge and skill obtained from advanced formal education and clinical experience. In this capacity as an advanced practice registered nurse, a certified nurse-midwife is subject to division (A) of this section, a certified registered nurse anesthetist is subject to division (B) of this section, a certified nurse practitioner is subject to division (C) of this section, and a clinical nurse specialist is subject to division (D) of this section.
(A) A nurse authorized to practice as a certified nurse-midwife, in collaboration with one or more physicians, may provide the management of preventive services and those primary care services necessary to provide health care to women antepartally, intrapartally, postpartally, and gynecologically, consistent with the nurse's education and certification, and in accordance with rules adopted by the board of nursing.
No certified nurse-midwife may perform version, deliver breech or face presentation, use forceps, do any obstetric operation, or treat any other abnormal condition, except in emergencies. Division (A) of this section does not prohibit a certified nurse-midwife from performing episiotomies or normal vaginal deliveries, or repairing vaginal tears. A certified nurse-midwife who holds a certificate to prescribe issued under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code may, in collaboration with one or more physicians, prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices in accordance with section 4723.481 of the Revised Code.
(B) A nurse authorized to practice as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, with the supervision and in the immediate presence of a physician, podiatrist, or dentist, may administer anesthesia and perform anesthesia induction, maintenance, and emergence, and may perform with supervision preanesthetic preparation and evaluation, postanesthesia care, and clinical support functions, consistent with the nurse's education and certification, and in accordance with rules adopted by the board. A certified registered nurse anesthetist is not required to obtain a certificate to prescribe in order to provide the anesthesia care described in this division.
The physician, podiatrist, or dentist supervising a certified registered nurse anesthetist must be actively engaged in practice in this state. When a certified registered nurse anesthetist is supervised by a podiatrist, the nurse's scope of practice is limited to the anesthesia procedures that the podiatrist has the authority under section 4731.51 of the Revised Code to perform. A certified registered nurse anesthetist may not administer general anesthesia under the supervision of a podiatrist in a podiatrist's office. When a certified registered nurse anesthetist is supervised by a dentist, the nurse's scope of practice is limited to the anesthesia procedures that the dentist has the authority under Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code to perform.
(C) A nurse authorized to practice as a certified nurse practitioner, in collaboration with one or more physicians or podiatrists, may provide preventive and primary care services and evaluate and promote patient wellness within the nurse's nursing specialty, consistent with the nurse's education and certification, and in accordance with rules adopted by the board. A certified nurse practitioner who holds a certificate to prescribe issued under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code may, in collaboration with one or more physicians or podiatrists, prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices in accordance with section 4723.481 of the Revised Code.
When a certified nurse practitioner is collaborating with a podiatrist, the nurse's scope of practice is limited to the procedures that the podiatrist has the authority under section 4731.51 of the Revised Code to perform.
(D) A nurse authorized to practice as a clinical nurse specialist, in collaboration with one or more physicians or podiatrists, may provide and manage the care of individuals and groups with complex health problems and provide health care services that promote, improve, and manage health care within the nurse's nursing specialty, consistent with the nurse's education and in accordance with rules adopted by the board. A clinical nurse specialist who holds a certificate to prescribe issued under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code may, in collaboration with one or more physicians or podiatrists, prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices in accordance with section 4723.481 of the Revised Code.
When a clinical nurse specialist is collaborating with a podiatrist, the nurse's scope of practice is limited to the procedures that the podiatrist has the authority under section 4731.51 of the Revised Code to perform.
Sec. 4723.431.  (A) Except as provided in division (D)(1) of this section, a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner may practice only in accordance with a standard care arrangement entered into with each physician or podiatrist with whom the nurse collaborates. A copy of the standard care arrangement shall be retained on file at each site where the nurse practices. Prior approval of the standard care arrangement by the board of nursing is not required, but the board may periodically review it for compliance with this section.
A clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner may enter into a standard care arrangement with one or more collaborating physicians or podiatrists. Each Not later than thirty days after first engaging in the practice of nursing as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner, the nurse shall submit to the board the name and business address of each collaborating physician or podiatrist. Thereafter, the nurse shall give to the board written notice of any additions or deletions to the nurse's collaborating physicians or podiatrists not later than thirty days after the change takes effect.
Each collaborating physician or podiatrist must be actively engaged in direct clinical practice in this state and practicing in a specialty that is the same as or similar to the nurse's nursing specialty. If a collaborating physician or podiatrist enters into standard care arrangements with more than three nurses who hold certificates to prescribe issued under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code, the physician or podiatrist shall not collaborate at the same time with more than three of the nurses in the prescribing component of their practices.
(B) A standard care arrangement shall be in writing and, except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, shall contain all of the following:
(1) Criteria for referral of a patient by the clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner to a collaborating physician or podiatrist;
(2) A process for the clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner to obtain a consultation with a collaborating physician or podiatrist;
(3) A plan for coverage in instances of emergency or planned absences of either the clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner or a collaborating physician or podiatrist that provides the means whereby a physician or podiatrist is available for emergency care;
(4) The process for resolution of disagreements regarding matters of patient management between the clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner and a collaborating physician or podiatrist;
(5) A procedure for a regular review of the referrals by the clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner to other health care professionals and the care outcomes for a random sample of all patients seen by the nurse;
(6) If the clinical nurse specialist or certified nurse practitioner regularly provides services to infants, a policy for care of infants up to age one and recommendations for collaborating physician visits for children from birth to age three;
(7) Any other criteria required by rule of the board adopted pursuant to section 4723.07 or 4723.50 of the Revised Code.
(C) A standard care arrangement entered into pursuant to this section may permit a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner to supervise services provided by a home health agency as defined in section 3701.881 of the Revised Code.
(D)(1) A clinical nurse specialist who does not hold a certificate to prescribe and whose nursing specialty is mental health or psychiatric mental health, as determined by the board, is not required to enter into a standard care arrangement, but shall practice in collaboration with one or more physicians.
(2) If a clinical nurse specialist practicing in either of the specialties specified in division (D)(1) of this section holds a certificate to prescribe, the nurse shall enter into a standard care arrangement with one or more physicians. The standard care arrangement must meet the requirements of division (B) of this section, but only to the extent necessary to address the prescribing component of the nurse's practice.
(E) Nothing in this section prohibits a hospital from hiring a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner as an employee and negotiating standard care arrangements on behalf of the employee as necessary to meet the requirements of this section. A standard care arrangement between the hospital's employee and the employee's collaborating physician is subject to approval by the medical staff and governing body of the hospital prior to implementation of the arrangement at the hospital.
Sec. 4723.44.  (A) No person shall do any of the following unless the person holds a current, valid certificate of authority to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner issued by the board of nursing under this chapter:
(1) Engage in the practice of nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner for a fee, salary, or other consideration, or as a volunteer;
(2) Represent the person as being a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner;
(3) Use any title or initials implying that the person is a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner;
(4) Represent the person as being an advanced practice registered nurse;
(5) Use any title or initials implying that the person is an advanced practice registered nurse.
(B) No person who is not certified by the national council on certification of nurse anesthetists of the American association of nurse anesthetists, the national council on recertification of nurse anesthetists of the American association of nurse anesthetists, or another national certifying organization approved by the board under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code shall use the title "certified registered nurse anesthetist" or the initials "C.R.N.A.," or any other title or initial implying that the person has been certified by the council or organization.
(C) No certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner shall do any of the following:
(1) Engage, for a fee, salary, or other consideration, or as a volunteer, in the practice of a nursing specialty other than the specialty designated on the nurse's current, valid certificate of authority issued by the board under this chapter;
(2) Represent the person as being authorized to practice any nursing specialty other than the specialty designated on the current, valid certificate of authority;
(3) Use the title "certified registered nurse anesthetist" or the initials "N.A." or "C.R.N.A.," the title "clinical nurse specialist" or the initials "C.N.S.," the title "certified nurse-midwife" or the initials "C.N.M.," the title "certified nurse practitioner" or the initials "C.N.P.," the title "advanced practice registered nurse" or the initials "A.P.R.N.," or any other title or initials implying that the nurse is authorized to practice any nursing specialty other than the specialty designated on the nurse's current, valid certificate of authority;
(4) Enter into a standard care arrangement with a physician or podiatrist whose practice is not the same as or similar to the nurse's nursing specialty;
(5) Prescribe drugs or therapeutic devices unless the nurse holds a current, valid certificate to prescribe issued under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code;
(6) Prescribe drugs or therapeutic devices under a certificate to prescribe in a manner that does not comply with section 4723.481 of the Revised Code;
(7) Prescribe any drug or device to perform or induce an abortion, or otherwise Perform perform or induce an abortion.
(D) No person shall knowingly employ a person to engage in the practice of nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner unless the person so employed holds a current, valid certificate of authority to engage in that nursing specialty issued by the board under this chapter.
(E) A certificate certified by the executive director of the board, under the official seal of the board, to the effect that it appears from the records that no certificate of authority to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner has been issued to any person specified therein, or that a certificate, if issued, has been revoked or suspended, shall be received as prima-facie evidence of the record in any court or before any officer of the state.
Sec. 4723.48.  (A) A clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner seeking authority to prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices shall file with the board of nursing a written application for a certificate to prescribe. The board of nursing shall issue a certificate to prescribe to each applicant who meets the requirements specified in section 4723.482 or 4723.485 of the Revised Code.
Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the initial certificate to prescribe that the board issues to an applicant shall be issued as an externship certificate. Under an externship certificate, the nurse may obtain experience in prescribing drugs and therapeutic devices by participating in an externship that evaluates the nurse's competence, knowledge, and skill in pharmacokinetic principles and their clinical application to the specialty being practiced. During the externship, the nurse may prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices only when one or more physicians are providing supervision in accordance with rules adopted under section 4723.50 of the Revised Code.
After completing the externship, the holder of an externship certificate may apply for a new certificate to prescribe. On receipt of the new certificate, the nurse may prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices in collaboration with one or more physicians or podiatrists.
(B) In the case of an applicant who on May 17, 2000, was approved to prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices under section 4723.56 of the Revised Code, as that section existed on that date, the initial certificate to prescribe that the board issues to the applicant under this section shall not be an externship certificate. The applicant shall be issued a certificate to prescribe that permits the recipient to prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices in collaboration with one or more physicians or podiatrists.
In the case of an applicant who meets the requirements of division (C) of section 4723.482 of the Revised Code, the initial certificate to prescribe that the board issues to the applicant under this section shall not be an externship certificate. The applicant shall be issued a certificate to prescribe that permits the recipient to prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices in collaboration with one or more physicians or podiatrists.
Sec. 4723.482.  (A) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section, an applicant shall include with the application submitted under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code all of the following:
(1) Subject to section 4723.483 of the Revised Code, evidence Evidence of holding a current, valid certificate of authority issued under this chapter to practice as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner that was issued by meeting the requirements of division (A) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code;
(2) Except for a person who on May 17, 2000, was approved to prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices under section 4723.56 of the Revised Code, as that section existed on that date, evidence Evidence of successfully completing the instruction in advanced pharmacology and related topics specified in division (B) of this section;
(3) The fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code for a certificate to prescribe;
(4) Any additional information the board of nursing requires pursuant to rules adopted under section 4723.50 of the Revised Code.
(B) All of the following apply to the instruction required under division (A)(2) of this section:
(1) The instruction must be obtained not longer than three years before the application for the certificate to prescribe is filed.
(2) The instruction must be obtained through a course of study consisting of planned classroom and clinical study that is approved by the board of nursing in accordance with standards established in rules adopted under section 4723.50 of the Revised Code.
(3) The content of the instruction must be specific to the applicant's nursing specialty and include all of the following:
(a) A minimum of thirty contact hours of training in advanced pharmacology that includes pharmacokinetic principles and clinical application and the use of drugs and therapeutic devices in the prevention of illness and maintenance of health;
(b) Training in the fiscal and ethical implications of prescribing drugs and therapeutic devices;
(c) Training in the state and federal laws that apply to the authority to prescribe;
(d) Any additional training required pursuant to rules adopted under section 4723.50 of the Revised Code.
(C) An applicant who practiced or is practicing as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner in another jurisdiction or as an employee of the United States government, and is not seeking authority to prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices by meeting the requirements of division (A) or (D) of this section, shall include with the application submitted under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code all of the following:
(1) Subject to section 4723.483 of the Revised Code, evidence Evidence of holding a current, valid certificate of authority issued under this chapter to practice as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner;
(2) The fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code for a certificate to prescribe;
(3) Either of the following:
(a) Evidence of having held, for a continuous period of at least one year during the three years immediately preceding the date of application, valid authority issued by another jurisdiction to prescribe therapeutic devices and drugs, including at least some controlled substances;
(b) Evidence of having been employed by the United States government and authorized, for a continuous period of at least one year during the three years immediately preceding the date of application, to prescribe therapeutic devices and drugs, including at least some controlled substances, in conjunction with that employment.
(4) If the applicant includes the evidence described in division (C)(3)(a) of this section, documentation from a licensed physician in a form acceptable to the board that the prescribing component of the nurse's practice was overseen or supervised by a licensed physician in the other jurisdiction;
(5) If the applicant includes the evidence described in division (C)(3)(b) of this section, documentation from a licensed physician employed by the United States government in a form acceptable to the board that the prescribing component of the nurse's practice was overseen or supervised by a licensed physician employed by the United States government;
(6) Evidence of having completed a two-hour course of instruction approved by the board in the laws of this state that govern drugs and prescriptive authority;
(7) Any additional information the board requires pursuant to rules adopted under section 4723.50 of the Revised Code.
(D) An applicant who practiced or is practicing as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner in another jurisdiction or as an employee of the United States government, and is not seeking authority to prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices by meeting the requirements of division (A) or (C) of this section, shall include with the application submitted under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code all of the following:
(1) Subject to section 4723.483 of the Revised Code, evidence Evidence of holding a current, valid certificate of authority issued under this chapter to practice as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner;
(2) The fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code for a certificate to prescribe;
(3) Either of the following:
(a) Evidence of having held, for a continuous period of at least one year during the three years immediately preceding the date of application, valid authority issued by another jurisdiction to prescribe therapeutic devices and drugs, excluding controlled substances;
(b) Evidence of having been employed by the United States government and authorized, for a continuous period of at least one year during the three years immediately preceding the date of application, to prescribe therapeutic devices and drugs, excluding controlled substances, in conjunction with that employment.
(4) If the applicant includes the evidence described in division (D)(3)(a) of this section, documentation from a licensed physician in a form acceptable to the board that the prescribing component of the nurse's practice was overseen or supervised by a licensed physician in the other jurisdiction;
(5) If the applicant includes the evidence described in division (D)(3)(b) of this section, documentation from a licensed physician employed by the United States government in a form acceptable to the board that the prescribing component of the nurse's practice was overseen or supervised by a licensed physician employed by the United States government;
(6) Any additional information the board requires pursuant to rules adopted under section 4723.50 of the Revised Code.
Sec.  4723.485.  (A) A (1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, a certificate to prescribe issued under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code as an externship certificate is valid for not more than one year, unless earlier suspended or revoked by the board of nursing. The
(2) An externship certificate may be extended beyond the period for an additional year which it was issued if the holder submits to the board evidence of continued participation in an externship. The extension period shall not exceed two years.
(3) If an externship is terminated for any reason, the nurse shall notify the board.
(B) To be eligible for a certificate to prescribe after receiving an externship certificate, an applicant shall include with the application submitted under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code all of the following:
(1) A statement from a supervising physician attesting to the applicant's successful completion of the externship;
(2) The fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code for a certificate to prescribe;
(3) Any additional information the board requires pursuant to rules adopted under section 4723.50 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.61.  As used in this section and in sections 4723.62 4723.64 to 4723.69 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Medication" means a drug, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) "Medication error" means a failure to follow the prescriber's instructions when administering a prescription medication.
(C) "Nursing home" and "residential care facility" have the same meanings as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code.
(D) "Prescription medication" means a medication that may be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription.
(E) "Prescriber" and "prescription" have the same meanings as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.64.  On and after the thirty-first day following the board of nursing's submission of the report required by division (F)(2) of section 4723.63 of the Revised Code, any A nursing home or residential care facility may use one or more medication aides to administer prescription medications to its residents, subject to both of the following conditions:
(A) Each individual used as a medication aide must hold a current, valid medication aide certificate issued by the board of nursing under this chapter.
(B) The nursing home or residential care facility shall ensure that the requirements of section 4723.67 of the Revised Code are met.
Sec. 4723.65.  (A) An individual seeking certification as a medication aide shall apply to the board of nursing on a form prescribed and provided by the board. If the The application is submitted on or after the day any nursing home or residential care facility may initially use medication aides as specified in section 4723.64 of the Revised Code, the application shall be accompanied by the certification fee established in rules adopted under section 4723.69 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, an applicant for a medication aide certificate shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check. The request shall be on the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and shall be accompanied by a standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprints prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section. The request shall also be accompanied by the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code. On receipt of the completed form, the completed impression sheet, and the fee, the bureau shall conduct a criminal records check of the applicant. On completion of the criminal records check, the bureau shall send the results of the check to the board. An applicant requesting a criminal records check under this division who has not lived in this state for at least five years shall ask the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to also request that the federal bureau of investigation provide the superintendent with any information it has with respect to the applicant.
(2) If a criminal records check of an applicant was completed pursuant to section 3721.121 of the Revised Code not more than five years prior to the date the application is submitted, the applicant may include a certified copy of the criminal records check completed pursuant to that section and is not required to comply with division (B)(1) of this section.
(3) A criminal records check provided to the board in accordance with division (B)(1) or (B)(2) of this section shall not be made available to any person or for any purpose other than the following:
(a) The results may be made available to any person for use in determining whether the individual who is the subject of the check should be issued a medication aide certificate.
(b) The results may be made available to the person who is the subject of the check or a representative of that person.
Sec. 4723.651. (A) To be eligible to receive a medication aide certificate, an applicant shall meet all of the following conditions:
(1) Be at least eighteen years of age;
(2) Have a high school diploma or a high school equivalence diploma as defined in section 5107.40 of the Revised Code;
(3) If the applicant is to practice as a medication aide in a nursing home, be a nurse aide who satisfies the requirements of division (A)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (8) of section 3721.32 of the Revised Code;
(4) If the applicant is to practice as a medication aide in a residential care facility, be a nurse aide who satisfies the requirements of division (A)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (8) of section 3721.32 of the Revised Code or an individual who has at least one year of direct care experience in a residential care facility;
(5) Successfully complete the course of instruction provided by a training program approved by the board under section 4723.66 of the Revised Code;
(6) Have results on the criminal records check provided to the board under division (B)(1) or (2) of section 4723.65 of the Revised Code indicating that the applicant has not been convicted of, has not pleaded guilty to, and has not had a judicial finding of guilt for violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country Not be ineligible for licensure or certification as specified in section 4723.092 of the Revised Code;
(7) Have not committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under section 3123.47 or 4723.28 of the Revised Code or be determined by the board to have made restitution, been rehabilitated, or both;
(8) Not be required to register under Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country;
(9) Meet all other requirements for a medication aide certificate established in rules adopted under section 4723.69 of the Revised Code.
(B) If an applicant meets the requirement specified in division (A) of this section, the board shall issue a medication aide certificate to the applicant. If a medication aide certificate is issued to an individual on the basis of having at least one year of direct care experience working in a residential care facility, as provided in division (A)(4) of this section, the certificate is valid for use only in a residential care facility. The board shall state the limitation on the certificate issued to the individual.
(C) A medication aide certificate is valid for two years, unless earlier suspended or revoked. The certificate may be renewed in accordance with procedures specified by the board in rules adopted under section 4723.69 of the Revised Code. To be eligible for renewal, an applicant shall pay the renewal fee established in the rules and meet all renewal qualifications specified in the rules.
Sec. 4723.652.  (A) The board of nursing, by vote of a quorum, may impose one or more of the following sanctions against any individual who applies for, or holds, a medication aide certificate: deny, revoke, suspend, or place restrictions on the certificate; reprimand or otherwise discipline the holder of a medication aide certificate; or impose a fine of not more than five hundred dollars per violation. The sanctions may be imposed for any of the reasons specified in division (A) or (B) of section 4723.28 of the Revised Code, to the extent that those reasons are applicable to medication aides or applicants as specified in rules adopted under section 4723.69 of the Revised Code.
(B) Disciplinary actions taken by the board under this section shall be taken pursuant to an adjudication conducted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that in lieu of a hearing, the board may enter into a consent agreement with an individual to resolve an allegation of a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under it. A consent agreement, when ratified by vote of a quorum, shall constitute the findings and order of the board with respect to the matter addressed in the agreement. If the board refuses to ratify a consent agreement, the admissions and findings contained in the agreement shall be of no effect.
(C) In taking actions under this section, the board has the same powers and duties that it has when taking actions under section 4723.28 of the Revised Code. In addition, the board may issue an order to summarily suspend or automatically suspend a medication aide certificate in the same manner that the board is authorized to take those actions under section 4723.281 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.653. (A) No person shall engage in the administration of medication as a medication aide, represent the person as being a certified medication aide, or use the title, "medication aide," or any other title implying that the person is a certified medication aide, for a fee, salary, or other compensation, or as a volunteer, without holding a current, valid certificate as a medication aide under this chapter.
(B) No person shall employ a person not certified as a medication aide under this chapter to engage in the administration of medication as a medication aide.
Sec. 4723.66.  (A) A person or government entity seeking approval to provide a medication aide training program shall apply to the board of nursing on a form prescribed and provided by the board. If the application is submitted on or after the day any nursing home or residential care facility may initially use medication aides as specified in section 4723.64 of the Revised Code, the The application shall be accompanied by the fee established in rules adopted under section 4723.69 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board shall approve the applicant to provide a medication aide training program if the content of the course of instruction to be provided by the program meets the standards specified by the board in rules adopted under section 4723.69 of the Revised Code and includes all of the following:
(1) At least seventy clock-hours of instruction, including both classroom instruction on medication administration and at least twenty clock-hours of supervised clinical practice in medication administration;
(2) A mechanism for evaluating whether an individual's reading, writing, and mathematical skills are sufficient for the individual to be able to administer prescription medications safely;
(3) An examination that tests the ability to administer prescription medications safely and that meets the requirements established by the board in rules adopted under section 4723.69 of the Revised Code.
(C) The board may deny, suspend, or revoke the approval granted to the provider of a medication aide training program for reasons specified in rules adopted under section 4723.69 of the Revised Code. All actions taken by the board to deny, suspend, or revoke the approval of a training program shall be taken in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.67.  (A) Except for the prescription medications specified in division (C) of this section and the methods of medication administration specified in division (D) of this section, a medication aide who holds a current, valid medication aide certificate issued under this chapter may administer prescription medications to the residents of nursing homes and residential care facilities that use medication aides pursuant to section 4723.63 or 4723.64 of the Revised Code. A medication aide shall administer prescription medications only pursuant to the delegation of a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse acting at the direction of a registered nurse.
Delegation of medication administration to a medication aide shall be carried out in accordance with the rules for nursing delegation adopted under this chapter by the board of nursing. A nurse who has delegated to a medication aide responsibility for the administration of prescription medications to the residents of a nursing home or residential care facility shall not withdraw the delegation on an arbitrary basis or for any purpose other than patient safety.
(B) In exercising the authority to administer prescription medications pursuant to nursing delegation, a medication aide may administer prescription medications in any of the following categories:
(1) Oral medications;
(2) Topical medications;
(3) Medications administered as drops to the eye, ear, or nose;
(4) Rectal and vaginal medications;
(5) Medications prescribed with a designation authorizing or requiring administration on an as-needed basis, but only if a nursing assessment of the patient is completed before the medication is administered.
(C) A medication aide shall not administer prescription medications in either of the following categories:
(1) Medications containing a schedule II controlled substance, as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code;
(2) Medications requiring dosage calculations.
(D) A medication aide shall not administer prescription medications by any of the following methods:
(1) Injection;
(2) Intravenous therapy procedures;
(3) Splitting pills for purposes of changing the dose being given.
(E) A nursing home or residential care facility that uses medication aides shall ensure that medication aides do not have access to any schedule II controlled substances within the home or facility for use by its residents.
Sec. 4723.68.  (A) A registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse acting at the direction of a registered nurse, who delegates medication administration to a medication aide who holds a current, valid medication aide certificate issued under this chapter is not liable in damages to any person or government entity in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an action or omission of the medication aide in performing the medication administration, if the delegating nurse delegates the medication administration in accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
(B) A person employed by a nursing home or residential care facility that uses medication aides pursuant to section 4723.63 or 4723.64 of the Revised Code who reports in good faith a medication error at the nursing home or residential care facility is not subject to disciplinary action by the board of nursing or any other government entity regulating that person's professional practice and is not liable in damages to any person or government entity in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly results from reporting the medication error.
Sec. 4723.69.  (A) In consultation with the medication aide advisory council created under section 4723.62 of the Revised Code, the The board of nursing shall adopt rules to implement sections 4723.61 to 4723.68 of the Revised Code. Initial rules shall be adopted not later than February 1, 2006. All rules adopted under this section shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(B) The rules adopted under this section shall establish or specify all of the following:
(1) Fees, in an amount sufficient to cover the costs the board incurs in implementing sections 4723.61 to 4723.68 of the Revised Code, for participation in the medication aide pilot program, certification as a medication aide, and approval of a medication aide training program;
(2) Requirements to obtain a medication aide certificate that are not otherwise specified in section 4723.651 of the Revised Code;
(3) Procedures for renewal of medication aide certificates;
(4) The extent to which the board determines that the reasons for taking disciplinary actions under section 4723.28 of the Revised Code are applicable reasons for taking disciplinary actions under section 4723.652 of the Revised Code against an applicant for or holder of a medication aide certificate;
(5) Standards for approval of peer support programs for the holders of medication aide certificates;
(6) Standards for medication aide training programs, including the examination to be administered by the training program to test an individual's ability to administer prescription medications safely;
(6) Standards for approval of continuing education programs and courses for medication aides;
(7) Reasons for denying, revoking, or suspending approval of a medication aide training program;
(8) Other standards and procedures the board considers necessary to implement sections 4723.61 to 4723.68 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.71.  (A) There is hereby established, under the board of nursing, the advisory group on dialysis. The advisory group shall advise the board of nursing regarding the qualifications, standards for training, and competence of dialysis technicians and dialysis technician interns and all other related matters related to dialysis technicians. The advisory group shall consist of the members appointed under divisions (B) and (C) of this section. A member of the board of nursing or a representative appointed by the board shall serve as chairperson of all meetings of the advisory group.
(B) The board of nursing shall appoint the following as members of the advisory group:
(1) Four dialysis technicians;
(2) A registered nurse who regularly performs dialysis and cares for patients who receive dialysis;
(3) A physician, recommended by the state medical board, who specializes in nephrology;
(4) An administrator of a dialysis center;
(5) A dialysis patient;
(6) A representative of the association for hospitals and health systems (OHA) Ohio hospital association;
(7) A representative from the end-stage renal disease network, as defined in 42 C.F.R. 405.2102.
(C) The members of the advisory group appointed under division (B) of this section may recommend additional persons to serve as members of the advisory group. The board of nursing may appoint, as appropriate, any of the additional persons recommended.
(D) The board of nursing shall specify the terms for the advisory group members. Members shall serve at the discretion of the board of nursing. Members shall receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
(E) Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not apply to the advisory group.
Sec. 4723.72.  (A) A dialysis technician or dialysis technician intern may engage in dialysis care by doing the following:
(1) Performing and monitoring dialysis procedures, including initiating, monitoring, and discontinuing dialysis;
(2) Drawing blood;
(3) Administering any of the medications as specified in division (C) of this section when the administration is essential to the dialysis process;
(4) Responding to complications that arise during dialysis.
(B) A (1) Subject to divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section, a dialysis technician or dialysis technician intern may provide the dialysis care specified in division (A) of this section only if the care has been delegated to the technician or intern by a physician or registered nurse and the technician or intern is under the supervision of a physician or registered nurse. Supervision requires that the dialysis technician or dialysis technician intern be in the immediate presence of a physician or registered nurse, or, in.
(2) In accordance with division (E) of section 4723.73 of the Revised Code, a dialysis technician intern shall not provide dialysis care in a patient's home.
(3) In the case of dialysis care provided in a patient's home by a dialysis technician, that the dialysis both of the following apply:
(a) The technician shall be supervised in accordance with the rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code for supervision of dialysis technicians who provide dialysis care in a patient's home. Division (E)
(b) Division (D)(5) of section 4723.73 of the Revised Code does not allow a dialysis technician who provides dialysis care in a patient's home to provide dialysis care that is not authorized under this section.
(C) A dialysis technician or dialysis technician intern may administer medication only the following medications as ordered by a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code and in accordance with the standards for the delegation of dialysis care established in division (B) of this section and in rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code. A dialysis technician may administer only the following medications:
(1) Intradermal lidocaine or other single therapeutically equivalent local anesthetic for the purpose of initiating dialysis treatment;
(2) Intravenous heparin or other single therapeutically equivalent anticoagulant for the purpose of initiating and maintaining dialysis treatment;
(3) Intravenous normal saline;
(4) Patient-specific dialysate, to which the person technician or intern may add electrolytes but no other additives or medications;
(5) Oxygen, when the administration of the oxygen has been delegated to the technician by a registered nurse.
Sec. 4723.73.  (A) No person shall claim to the public to be a dialysis technician unless the person holds who does not hold a current, valid certificate issued under section 4723.75 or renewed under section 4723.77 or a current, valid temporary certificate issued under section 4723.76 of the Revised Code. shall do either of the following:
(1) Claim to the public to be a dialysis technician;
(B) No person shall use (2) Use the title "Ohio certified dialysis technician," the initials "OCDT," or any other title or initials to represent that the person is authorized to perform dialysis care as a fully certified dialysis technician, unless the person holds a current, valid certificate issued under section 4723.75 or renewed under section 4723.77 of the Revised Code.
(C)(B) No person who does not hold a current, valid dialysis technician intern certificate issued under section 4723.76 of the Revised Code shall use any do either of the following:
(1) Claim to the public to be a dialysis technician intern;
(2) Use the title or "dialysis technician intern," the initials "DTI," or any other title or initials to represent that the person is authorized to perform dialysis care as a temporarily certified dialysis technician, unless the person holds a current, valid temporary certificate issued under section 4723.76 of the Revised Code intern.
(D)(C) No dialysis technician or dialysis technician intern shall engage in dialysis care in a manner that is inconsistent with section 4723.72 of the Revised Code.
(E)(D) No person other than a dialysis technician or dialysis technician intern shall engage in the dialysis care that is authorized by section 4723.72 of the Revised Code, unless the person is one or more of the following applies:
(1) The person is a A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.;
(2) The person is a A physician.;
(3) The person is a A student performing dialysis care under the supervision of an instructor as an integral part of a dialysis training program approved by the board of nursing under section 4723.74 of the Revised Code.;
(4) The person is a A dialysis patient who has been trained to engage in the dialysis care with little or no professional assistance by completing a medicare-approved self-dialysis or home dialysis training program.;
(5) The person is a A family member or friend of a dialysis patient who engages in self-dialysis or home dialysis, and the person engages in the dialysis care by assisting the patient in performing the self-dialysis or home dialysis, after the person providing the assistance has completed a medicare-approved self-dialysis or home dialysis training program for the particular dialysis patient being assisted.
(E) No dialysis technician intern shall do either of the following:
(1) Serve as a trainer or preceptor in a dialysis training program;
(2) Provide dialysis care in a patient's home.
(F) No person shall operate a dialysis training program, unless the program is approved by the board of nursing under section 4723.74 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.74.  (A) A person who seeks to operate a dialysis training program shall apply to the board of nursing for approval of the program. Applications shall be submitted in accordance with rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code. The person shall include with the application the fee prescribed in those rules. If the program meets the requirements for approval as specified in the rules, the board shall approve the program. A program shall apply for reapproval and may be reapproved in accordance with rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board may place on provisional approval, for a period of time it specifies, a dialysis training program that has ceased to meet and maintain the minimum standards of the board established by rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code. Prior to or at the end of the period, the board shall reconsider whether the program meets the standards. The board shall grant full approval if the program meets the standards. If the program does not meet the standards, the board may withdraw approval in accordance with division (C) of this section.
(C) The board may withdraw the approval of a program that ceases to meet the requirements for approval. Any action to withdraw the approval shall be taken in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(B) A person (D) An individual shall not be permitted to enroll, and shall not enroll, in a dialysis training program approved by the board under division (A) of this section unless the person individual is eighteen years of age or older and possesses a high school diploma or high school equivalence diploma.
Sec. 4723.75.  (A) The board of nursing shall issue a certificate to practice as a dialysis technician to a person an applicant who meets all of the following applicable requirements:
(1) For all persons applicants, the person applies application is submitted to the board in accordance with rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code and includes with the application the both of the following:
(a) The fee established in those rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code;
(b) The name and address of each approved dialysis training program in which the applicant has enrolled and the dates during which the applicant was enrolled in each program.
(2) For all persons applicants, the person applicant meets the requirements established by the board's rules.
(3) For all persons applicants, the person applicant demonstrates competency to practice as a dialysis technician, as specified under in division (B) of this section.
(4) For persons applicants who entered a dialysis training program on or after June 1, 2003, the results of a criminal records check of the person that is completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and includes a check of federal bureau of investigation records and that the bureau submits to the board indicates that the person has not been convicted of, has not pleaded guilty to, and has not had a judicial finding of guilt for violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country conducted in accordance with section 4723.091 of the Revised Code demonstrate that the applicant is not ineligible for certification as specified in section 4723.092 of the Revised Code.
(B) For a person an applicant to demonstrate competence to practice as a dialysis technician, one of the following must apply:
(1) The person meets all of the following requirements:
(a) The person applicant has successfully completed a dialysis training program approved by the board under section 4723.74 of the Revised Code.
(b) The person has been employed to perform and meets both of the following requirements:
(a) Has performed dialysis care by for a dialysis provider for not less than twelve months immediately prior to the date of application.
(c) The person passes;
(b) Has passed a certification examination demonstrating competence to perform dialysis care. The person must pass the examination not later than eighteen months after entering successfully completing a dialysis training program approved by the board under section 4723.74 of the Revised Code. A person who does not pass the examination within eighteen months after entering a dialysis training program must repeat and successfully complete the training program, or successfully complete another dialysis training program approved by the board, and pass the examination not less than six months after entering the new or repeated program. A person who does not pass the examination within six months after entering the new or repeated program must wait at least one year before entering or reentering any dialysis training program approved by the board, after which the person must successfully complete a dialysis training program approved by the board and pass the examination not later than six months after entering the program.
(2) The person meets both of the following requirements:
(a) The person holds, on December 24, 2000, a current, valid certificate from a qualifying testing organization specified by the board under division (B) of section 4723.751 of the Revised Code or provides evidence satisfactory to the board of having passed the examination of a qualifying testing organization not longer than five years prior to December 24, 2000.
(b) The dialysis provider who employs the person provides the board with the information specified in rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code attesting to the person's competence to perform dialysis care.
(3) The person submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the person holds a current, valid license, certificate, or other authorization to perform dialysis care issued by another state that has standards for dialysis technicians that the board considers substantially similar to those established under sections 4723.71 to 4723.79 of the Revised Code applicant does all of the following:
(a) Has a testing organization approved by the board submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant passed an examination, in another jurisdiction, that demonstrates the applicant's competence to provide dialysis care;
(b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has been employed to perform dialysis care in another jurisdiction for not less than twelve months immediately prior to the date of application for certification under this section;
(c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant completed at least two hours of education directly related to this chapter and the rules adopted under it.
(C) A person who applies under this section to be certified to practice as a dialysis technician shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check of the applicant. The request shall be on the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572, accompanied by a standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprints prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section, and accompanied by the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of that section. Upon receipt of the completed form, the completed impression sheet, and the fee, the bureau shall conduct a criminal records check of the applicant. Upon completion of the criminal records check, the bureau shall send the results of the check to the board. A person requesting a criminal records check under this division shall ask the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to also request the federal bureau of investigation to provide the superintendent with any information it has with respect to the person.
The results of any criminal records check conducted pursuant to a request made under this section, and any report containing those results, are not public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be made available to any person or for any purpose other than the following:
(1) The results may be made available to any person for use in determining under this section and division (N) of section 4723.28 of the Revised Code whether the individual who is the subject of the check should be issued a certificate to practice as a dialysis technician.
(2) The results may be made available to the individual who is the subject of the check or that individual's representative. An applicant who does not pass the certification examination described in division (B)(1)(b) of this section within the time period prescribed in that division may continue to pursue certification by repeating the entire training and application process, including doing all of the following:
(1) Enrolling in and successfully completing a dialysis training program approved by the board;
(2) Submitting a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check and check of federal bureau of investigation records pursuant to section 4723.091 of the Revised Code;
(3) Submitting an application for a dialysis technician intern certificate in accordance with section 4723.76 of the Revised Code;
(4) Demonstrating competence to perform dialysis care in accordance with division (B) of this section.
Sec. 4723.751.  (A) The board of nursing shall either conduct dialysis technician certification examinations itself or, in accordance with rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code, approve testing organizations to conduct the examinations. If it conducts the examinations, the board may use all or part of a standard examination created by a testing organization approved by the board. Regardless of who conducts it, the examination shall cover all of the subjects specified in rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board shall specify the testing organizations that qualify a person to demonstrate competence to practice as a dialysis technician pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 4723.75 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.76.  (A) The board of nursing shall issue a temporary certificate to practice as a dialysis technician intern to a person an applicant who has not passed the dialysis technician certification examination required by section 4723.751 of the Revised Code, but who meets satisfies all of the following requirements:
(1) The person applies Applies to the board in accordance with rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code and includes with the application the both of the following:
(a) The fee established in those rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code;
(b) The name and address of all dialysis training programs approved by the board in which the applicant has been enrolled and the dates of enrollment in each program.
(2) The person provides Provides documentation from the person's applicant's employer that demonstrates attesting that the person applicant is competent to perform dialysis care.;
(3) One of the following applies:
(a) The person has Has successfully completed a dialysis training program approved by the board of nursing under section 4723.74 of the Revised Code.
(b) The person is, on December 24, 2000, employed as a dialysis technician but has been so employed for less than twelve months.
(c) The person has experience as a dialysis technician in a jurisdiction that does not license or certify dialysis technicians and has successfully completed a training program that is substantially similar to a program approved by the board.
(B) A temporary dialysis technician intern certificate issued to a person an applicant who meets the requirement requirements in division (A)(3)(a) of this section is valid for a period of time that is eighteen months from the date on which the holder entered applicant successfully completed a dialysis training program approved by the board under section 4723.74 of the Revised Code, minus the time the applicant was enrolled in one or more dialysis training programs approved by the board.
A temporary certificate issued to a person who meets the requirement in division (A)(3)(b) of this section is valid for the number of months equal to eighteen months minus the number of months the person has been employed as a dialysis technician.
A temporary certificate issued to a person who meets the requirement in division (A)(3)(c) of this section and has been working as a dialysis technician for twelve months or longer is valid for six months. A temporary certificate issued to a person who meets the requirement in division (A)(3)(c) of this section and has been employed as a dialysis technician for less than twelve months is valid for the number of months equal to eighteen months minus the number of months the person has been employed as a dialysis technician.
(C) A temporary dialysis technician intern certificate issued under this section may not be renewed once if the holder enrolls or re-enrolls in a dialysis training program approved by the board. A temporary certificate that has been renewed is not renewable. A person holding a temporary certificate shall provide a copy of the temporary certificate to the dialysis provider who employs the person. The person shall not act as a trainer or preceptor in any dialysis training program.
Sec. 4723.77.  A dialysis technician certificate issued under section 4723.75 of the Revised Code expires biennially and shall be renewed according to a schedule established by the board of nursing in rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code. An application for renewal of a dialysis technician certificate shall be accompanied by the renewal fee established in rules adopted by the board under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code. A certificate may be renewed only if, during the period for which the certificate was issued, the certificate holder satisfied the continuing education requirements established by the board's rules. Of the hours of continuing education completed during the period for which the dialysis technician certificate was issued, at least one hour of the education must be directly related to the statutes and rules pertaining to the practice of nursing in this state or the practice as a dialysis technician in this state.
Sec. 4723.79.  The board of nursing shall adopt rules to administer and enforce sections 4723.71 to 4723.79 of the Revised Code. The board shall adopt the rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The rules shall establish or specify all of the following:
(A) The application process, fee, and requirements for approval, reapproval, and withdrawing the approval of a dialysis training program under section 4723.74 of the Revised Code. The requirements shall include standards that must be satisfied regarding curriculum, length of training, and instructions in patient care.
(B) The application process, fee, and requirements for issuance of a dialysis technician certificate under section 4723.75 of the Revised Code, except that the amount of the fee shall be no greater than the fee charged under division (A)(1) of section 4723.08 of the Revised Code;
(C) The application process, fee, and requirements for issuance of a temporary dialysis technician intern certificate under section 4723.76 of the Revised Code;
(D) The process for approval of testing organizations under section 4723.751 of the Revised Code;
(E) Subjects to be included in a certification examination provided for in division (B)(1) of pursuant to section 4723.75 4723.751 of the Revised Code;
(F) The schedule, fees, and continuing education requirements for renewal of a dialysis technician certificate under section 4723.77 of the Revised Code, except that the amount of the fee for the renewal of a certificate shall be no greater than the fee charged under division (A)(9)(10) of section 4723.08 of the Revised Code or, effective September 1, 2003, division (A)(10) of that section;
(G) Standards and procedures for establishing and maintaining the dialysis registry required by section 4723.78 of the Revised Code, including standards and procedures that persons must follow in providing the information to be included in the registry for approval of continuing education programs and courses for dialysis technicians;
(H) Standards for the administration of medication by dialysis technicians and dialysis technician interns under section 4723.72 of the Revised Code;
(I) The information a dialysis provider is to provide to the board when attesting to a person's competence to perform dialysis;
(J) Standards and procedures for the supervision of dialysis technicians who provide dialysis care in a patient's home, including monthly home visits by a registered nurse to monitor the quality of the dialysis care;
(K)(J) Any other procedures or requirements necessary for the administration and enforcement of sections 4723.71 to 4723.79 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.83. (A) An individual seeking a community health worker certificate shall submit an application to the board of nursing on forms the board shall prescribe and furnish. The applicant shall include all information the board requires to process the application. The application shall be accompanied by the fee established in rules adopted under section 4723.88 of the Revised Code.
(B) An applicant for a community health worker certificate shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check of the applicant. The request shall be on the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, accompanied by a standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprints prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section, and accompanied by the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of that section. On receipt of the completed form, the completed impression sheet, and the fee, the bureau shall conduct a criminal records check of the applicant. On completion of the criminal records check, the bureau shall send the results of the check to the board. The applicant shall ask the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to request that the federal bureau of investigation provide the superintendent with any information it has with respect to the applicant.
The results of any criminal records check conducted pursuant to a request made under this section, and any report containing those results, are not public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be made available to any person or for any purpose other than the following:
(1) The results may be made available to any person for use in determining whether the individual who is the subject of the check should be issued a community health worker certificate.
(2) The results may be made available to the individual who is the subject of the check or that individual's representative.
Sec. 4723.84. (A) To be eligible to receive a community health worker certificate, an applicant shall meet all of the following conditions:
(1) Be eighteen years of age or older;
(2) Possess a high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school diploma, as determined by the board;
(3) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, successfully complete a community health worker training program approved by the board under section 4723.87 of the Revised Code;
(4) Have results on the criminal records check requested under section 4723.83 of the Revised Code indicating that the individual has not been convicted of, has not pleaded guilty to, and has not had a judicial finding of guilt for violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country Not be ineligible for certification as specified in section 4723.092 of the Revised Code;
(5) Not have committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under section 3123.47 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under division (F) of section 4723.88 of the Revised Code or, if such an act has been committed, be determined by the board to have made restitution, been rehabilitated, or both;
(6) Not be required to register under Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country;
(7) Meet all other requirements the board specifies in rules adopted under section 4723.88 of the Revised Code.
(B) In lieu of meeting the condition of completing a community health worker training program, an applicant may be issued a community health worker certificate if the individual was employed in a capacity substantially the same as a community health worker before the board implemented the certification program prior to February 1, 2005. To be eligible under this division, an applicant must meet the requirements specified in rules adopted by the board under section 4723.88 of the Revised Code and provide documentation from the employer attesting to the employer's belief that the applicant is competent to perform activities as a certified community health worker.
Sec. 4723.87. (A) A person or government entity seeking to operate a training program that prepares individuals to become certified community health workers shall submit an application to the board of nursing on forms the board shall prescribe and furnish. The applicant shall include all information the board requires to process the application. The application shall be accompanied by the fee established in rules adopted under section 4723.87 of the Revised Code.
The board shall review all applications received. If an applicant meets the standards for approval established in the board's rules adopted under section 4723.88 of the Revised Code, the board shall approve the program.
(B) The board's approval of a training program expires biennially and may be renewed in accordance with the schedule and procedures established by the board in rules adopted under section 4723.88 of the Revised Code.
(C) If an approved community health worker training program ceases to meet the standards for approval, the board shall withdraw its approval of the program, refuse to renew its approval of the program, or place the program on provisional approval. In withdrawing or refusing to renew its approval, the board shall act in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. In placing a program on provisional approval, the board shall specify the period of time during which the provisional approval is valid. At Prior to or at the end of the period, the board shall reconsider whether the program meets the standards for approval. If the program meets the standards for approval, the board shall reinstate its full approval of the program or renew its approval of the program. If the program does not meet the standards for approval, the board shall proceed by withdrawing or refusing to renew its approval of the program.
Sec. 4723.88. The board of nursing, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules to administer and enforce sections 4723.81 to 4723.87 of the Revised Code. The rules shall establish all of the following:
(A) Standards and procedures for issuance of community health worker certificates;
(B) Standards for evaluating the competency of an individual who applies to receive a certificate on the basis of having been employed in a capacity substantially the same as a community health worker before the board implemented the certification program;
(C) Standards and procedures for renewal of community health worker certificates, including the continuing education requirements that must be met for renewal;
(D) Standards governing the performance of activities related to nursing care that are delegated by a registered nurse to certified community health workers. In establishing the standards, the board shall specify limits on the number of certified community health workers a registered nurse may supervise at any one time.
(E) Standards and procedures for assessing the quality of the services that are provided by certified community health workers;
(F) Standards and procedures for denying, suspending, and revoking a community health worker certificate, including reasons for imposing the sanctions that are substantially similar to the reasons that sanctions are imposed under section 4723.28 of the Revised Code;
(G) Standards and procedures for approving and renewing the board's approval of training programs that prepare individuals to become certified community health workers. In establishing the standards, the board shall specify the minimum components that must be included in a training program, shall require that all approved training programs offer the standardized curriculum, and shall ensure that the curriculum enables individuals to use the training as a basis for entering programs leading to other careers, including nursing education programs.
(H) Standards for approval of continuing education programs and courses for certified community health workers;
(I) Standards and procedures for withdrawing the board's approval of a training program, refusing to renew the approval of a training program, and placing a training program on provisional approval;
(I)(J) Amounts for each fee that may be imposed under division (A)(25)(21) of section 4723.08 of the Revised Code;
(J)(K) Any other standards or procedures the board considers necessary and appropriate for the administration and enforcement of sections 4723.81 to 4723.87 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4723.99.  (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, whoever violates section 4723.03, 4723.44, 4723.653, or 4723.73 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree on a first offense and a felony of the fourth degree on each subsequent offense.
(B) A Each of the following is guilty of a minor misdemeanor:
(1) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who violates division (A) or (B) of section 4723.03 of the Revised Code by reason of a license to practice nursing that has lapsed for failure to renew or by practicing nursing after a license has been classified as inactive is guilty of a minor misdemeanor;
(2) A medication aide who violates section 4723.653 of the Revised Code by reason of a medication aide certificate that has lapsed for failure to renew or by administering medication as a medication aide after a certificate has been classified as inactive.
Sec. 5111.88.  (A) As used in sections 5111.88 to 5111.8811 of the Revised Code:
(1) "Adult" means an individual at least eighteen years of age.
(2) "Authorized representative" means the following:
(a) In the case of a consumer who is a minor, the consumer's parent, custodian, or guardian;
(b) In the case of a consumer who is an adult, an individual selected by the consumer pursuant to section 5111.8810 of the Revised Code to act on the consumer's behalf for purposes regarding home care attendant services.
(3) "Authorizing health care professional" means a health care professional who, pursuant to section 5111.887 of the Revised Code, authorizes a home care attendant to assist a consumer with self-administration of medication, nursing tasks, or both.
(4) "Consumer" means an individual to whom all of the following apply:
(a) The individual is enrolled in a participating medicaid waiver component.
(b) The individual has a medically determinable physical impairment to which both of the following apply:
(i) It is expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months.
(ii) It causes the individual to require assistance with activities of daily living, self-care, and mobility, including either assistance with self-administration of medication or the performance of nursing tasks, or both.
(c) In the case of an individual who is an adult, the individual is mentally alert and is, or has an authorized representative who is, capable of selecting, directing the actions of, and dismissing a home care attendant.
(d) In the case of an individual who is a minor, the individual has an authorized representative who is capable of selecting, directing the actions of, and dismissing a home care attendant.
(5) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code.
(6) "Custodian" has the same meaning as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code.
(7) "Gastrostomy tube" means a percutaneously inserted catheter that terminates in the stomach.
(8) "Guardian" has the same meaning as in section 2111.01 of the Revised Code.
(9) "Health care professional" means a physician or registered nurse.
(10) "Home care attendant" means an individual holding a valid medicaid provider agreement in accordance with section 5111.881 of the Revised Code that authorizes the individual to provide home care attendant services to consumers.
(11) "Home care attendant services" means all of the following as provided by a home care attendant:
(a) Personal care aide services;
(b) Assistance with the self-administration of medication;
(c) Assistance with nursing tasks.
(12) "Jejunostomy tube" means a percutaneously inserted catheter that terminates in the jejunum.
(13) "Medicaid waiver component" has the same meaning as in section 5111.85 of the Revised Code.
(14) "Medication" means a drug as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.
(15) "Minor" means an individual under eighteen years of age.
(16) "Participating medicaid waiver component" means both of the following:
(a) The Ohio home care program created under section 5111.861 of the Revised Code;
(b) The Ohio transitions II aging carve-out program created under section 5111.863 of the Revised Code.
(17) "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
(18) "Practice of nursing as a registered nurse," "practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse," and "registered nurse" have the same meanings as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code. "Registered nurse" includes an advanced practice registered nurse, as defined in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code.
(19) "Schedule II," "schedule III," "schedule IV," and "schedule V" have the same meanings as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) The director of job and family services may submit requests to the United States secretary of health and human services to amend the federal medicaid waivers authorizing the participating medicaid waiver components to have those components cover home care attendant services in accordance with sections 5111.88 to 5111.8810 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under section 5111.8811 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding sections 5111.881 to 5111.8811 of the Revised Code, those sections shall be implemented regarding a participating medicaid waiver component only if the secretary approves a waiver amendment for the component.
Sec. 5120.55.  (A) As used in this section, "licensed health professional" means any or all of the following:
(1) A dentist who holds a current, valid license issued under Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code to practice dentistry;
(2) A licensed practical nurse who holds a current, valid license issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code that authorizes the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse;
(3) An optometrist who holds a current, valid certificate of licensure issued under Chapter 4725. of the Revised Code that authorizes the holder to engage in the practice of optometry;
(4) A physician who is authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatry podiatric medicine and surgery;
(5) A psychologist who holds a current, valid license issued under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code that authorizes the practice of psychology as a licensed psychologist;
(6) A registered nurse who holds a current, valid license issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code that authorizes the practice of nursing as a registered nurse regardless of whether the, including such a nurse who is also authorized to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse as defined in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) The department of rehabilitation and correction may establish a recruitment program under which the department, by means of a contract entered into under division (C) of this section, agrees to repay all or part of the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan incurred by a licensed health professional who agrees to provide services to inmates of correctional institutions under the department's administration.
(2)(a) For a physician to be eligible to participate in the program, the physician must have attended a school that was, during the time of attendance, a medical school or osteopathic medical school in this country accredited by the liaison committee on medical education or the American osteopathic association, a college of podiatry in this country recognized as being in good standing under section 4731.53 of the Revised Code, or a medical school, osteopathic medical school, or college of podiatry located outside this country that was acknowledged by the world health organization and verified by a member state of that organization as operating within that state's jurisdiction.
(b) For a nurse to be eligible to participate in the program, the nurse must have attended a school that was, during the time of attendance, a nursing school in this country accredited by the commission on collegiate nursing education or the national league for nursing accrediting commission or a nursing school located outside this country that was acknowledged by the world health organization and verified by a member state of that organization as operating within that state's jurisdiction.
(c) For a dentist to be eligible to participate in the program, the dentist must have attended a school that was, during the time of attendance, a dental college that enabled the dentist to meet the requirements specified in section 4715.10 of the Revised Code to be granted a license to practice dentistry.
(d) For an optometrist to be eligible to participate in the program, the optometrist must have attended a school of optometry that was, during the time of attendance, approved by the state board of optometry.
(e) For a psychologist to be eligible to participate in the program, the psychologist must have attended an educational institution that, during the time of attendance, maintained a specific degree program recognized by the state board of psychology as acceptable for fulfilling the requirement of division (B)(4) of section 4732.10 of the Revised Code.
(C) The department shall enter into a contract with each licensed health professional it recruits under this section. Each contract shall include at least the following terms:
(1) The licensed health professional agrees to provide a specified scope of medical, osteopathic medical, podiatric, optometric, psychological, nursing, or dental services to inmates of one or more specified state correctional institutions for a specified number of hours per week for a specified number of years.
(2) The department agrees to repay all or a specified portion of the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan taken by the licensed health professional for the following expenses to attend, for up to a maximum of four years, a school that qualifies the licensed health professional to participate in the program:
(a) Tuition;
(b) Other educational expenses for specific purposes, including fees, books, and laboratory expenses, in amounts determined to be reasonable in accordance with rules adopted under division (D) of this section;
(c) Room and board, in an amount determined to be reasonable in accordance with rules adopted under division (D) of this section.
(3) The licensed health professional agrees to pay the department a specified amount, which shall be no less than the amount already paid by the department pursuant to its agreement, as damages if the licensed health professional fails to complete the service obligation agreed to or fails to comply with other specified terms of the contract. The contract may vary the amount of damages based on the portion of the service obligation that remains uncompleted.
(4) Other terms agreed upon by the parties.
The licensed health professional's lending institution or the Ohio board of regents, may be a party to the contract. The contract may include an assignment to the department of the licensed health professional's duty to repay the principal and interest of the loan.
(D) If the department elects to implement the recruitment program, it shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish all of the following:
(1) Criteria for designating institutions for which licensed health professionals will be recruited;
(2) Criteria for selecting licensed health professionals for participation in the program;
(3) Criteria for determining the portion of a loan which the department will agree to repay;
(4) Criteria for determining reasonable amounts of the expenses described in divisions (C)(2)(b) and (c) of this section;
(5) Procedures for monitoring compliance by a licensed health professional with the terms of the contract the licensed health professional enters into under this section;
(6) Any other criteria or procedures necessary to implement the program.
Section 2. That existing sections 2305.113, 2711.22, 3963.01, 4503.44, 4723.01, 4723.03, 4723.06, 4723.07, 4723.08, 4723.09, 4723.17, 4723.171, 4723.24, 4723.271, 4723.28, 4723.32, 4723.34, 4723.35, 4723.41, 4723.42, 4723.43, 4723.431, 4723.44, 4723.48, 4723.482, 4723.485, 4723.61, 4723.64, 4723.65, 4723.651, 4723.652, 4723.66, 4723.67, 4723.68, 4723.69, 4723.71, 4723.72, 4723.73, 4723.74, 4723.75, 4723.751, 4723.76, 4723.77, 4723.79, 4723.83, 4723.84, 4723.87, 4723.88, 4723.99, 5111.88, and 5120.55 and sections 4723.483, 4723.62, 4723.621, 4723.63, and 4723.78 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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