To amend sections 119.062, 119.07, 3711.14, 4713.01, 4713.02, 4713.03, 4713.06, 4713.07, 4713.08, 4713.081, 4713.09, 4713.10, 4713.14, 4713.141, 4713.16, 4713.20, 4713.21, 4713.22, 4713.24, 4713.25, 4713.26, 4713.28, 4713.29, 4713.30, 4713.31, 4713.32, 4713.34, 4713.35, 4713.37, 4713.41, 4713.42, 4713.44, 4713.45, 4713.48, 4713.55, 4713.56, 4713.58, 4713.60, 4713.61, 4713.62, 4713.63, 4713.64, 4715.30, 4717.14, 4723.281, 4725.24, 4730.25, 4731.22, 4734.36, 4734.37, 4757.361, 4760.13, 4762.13, 4774.13, 4779.29, and 5123.0414; to enact new section 4713.39 and sections 4713.071, 4713.66, and 4713.67; and to repeal sections 4713.17 and 4713.39 of the Revised Code to make changes to the Cosmetology Licensing Law and to change the method by which state agencies send notice of a party's right to a hearing under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Section 1. That sections 119.062, 119.07, 3711.14, 4713.01, 4713.02, 4713.03, 4713.06, 4713.07, 4713.08, 4713.081, 4713.09, 4713.10, 4713.14, 4713.141, 4713.16, 4713.20, 4713.21, 4713.22, 4713.24, 4713.25, 4713.26, 4713.28, 4713.29, 4713.30, 4713.31, 4713.32, 4713.34, 4713.35, 4713.37, 4713.41, 4713.42, 4713.44, 4713.45, 4713.48, 4713.55, 4713.56, 4713.58, 4713.60, 4713.61, 4713.62, 4713.63, 4713.64, 4715.30, 4717.14, 4723.281, 4725.24, 4730.25, 4731.22, 4734.36, 4734.37, 4757.361, 4760.13, 4762.13, 4774.13, 4779.29, and 5123.0414 be amended and new section 4713.39 and sections 4713.071, 4713.66, and 4713.67 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 119.062.  (A) Notwithstanding section 119.06 of the Revised Code, the registrar of motor vehicles is not required to hold any hearing in connection with an order canceling or suspending a motor vehicle driver's or commercial driver's license pursuant to section 2903.06, 2903.08, 2907.24, 2921.331, 4549.02, 4549.021, or 5743.99 or any provision of Chapter 2925., 4509., 4510., or 4511. of the Revised Code or in connection with an out-of-service order issued under Chapter 4506. of the Revised Code.

(B) Notwithstanding section 119.07 of the Revised Code, the registrar is not required to use registered mail, return a delivery system with traceable delivery and signature receipt requested, or to make personal delivery in connection with an order canceling or suspending a motor vehicle driver's or commercial driver's license or a notification to a person to surrender a certificate of registration and registration plates.

Sec. 119.07.  Except when a statute prescribes a notice and the persons to whom it shall be given, in all cases in which section 119.06 of the Revised Code requires an agency to afford an opportunity for a hearing prior to the issuance of an order, the agency shall give notice to the party informing the party of the party's right to a hearing. Notice shall be given by registered mail, return receipt requested, and using a delivery system that delivers letters, packages, and other materials in the ordinary course of business, with traceable delivery and signature receipt, or by personal delivery. The notice shall include the charges or other reasons for the proposed action, the law or rule directly involved, and a statement informing the party that the party is entitled to a hearing if the party requests it within thirty days of the time of mailing the notice is sent or personally delivered. The notice shall also inform the party that at the hearing the party may appear in person, by the party's attorney, or by such other representative as is permitted to practice before the agency, or may present the party's position, arguments, or contentions in writing and that at the hearing the party may present evidence and examine witnesses appearing for and against the party. A copy of the notice shall be mailed to attorneys or other representatives of record representing the party. This paragraph does not apply to situations in which such section provides for a hearing only when it is requested by the party.

When a statute specifically permits the suspension of a license without a prior hearing, notice of the agency's order shall be sent to the party by registered mail, return receipt requested using a delivery system that delivers letters, packages, and other materials in the ordinary course of business, with traceable delivery and signature receipt, or delivered in person, not later than the business day next succeeding such order. The notice shall state the reasons for the agency's action, cite the law or rule directly involved, and state that the party will be afforded a hearing if the party requests it within thirty days of the time of mailing the notice is sent or personally delivered. A copy of the notice shall be mailed sent to attorneys or other representatives of record representing the party.

Whenever a party requests a hearing in accordance with this section and section 119.06 of the Revised Code, the agency shall immediately set the date, time, and place for the hearing and forthwith notify the party thereof. The date set for the hearing shall be within fifteen days, but not earlier than seven days, after the party has requested a hearing, unless otherwise agreed to by both the agency and the party.

When any notice sent by registered mail, as required by in accordance with sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code, is returned because the party fails to claim the notice, the agency shall send the notice by ordinary mail to the party at the party's last known address and shall obtain a certificate of mailing. Service by ordinary mail is complete when the certificate of mailing is obtained unless the notice is returned showing failure of delivery.

If any notice sent by registered or ordinary mail is returned for failure of delivery, the agency either shall make personal delivery of the notice by an employee or agent of the agency or shall cause a summary of the substantive provisions of the notice to be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the last known address of the party is located. When notice is given by publication, a proof of publication affidavit, with the first publication of the notice set forth in the affidavit, shall be mailed by ordinary mail to the party at the party's last known address and the notice shall be deemed received as of the date of the last publication. An employee or agent of the agency may make personal delivery of the notice upon a party at any time.

Refusal of delivery by personal service or by mail is not failure of delivery and service is deemed to be complete. Failure of delivery occurs only when a mailed notice is returned by the postal authorities delivering entity marked undeliverable, address or addressee unknown, or forwarding address unknown or expired. A party's last known address is the mailing address of the party appearing in the records of the agency.

The failure of an agency to give the notices for any hearing required by sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code in the manner provided in this section shall invalidate any order entered pursuant to the hearing.

Sec. 3711.14. (A) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director of health may do any of the following:

(1) Impose a civil penalty of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars on a person who violates a provision of this chapter or the rules adopted under it;

(2) Summarily suspend, in accordance with division (B) of this section, a license issued under this chapter if the director believes there is clear and convincing evidence that the continued operation of a maternity unit, newborn care nursery, or maternity home presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public;

(3) Revoke a license issued under this chapter if the director determines that a violation of a provision of this chapter or the rules adopted under it has occurred in such a manner as to pose an imminent threat of serious physical or life-threatening danger.

(B) If the director suspends a license under division (A)(2) of this section, the director shall issue a written order of suspension and cause it to be delivered by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order shall not be subject to suspension by the court while an appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code is pending. If the individual subject to the suspension requests an adjudication, the date set for the adjudication shall be within fifteen days but not earlier than seven days after the individual makes the request, unless another date is agreed to by both the individual and the director. The summary suspension shall remain in effect, unless reversed by the director, until a final adjudication order issued by the director pursuant to this section and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective.

The director shall issue a final adjudication order not later than ninety days after completion of the adjudication. If the director does not issue a final order within the ninety-day period, the summary suspension shall be void, but any final adjudication order issued subsequent to the ninety-day period shall not be affected.

(C) If the director issues an order revoking or suspending a license issued under this chapter and the license holder continues to operate a maternity unit, newborn care nursery, or maternity home, the director may ask the attorney general to apply to the court of common pleas of the county in which the person is located for an order enjoining the person from operating the unit, nursery, or home. The court shall grant the order on a showing that the person is operating the unit, nursery, or home.

Sec. 4713.01.  As used in this chapter:

"Apprentice instructor" means a person an individual holding a practicing license issued by the state board of cosmetology who is engaged in learning or acquiring knowledge of the occupation of an instructor of a branch of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology.

"Beauty salon" means any premises, building, or part of a building a salon in which a person an individual is authorized to engage in all branches of cosmetology. "Beauty salon" does not include a barber shop licensed under Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code in which a person engages in the practice of manicuring.

"Biennial licensing period" means the two-year period beginning on the first day of February of an odd-numbered year and ending on the last day of January of the next odd-numbered year.

"Braider" means an individual who engages in the practice of braiding but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Braiding instructor" means intertwining the hair in a systematic motion to create patterns in a three-dimensional form, inverting the hair against the scalp along part of a straight or curved row of intertwined hair, or twisting the hair in a systematic motion, and includes extending the hair with natural or synthetic hair fibers an individual who teaches the theory and practice of braiding, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

"Braiding salon" means a salon in which an individual engages in the practice of braiding but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Branch of cosmetology" means the practice of braiding, practice of cosmetology, practice of esthetics, practice of hair design, practice of manicuring, or practice of natural hair styling, or practice of threading.

"Cosmetic therapy" has the same meaning as in section 4731.15 of the Revised Code.

"Cosmetologist" means a person an individual authorized to engage in all branches of cosmetology.

"Cosmetology" means the art or practice of embellishment, cleaning, beautification, and styling of hair, wigs, postiches, face, body, or nails and tanning of the skin.

"Cosmetology instructor" means a person an individual authorized to teach the theory and practice of all branches of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology.

"Esthetician" means a person an individual who engages in the practice of esthetics but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Esthetics instructor" means a person an individual who teaches the theory and practice of esthetics, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

"Esthetics salon" means any premises, building, or part of a building a salon in which a person an individual engages in the practice of esthetics but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Hair designer" means a person an individual who engages in the practice of hair design but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Hair design instructor" means a person an individual who teaches the theory and practice of hair design, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

"Hair design salon" means any premises, building, or part of a building a salon in which a person an individual engages in the practice of hair design but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Independent contractor license" means a license to practice a branch of cosmetology at a salon in which the license holder rents booth space.

"Instructor license" means a license to teach the theory and practice of a branch of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology.

"Managing braider" means an individual authorized to manage a braiding salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice of braiding, but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Managing cosmetologist" means a person an individual authorized to manage a beauty salon and engage in all branches of cosmetology.

"Managing esthetician" means a person an individual authorized to manage an esthetics salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice of esthetics, but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Managing hair designer" means a person an individual authorized to manage a hair design salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice of hair design, but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Managing license" means a license to manage a salon and practice the offering a branch of cosmetology practiced at the salon appropriate to the license.

"Managing manicurist" means a person an individual authorized to manage a nail salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice of manicuring, but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Managing natural hair stylist" means a person an individual authorized to manage a natural hair style salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice of natural hair styling, but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Managing threader" means an individual authorized to manage a threading salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice of threading, but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Manicurist" means a person an individual who engages in the practice of manicuring but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Manicurist instructor" means a person an individual who teaches the theory and practice of manicuring, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

"Nail salon" means any premises, building, or part of a building a salon in which a person an individual engages in the practice of manicuring but no other branch of cosmetology. "Nail salon" does not include a barber shop licensed under Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code in which a person engages in the practice of manicuring.

"Natural hair stylist" means a person an individual who engages in the practice of natural hair styling but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Natural hair style instructor" means a person an individual who teaches the theory and practice of natural hair styling, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

"Natural hair style salon" means any premises, building, or part of a building a salon in which a person an individual engages in the practice of natural hair styling but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Practice of braiding" means utilizing the technique of intertwining hair in a systematic motion to create patterns in a three dimensional form, including patterns that are inverted, upright, or singled against the scalp that follow along straight or curved partings. It may include twisting or locking the hair while adding bulk or length with human hair, synthetic hair, or both and using simple devices such as clips, combs, and hairpins. "Practice of braiding" does not include any of the following: application of weaving, bonding, and fusion of individual strands or wefts; application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color or straighten, curl, or alter the structure of hair; embellishing or beautifying hair by cutting or singeing, except as needed to finish the ends of synthetic fibers used to add bulk to or lengthen hair.

"Practice of cosmetology" means the practice of all branches of cosmetology.

"Practice of esthetics" means the application of cosmetics, tonics, antiseptics, creams, lotions, or other preparations for the purpose of skin beautification and includes preparation of the skin by manual massage techniques or by use of electrical, mechanical, or other apparatus. It also includes enhancing the skin by skin care, facials, body treatments, hair removal, and other treatments; applying permanent cosmetics to the eyes, eyebrows, and lips; and applying eyelash extensions.

"Practice of hair design" means embellishing or beautifying hair, wigs, or hairpieces by arranging, dressing, pressing, curling, waving, permanent waving, cleansing, cutting, singeing, bleaching, coloring, braiding, weaving, or similar work. "Practice of hair design" includes utilizing techniques performed by hand that result in tension on hair roots such as twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of the hair.

"Practice of manicuring" means manicuring cleaning, trimming, shaping the free edge of, or applying polish to the nails of any person, individual; applying artificial or sculptured nails to any person,; massaging the hands and lower arms up to the elbow of any person,; massaging the feet and lower legs up to the knee of any person,; using lotions or softeners on the hands and feet; or any combination of these four types of services.

"Practice of natural hair styling" means utilizing techniques performed by hand that result in tension on hair roots such as twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of the hair. "Practice of natural hair styling" does not include the application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair. "Practice of natural hair styling" also does not include embellishing or beautifying hair by cutting or singeing, except as needed to finish off the end of a braid, or by dressing, pressing, curling, waving, permanent waving, or similar work.

"Practice of threading" means removing unwanted hair utilizing techniques performed by hand. "Practice of threading" does not include the use of chemical applications such as waxes and depilatories.

"Practicing license" means a license to practice a branch of cosmetology.

"Salon" means a beauty salon, esthetics salon, hair design salon, nail salon, or natural hair style salon any premises, building, or part of a building in which an individual engages in the practice of one or more branches of cosmetology. "Salon" does not include a barber shop licensed under Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code. "Salon" does not mean a tanning facility, although a tanning facility may be located in a salon.

"School of cosmetology" means any premises, building, or part of a building in which students are instructed in the theories and practices of one or more branches of cosmetology.

"Student" means a person an individual, other than an apprentice instructor, who is engaged in learning or acquiring knowledge of the practice of a branch of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology.

"Tanning facility" means a room or booth that houses any premises, building, or part of a building that contains one or more rooms or booths with equipment or beds used for tanning human skin by the use of fluorescent sun lamps using ultraviolet or other artificial radiation.

"Threading salon" means a salon in which an individual engages in the practice of threading but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Threader" means an individual who engages in the practice of threading but no other branch of cosmetology.

"Threading instructor" means an individual who teaches the theory and practice of threading, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

Sec. 4713.02.  (A) There is hereby created the The state board of cosmetology, consisting of all of is hereby created to regulate the practice of cosmetology and all of its branches to protect the public and individuals practicing in accordance with this chapter.

(B) The board shall consist of the following members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate:

(1) One person holding individual who holds a current, valid cosmetologist, managing cosmetologist, or cosmetology instructor license at the time of appointment;

(2) Two persons individuals holding current, valid managing cosmetologist licenses and actively engaged in managing beauty salons at the time of appointment;

(3) One person individual who holds a current, valid independent contractor license at the time of appointment or the owner or manager of a licensed salon in which at least one person individual holding a current, valid independent contractor license practices a branch of cosmetology;

(4) One person individual who represents individuals who teach the theory and practice of a branch of cosmetology at a vocational school;

(5) One owner of a licensed school of cosmetology;

(6) One owner of at least five licensed salons;

(7) One person individual who is either a certified nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist holding a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code, or a physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery;

(8) One person individual representing the general public.

(B)(C) The superintendent of public instruction shall nominate three persons individuals for the governor to choose from when making an appointment under division (A)(B)(4) of this section.

(C)(D) All members shall be at least twenty-five years of age, residents of the state, and citizens of the United States. No more than two members, at any time, shall be graduates of the same school of cosmetology.

Except for the initial members appointed under divisions (A)(3) and (4) of this section, terms Terms of office are for five years. The term of the initial member appointed under division (A)(3) of this section shall be three years. The term of the initial member appointed under division (A)(4) of this section shall be four years. Terms shall commence on the first day of November and end on the thirty-first day of October. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which appointed. In case of a vacancy occurring on the board, the governor shall, in the same manner prescribed for the regular appointment to the board, fill the vacancy by appointing a member. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the office of member, each member shall take, and file with the secretary of state, the oath of office required by Section 7 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution.

The members of the board shall receive an amount fixed pursuant to Chapter 124. of the Revised Code per diem for every meeting of the board which they attend, together with their necessary expenses, and mileage for each mile necessarily traveled.

The members of the board shall annually elect, from among their number, a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The executive director appointed under section 4713.06 of the Revised Code shall serve as the board's secretary.

The board shall prescribe the duties of its officers and establish an office within Franklin County county. The board shall keep all records and files at the office and have the records and files at all reasonable hours open to public inspection in accordance with section 143.49 of the Revised Code and any rules adopted by the board in compliance with the state's record retention policy. The board also shall adopt a seal.

Sec. 4713.03.  The state board of cosmetology shall hold a meeting meetings to transact its business at least four times a year. The board may hold additional meetings as, in its judgment, are necessary. The board shall meet at the times and places it selects.

Sec. 4713.06. The state board of cosmetology shall annually appoint an executive director. The executive director may not be a member of the board. The executive director, before entering upon the discharge of the executive director's duties, shall file with the secretary of state a good and sufficient bond payable to the state, to ensure the faithful performance of duties of the office of executive director. The bond shall be in an amount the board requires. The premium of the bond shall be paid from appropriations made to the board for operating purposes.

The board executive director shall carry out the administrative functions of the board and implement the policies developed by the board to regulate the practice of cosmetology.

The executive director shall employ those staff members and consultants necessary to implement the board's regulatory purpose and the policies it develops. The executive director may employ inspectors, examiners, consultants on contents of examinations, and clerks, or other individuals as necessary for the administration of this chapter. All inspectors and examiners shall be licensed cosmetologists.

The board may appoint executive director shall delegate to inspectors of authority to inspect and investigate all facilities regulated by this chapter, including tanning facilities as needed to make periodic inspections as the board specifies, to ensure compliance with this chapter, the rules adopted under it, and the board's policies.

Sec. 4713.07. (A) The state board of cosmetology shall do all of the following:

(A)(1) Regulate the practice of cosmetology and all of its branches in this state;

(2) Investigate or inspect in accordance with section 4713.67 of the Revised Code the activities or premises of a license holder or unlicensed person who is alleged to have violated any section of this chapter or any rule adopted under it;

(3) Adopt rules in accordance with section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(4) Prescribe and make available application forms to be used by persons individuals seeking admission to an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code or persons seeking a license issued under this chapter;

(B)(5) Prescribe and make available application forms to be used by persons seeking renewal of a license issued under this chapter;

(C)(6) Report to the proper prosecuting officer all violations of section 4713.14 of the Revised Code of which the board is aware;

(D)(7) Submit a written report annually to the governor that provides all of the following:

(1)(a) A discussion of the conditions in this state of the branches of cosmetology;

(2)(b) A brief summary of the board's proceedings during the year the report covers;

(3)(c) A statement of all money that the board received and expended during the year the report covers.

(E)(8) Keep a record of all of the following:

(1)(a) The board's proceedings;

(2)(b) The name and last known physical address, electronic mail address, and telephone number of each person issued a license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, 4713.31, 4713.34, or 4713.39 of the Revised Code this chapter;

(3) The name and address of each salon issued a license under section 4713.41 of the Revised Code and each school of cosmetology issued a license under section 4713.44 of the Revised Code;

(4) The name and address of each tanning facility issued a permit under section 4713.48 of the Revised Code;

(5)(c) The date and number of each license and permit that the board issues;

(F)(9) All other duties that this chapter imposes on the board.

(B) The board may delegate any of the duties listed in division (A) of this section to the executive director or to an individual designated by the executive director.

Sec. 4713.071. (A) Beginning one year after the effective date of this section and continuing for the next two years, the state board of cosmetology shall annually submit a written report to the governor, president of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives. The report shall list all of the following for the preceding twelve-month period:

(1) The number of students enrolled in courses at licensed schools of cosmetology that are required for each of the following licenses: braider, threader, managing braider, managing threader, braiding instructor, and threading instructor;

(2) The number of applicants for each of the following licenses: braider, threader, managing braider, managing threader, braiding instructor, and threading instructor;

(3) The number of licenses issued for each of the following: braiders, threaders, managing braiders, managing threaders, braiding instructors, and threading instructors;

(4) The number of complaints received by the board related to the unlicensed practice of braiding or threading;

(5) The number of investigations conducted by the board related to the unlicensed practice of braiding or threading;

(6) The number of adjudications or other disciplinary action taken by the board related to the unlicensed practice of braiding or threading.

(B) The board shall include in the final report under division (A) of this section any recommendations it has for changes to this chapter that address both of the following:

(1) Compliance with this chapter by individuals involved in the practice of braiding or threading;

(2) The health and safety of those served by individuals involved in the practice of braiding or threading.

Sec. 4713.08. (A) The state board of cosmetology shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement this chapter. The rules shall do all of the following:

(1) Govern the practice of the branches of cosmetology and management of salons;

(2) Specify conditions a person must satisfy to qualify for a temporary pre-examination work permit under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code and the conditions and method of renewing a temporary pre-examination work permit under that section;

(3) Provide for the conduct of examinations under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code;

(4) Specify conditions under which the board will take into account, under section 4713.32 of the Revised Code, instruction an applicant for a license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.31 of the Revised Code received more than five years before the date of application for the license;

(5) Provide for the granting of waivers under section 4713.29 of the Revised Code;

(6) Specify conditions an applicant must satisfy for the board to issue the applicant a license under section 4713.34 of the Revised Code without the applicant taking an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code;

(7) Specify locations in which glamour photography services in which a branch of cosmetology is practiced may be provided;

(8) Establish conditions and the fee for a temporary special occasion work permit under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code and specify the amount of time such a permit is valid;

(9) Specify conditions an applicant must satisfy for the board to issue the applicant an independent contractor license under section 4713.39 of the Revised Code and the fee for issuance and renewal of the license;

(10) Establish conditions under which food may be sold at a salon;

(11) Specify which professions regulated by a professional regulatory board of this state may be practiced in a salon under section 4713.42 of the Revised Code;

(12) Establish standards for the provision of cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service in a salon pursuant to section 4713.42 of the Revised Code;

(13) Establish standards for board approval of, and the granting of credits for, training in branches of cosmetology at schools of cosmetology licensed in this state;

(14) Establish sanitary standards for the practice of the branches of cosmetology, salons, and schools of cosmetology;

(15) Establish the application process for obtaining a tanning facility permit under section 4713.48 of the Revised Code, including the amount of the fee for an initial or renewed permit;

(16) Establish standards for installing and operating a tanning facility in a manner that ensures the health and safety of consumers, including standards that do all of the following:

(a) Establish a maximum safe time of exposure to radiation and a maximum safe temperature at which sun lamps may be operated;

(b) Require consumers to wear protective eyeglasses and be supervised as to the length of time consumers use the facility;

(c) Require the operator to prohibit consumers from standing too close to sun lamps and to post signs warning consumers of the potential effects of radiation on persons taking certain medications and of the possible relationship of the radiation to skin cancer;

(d) Require the installation of protective shielding for sun lamps and handrails for consumers;

(e) Require floors to be dry during operation of lamps;

(f) Require a consumer who is under the age of eighteen to obtain written consent from the consumer's parent or legal guardian prior to receiving tanning services.

(17)(a) If the board, under section 4713.61 of the Revised Code, develops a procedure for classifying licenses inactive in escrow, do both of the following:

(i) Establish a fee for having a license classified inactive in escrow that reflects the cost to the board of providing the inactive escrow license service;

(ii) Specify the continuing education that a person whose license has been classified inactive in escrow must complete to have the license restored. The continuing education shall be sufficient to ensure the minimum competency in the use or administration of a new procedure or product required by a licensee necessary to protect public health and safety. The requirement shall not exceed the cumulative number of hours of continuing education that the person would have been required to complete had the person retained an active license.

(b) In addition, the board may specify the conditions and method for granting a temporary work permit to practice a branch of cosmetology to a person whose license has been classified inactive in escrow.

(18) Establish a fee for approval of a continuing education program under section 4713.62 of the Revised Code that is adequate to cover any expense the board incurs in the approval process;

(19) Anything else necessary to implement this chapter.

(B)(1) The rules adopted under division (A)(2) of this section may establish additional conditions for a temporary pre-examination work permit under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code that are applicable to persons who practice a branch of cosmetology in another state or country.

(2) The rules adopted under division (A)(17)(b) of this section may establish additional conditions for a temporary work permit that are applicable to persons who practice a branch of cosmetology in another state.

(C) The conditions specified in rules adopted under division (A)(6) of this section may include that an applicant is applying for a license to practice a branch of cosmetology for which the board determines an examination is unnecessary.

(D) The rules adopted under division (A)(11) of this section shall not include a profession if practice of the profession in a salon is a violation of a statute or rule governing the profession.

(E) The sanitary standards established under division (A)(14) of this section shall focus in particular on precautions to be employed to prevent infectious or contagious diseases being created or spread. The board shall consult with the Ohio department of health when establishing the sanitary standards.

(F) The fee established by rules adopted under division (A)(15) of this section shall cover the cost the board incurs in inspecting tanning facilities and enforcing the board's rules but may not exceed one hundred dollars per location of such facilities.

Sec. 4713.081. The state board of cosmetology shall furnish a copy of the sanitary standards established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code to each person to whom the board issues a practicing license, managing license, or license to operate a salon or school of cosmetology. The board also shall furnish a copy of the sanitary standards to each person individual providing cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service in a salon under section 4713.42 of the Revised Code. A salon or school of cosmetology provided a copy of the sanitary standards shall post the standards in a public and conspicuous place in the salon or school.

Sec. 4713.09. The state board of cosmetology may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. section 4713.08 of the Revised Code to establish a continuing education requirement, not to exceed eight twelve hours in a biennial licensing period, as a condition of renewal for a practicing license, managing license, or instructor license. In addition, the board shall require an independent contractor to complete instruction in business and tax as a condition of license renewal in an amount established by the board in rules, not to exceed four hours.

An individual's completion of any corrective action course required under division (B) of section 4713.64 of the Revised Code shall not be accepted by the board as meeting any part of a continuing education requirement established under this section or the instruction required by this section.

Sec. 4713.10.  (A) The state board of cosmetology shall charge and collect the following fees:

(A)(1) For a temporary pre-examination work permit under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code, five dollars;

(B)(2) For initial application to take an examination under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code, twenty-one dollars;

(C)(3) For application to take an examination under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code by an applicant who has previously applied to take, but failed to appear for, the examination, forty dollars;

(D)(4) For application to re-take an examination under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code by an applicant who has previously appeared for, but failed to pass, the examination, twenty-one dollars;

(E)(5) For the issuance of a license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.31 of the Revised Code, thirty dollars;

(F)(6) For the issuance of a license under section 4713.34 of the Revised Code, sixty dollars;

(G)(7) For renewal of a license issued under section 4713.28, 4713.30, 4713.31, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code, thirty dollars;

(H)(8) For the issuance or renewal of a cosmetology school license, two hundred fifty dollars;

(I)(9) For the inspection and issuance of a new salon license or the change of name or ownership of a salon license under section 4713.41 of the Revised Code, sixty dollars;

(J)(10) For the renewal of a salon license under section 4713.41 of the Revised Code, fifty dollars;

(K)(11) For the restoration of an expired a license that may be restored pursuant to under section 4713.63 of the Revised Code, and in addition to the payments for all an amount equal to the sum of the following: the current renewal fee; any applicable late fees; and, if one or more renewal periods have elapsed since the license was valid, the lapsed renewal fees, thirty dollars for not more than three of those renewal periods;

(L) (12) For the issuance of a duplicate of any license, fifteen dollars;

(M)(13) For the preparation and mailing of a licensee's records to another state for a reciprocity license, fifty dollars;

(N)(14) For the processing of any fees related to a check from a licensee returned to the board for insufficient funds, an additional twenty dollars.

(B) The board may establish an installment plan for the payment of fines and fees and may reduce fees as considered appropriate by the executive director.

(C) At the request of a person who is temporarily unable to pay a fee imposed under division (A) of this section, or on its own motion, the board may extend the date payment is due by up to ninety days. If the fee remains unpaid after the date payment is due, the amount of the fee shall be certified to the attorney general for collection in the form and manner prescribed by the attorney general. The attorney general may assess the collection cost to the amount certified in such a manner and amount as prescribed by the attorney general.

Sec. 4713.14.  No person shall do any of the following:

(A) Use fraud or deceit in making application for a license or permit;

(B) Aid or abet any person:

(1) Violating this chapter or a rule adopted under it;

(2) Obtaining a license or permit fraudulently;

(3) Falsely pretending to hold a current, valid license or permit.

(C) Practice a branch of cosmetology, for pay, free, or otherwise, without one of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code;

(3) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code;

(4) A current, valid temporary work permit issued under rules adopted by the board pursuant to section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(D) Employ a person an individual to practice a branch of cosmetology if the person individual does not hold one of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code;

(3) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code;

(4) A current, valid temporary work permit issued under rules adopted by the board pursuant to section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(E) Manage a salon without a current, valid license issued under section 4713.30 or 4713.34 of the Revised Code to manage that type of salon;

(F) Except for apprentice instructors and as provided in section 4713.45 of the Revised Code, teach the theory or practice of a branch of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology without either of the following authorizing the teaching of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.31 or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code.

(G) Advertise or operate a glamour photography service in which a branch of cosmetology is practiced unless the person individual practicing the branch of cosmetology holds either of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code.

(H) Advertise or operate a glamour photography service in which a branch of cosmetology is practiced at a location not specified by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(I) Practice a branch of cosmetology at a salon in which the person rents booth space as an independent contractor without a current, valid independent contractor license issued under section 4713.39 of the Revised Code;

(J) Operate a salon without a current, valid license under section 4713.41 of the Revised Code;

(K) Provide cosmetic therapy or massage therapy at a salon for pay, free, or otherwise without a current, valid certificate issued by the state medical board under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code or provide any other professional service at a salon for pay, free, or otherwise without a current, valid license or certificate issued by the professional regulatory board of this state that regulates the profession;

(L) Teach a branch of cosmetology at a salon, unless the person individual receiving the instruction holds either of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code.

(M) Operate a school of cosmetology without a current, valid license under section 4713.44 of the Revised Code;

(N) At a salon or school of cosmetology, do either of the following:

(1) Use or possess a cosmetic product containing an ingredient that the United States food and drug administration has prohibited by regulation;

(2)(O) Use a cosmetic product in a manner inconsistent with a restriction established by the United States food and drug administration by regulation;

(3)(P) Use or possess a liquid nail monomer containing any trace of methyl methacrylate (MMA).

(O)(Q) While in charge of a salon or school of cosmetology, permit any person individual to sleep in, or use for residential purposes, any room used wholly or in part as the salon or school of cosmetology;

(P)(R) Maintain, as an established place of business for the practice of one or more of the branches of cosmetology, a room used wholly or in part for sleeping or residential purposes;

(Q)(S) Treat as an independent contractor for purposes of federal or state taxes or workers' compensation an individual the person hired, sets the schedule of, or compensates by commission or otherwise;

(T) Operate a tanning facility that is offered to the public for a fee or other compensation otherwise without a current, valid permit under section 4713.48 of the Revised Code;

(U) Use any of the services or arts that are part of the practice of a branch of cosmetology to treat or attempt to cure a physical or mental disease or ailment.

Sec. 4713.141. An inspector employed by the state board of cosmetology may take a sample of a product used or sold in a salon or school of cosmetology for the purpose of examining the sample, or causing an examination of the sample to be made, to determine whether division (N), (O), or (P) of section 4713.14 of the Revised Code has been violated.

Should the results of the test prove that division (N), (O), or (P) of section 4713.14 of the Revised Code has been violated, the board shall take action in accordance with section 4713.64 of the Revised Code. A fine imposed under that section shall include the cost of the test. The person's license may be suspended or revoked.

Sec. 4713.16. (A) This chapter does not prohibit any of the following:

(A)(1) Practicing a branch of cosmetology without a license if the person individual does so for free at the person's individual's home for a family member who resides in the same household as the person individual;

(B)(2) The retail sale, or trial demonstration by application to the skin for purposes of retail sale, of cosmetics, preparations, tonics, antiseptics, creams, lotions, wigs, or hairpieces without a practicing license;

(C)(3) The retailing, at a salon, of cosmetics, preparations, tonics, antiseptics, creams, lotions, wigs, hairpieces, clothing, or any other items that pose no risk of creating unsanitary conditions at the salon;

(D)(4) The provision of glamour photography services at a licensed salon if either of the following is the case:

(1)(a) A branch of cosmetology is not practiced as part of the services.

(2)(b) If a branch of cosmetology is practiced as part of the services, the part of the services that is a branch of cosmetology is performed by a person an individual who holds either of the following authorizing the person individual to practice that branch of cosmetology:

(a)(i) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(b)(ii) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code.

(E)(5) A student engaging, as a student, in work connected with a branch of cosmetology taught at the school of cosmetology at which the student is enrolled.

(B) The following are exempt from the provisions of this chapter, except, as applicable, section 4713.42 of the Revised Code:

(1) All individuals authorized to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, and nursing or any of its branches in this state, insofar as their usual and ordinary vocations and professions are concerned;

(2) Commissioned surgical and medical officers of the United States army, navy, air force, or marine hospital service when engaged in the actual performance of their official duties, and attendants attached to same;

(3) Barbers, insofar as their usual and ordinary vocation and profession is concerned;

(4) Funeral directors, embalmers, and apprentices licensed or registered under Chapter 4717. of the Revised Code;

(5) Persons who are engaged in the retail sale, cleaning, or beautification of wigs and hairpieces but who do not engage in any other act constituting the practice of a branch of cosmetology;

(6) Volunteers of hospitals, and homes as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code, who render service to registered patients and inpatients who reside in such hospitals or homes. Such volunteers shall not use or work with any chemical products such as permanent wave, hair dye, or chemical hair relaxer, which without proper training would pose a health or safety problem to the patient.

(7) Nurse aides and other employees of hospitals and homes as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code, who practice a branch of cosmetology on registered patients only as part of general patient care services and who do not charge patients directly on a fee for service basis;

(8) Cosmetic therapists and massage therapists who hold current, valid certificates to practice cosmetic or massage therapy issued by the state medical board under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code, to the extent their actions are authorized by their certificates to practice;

(9) Inmates who provide services related to a branch of cosmetology to other inmates, except when those services are provided in a licensed school of cosmetology within a state correctional institution for females.

(C) The director of rehabilitation and correction shall oversee the services described in division (B)(9) of this section with respect to sanitation and adopt rules governing those types of services provided by inmates.

Sec. 4713.20. (A) Each person individual who seeks admission to an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code and each person who seeks a license under this chapter shall do all submit both of the following:

(1) Submit to the state board of cosmetology a written application containing:

(A) As part of a license application, proof of the following:

(a) If the person seeks admission to an examination, that the person individual satisfies all conditions to obtain the license for which the examination is conducted, other than the requirement to have passed the examination;

(b) If the person seeks a license, that the person satisfies all conditions for obtaining the license.

(2) Pay to the board the applicable fee;

(3) Verify by oath that the application is true.

(B) An application to operate a salon or school of cosmetology may be submitted by the owner, manager, or person in charge of the salon or school A set of the individual's fingerprint impressions.

Sec. 4713.21. Both of the following may apply again under section 4713.20 of the Revised Code for admission to an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code:

(A) A person An individual who failed to appear for an examination that the person individual was previously scheduled to take;

(B) A person An individual who appeared for a previously scheduled examination but failed to pass it.

Sec. 4713.22. (A) The state board of cosmetology shall issue a temporary pre-examination work permit to a person an individual who applies under section 4713.20 of the Revised Code for admission to an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code, if the person individual satisfies all of the following conditions:

(1) Is seeking a practicing license;

(2) Has not previously failed an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code to determine the applicant's fitness to practice the branch of cosmetology for which the person individual seeks a license;

(3) Pays to the board the applicable fee;

(4) Satisfies all other conditions established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(B) A person An individual issued a temporary pre-examination work permit may practice the branch of cosmetology for which the person individual seeks a license until the date the person individual is scheduled to take an examination under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code. The person individual shall practice under the supervision of a person an individual holding a current, valid managing license appropriate for the type of salon in which the permit holder practices. A temporary pre-examination work permit is renewable in accordance with rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4713.24. (A) The state board of cosmetology shall conduct an examination for each person individual who satisfies the requirements established by section 4713.20 of the Revised Code for admission to the examination. The board may develop and administer the appropriate examination or enter into an agreement with a national testing service to develop the examination, administer it, or both. The

(B) The examination shall be specific to the type of license the person individual seeks and satisfy all of the following conditions:

(A)(1) Include both practical demonstrations and written or oral tests related to the type of license the person individual seeks;

(B)(2) Relate only to a branch of cosmetology, managing license, or both, but not be confined to any special system or method;

(C)(3) Be consistent in both practical and technical requirements for the type of license the person individual seeks;

(D)(4) Be of sufficient thoroughness to satisfy the board as to the person's individual's skill in and knowledge of the branch of cosmetology, managing license, or both, for which the examination is conducted.

(C) The board shall adopt rules regarding the equipment or supplies an individual is required to bring to the examination.

(D) The questions developed for the examination and the practical demonstrations used in the testing process shall not be released by the board, except for the following purposes:

(1) Review or rewriting of any part of the examination on a periodic basis as prescribed in rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(2) Testing of individuals in another state for admission to the profession of cosmetology or any of its branches as required under a contract or by means of a license with that state.

(E) The examination papers and the scored results of the practical demonstrations of each individual examined by the board shall be open for inspection by the individual or the individual's attorney for at least ninety days following the announcement of the individual's grade, except for papers that under the terms of a contract with a testing service are not available for inspection. On written request of an individual or the individual's attorney made to the board not later than ninety days after announcement of the individual's grade, the board shall have the individual's examination papers re-graded manually.

Sec. 4713.25. The state board of cosmetology may administer a separate managing braider examination for individuals who complete a managing braider training course separate from a braider training course. The board may combine the managing braider examination with the braider examination for individuals who complete a combined three hundred-hour braider and managing braider training course.

The board may administer a separate managing cosmetologist examination for persons individuals who complete a managing cosmetologist training course separate from a cosmetologist training course. The board may combine the managing cosmetologist examination with the cosmetologist examination for persons individuals who complete a combined eighteen hundred-hour cosmetologist and managing cosmetologist training course.

The board may administer a separate managing esthetician examination for persons individuals who complete a managing esthetician training course separate from an esthetician training course. The board may combine the managing esthetician examination with the esthetician examination for persons individuals who complete a combined seven hundred fifty-hour esthetician and managing esthetician training course.

The board may administer a separate managing hair designer examination for persons individuals who complete a managing hair designer training course separate from a hair designer training course. The board may combine the managing hair designer examination with the hair designer examination for persons individuals who complete a combined one thousand four hundred forty-hour hair designer and managing hair designer training course.

The board may administer a separate managing manicurist examination for persons individuals who complete a managing manicurist training course separate from a manicurist training course. The board may combine the managing manicurist examination with the manicurist examination for persons individuals who complete a combined three hundred-hour manicurist and managing manicurist training course.

The board may administer a separate managing natural hair stylist examination for persons individuals who complete a managing natural hair stylist training course separate from a natural hair stylist training course. The board may combine the managing natural hair stylist examination with the natural hair stylist examination for persons individuals who complete a combined six hundred-hour natural hair stylist and managing natural hair stylist training course.

The board may administer a separate managing threader examination for individuals who complete a managing threader training course separate from a threader training course. The board may combine the managing threader examination with the threader examination for individuals who complete a combined three hundred-hour threader and managing threader training course.

Sec. 4713.26. Each person individual admitted to an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code shall furnish the person's individual's own model.

Sec. 4713.28.  (A) An individual who seeks a practicing license from the state board of cosmetology shall submit a written application on a form furnished by the board. The application shall contain all of the following:

(1) The name of the individual and any other identifying information required by the board;

(2) A recent photograph of the individual that meets specifications established by the board;

(3) A photocopy of the individual's current driver's license or other proof of legal residence in this state or a contiguous state;

(4) Proof that the individual is qualified to take the applicable examination as required by section 4713.20 of the Revised Code;

(5) An oath verifying the application is true;

(6) The applicable fee.

(B) The state board of cosmetology shall issue a practicing license to an applicant who, except as provided in section 4713.30 of the Revised Code, satisfies all of the following applicable conditions:

(A)(1) Is at least sixteen years of age;

(B)(2) Is of good moral character;

(C)(3) Has graduated from an Ohio high school, has the equivalent of an Ohio public high school tenth grade education diploma, or has taken an ability-to-benefit test that is approved by the United States department of education and administered under the department's guidelines and has attained a score that the board considers to be satisfactory evidence of possessing at least a tenth-grade level education;

(D)(4) Passes an examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code for the branch of cosmetology the applicant seeks to practice;

(E)(5) Pays to the board the applicable fee;

(F)(6) Shows proof of legal residency in the United States;

(7) In the case of an applicant for an initial braider license, has successfully completed at least one hundred fifty hours of instruction in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state in subjects related to sanitation, scalp care, anatomy, hair braiding, communication skills, and laws and rules governing the practice of cosmetology;

(8) In the case of an applicant for an initial cosmetologist license, has successfully completed at least fifteen one thousand five hundred hours of board-approved cosmetology training in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state, except that only one thousand hours of board-approved cosmetology training in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state is required of a person licensed as a barber under Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code;

(G)(9) In the case of an applicant for an initial esthetician license, has successfully completed at least six hundred hours of board-approved esthetics training in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state;

(H)(10) In the case of an applicant for an initial hair designer license, has successfully completed at least one thousand two hundred hours of board-approved hair designer training in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state, except that only one thousand hours of board-approved hair designer training in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state is required of a person licensed as a barber under Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code;

(I)(11) In the case of an applicant for an initial manicurist license, has successfully completed at least two hundred hours of board-approved manicurist training in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state;

(J)(12) In the case of an applicant for an initial natural hair stylist license, has successfully completed at least four hundred fifty hours of instruction in subjects relating to sanitation, scalp care, anatomy, hair styling, communication skills, and laws and rules governing the practice of cosmetology;

(13) In the case of an applicant for an initial threader license, has successfully completed at least one hundred fifty hours of instruction in a school of cosmetology licensed in this state in subjects related to sanitation, anatomy, threading, communication skills, and laws and rules governing the practice of cosmetology.

Sec. 4713.29. In accordance with rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code, the state board of cosmetology, upon a vote of the majority of the board, may waive a condition established by section 4713.28 of the Revised Code for a license to practice a branch of cosmetology for an applicant who practices that branch of cosmetology in a state or country that does not license or register branches of cosmetology.

Sec. 4713.30. (A) An individual who seeks a managing license from the state board of cosmetology shall submit a written application on a form furnished by the board. The application shall contain all of the following:

(1) The name of the individual and any other identifying information required by the board;

(2) A recent photograph of the individual that meets specifications established by the board;

(3) A photocopy of the individual's current driver's license or other proof of legal residence in this state or a contiguous state;

(4) Proof that the individual is qualified to take the applicable examination as required by section 4713.20 of the Revised Code;

(5) An oath verifying the application is true;

(6) The applicable fee.

(B) The state board of cosmetology shall issue a managing license to an applicant who satisfies all of the following applicable conditions:

(A)(1) Is at least sixteen years of age;

(B)(2) Is of good moral character;

(C)(3) Has graduated from an Ohio high school, has the equivalent of an Ohio public high school tenth grade education diploma, or has taken an ability-to-benefit test that is approved by the United States department of education and administered under the department's guidelines and has attained a score that the board considers to be satisfactory evidence of possessing at least a tenth-grade level education;

(D)(4) Pays to the board the applicable fee;

(E)(5) Passes the appropriate managing license examination;

(F)(6) Has a current, active practicing license or is qualified to sit for an examination for both a practicing license and a managing license at the same time;

(7) In the case of an applicant for an initial managing braider license, does either of the following:

(a) Has the licensed managing braider, licensed managing cosmetologist, or owner of a licensed braiding salon or licensed beauty salon located in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon certify to the board that the applicant has practiced braiding for at least two thousand hours as a braider in a licensed braiding salon or as a cosmetologist in a licensed beauty salon;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed, in addition to the hours required for licensure as a braider or a cosmetologist, at least one hundred fifty hours of board-approved managing braider training.

(8) In the case of an applicant for an initial managing cosmetologist license, does either of the following:

(1)(a) Has a licensed managing cosmetologist or owner of a licensed beauty salon located in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon certify to the board that the applicant has practiced as a cosmetologist for at least two thousand hours in a licensed beauty salon;

(2)(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed, in addition to the hours required for licensure as a cosmetologist, at least three hundred hours of board-approved managing cosmetologist training.

(G)(9) In the case of an applicant for an initial managing esthetician license, does either of the following:

(1)(a) Has the licensed managing esthetician, licensed managing cosmetologist, or owner of a licensed esthetics salon or licensed beauty salon located in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon certify to the board that the applicant has practiced esthetics for at least two thousand hours as an esthetician in a licensed esthetics salon or as a cosmetologist in a licensed beauty salon;

(2)(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed, in addition to the hours required for licensure as an esthetician or cosmetologist, at least one hundred fifty hours of board-approved managing esthetician training.

(H)(10) In the case of an applicant for an initial managing hair designer license, does either of the following:

(1)(a) Has the licensed managing hair designer, licensed managing cosmetologist, or owner of a licensed hair design salon or licensed beauty salon located in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon certify to the board that the applicant has practiced hair design for at least two thousand hours as a hair designer in a licensed hair design salon or as a cosmetologist in a licensed beauty salon;

(2)(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed, in addition to the hours required for licensure as a hair designer or cosmetologist, at least two hundred forty hours of board-approved managing hair designer training.

(I)(11) In the case of an applicant for an initial managing manicurist license, does either of the following:

(1)(a) Has the licensed managing manicurist, licensed managing cosmetologist, or owner of a licensed nail salon, licensed beauty salon, or licensed barber shop located in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon or barber shop certify to the board that the applicant has practiced manicuring for at least two thousand hours as a manicurist in a licensed nail salon or licensed barber shop or as a cosmetologist in a licensed beauty salon or licensed barber shop;

(2)(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed, in addition to the hours required for licensure as a manicurist or cosmetologist, at least one hundred hours of board-approved managing manicurist training.

(J)(12) In the case of an applicant for an initial managing natural hair stylist license, does either of the following:

(1)(a) Has the licensed managing natural hair stylist, licensed managing cosmetologist, or owner of a licensed natural hair style salon or licensed beauty salon located in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon certify to the board that the applicant has practiced natural hair styling for at least two thousand hours as a natural hair stylist in a licensed natural hair style salon or as a cosmetologist in a licensed beauty salon;

(2)(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed, in addition to the hours required for licensure as natural hair stylist or cosmetologist, at least one hundred fifty hours of board-approved managing natural hair stylist training.

(13) In the case of an applicant for an initial managing threader license, does either of the following:

(a) Has the licensed managing threader, licensed managing cosmetologist, or owner of a licensed threading salon or licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon certify to the board that the applicant has practiced threading for at least two thousand hours as a threader in a licensed threading salon or as a cosmetologist in a licensed beauty salon;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed, in addition to the hours required for licensure as a threader or a cosmetologist, at least one hundred fifty hours of board-approved managing threader training.

Sec. 4713.31. (A) An individual who seeks an instructor license from the state board of cosmetology shall submit a written application on a form furnished by the board. The application shall contain all of the following:

(1) The name of the individual and any other identifying information required by the board;

(2) A recent photograph of the individual that meets specifications established by the board;

(3) A photocopy of the individual's current driver's license or other proof of legal residence in this state or a contiguous state;

(4) Proof that the individual satisfies all conditions to obtain the license;

(5) An oath verifying the application is true;

(6) The applicable fee.

(B) The state board of cosmetology shall issue an instructor license to an applicant who satisfies all of the following applicable conditions:

(A)(1) Is at least eighteen years of age;

(B)(2) Is of good moral character;

(C)(3) Has graduated from an Ohio high school, has the equivalent of an Ohio public high school twelfth grade education diploma, or has taken an ability-to-benefit test that is approved by the United States department of education and administered under the department's guidelines and has attained a score that the board considers to be satisfactory evidence of possessing at least a tenth-grade level education;

(D)(4) Pays to the board the applicable fee;

(E)(5) In the case of an applicant for an initial braiding instructor license, holds a current, valid managing braider license or managing cosmetologist license and does either of the following:

(a) Has the licensed managing braider, licensed managing cosmetologist, or owner of a licensed braiding salon or licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon certify to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of braiding in a licensed braiding salon or the practice of cosmetology in a licensed beauty salon for at least two thousand hours;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed at least one hundred fifty hours of board-approved braiding instructor training as an apprentice instructor.

(6) In the case of an applicant for an initial cosmetology instructor license, holds a current, valid managing cosmetologist license issued in this state and does either of the following:

(1)(a) Has the licensed managing cosmetologist or owner of the licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon certify to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of cosmetology in a licensed beauty salon for at least two thousand hours;

(2)(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed one thousand hours of board-approved cosmetology instructor training as an apprentice instructor.

(F)(7) In the case of an applicant for an initial esthetics instructor license, holds a current, valid managing esthetician or managing cosmetologist license issued in this state and does either of the following:

(1)(a) Has the licensed managing esthetician, licensed managing cosmetologist, or owner of the licensed esthetics salon or licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon certify to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of esthetics in a licensed esthetics salon or practice of cosmetology in a licensed beauty salon for at least two thousand hours;

(2)(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed at least five hundred hours of board-approved esthetics instructor training as an apprentice instructor.

(G)(8) In the case of an applicant for an initial hair design instructor license, holds a current, valid managing hair designer or managing cosmetologist license and does either of the following:

(1)(a) Has the licensed managing hair designer, licensed managing cosmetologist, or owner of the licensed hair design salon or licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon certify to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of hair design in a licensed hair design salon or practice of cosmetology in a licensed beauty salon for at least two thousand hours;

(2)(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed at least eight hundred hours of board-approved hair design instructor's training as an apprentice instructor.

(H)(9) In the case of an applicant for an initial manicurist instructor license, holds a current, valid managing manicurist or managing cosmetologist license and does either of the following:

(1)(a) Has the licensed managing manicurist, licensed managing cosmetologist, or owner of the licensed nail salon or licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon certify to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of manicuring in a licensed nail salon or practice of cosmetology in a licensed beauty salon for at least two thousand hours;

(2)(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed at least three hundred hours of board-approved manicurist instructor training as an apprentice instructor.

(I)(10) In the case of an applicant for an initial natural hair style instructor license, holds a current, valid managing natural hair stylist or managing cosmetologist license and does either of the following:

(1)(a) Has the licensed managing natural hair stylist, licensed managing cosmetologist, or owner of the licensed natural hair style salon or licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon certify to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of natural hair styling in a licensed natural hair style salon or practice of cosmetology in a licensed beauty salon for at least two thousand hours;

(2)(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed at least four hundred hours of board-approved natural hair style instructor training as an apprentice instructor.

(11) In the case of an applicant for an initial threading instructor license, holds a current, valid managing threader license or managing cosmetologist license and does either of the following:

(a) Has the licensed managing threader, licensed managing cosmetologist, or owner of the licensed threading salon or licensed beauty salon in which the applicant has been employed in this or another state for whom the applicant performed services in a licensed salon certify to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of threading in a licensed threading salon or the practice of cosmetology in a licensed beauty salon for at least two thousand hours;

(b) Has a school of cosmetology licensed in this state certify to the board that the applicant has successfully completed at least one hundred fifty hours of board-approved threading instructor training as an apprentice instructor.

Sec. 4713.32. When determining the total hours of instruction received by an applicant for a license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.31 of the Revised Code this chapter, the state board of cosmetology shall not take into account more than ten hours of instruction per day. The board shall take into account instruction received more than five years prior to the date of application for the license in accordance with rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4713.34.  The state board of cosmetology shall issue a license to practice a branch of cosmetology, managing license, or instructor license to an applicant who is licensed or registered in another state or country to practice that branch of cosmetology, manage that type of salon, or teach the theory and practice of that branch of cosmetology, as appropriate, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(A) The applicant satisfies all of the following conditions:

(1) Is not less than eighteen years of age;

(2) Is of good moral character;

(3) Shows proof of legal residence in the United States;

(4) Provides a recent photograph of the applicant that meets specifications established by the board;

(5) In the case of an applicant for a practicing license or managing license, passes an a practical and theory examination conducted under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code for the license the applicant seeks, unless the applicant satisfies conditions specified in rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code for the board to issue the applicant a license without taking the examination;

(4)(6) Pays the applicable fee.

(B) At the time the applicant obtained the license or registration in the other state or country, the requirements in this state for obtaining the license the applicant seeks were substantially equal to the other state or country's requirements.

(C) The jurisdiction that issued the applicant's license or registration extends similar reciprocity to persons individuals holding a license issued by the board.

Sec. 4713.35. A person An individual who holds a current, valid braider license issued by the state board of cosmetology may engage in the practice of braiding but no other branch of cosmetology.

An individual who holds a current, valid cosmetologist license issued by the state board of cosmetology may engage in the practice of one or more branches of cosmetology as the person individual chooses.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid esthetician license issued by the board may engage in the practice of esthetics but no. The individual may not engage in any other branch of cosmetology, except to the extent that the activities included in the practice of threading are also part of the practice of esthetics.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid hair designer license issued by the board may engage in the practice of hair design but no. The individual may not engage in any other branch of cosmetology, except to the extent that the activities included in the practice of braiding are also part of the practice of hair design.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid manicurist license issued by the board may engage in the practice of manicuring but no other branch of cosmetology.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid natural hair stylist license issued by the board may engage in the practice of natural hair styling but no. The individual may not engage in any other branch of cosmetology, except to the extent that the activities included in the practice of braiding are also part of the practice of natural hair styling.

An individual who holds a current, valid threading license issued by the board may engage in the practice of threading but no other branch of cosmetology.

An individual who holds a current, valid managing braider license issued by the board may manage a braiding salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice of braiding but no other branch of cosmetology.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid managing cosmetologist license issued by the board may manage all types of salons and engage in the practice of one or more branches of cosmetology as the person individual chooses.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid managing esthetician license issued by the board may manage an esthetics salon, but no other type of salon, and. The individual may engage in the practice of esthetics, but no may not engage in any other branch of cosmetology, except to the extent that the activities included in the practice of threading are also part of the practice of esthetics.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid managing hair designer license issued by the board may manage a hair design salon, but no other type of salon, and. The individual may engage in the practice of hair design, but no may not engage in any other branch of cosmetology, except to the extent that the activities included in the practice of braiding are also part of the practice of hair design.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid managing manicurist license issued by the board may manage a nail salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice of manicuring, but no other branch of cosmetology.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid managing natural hair stylist license issued by the board may manage a natural hair style salon, but no other type of salon, and. The individual may engage in the practice of natural hair styling, but no may not engage in any other branch of cosmetology, except to the extent that the activities included in the practice of braiding are also part of the practice of natural hair styling.

An individual who holds a current, valid managing threading license issued by the board may manage a threading salon, but no other type of salon, and engage in the practice of threading, but no other branch of cosmetology.

An individual who holds a current, valid braiding instructor license issued by the board may teach at a school of cosmetology the theory and practice of braiding, but no other branch of cosmetology.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid cosmetology instructor license issued by the board may teach the theory and practice of one or more branches of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology as the person individual chooses.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid esthetics instructor license issued by the board may teach at a school of cosmetology the theory and practice of esthetics, but no may not teach the theory and practice of any other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology except to the extent that the theory and practice of threading are also part of the theory and practice of esthetics.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid hair design instructor license issued by the board may teach at a school of cosmetology the theory and practice of hair design, but no may not teach the theory and practice of any other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology except to the extent that the theory and practice of braiding are also part of the theory and practice of hair design.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid manicurist instructor license issued by the board may teach the theory and practice of manicuring, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

A person An individual who holds a current, valid natural hair style instructor license issued by the board may teach at a school of cosmetology the theory and practice of natural hair styling, but no may not teach the theory and practice of any other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology except to the extent that the theory and practice of braiding are also part of the theory and practice of natural hair styling.

An individual who holds a current threading instructor license issued by the board may teach the theory and practice of threading, but no other branch of cosmetology, at a school of cosmetology.

Sec. 4713.37. (A) The state board of cosmetology may issue a temporary special occasion work permit to a person an individual who satisfies all of the following conditions:

(1) Has been licensed or registered in another state or country to practice a branch of cosmetology or teach the theory and practice of a branch of cosmetology for at least five years;

(2) Is a recognized expert in the practice or teaching of the branch of cosmetology the person individual practices or teaches;

(3) Is to practice that branch of cosmetology or teach the theory and practice of that branch of cosmetology in this state as part of a promotional or instructional program for not more than the amount of time a temporary special occasion work permit is effective;

(4) Satisfies all other conditions for a temporary special occasion work permit established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(5) Pays the fee established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(B) A person An individual issued a temporary special occasion work permit may practice the branch of cosmetology the person individual practices in another state or country, or teach the theory and practice of the branch of cosmetology the person individual teaches in another state or country, until the expiration date of the permit. A temporary special occasion work permit is valid for the period of time specified in rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4713.39.  (A) An individual who holds a current valid manager's license shall be granted a license to practice as an independent contractor in the branch of cosmetology for which the manager's license was issued if the individual does all of the following:

(1) Completes an application on a form furnished by the state board of cosmetology that includes the individual's name, physical and electronic mail address, telephone number, and any other information required by rules adopted by the board under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(2) Submits to the board a signed statement attesting that the individual will comply with division (B) of this section.

(B) The holder of an independent contractor license shall do all of the following:

(1) Practice in a space the individual rents in a licensed salon and post the independent contractor license in that space;

(2) Supply all of the supplies the individual will use in the practice;

(3) Set the individual's own schedule;

(4) Pay all applicable taxes and comply with any applicable state or federal law or local ordinance;

(5) Pay for any insurance coverage.

(C) An independent contractor who rents space in a salon shall enter into a contract with the salon or the salon's owner. The contract shall specify the business relationship between the parties and the responsibilities of each party. The salon or salon owner shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws and local ordinances.

Sec. 4713.41. (A) A person who seeks a license to operate a salon from the state board of cosmetology shall submit a written application on a form furnished by the board. The application shall contain all of the following:

(1) The name of the person, the location of the salon, and any other identifying information required by the board;

(2) A recent photograph of the individual signing the application that meets specifications established by the board;

(3) A photocopy of the current driver's license of the individual signing the application or other proof of the individual's legal residence in this state or a contiguous state;

(4) Proof that the person satisfies all conditions to obtain the license;

(5) An oath verifying the application is true;

(6) The applicable fee.

An application for a license to operate a salon may be submitted by the owner, manager, or individual in charge of the salon.

(B) The state board of cosmetology shall issue a license to operate a salon to an applicant who pays the applicable fee and affirms that all of the following conditions will be met:

(A)(1) A person (a) An individual holding a current, valid managing cosmetologist license or license to manage that type of salon has charge of and immediate supervision over the salon at all times when the salon is open for business except as permitted under division (A)(2)(B)(1)(b) of this section.

(2)(b) A business establishment that is engaged primarily in retail sales but is also licensed as a salon shall have a person an individual holding a current, valid managing license for that type of salon in charge of and in immediate supervision of the salon during posted or advertised service hours, if the practice of cosmetology is restricted to those posted or advertised service hours.

(B)(2) The salon is equipped to do all of the following:

(1)(a) Provide potable running hot and cold water and proper drainage;

(2)(b) Sanitize all instruments and supplies used in the branch of cosmetology provided at the salon;

(3)(c) If cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service is provided at the salon under section 4713.42 of the Revised Code, sanitize all instruments and supplies used in the cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service.

(C)(3) Except as provided in sections 4713.42 and 4713.49 of the Revised Code, only the branch of cosmetology that the salon is licensed to provide is practiced at the salon.

(D)(4) The salon is kept in a clean and sanitary condition and properly ventilated.

(E)(5) No food is sold at the salon in a manner inconsistent with rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4713.42. A person An individual holding a current, valid certificate issued under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code to provide cosmetic therapy or massage therapy may provide cosmetic therapy or massage therapy, as appropriate, in a salon. A person An individual holding a current, valid license or certificate issued by a professional regulatory board of this state may practice the person's individual's profession in a salon if the person's individual's profession is authorized by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code to practice in a salon.

A person An individual providing cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service in a salon pursuant to this section shall satisfy the standards established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4713.44. (A) A person who seeks a license to operate a school of cosmetology from the state board of cosmetology shall submit a written application on a form furnished by the board. The form shall contain all of the following:

(1) The name of the person, the location of the school, and any other identifying information required by the board;

(2) A recent photograph of the individual signing the application that meets specifications established by the board;

(3) Proof that the person satisfies all conditions to obtain the license;

(4) An oath verifying the application is true;

(5) The applicable fee.

An application for a license to operate a school of cosmetology may be submitted by the owner, manager, or individual in charge of the school.

(B) The state board of cosmetology shall issue a license to operate a school of cosmetology to an applicant who pays the applicable fee and satisfies all of the following requirements:

(A)(1) Maintains a course of practical training and technical instruction for the branch or branches of cosmetology to be taught at the school equal to the requirements for admission to an examination under section 4713.24 of the Revised Code that a person an individual must pass to obtain a license to practice that branch or those branches of cosmetology;

(B)(2) Possesses or makes available apparatus and equipment sufficient for the ready and full teaching of all subjects of the curriculum;

(C)(3) Maintains persons individuals licensed under section 4713.31 or 4713.34 of the Revised Code to teach the theory and practice of the branches of cosmetology;

(D)(4) Notifies the board of the enrollment of each new student, keeps a record devoted to the different practices, establishes grades, and holds examinations in order to certify the students' completion of the prescribed course of study before the issuance of certificates of completion;

(E)(5) In the case of a school of cosmetology that offers clock hours for the purpose of satisfying minimum hours of training and instruction, keeps a daily record of the attendance of each student;

(F)(6) On the date that an apprentice cosmetology instructor begins cosmetology instructor training at the school, certifies the name of the apprentice cosmetology instructor to the board along with the date on which the apprentice's instructor training began;

(G)(7) Instructs not more than six apprentice cosmetology instructors at any one time;

(H)(8) Files with the board a good and sufficient surety bond executed by the person, firm, or corporation operating the school of cosmetology as principal and by a surety company as surety in the amount of ten thousand dollars; provided, except that this requirement does not apply to a vocational program conducted by a city, exempted village, local, or joint vocational school district. The bond shall be in the form prescribed by the board and be conditioned upon the school's continued instruction in the theory and practice of the branches of cosmetology. Every bond shall continue in effect until notice of its termination is given to the board by registered mail and every bond shall so provide.

Sec. 4713.45. (A) A school of cosmetology may do the following:

(1) In accordance with rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code, a school of cosmetology operated by a public entity may offer clock hours, credit hours, or competency-based credits, and a school of cosmetology that is operated by a private person may offer clock or credit hours, for the purpose of satisfying minimum hours of training and instruction;

(2) Allow an apprentice cosmetology instructor the regular quota of students prescribed by the state board of cosmetology if a cosmetology instructor is present;

(3) Compensate an apprentice cosmetology instructor;

(4) Subject to division (B) of this section, employ a person an individual who does not hold a current, valid instructor license to teach subjects related to a branch of cosmetology.

(B) A school of cosmetology shall have a licensed cosmetology instructor present when a person an individual employed pursuant to division (A)(4) of this section teaches at the school, unless the person individual is one of the following:

(1) A person An individual with a current, valid teacher's certificate or educator license issued by the state board of education;

(2) A person An individual with a bachelor's degree in the subject the person individual teaches at the school;

(3) A person An individual also employed by a university or college to teach the subject the person individual teaches at the school.

Sec. 4713.48.  (A) The state board of cosmetology shall issue a permit to operate a tanning facility to an applicant if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The applicant applies in accordance with the application process adopted by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(2) The applicant pays to the treasurer of state the fee established by those rules.

(3) An initial inspection of the premises indicates that the tanning facility has been installed and will be operated in accordance with those rules.

(B) A permit holder shall post the permit in a public and conspicuous place on any premises where the tanning facility is located. A person shall obtain a separate permit for each of the premises owned or operated by that person at which the person seeks to operate a tanning facility.

(C) A To continue operating, a permit holder may shall biennially renew a the permit by the last day of January of each odd-numbered year upon. The board shall renew the permit upon the holder's payment to the treasurer of state of the biennial renewal fee.

Sec. 4713.55. Every license issued by the state board of cosmetology shall be signed by the chairperson and attested by the executive director thereof, with the seal of the board attached.

The board shall specify on each practicing license that the board issues the branch of cosmetology that the license entitles the holder to practice. The board shall specify on each managing license that the board issues the type of salon that the license entitles the holder to manage and the branch of cosmetology that the license entitles the holder to practice. The board shall specify on each instructor license that the board issues the branch of cosmetology that the license entitles the holder to teach. The board shall specify on each salon license that the board issues the branch of cosmetology that the license entitles the holder to offer. The board shall specify on each independent contractor license that the board issues the branch of cosmetology that the license entitles the holder to offer within a licensed salon. Such licenses are prima-facie evidence of the right of the holder to practice or teach the branch of cosmetology, or manage the type of salon, that the license specifies.

Sec. 4713.56. Every holder of a practicing license, managing license, instructor license, or independent contractor license issued by the state board of cosmetology shall display the license in a public and conspicuous place in the place of employment of the holder.

Every holder of a license to operate a salon issued by the board shall display the license in a public and conspicuous place in the salon.

Every holder of a license to operate a school of cosmetology issued by the board shall display the license in a public and conspicuous place in the school.

Every person individual who provides cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service in a salon under section 4713.42 of the Revised Code shall display the person's individual's professional license or certificate in a public and conspicuous place in the room used for the therapy or other service.

Sec. 4713.58. (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, on payment of the renewal fee and submission of proof satisfactory to the state board of cosmetology that any applicable continuing education requirements have been completed, a person an individual currently licensed as:

(1) A braiding instructor who has previously been licensed as a braider or a managing braider, is entitled to the reissuance of a braider or managing braider license;

(2) A cosmetology instructor who has previously been licensed as a cosmetologist or a managing cosmetologist, is entitled to the reissuance of a cosmetologist or managing cosmetologist license;

(2)(3) An esthetics instructor who has previously been licensed as an esthetician or a managing esthetician, is entitled to the reissuance of an esthetician or managing esthetician license;

(3)(4) A hair design instructor who has previously been licensed as a hair designer or a managing hair designer, is entitled to the reissuance of a hair designer or managing hair designer license;

(4)(5) A manicurist instructor who has previously been licensed as a manicurist or a managing manicurist, is entitled to the reissuance of a manicurist or managing manicurist license;

(5)(6) A natural hair style instructor who has previously been licensed as a natural hair stylist or a managing natural hair stylist, is entitled to the reissuance of a natural hair stylist or managing natural hair stylist license;

(7) A threading instructor who has previously been licensed as a threader or a managing threader, is entitled to the reissuance of a threader or managing threader license.

(B) No person individual is entitled to the reissuance of a license under division (A) of this section if the license was revoked or suspended or the person individual has an outstanding unpaid fine levied under section 4713.64 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4713.60. (A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a person an individual seeking a renewal of a license to practice a branch of cosmetology, managing license, or instructor license shall include in the renewal application proof satisfactory to the board of completion of any applicable continuing education requirements established by rules adopted under section 4713.09 of the Revised Code.

(B) If an applicant fails to provide satisfactory proof of completion of any applicable continuing education requirements, the board shall notify the applicant that the application is incomplete. The board shall not renew the license until the applicant provides satisfactory proof of completion of any applicable continuing education requirements. The board may provide the applicant with an extension of up to ninety days in which to complete the continuing education requirement. In providing for the extension, the board may charge the licensee a fine of up to one hundred dollars.

(C) The board may waive, or extend the period for completing, any continuing education requirement if a licensee applies to the board and provides proof satisfactory to the board of being unable to complete the requirement within the time allowed because of any of the following:

(1) An emergency;

(2) An unusual or prolonged illness;

(3) Active duty service in any branch of the armed forces of the United States.

The board shall determine the period of time during which each extension is effective and shall inform the applicant. The board shall also inform the applicant of the continuing education requirements that must be met to have the license renewed. If an extension is granted for less than one year, the continuing education requirement for that year, in addition to the required continuing education for the succeeding year, must be completed in the succeeding year. In all other cases the board may waive all or part of the continuing education requirement on a case-by-case basis. Any required continuing education shall be completed and satisfactory proof of its completion submitted to the board by a date specified by the board. Every license which has not been renewed in any odd-numbered year by the last day of January and for which the continuing education requirement has not been waived or extended shall be considered expired no longer valid.

Sec. 4713.61. (A) If the state board of cosmetology adopts a continuing education requirement under section 4713.09 of the Revised Code, it may develop a procedure by which a person an individual who holds a license to practice a branch of cosmetology, managing license, or instructor license and who is not currently engaged in the practice of the branch of cosmetology, managing a salon, or teaching the theory and practice of the branch of cosmetology, but who desires to be so engaged in the future, may apply to the board to have the person's individual's license classified inactive in escrow. If the board develops such a procedure, a person an individual seeking to have the person's individual's license classified inactive in escrow shall apply to the board on a form provided by the board and pay the fee established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(B) The board shall not restore an inactive a license in escrow until the later of the following:

(1) The date that the person individual holding the license submits proof satisfactory to the board that the person individual has completed the continuing education that a rule adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code requires;

(2) The last day of January of the next odd-numbered year following the year the license is classified inactive in escrow.

(C) A person An individual who holds an inactive a license in escrow may engage in the practice of a branch of cosmetology if the person individual holds a temporary work permit as specified in rules adopted by the board under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4713.62. (A) A person An individual holding a practicing license, managing license, or instructor license may satisfy a continuing education requirement established by rules adopted under section 4713.09 of the Revised Code only by completing continuing education programs approved under division (B) of this section or developed under division (C) of this section.

(B) The state board of cosmetology shall approve a continuing education program if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The person operating the program submits to the board a written application for approval.

(2) The person operating the program pays to the board a fee established by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(3) The program is operated by an employee, officer, or director of a nonprofit professional association, college or university, vocational school, postsecondary proprietary school of cosmetology licensed by the board, salon licensed by the board, or manufacturer of supplies or equipment used in the practice of a branch of cosmetology.

(4) The program will do at least one of the following:

(a) Enhance the professional competency of the affected licensees;

(b) Protect the public;

(c) Educate the affected licensees in the application of the laws and rules regulating the practice of a branch of cosmetology.

(5) The person operating the program provides the board a tentative schedule of when the program will be available so that the board can make the schedule readily available to all licensees throughout the state.

Sec. 4713.63. A practicing license, managing license, or instructor license that has not been renewed for any reason other than because it has been revoked, suspended, or classified inactive in escrow, or because the license holder has been given a waiver or extension under section 4713.60 of the Revised Code, is expired no longer valid. An expired The license may be restored if the person individual who held the license meets all of the following applicable conditions:

(A) Pays to the state board of cosmetology the restoration fee, the current renewal fee, and any applicable late fees specified in division (A)(11) of section 4713.10 of the Revised Code;

(B) Pays a lapsed renewal fee of forty-five dollars per license renewal period that has elapsed since the license was last issued or renewed;

(C) In the case of a practicing license or managing license that has not been expired valid for more than two consecutive license renewal periods, completes eight hours of continuing education for each license renewal period that has elapsed since the license was last issued or renewed, up to a maximum of twenty-four hours. At least four of those hours shall include a course pertaining to sanitation and safety methods.

The board shall deposit all fees it receives under division (B) of this section into the general revenue fund.

Sec. 4713.64. (A) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the The state board of cosmetology may deny, revoke, or suspend a license or permit issued by the board or impose a fine take disciplinary action for any of the following:

(1) Failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter or rules adopted under it;

(2) Continued practice by a person an individual knowingly having an infectious or contagious disease;

(3) Habitual drunkenness or addiction to any habit-forming drug;

(4) Willful false and fraudulent or deceptive advertising;

(5) Falsification of any record or application required to be filed with the board;

(6) Failure to cooperate with an investigation or an inspection;

(7) Failure to respond to a subpoena;

(8) Failure to pay a fine or abide by a suspension order issued by the board.

(B) On determining that there is cause for disciplinary action, the board may do one or more of the following:

(1) Deny, revoke, or suspend a license or permit issued by the board;

(2) Impose a fine;

(3) Require the holder of a license or permit to take corrective action courses.

(C) The board shall take disciplinary action pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that, in lieu of an adjudication, the board may enter into a consent agreement with the holder of the license or permit. When ratified by a majority vote of a quorum of the board members, a consent agreement constitutes 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 it are of no effect and the case shall be scheduled for adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

(D) The amount and content of corrective action courses and other relevant criteria shall be established by the board in rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(E)(1) The board may impose a separate fine for each offense listed in division (A) of this section. The amount of a fine shall be not more than five hundred dollars if the violator has not previously been fined for that offense. The fine shall be not more than one thousand dollars if the violator has been fined for the same offense once before. The fine shall be not more than one thousand five hundred dollars if the violator has been fined for the same offense two or more times before.

(C)(2) The board shall issue an order notifying a violator of a fine imposed under division (E)(1) of this section. The notice shall specify the date by which the fine is to be paid. The date must be less than forty-five days after the order is issued.

(3) At the request of a violator who is temporarily unable to pay a fine, or on its own motion, the board may extend the date by which the fine is to be paid to up to ninety days after the date the order is issued.

(4) If a violator fails to pay a fine not later than the date specified in the board's order and does not request an extension not later than ten days after the date the order is issued or fails to pay the fine not later than the extended date, the board shall add to the fine an additional penalty equal to ten per cent of the fine.

(5) If a violator fails to pay a fine not later than ninety days after the board issues an order, the board shall add to the fine interest at a rate specified by the board in rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(6) If the fine, including any interest or additional penalty, remains unpaid on the ninety-first day after the board issues an order under division (E)(2) of this section, the amount of the fine and any interest or additional penalty shall be certified to the attorney general for collection in the form and manner prescribed by the attorney general. The attorney general may assess the collection cost to the amount certified in such a manner and amount as prescribed by the attorney general.

(F) If a person fails to request a hearing within or consent agreement not later than thirty days of after the date the board, in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code, notifies the person of the board's intent to act against the person under division (A) of this section, the board by a majority vote of a quorum of the board members may take the action against the person without holding an adjudication hearing.

(D)(G) The board, after a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code or pursuant to a consent agreement, may suspend a tanning facility license or permit if the owner license or operator permit holder fails to correct an unsafe condition that exists in violation of the board's rules or fails to cooperate in an inspection of the tanning facility. If

If a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it has resulted in a condition reasonably believed by an inspector to create an immediate danger to the health and safety of any person using the tanning a facility, the inspector may suspend the license or permit of the facility or the person responsible for the violation without a prior hearing or an opportunity for a consent agreement until the condition is corrected or until a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code is held or a consent agreement is entered into and the board either upholds the suspension or reinstates the license or permit.

Sec. 4713.66. The state board of cosmetology or the executive director acting for the board may compel, by order or subpoena, the attendance of witnesses to testify in relation to any matter over which the board has jurisdiction that is the subject of inquiry or investigation by the board and may require the production of any book, paper, document, or testimony pertaining to that matter. For this purpose, the board or director has the same power as the judge of a court of common pleas to administer oaths and to compel the attendance of witnesses and punish witnesses for refusal to testify.

Service of a subpoena may be made by sheriffs or constables, or by certified mail, return receipt requested. A subpoena shall be considered served on the date delivery is made or the date the intended recipient refuses to accept delivery.

Witnesses shall receive, after their appearance, the fees and mileage provided for in section 119.094 of the Revised Code. If two or more witnesses travel together in the same vehicle, the mileage fee shall be paid to only one of them, but the witnesses may agree to divide the fee among them in any manner.

Should a person fail to obey an order or subpoena issued under this section, on application by the board or director setting forth the failure, the court of common pleas of any county may issue a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum ordering the person to appear and testify before the board and produce books, records, or papers, as required. On the filing of the order, the clerk of court, under the court's seal, shall issue process of subpoena for the person to appear before the board or the director at a time and place named in the subpoena, and each day thereafter until the examination of the person is completed. The subpoena may require that the person bring to the examination any books, records, or papers required by the order. The clerk shall also issue, under the seal of the court, such other orders, in reference to the examination, appearance, and production of books, records, or papers, as the court directs. If a person so summoned by subpoena fails to obey the subpoena, to give testimony, to answer questions as required, or to obey an order of the court, the court, on motion supported by proof, may order an attachment for contempt to be issued against the person. If the person is brought before the court by virtue of the attachment and upon a hearing the disobedience appears, the court may order the person to be committed and kept in close custody.

Sec. 4713.67. (A) The state board of cosmetology, on its own motion or on receipt of a written complaint, may investigate or inspect the activities or premises of a person who is alleged to have violated this chapter or rules adopted under it, regardless of whether the person holds a license issued under this chapter.

(B) If, based on its investigation, the board determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that a person has violated this chapter or rules adopted under it, the board shall afford the person an opportunity for a hearing. Notice shall be given and any hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

(C) The board shall maintain a transcript of the hearing and issue a written opinion to all parties, citing its findings and ground for any action it takes. Any action shall be taken in accordance with section 4713.64 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 4715.30.  (A) An applicant for or holder of a certificate or license issued under this chapter is subject to disciplinary action by the state dental board for any of the following reasons:

(1) Employing or cooperating in fraud or material deception in applying for or obtaining a license or certificate;

(2) Obtaining or attempting to obtain money or anything of value by intentional misrepresentation or material deception in the course of practice;

(3) Advertising services in a false or misleading manner or violating the board's rules governing time, place, and manner of advertising;

(4) Conviction of a misdemeanor committed in the course of practice or of any felony;

(5) Engaging in lewd or immoral conduct in connection with the provision of dental services;

(6) Selling, prescribing, giving away, or administering drugs for other than legal and legitimate therapeutic purposes, or conviction of violating any law of this state or the federal government regulating the possession, distribution, or use of any drug;

(7) Providing or allowing dental hygienists, expanded function dental auxiliaries, or other practitioners of auxiliary dental occupations working under the certificate or license holder's supervision, or a dentist holding a temporary limited continuing education license under division (C) of section 4715.16 of the Revised Code working under the certificate or license holder's direct supervision, to provide dental care that departs from or fails to conform to accepted standards for the profession, whether or not injury to a patient results;

(8) Inability to practice under accepted standards of the profession because of physical or mental disability, dependence on alcohol or other drugs, or excessive use of alcohol or other drugs;

(9) Violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted thereunder;

(10) Failure to use universal blood and body fluid precautions established by rules adopted under section 4715.03 of the Revised Code;

(11) 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 dental 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;

(12) Advertising that the certificate or license holder 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 dental services, would otherwise be required to pay;

(13) Failure to comply with section 4729.79 of the Revised Code, unless the state board of pharmacy no longer maintains a drug database pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code.

(B) A manager, proprietor, operator, or conductor of a dental facility shall be subject to disciplinary action if any dentist, dental hygienist, expanded function dental auxiliary, or qualified personnel providing services in the facility is found to have committed a violation listed in division (A) of this section and the manager, proprietor, operator, or conductor knew of the violation and permitted it to occur on a recurring basis.

(C) Subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board may take one or more of the following disciplinary actions if one or more of the grounds for discipline listed in divisions (A) and (B) of this section exist:

(1) Censure the license or certificate holder;

(2) Place the license or certificate on probationary status for such period of time the board determines necessary and require the holder to:

(a) Report regularly to the board upon the matters which are the basis of probation;

(b) Limit practice to those areas specified by the board;

(c) Continue or renew professional education until a satisfactory degree of knowledge or clinical competency has been attained in specified areas.

(3) Suspend the certificate or license;

(4) Revoke the certificate or license.

Where the board places a holder of a license or certificate on probationary status pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section, the board may subsequently suspend or revoke the license or certificate if it determines that the holder has not met the requirements of the probation or continues to engage in activities that constitute grounds for discipline pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this section.

Any order suspending a license or certificate shall state the conditions under which the license or certificate will be restored, which may include a conditional restoration during which time the holder is in a probationary status pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section. The board shall restore the license or certificate unconditionally when such conditions are met.

(D) If the physical or mental condition of an applicant or a license or certificate holder is at issue in a disciplinary proceeding, the board may order the license or certificate holder to submit to reasonable examinations by an individual designated or approved by the board and at the board's expense. The physical examination may be conducted by any individual authorized by the Revised Code to do so, including a physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife. Any written documentation of the physical examination shall be completed by the individual who conducted the examination.

Failure to comply with an order for an examination shall be grounds for refusal of a license or certificate or summary suspension of a license or certificate under division (E) of this section.

(E) If the board has reason to believe that a license or certificate holder represents a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety if the holder is allowed to continue to practice, or if the holder has failed to comply with an order under division (D) of this section, the board may apply to the court of common pleas of the county in which the holder resides for an order temporarily suspending the holder's license or certificate, without a prior hearing being afforded by the board, until the board conducts an adjudication hearing pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. If the court temporarily suspends a holder's license or certificate, the board shall give written notice of the suspension personally or by certified mail to the license or certificate holder. Such notice shall include specific facts and reasons for finding a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety and shall inform the license or certificate holder of the right to a hearing pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

(F) Any holder of a certificate or license issued under this chapter who has pleaded guilty to, has been convicted of, or has had a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction entered against the holder in this state for aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated burglary, or who has pleaded guilty to, has been convicted of, or has had a judicial finding of eligibility for treatment or intervention in lieu of conviction entered against the holder in another jurisdiction for any substantially equivalent criminal offense, is automatically suspended from practice under this chapter in this state and any certificate or license issued to the holder under this chapter is automatically suspended, as of the date of the guilty plea, conviction, or judicial finding, whether the proceedings are brought in this state or another jurisdiction. Continued practice by an individual after the suspension of the individual's certificate or license under this division shall be considered practicing without a certificate or license. The board shall notify the suspended individual of the suspension of the individual's certificate or license under this division by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. If an individual whose certificate or license is suspended under this division fails to make a timely request for an adjudicatory hearing, the board shall enter a final order revoking the individual's certificate or license.

(G) Notwithstanding divisions (A)(11) and (12) of this section, sanctions shall not be imposed against any licensee who waives deductibles and copayments:

(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. Such 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.

(H) In no event shall the board consider or raise during a hearing required by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code the circumstances of, or the fact that the board has received, one or more complaints about a person unless the one or more complaints are the subject of the hearing or resulted in the board taking an action authorized by this section against the person on a prior occasion.

Sec. 4717.14.  (A) The board of embalmers and funeral directors may refuse to grant or renew, or may suspend or revoke, any license issued under this chapter for any of the following reasons:

(1) The license was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation either in the application or in passing the examination.

(2) The applicant or licensee has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty to a felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude.

(3) The applicant or licensee has purposely violated any provision of sections 4717.01 to 4717.15 or a rule adopted under any of those sections; division (A) or (B) of section 4717.23; division (B)(1) or (2), (C)(1) or (2), (D), (E), or (F)(1) or (2), or divisions (H) to (K) of section 4717.26; division (D)(1) of section 4717.27; or divisions (A) to (C) of section 4717.28 of the Revised Code; any rule or order of the department of health or a board of health of a health district governing the disposition of dead human bodies; or any other rule or order applicable to the applicant or licensee.

(4) The applicant or licensee has committed immoral or unprofessional conduct.

(5) The applicant or licensee knowingly permitted an unlicensed person, other than a person serving an apprenticeship, to engage in the profession or business of embalming or funeral directing under the applicant's or licensee's supervision.

(6) The applicant or licensee has been habitually intoxicated, or is addicted to the use of morphine, cocaine, or other habit-forming or illegal drugs.

(7) The applicant or licensee has refused to promptly submit the custody of a dead human body upon the express order of the person legally entitled to the body.

(8) The licensee loaned the licensee's own license, or the applicant or licensee borrowed or used the license of another person, or knowingly aided or abetted the granting of an improper license.

(9) The applicant or licensee transferred a license to operate a funeral home, embalming facility, or crematory from one owner or operator to another, or from one location to another, without notifying the board.

(10) The applicant or licensee mislead misled the public by using false or deceptive advertising.

(B)(1) The board of embalmers and funeral directors shall refuse to grant or renew, or shall suspend or revoke, an embalmer's, funeral director's, funeral home, or embalming facility license only in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

(2) The board shall send to the crematory review board written notice that it proposes to refuse to issue or renew, or proposes to suspend or revoke, a license to operate a crematory facility. If, after the conclusion of the adjudicatory hearing on the matter conducted under division (E) of section 4717.03 of the Revised Code, the board of embalmers and funeral directors finds that any of the circumstances described in divisions (A)(1) to (10) of this section apply to the person named in its proposed action, the board may issue a final order under division (E) of section 4717.03 of the Revised Code refusing to issue or renew, or suspending or revoking, the person's license to operate a crematory facility.

(C) If the board of embalmers and funeral directors determines that there is clear and convincing evidence that any of the circumstances described in divisions (A)(1) to (10) of this section apply to the holder of a license issued under this chapter and that the licensee's continued practice presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, the board may suspend the licensee's license without a prior adjudicatory hearing. The executive director of the board shall prepare written allegations for consideration by the board.

The board, after reviewing the written allegations, may suspend a license without a prior hearing.

The board shall issue a written order of suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. Such an order is not subject to suspension by the court during the pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the holder of an embalmer's, funeral director's, funeral home, or embalming facility license requests an adjudicatory hearing by the board, the date set for the hearing shall be within fifteen days, but not earlier than seven days, after the licensee has requested a hearing, unless the board and the licensee agree to a different time for holding the hearing.

Upon issuing a written order of suspension to the holder of a license to operate a crematory facility, the board of embalmers and funeral directors shall send written notice of the issuance of the order to the crematory review board. The crematory review board shall hold an adjudicatory hearing on the order under division (E) of section 4717.03 of the Revised Code within fifteen days, but not earlier than seven days, after the issuance of the order, unless the crematory review board and the licensee agree to a different time for holding the adjudicatory hearing.

Any summary suspension imposed under this division shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final adjudicatory order issued by the board of embalmers and funeral directors pursuant to this division and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, or division (E) of section 4717.03 of the Revised Code, as applicable, becomes effective. The board of embalmers and funeral directors shall issue its final adjudicatory order within sixty days after the completion of its hearing or, in the case of the summary suspension of a license to operate a crematory facility, within sixty days after completion of the adjudicatory hearing by the crematory review board. A failure to issue the order within that time results in the dissolution of the summary suspension order, but does not invalidate any subsequent final adjudicatory order.

(D) If the board of embalmers and funeral directors suspends or revokes a license held by a funeral director or a funeral home for any reason identified in division (A) of this section, the board may file a complaint with the court of common pleas in the county where the violation occurred requesting appointment of a receiver and the sequestration of the assets of the funeral home that held the suspended or revoked license or the licensed funeral home that employs the funeral director that held the suspended or revoked license. If the court of common pleas is satisfied with the application for a receivership, the court may appoint a receiver.

The board or a receiver may employ and procure whatever assistance or advice is necessary in the receivership or liquidation and distribution of the assets of the funeral home, and, for that purpose, may retain officers or employees of the funeral home as needed. All expenses of the receivership or liquidation shall be paid from the assets of the funeral home and shall be a lien on those assets, and that lien shall be a priority to any other lien.

(E) Any holder of a license issued under this chapter who has pleaded guilty to, has been found by a judge or jury to be guilty of, or has had a judicial finding of eligibility for treatment in lieu of conviction entered against the individual in this state for aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated burglary, or who has pleaded guilty to, has been found by a judge or jury to be guilty of, or has had a judicial finding of eligibility for treatment in lieu of conviction entered against the individual in another jurisdiction for any substantially equivalent criminal offense, is hereby suspended from practice under this chapter by operation of law, and any license issued to the individual under this chapter is hereby suspended by operation of law as of the date of the guilty plea, verdict or finding of guilt, or judicial finding of eligibility for treatment in lieu of conviction, regardless of whether the proceedings are brought in this state or another jurisdiction. The board shall notify the suspended individual of the suspension of the individual's license by the operation of this division by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. If an individual whose license is suspended under this division fails to make a timely request for an adjudicatory hearing, the board shall enter a final order revoking the license.

(F) No person whose license has been suspended or revoked under or by the operation of this section shall practice embalming or funeral directing or operate a funeral home, embalming facility, or crematory facility until the board has reinstated the person's license.

Sec. 4723.281.  (A) As used in this section, with regard to offenses committed in Ohio, "aggravated murder," "murder," "voluntary manslaughter," "felonious assault," "kidnapping," "rape," "sexual battery," "gross sexual imposition," "aggravated arson," "aggravated robbery," and "aggravated burglary" mean such offenses as defined in Title XXIX of the Revised Code; with regard to offenses committed in other jurisdictions, the terms mean offenses comparable to offenses defined in Title XXIX of the Revised Code.

(B) When there is clear and convincing evidence that continued practice by an individual licensed under this chapter presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, as determined on consideration of the evidence by the president and the executive director of the board of nursing, the president and director shall impose on the individual a summary suspension without a hearing. An individual serving as president or executive director in the absence of the president or executive director may take any action that this section requires or authorizes the president or executive director to take.

Immediately following the decision to impose a summary suspension, the board shall issue a written order of suspension and cause it to be delivered by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order shall not be subject to suspension by the court during the pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the individual subject to the suspension requests an adjudication, the date set for the adjudication shall be within fifteen days but not earlier than seven days after the individual makes the request, unless another date is agreed to by both the individual and the board. The summary suspension shall remain in effect, unless reversed by the board, until a final adjudication order issued by the board pursuant to this section and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective.

The board shall issue its final adjudication order within ninety days after completion of the adjudication. If the board does not issue a final order within the ninety-day period, the summary suspension shall be void, but any final adjudication order issued subsequent to the ninety-day period shall not be affected.

(C) The license or certificate issued to an individual under this chapter is automatically suspended on that individual's conviction of, plea of guilty to, or judicial finding with regard to any of the following: aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated burglary. The suspension shall remain in effect from the date of the conviction, plea, or finding until an adjudication is held under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. If the board has knowledge that an automatic suspension has occurred, it shall notify the individual subject to the suspension. If the individual is notified and either fails to request an adjudication within the time periods established by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code or fails to participate in the adjudication, the board shall enter a final order permanently revoking the person's license or certificate.

Sec. 4725.24.  If the secretary of the state board of optometry and the board's supervising member of investigations determine that there is clear and convincing evidence that an optometrist has violated division (B) of section 4725.19 of the Revised Code and that the optometrist's continued practice presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, they may recommend that the board suspend without a prior hearing the optometrist's certificate of licensure and any other certificates held by the optometrist. Written allegations shall be prepared for consideration by the full board.

The board, upon review of those allegations and by an affirmative vote of three members other than the secretary and supervising member may order the suspension without a prior hearing. A telephone conference call may be utilized for reviewing the allegations and taking the vote on the summary suspension.

The board shall issue a written order of suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order shall not be subject to suspension by the court during pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the individual subject to the summary suspension requests an adjudicatory hearing by the board, the date set for the hearing shall be within fifteen days, but not earlier than seven days, after the individual requests the hearing, unless otherwise agreed to by both the board and the individual.

Any summary suspension imposed under this division shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final adjudicative order issued by the board pursuant to section 4725.19 of the Revised Code and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective. The board shall issue its final adjudicative order within sixty days after completion of its hearing. A failure to issue the order within sixty days shall result in dissolution of the summary suspension order but shall not invalidate any subsequent, final adjudicative order.

Sec. 4730.25.  (A) The state medical board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members, may revoke or may refuse to grant a certificate to practice as a physician assistant or a certificate to prescribe to a person found by the board to have committed fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for or securing the certificate.

(B) The board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members, shall, to the extent permitted by law, limit, revoke, or suspend an individual's certificate to practice as a physician assistant or certificate to prescribe, refuse to issue a certificate to an applicant, refuse to reinstate a certificate, or reprimand or place on probation the holder of a certificate for any of the following reasons:

(1) Failure to practice in accordance with the conditions under which the supervising physician's supervision agreement with the physician assistant was approved, including the requirement that when practicing under a particular supervising physician, the physician assistant must practice only according to the physician supervisory plan the board approved for that physician or the policies of the health care facility in which the supervising physician and physician assistant are practicing;

(2) Failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter, Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, or any rules adopted by the board;

(3) Violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate, any provision of this chapter, Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, or the rules adopted by the board;

(4) Inability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care by reason of mental illness or physical illness, including physical deterioration that adversely affects cognitive, motor, or perceptive skills;

(5) Impairment of ability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care because of habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs, alcohol, or other substances that impair ability to practice;

(6) Administering drugs for purposes other than those authorized under this chapter;

(7) Willfully betraying a professional confidence;

(8) Making a false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement in soliciting or advertising for employment as a physician assistant; in connection with any solicitation or advertisement for patients; in relation to the practice of medicine as it pertains to physician assistants; or in securing or attempting to secure a certificate to practice as a physician assistant, a certificate to prescribe, or approval of a supervision agreement.

As used in this division, "false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement" means a statement that includes a misrepresentation of fact, is likely to mislead or deceive because of a failure to disclose material facts, is intended or is likely to create false or unjustified expectations of favorable results, or includes representations or implications that in reasonable probability will cause an ordinarily prudent person to misunderstand or be deceived.

(9) Representing, with the purpose of obtaining compensation or other advantage personally or for any other person, that an incurable disease or injury, or other incurable condition, can be permanently cured;

(10) The obtaining of, or attempting to obtain, money or anything of value by fraudulent misrepresentations in the course of practice;

(11) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a felony;

(12) Commission of an act that constitutes a felony in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(13) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a misdemeanor committed in the course of practice;

(14) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

(15) Commission of an act in the course of practice that constitutes a misdemeanor in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(16) Commission of an act involving moral turpitude that constitutes a misdemeanor in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(17) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for violating any state or federal law regulating the possession, distribution, or use of any drug, including trafficking in drugs;

(18) Any of the following actions taken by the state agency responsible for regulating the practice of physician assistants in another state, for any reason other than the nonpayment of fees: the limitation, revocation, or suspension of an individual's license to practice; acceptance of an individual's license surrender; denial of a license; refusal to renew or reinstate a license; imposition of probation; or issuance of an order of censure or other reprimand;

(19) A departure from, or failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar physician assistants under the same or similar circumstances, regardless of whether actual injury to a patient is established;

(20) Violation of the conditions placed by the board on a certificate to practice as a physician assistant, a certificate to prescribe, a physician supervisory plan, or supervision agreement;

(21) Failure to use universal blood and body fluid precautions established by rules adopted under section 4731.051 of the Revised Code;

(22) Failure to cooperate in an investigation conducted by the board under section 4730.26 of the Revised Code, including failure to comply with a subpoena or order issued by the board or failure to answer truthfully a question presented by the board at a deposition or in written interrogatories, except that failure to cooperate with an investigation shall not constitute grounds for discipline under this section if a court of competent jurisdiction has issued an order that either quashes a subpoena or permits the individual to withhold the testimony or evidence in issue;

(23) Assisting suicide as defined in section 3795.01 of the Revised Code;

(24) Prescribing any drug or device to perform or induce an abortion, or otherwise performing or inducing an abortion.

(C) Disciplinary actions taken by the board under divisions (A) and (B) of this section shall be taken pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that in lieu of an adjudication, the board may enter into a consent agreement with a physician assistant or applicant to resolve an allegation of a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under it. A consent agreement, when ratified by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board, 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 consent agreement shall be of no force or effect.

(D) For purposes of divisions (B)(12), (15), and (16) of this section, the commission of the act may be established by a finding by the board, pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that the applicant or certificate holder committed the act in question. The board shall have no jurisdiction under these divisions in cases where the trial court renders a final judgment in the certificate holder's favor and that judgment is based upon an adjudication on the merits. The board shall have jurisdiction under these divisions in cases where the trial court issues an order of dismissal upon technical or procedural grounds.

(E) The sealing of conviction records by any court shall have no effect upon a prior board order entered under the provisions of this section or upon the board's jurisdiction to take action under the provisions of this section if, based upon a plea of guilty, a judicial finding of guilt, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction, the board issued a notice of opportunity for a hearing prior to the court's order to seal the records. 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) For purposes of this division, any individual who holds a certificate issued under this chapter, or applies for a certificate issued 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.

(1) In enforcing division (B)(4) of this section, the board, upon a showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who holds a certificate issued under this chapter or who has applied for a certificate pursuant to this chapter to submit to a mental examination, physical examination, including an HIV test, or both a mental and physical examination. The expense of the examination is the responsibility of the individual compelled to be examined. Failure to submit to a mental or physical examination or consent to an HIV test ordered by the board constitutes an admission of the allegations against the individual 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 a physician assistant unable to practice because of the reasons set forth in division (B)(4) of this section, the board shall require the physician assistant to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated by the board, as a condition for an initial, continued, reinstated, or renewed certificate. An individual affected under this division shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the board the ability to resume practicing in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards of care.

(2) For purposes of division (B)(5) of this section, if the board has reason to believe that any individual who holds a certificate issued under this chapter or any applicant for a certificate suffers such impairment, the board may compel the individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both. The expense of the examination is the responsibility of the individual compelled to be examined. Any mental or physical examination required under this division shall be undertaken by a treatment provider or physician qualified to conduct such examination and chosen by the board.

Failure to submit to a mental or physical examination ordered by the board constitutes an admission of the allegations against the individual 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 determines that the individual's ability to practice is impaired, the board shall suspend the individual's certificate or deny the individual's application and shall require the individual, as a condition for initial, continued, reinstated, or renewed certification to practice or prescribe, to submit to treatment.

Before being eligible to apply for reinstatement of a certificate suspended under this division, the physician assistant shall demonstrate to the board the ability to resume practice or prescribing in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards of care. The demonstration shall include the following:

(a) Certification from a treatment provider approved under section 4731.25 of the Revised Code that the individual has successfully completed any required inpatient treatment;

(b) Evidence of continuing full compliance with an aftercare contract or consent agreement;

(c) Two written reports indicating that the individual's ability to practice has been assessed and that the individual has been found capable of practicing according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care. The reports shall be made by individuals or providers approved by the board for making such assessments and shall describe the basis for their determination.

The board may reinstate a certificate suspended under this division after such demonstration and after the individual has entered into a written consent agreement.

When the impaired physician assistant resumes practice or prescribing, the board shall require continued monitoring of the physician assistant. The monitoring shall include compliance with the written consent agreement entered into before reinstatement or with conditions imposed by board order after a hearing, and, upon termination of the consent agreement, submission to the board for at least two years of annual written progress reports made under penalty of falsification stating whether the physician assistant has maintained sobriety.

(G) If the secretary and supervising member determine that there is clear and convincing evidence that a physician assistant has violated division (B) of this section and that the individual's continued practice or prescribing presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, they may recommend that the board suspend the individual's certificate to practice or prescribe without a prior hearing. Written allegations shall be prepared for consideration by the board.

The board, upon review of those allegations and by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, excluding the secretary and supervising member, may suspend a certificate without a prior hearing. A telephone conference call may be utilized for reviewing the allegations and taking the vote on the summary suspension.

The board shall issue a written order of suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order shall not be subject to suspension by the court during pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the physician assistant requests an adjudicatory hearing by the board, the date set for the hearing shall be within fifteen days, but not earlier than seven days, after the physician assistant requests the hearing, unless otherwise agreed to by both the board and the certificate holder.

A summary suspension imposed under this division shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final adjudicative order issued by the board pursuant to this section and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective. The board shall issue its final adjudicative order within sixty days after completion of its hearing. Failure to issue the order within sixty days shall result in dissolution of the summary suspension order, but shall not invalidate any subsequent, final adjudicative order.

(H) If the board takes action under division (B)(11), (13), or (14) of this section, and the judicial finding of guilt, guilty plea, or judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction is overturned on appeal, upon exhaustion of the criminal appeal, a petition for reconsideration of the order may be filed with the board along with appropriate court documents. Upon receipt of a petition and supporting court documents, the board shall reinstate the certificate to practice or prescribe. The board may then hold an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to determine whether the individual committed the act in question. Notice of opportunity for hearing shall be given in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. If the board finds, pursuant to an adjudication held under this division, that the individual committed the act, or if no hearing is requested, it may order any of the sanctions identified under division (B) of this section.

(I) The certificate to practice issued to a physician assistant and the physician assistant's practice in this state are automatically suspended as of the date the physician assistant pleads guilty to, is found by a judge or jury to be guilty of, or is subject to a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction in this state or treatment or intervention in lieu of conviction in another state for any of the following criminal offenses in this state or a substantially equivalent criminal offense in another jurisdiction: aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated burglary. Continued practice after the suspension shall be considered practicing without a certificate.

The board shall notify the individual subject to the suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. If an individual whose certificate is suspended under this division fails to make a timely request for an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board shall enter a final order permanently revoking the individual's certificate to practice.

(J) In any instance in which the board is required by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to give notice of opportunity for hearing and the individual subject to the notice does not timely request 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 an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, a final order that contains the board's findings. In that final order, the board may order any of the sanctions identified under division (A) or (B) of this section.

(K) Any action taken by the board under division (B) of this section resulting in a suspension shall be accompanied by a written statement of the conditions under which the physician assistant's certificate may be reinstated. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing conditions to be imposed for reinstatement. Reinstatement of a certificate suspended pursuant to division (B) of this section requires an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board.

(L) When the board refuses to grant to an applicant a certificate to practice as a physician assistant or a certificate to prescribe, revokes an individual's certificate, refuses to issue a certificate, or refuses to reinstate an individual's certificate, the board may specify that its action is permanent. An individual subject to a permanent action taken by the board is forever thereafter ineligible to hold the certificate and the board shall not accept an application for reinstatement of the certificate or for issuance of a new certificate.

(M) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, all of the following apply:

(1) The surrender of a certificate issued under this chapter is not effective unless or until accepted by the board. Reinstatement of a certificate surrendered to the board requires an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board.

(2) An application made under this chapter for a certificate, approval of a physician supervisory plan, or approval of a supervision agreement may not be withdrawn without approval of the board.

(3) Failure by an individual to renew a certificate in accordance with section 4730.14 or section 4730.48 of the Revised Code shall not remove or limit the board's jurisdiction to take disciplinary action under this section against the individual.

Sec. 4731.22.  (A) The state medical board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, may revoke or may refuse to grant a certificate to a person found by the board to have committed fraud during the administration of the examination for a certificate to practice or to have committed fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for or securing any certificate to practice or certificate of registration issued by the board.

(B) The board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members, shall, to the extent permitted by law, limit, revoke, or suspend an individual's certificate to practice, refuse to register an individual, refuse to reinstate a certificate, or reprimand or place on probation the holder of a certificate for one or more of the following reasons:

(1) Permitting one's name or one's certificate to practice or certificate of registration to be used by a person, group, or corporation when the individual concerned is not actually directing the treatment given;

(2) Failure to maintain minimal standards applicable to the selection or administration of drugs, or failure to employ acceptable scientific methods in the selection of drugs or other modalities for treatment of disease;

(3) Selling, giving away, personally furnishing, prescribing, or administering drugs for other than legal and legitimate therapeutic purposes or a plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction of, a violation of any federal or state law regulating the possession, distribution, or use of any drug;

(4) Willfully betraying a professional confidence.

For purposes of this division, "willfully betraying a professional confidence" does not include providing any information, documents, or reports to a child fatality review board under sections 307.621 to 307.629 of the Revised Code and does not include the making of a report of an employee's use of a drug of abuse, or a report of a condition of an employee other than one involving the use of a drug of abuse, to the employer of the employee as described in division (B) of section 2305.33 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this division affects the immunity from civil liability conferred by that section upon a physician who makes either type of report in accordance with division (B) of that section. As used in this division, "employee," "employer," and "physician" have the same meanings as in section 2305.33 of the Revised Code.

(5) Making a false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement in the solicitation of or advertising for patients; in relation to the practice of medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, podiatric medicine and surgery, or a limited branch of medicine; or in securing or attempting to secure any certificate to practice or certificate of registration issued by the board.

As used in this division, "false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement" means a statement that includes a misrepresentation of fact, is likely to mislead or deceive because of a failure to disclose material facts, is intended or is likely to create false or unjustified expectations of favorable results, or includes representations or implications that in reasonable probability will cause an ordinarily prudent person to misunderstand or be deceived.

(6) A departure from, or the failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances, whether or not actual injury to a patient is established;

(7) Representing, with the purpose of obtaining compensation or other advantage as personal gain or for any other person, that an incurable disease or injury, or other incurable condition, can be permanently cured;

(8) The obtaining of, or attempting to obtain, money or anything of value by fraudulent misrepresentations in the course of practice;

(9) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a felony;

(10) Commission of an act that constitutes a felony in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(11) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a misdemeanor committed in the course of practice;

(12) Commission of an act in the course of practice that constitutes a misdemeanor in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(13) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

(14) Commission of an act involving moral turpitude that constitutes a misdemeanor in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(15) Violation of the conditions of limitation placed by the board upon a certificate to practice;

(16) Failure to pay license renewal fees specified in this chapter;

(17) Except as authorized in section 4731.31 of the Revised Code, engaging in the division of fees for referral of patients, or the receiving of a thing of value in return for a specific referral of a patient to utilize a particular service or business;

(18) Subject to section 4731.226 of the Revised Code, violation of any provision of a code of ethics of the American medical association, the American osteopathic association, the American podiatric medical association, or any other national professional organizations that the board specifies by rule. The state medical board shall obtain and keep on file current copies of the codes of ethics of the various national professional organizations. The individual whose certificate is being suspended or revoked shall not be found to have violated any provision of a code of ethics of an organization not appropriate to the individual's profession.

For purposes of this division, a "provision of a code of ethics of a national professional organization" does not include any provision that would preclude the making of a report by a physician of an employee's use of a drug of abuse, or of a condition of an employee other than one involving the use of a drug of abuse, to the employer of the employee as described in division (B) of section 2305.33 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this division affects the immunity from civil liability conferred by that section upon a physician who makes either type of report in accordance with division (B) of that section. As used in this division, "employee," "employer," and "physician" have the same meanings as in section 2305.33 of the Revised Code.

(19) Inability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care by reason of mental illness or physical illness, including, but not limited to, physical deterioration that adversely affects cognitive, motor, or perceptive skills.

In enforcing this division, the board, upon a showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual authorized to practice by this chapter or who has submitted an application pursuant to this chapter to submit to a mental examination, physical examination, including an HIV test, or both a mental and a physical examination. The expense of the examination is the responsibility of the individual compelled to be examined. Failure to submit to a mental or physical examination or consent to an HIV test ordered by the board constitutes an admission of the allegations against the individual 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 an individual unable to practice because of the reasons set forth in this division, the board shall require the individual to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated by the board, as a condition for initial, continued, reinstated, or renewed authority to practice. An individual affected under this division shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the board the ability to resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of the individual's certificate. For the purpose of this division, any individual who applies for or receives a certificate to practice under this chapter accepts the privilege of practicing in this state and, by so doing, 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.

(20) Except when civil penalties are imposed under section 4731.225 or 4731.281 of the Revised Code, and subject to section 4731.226 of the Revised Code, violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate, any provisions of this chapter or any rule promulgated by the board.

This division does not apply to a violation or attempted violation of, assisting in or abetting the violation of, or a conspiracy to violate, any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted by the board that would preclude the making of a report by a physician of an employee's use of a drug of abuse, or of a condition of an employee other than one involving the use of a drug of abuse, to the employer of the employee as described in division (B) of section 2305.33 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this division affects the immunity from civil liability conferred by that section upon a physician who makes either type of report in accordance with division (B) of that section. As used in this division, "employee," "employer," and "physician" have the same meanings as in section 2305.33 of the Revised Code.

(21) The violation of section 3701.79 of the Revised Code or of any abortion rule adopted by the public health council pursuant to section 3701.341 of the Revised Code;

(22) Any of the following actions taken by an agency responsible for authorizing, certifying, or regulating an individual to practice a health care occupation or provide health care services in this state or another jurisdiction, for any reason other than the nonpayment of fees: the limitation, revocation, or suspension of an individual's license to practice; acceptance of an individual's license surrender; denial of a license; refusal to renew or reinstate a license; imposition of probation; or issuance of an order of censure or other reprimand;

(23) The violation of section 2919.12 of the Revised Code or the performance or inducement of an abortion upon a pregnant woman with actual knowledge that the conditions specified in division (B) of section 2317.56 of the Revised Code have not been satisfied or with a heedless indifference as to whether those conditions have been satisfied, unless an affirmative defense as specified in division (H)(2) of that section would apply in a civil action authorized by division (H)(1) of that section;

(24) The revocation, suspension, restriction, reduction, or termination of clinical privileges by the United States department of defense or department of veterans affairs or the termination or suspension of a certificate of registration to prescribe drugs by the drug enforcement administration of the United States department of justice;

(25) Termination or suspension from participation in the medicare or medicaid programs by the department of health and human services or other responsible agency for any act or acts that also would constitute a violation of division (B)(2), (3), (6), (8), or (19) of this section;

(26) Impairment of ability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care because of habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs, alcohol, or other substances that impair ability to practice.

For the purposes of this division, any individual authorized to practice by this chapter accepts the privilege of practicing in this state subject to supervision by the board. By filing an application for or holding a certificate to practice under this chapter, an individual shall be deemed to have given consent to submit to a mental or physical examination when ordered to do so by the board in writing, and to have waived all objections to the admissibility of testimony or examination reports that constitute privileged communications.

If it has reason to believe that any individual authorized to practice by this chapter or any applicant for certification to practice suffers such impairment, the board may compel the individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both. The expense of the examination is the responsibility of the individual compelled to be examined. Any mental or physical examination required under this division shall be undertaken by a treatment provider or physician who is qualified to conduct the examination and who is chosen by the board.

Failure to submit to a mental or physical examination ordered by the board constitutes an admission of the allegations against the individual 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 determines that the individual's ability to practice is impaired, the board shall suspend the individual's certificate or deny the individual's application and shall require the individual, as a condition for initial, continued, reinstated, or renewed certification to practice, to submit to treatment.

Before being eligible to apply for reinstatement of a certificate suspended under this division, the impaired practitioner shall demonstrate to the board the ability to resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards of care under the provisions of the practitioner's certificate. The demonstration shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(a) Certification from a treatment provider approved under section 4731.25 of the Revised Code that the individual has successfully completed any required inpatient treatment;

(b) Evidence of continuing full compliance with an aftercare contract or consent agreement;

(c) Two written reports indicating that the individual's ability to practice has been assessed and that the individual has been found capable of practicing according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care. The reports shall be made by individuals or providers approved by the board for making the assessments and shall describe the basis for their determination.

The board may reinstate a certificate suspended under this division after that demonstration and after the individual has entered into a written consent agreement.

When the impaired practitioner resumes practice, the board shall require continued monitoring of the individual. The monitoring shall include, but not be limited to, compliance with the written consent agreement entered into before reinstatement or with conditions imposed by board order after a hearing, and, upon termination of the consent agreement, submission to the board for at least two years of annual written progress reports made under penalty of perjury stating whether the individual has maintained sobriety.

(27) A second or subsequent violation of section 4731.66 or 4731.69 of the Revised Code;

(28) Except as provided in division (N) of this section:

(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 the individual's services, otherwise would 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 individual;

(b) Advertising that the individual 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 the individual's services, otherwise would be required to pay.

(29) Failure to use universal blood and body fluid precautions established by rules adopted under section 4731.051 of the Revised Code;

(30) Failure to provide notice to, and receive acknowledgment of the notice from, a patient when required by section 4731.143 of the Revised Code prior to providing nonemergency professional services, or failure to maintain that notice in the patient's file;

(31) Failure of a physician supervising a physician assistant to maintain supervision in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under that chapter;

(32) Failure of a physician or podiatrist to enter into a standard care arrangement with a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner with whom the physician or podiatrist is in collaboration pursuant to section 4731.27 of the Revised Code or failure to fulfill the responsibilities of collaboration after entering into a standard care arrangement;

(33) Failure to comply with the terms of a consult agreement entered into with a pharmacist pursuant to section 4729.39 of the Revised Code;

(34) Failure to cooperate in an investigation conducted by the board under division (F) of this section, including failure to comply with a subpoena or order issued by the board or failure to answer truthfully a question presented by the board at a deposition or in written interrogatories, except that failure to cooperate with an investigation shall not constitute grounds for discipline under this section if a court of competent jurisdiction has issued an order that either quashes a subpoena or permits the individual to withhold the testimony or evidence in issue;

(35) Failure to supervise an acupuncturist in accordance with Chapter 4762. of the Revised Code and the board's rules for supervision of an acupuncturist;

(36) Failure to supervise an anesthesiologist assistant in accordance with Chapter 4760. of the Revised Code and the board's rules for supervision of an anesthesiologist assistant;

(37) Assisting suicide as defined in section 3795.01 of the Revised Code;

(38) Failure to comply with the requirements of section 2317.561 of the Revised Code;

(39) Failure to supervise a radiologist assistant in accordance with Chapter 4774. of the Revised Code and the board's rules for supervision of radiologist assistants;

(40) Performing or inducing an abortion at an office or facility with knowledge that the office or facility fails to post the notice required under section 3701.791 of the Revised Code;

(41) Failure to comply with the standards and procedures established in rules under section 4731.054 of the Revised Code for the operation of or the provision of care at a pain management clinic;

(42) Failure to comply with the standards and procedures established in rules under section 4731.054 of the Revised Code for providing supervision, direction, and control of individuals at a pain management clinic;

(43) Failure to comply with the requirements of section 4729.79 of the Revised Code, unless the state board of pharmacy no longer maintains a drug database pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code;

(41)(44) Failure to comply with the requirements of section 2919.171 of the Revised Code or failure to submit to the department of health in accordance with a court order a complete report as described in section 2919.171 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 under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that in lieu of an adjudication, 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 an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board, 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 consent agreement shall be of no force or effect.

A telephone conference call may be utilized for ratification of a consent agreement that revokes or suspends an individual's certificate to practice. The telephone conference call shall be considered a special meeting under division (F) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code.

If the board takes disciplinary action against an individual under division (B) of this section for a second or subsequent plea of guilty to, or judicial finding of guilt of, a violation of section 2919.123 of the Revised Code, the disciplinary action shall consist of a suspension of the individual's certificate to practice for a period of at least one year or, if determined appropriate by the board, a more serious sanction involving the individual's certificate to practice. Any consent agreement entered into under this division with an individual that pertains to a second or subsequent plea of guilty to, or judicial finding of guilt of, a violation of that section shall provide for a suspension of the individual's certificate to practice for a period of at least one year or, if determined appropriate by the board, a more serious sanction involving the individual's certificate to practice.

(D) For purposes of divisions (B)(10), (12), and (14) of this section, the commission of the act may be established by a finding by the board, pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that the individual committed the act. The board does not have jurisdiction under those divisions if the trial court renders a final judgment in the individual's favor and that judgment is based upon an adjudication on the merits. The board has jurisdiction under those divisions if the trial court issues an order of dismissal upon technical or procedural grounds.

(E) The sealing of conviction records by any court shall have no effect upon a prior board order entered under this section or upon the board's jurisdiction to take action under this section if, based upon a plea of guilty, a judicial finding of guilt, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction, the board issued a notice of opportunity for a hearing prior to the court's order to seal the records. 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)(1) The board shall investigate evidence that appears to show that a person has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under it. Any person may report to the board in a signed writing any information that the person may have that appears to show a violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under it. In the absence of bad faith, any person who reports information of that nature or who testifies before the board in any adjudication conducted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code shall not be liable in damages in a civil action as a result of the report or testimony. Each complaint or allegation of a violation received by the board shall be assigned a case number and shall be recorded by the board.

(2) Investigations of alleged violations of this chapter or any rule adopted under it shall be supervised by the supervising member elected by the board in accordance with section 4731.02 of the Revised Code and by the secretary as provided in section 4731.39 of the Revised Code. The president may designate another member of the board to supervise the investigation in place of the supervising member. No member of the board who supervises the investigation of a case shall participate in further adjudication of the case.

(3) In investigating a possible violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter, the board may administer oaths, order the taking of depositions, inspect and copy any books, accounts, papers, records, or documents, issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books, accounts, papers, records, documents, and testimony, except that a subpoena for patient record information shall not be issued without consultation with the attorney general's office and approval of the secretary and supervising member of the board. Before issuance of a subpoena for patient record information, the secretary and supervising member shall determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the complaint filed alleges a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under it and that the records sought are relevant to the alleged violation and material to the investigation. The subpoena may apply only to records that cover a reasonable period of time surrounding the alleged violation.

On failure to comply with any subpoena issued by the board and after reasonable notice to the person being subpoenaed, the board may move for an order compelling the production of persons or records pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure.

A subpoena issued by the board may be served by a sheriff, the sheriff's deputy, or a board employee designated by the board. Service of a subpoena issued by the board may be made by delivering a copy of the subpoena to the person named therein, reading it to the person, or leaving it at the person's usual place of residence. When the person being served is a person whose practice is authorized by this chapter, service of the subpoena may be made by certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested, and the subpoena shall be deemed served on the date delivery is made or the date the person refuses to accept delivery.

A sheriff's deputy who serves a subpoena shall receive the same fees as a sheriff. Each witness who appears before the board in obedience to a subpoena shall receive the fees and mileage provided for under section 119.094 of the Revised Code.

(4) All hearings and investigations of the board shall be considered civil actions for the purposes of section 2305.252 of the Revised Code.

(5) Information received by the board pursuant to an investigation is confidential and not subject to discovery in any civil action.

The board shall conduct all investigations and proceedings in a manner that protects the confidentiality of patients and persons who file complaints with the board. The board shall not make public the names or any other identifying information about patients or complainants unless proper consent is given or, in the case of a patient, a waiver of the patient privilege exists under division (B) of section 2317.02 of the Revised Code, except that consent or a waiver of that nature is not required if the board possesses reliable and substantial evidence that no bona fide physician-patient relationship exists.

The board may share any information it receives pursuant to an investigation, including patient records and patient record information, with law enforcement agencies, other licensing boards, and other governmental agencies that are prosecuting, adjudicating, or investigating alleged violations of statutes or administrative rules. An agency or board that receives the information shall comply with the same requirements regarding confidentiality as those with which the state medical board must comply, notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code or procedure of the agency or board that applies when it is dealing with other information in its possession. In a judicial proceeding, the information may be admitted into evidence only in accordance with the Rules of Evidence, but the court shall require that appropriate measures are taken to ensure that confidentiality is maintained with respect to any part of the information that contains names or other identifying information about patients or complainants whose confidentiality was protected by the state medical board when the information was in the board's possession. Measures to ensure confidentiality that may be taken by the court include sealing its records or deleting specific information from its records.

(6) On a quarterly basis, the board shall prepare a report that documents the disposition of all cases during the preceding three months. The report shall contain the following information for each case with which the board has completed its activities:

(a) The case number assigned to the complaint or alleged violation;

(b) The type of certificate to practice, if any, held by the individual against whom the complaint is directed;

(c) A description of the allegations contained in the complaint;

(d) The disposition of the case.

The report shall state how many cases are still pending and shall be prepared in a manner that protects the identity of each person involved in each case. The report shall be a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.

(G) If the secretary and supervising member determine both of the following, they may recommend that the board suspend an individual's certificate to practice without a prior hearing:

(1) That there is clear and convincing evidence that an individual has violated division (B) of this section;

(2) That the individual's continued practice presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public.

Written allegations shall be prepared for consideration by the board. The board, upon review of those allegations and by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, excluding the secretary and supervising member, may suspend a certificate without a prior hearing. A telephone conference call may be utilized for reviewing the allegations and taking the vote on the summary suspension.

The board shall issue a written order of suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order shall not be subject to suspension by the court during pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the individual subject to the summary suspension requests an adjudicatory hearing by the board, the date set for the hearing shall be within fifteen days, but not earlier than seven days, after the individual requests the hearing, unless otherwise agreed to by both the board and the individual.

Any summary suspension imposed under this division shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final adjudicative order issued by the board pursuant to this section and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective. The board shall issue its final adjudicative order within seventy-five days after completion of its hearing. A failure to issue the order within seventy-five days shall result in dissolution of the summary suspension order but shall not invalidate any subsequent, final adjudicative order.

(H) If the board takes action under division (B)(9), (11), or (13) of this section and the judicial finding of guilt, guilty plea, or judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction is overturned on appeal, upon exhaustion of the criminal appeal, a petition for reconsideration of the order may be filed with the board along with appropriate court documents. Upon receipt of a petition of that nature and supporting court documents, the board shall reinstate the individual's certificate to practice. The board may then hold an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to determine whether the individual committed the act in question. Notice of an opportunity for a hearing shall be given in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. If the board finds, pursuant to an adjudication held under this division, that the individual committed the act or if no hearing is requested, the board may order any of the sanctions identified under division (B) of this section.

(I) The certificate to practice issued to an individual under this chapter and the individual's practice in this state are automatically suspended as of the date of the individual's second or subsequent plea of guilty to, or judicial finding of guilt of, a violation of section 2919.123 of the Revised Code, or the date the individual pleads guilty to, is found by a judge or jury to be guilty of, or is subject to a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction in this state or treatment or intervention in lieu of conviction in another jurisdiction for any of the following criminal offenses in this state or a substantially equivalent criminal offense in another jurisdiction: aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated burglary. Continued practice after suspension shall be considered practicing without a certificate.

The board shall notify the individual subject to the suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. If an individual whose certificate is automatically suspended under this division fails to make a timely request for an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board shall do whichever of the following is applicable:

(1) If the automatic suspension under this division is for a second or subsequent plea of guilty to, or judicial finding of guilt of, a violation of section 2919.123 of the Revised Code, the board shall enter an order suspending the individual's certificate to practice for a period of at least one year or, if determined appropriate by the board, imposing a more serious sanction involving the individual's certificate to practice.

(2) In all circumstances in which division (I)(1) of this section does not apply, enter a final order permanently revoking the individual's certificate to practice.

(J) If the board is required by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to give notice of an opportunity for a hearing and if the individual subject to the notice does not timely request 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 an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, a final order that contains the board's findings. In that final order, the board may order any of the sanctions identified under division (A) or (B) of this section.

(K) Any action taken by the board under division (B) of this section resulting in a suspension from practice shall be accompanied by a written statement of the conditions under which the individual's certificate to practice may be reinstated. The board shall adopt rules governing conditions to be imposed for reinstatement. Reinstatement of a certificate suspended pursuant to division (B) of this section requires an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board.

(L) When the board refuses to grant a certificate to an applicant, revokes an individual's certificate to practice, refuses to register an applicant, or refuses to reinstate an individual's certificate to practice, the board may specify that its action is permanent. An individual subject to a permanent action taken by the board is forever thereafter ineligible to hold a certificate to practice and the board shall not accept an application for reinstatement of the certificate or for issuance of a new certificate.

(M) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, all of the following apply:

(1) The surrender of a certificate issued under this chapter shall not be effective unless or until accepted by the board. A telephone conference call may be utilized for acceptance of the surrender of an individual's certificate to practice. The telephone conference call shall be considered a special meeting under division (F) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code. Reinstatement of a certificate surrendered to the board requires an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board.

(2) An application for a certificate made under the provisions of this chapter may not be withdrawn without approval of the board.

(3) Failure by an individual to renew a certificate of registration in accordance with this chapter shall not remove or limit the board's jurisdiction to take any disciplinary action under this section against the individual.

(N) Sanctions shall not be imposed under division (B)(28) of this section against any person 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 authorized to practice pursuant to this chapter, to the extent allowed by this chapter and rules adopted by the board.

(O) Under the board's investigative duties described in this section and subject to division (F) of this section, the board shall develop and implement a quality intervention program designed to improve through remedial education the clinical and communication skills of individuals authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, and podiatric medicine and surgery. In developing and implementing the quality intervention program, the board may do all of the following:

(1) Offer in appropriate cases as determined by the board an educational and assessment program pursuant to an investigation the board conducts under this section;

(2) Select providers of educational and assessment services, including a quality intervention program panel of case reviewers;

(3) Make referrals to educational and assessment service providers and approve individual educational programs recommended by those providers. The board shall monitor the progress of each individual undertaking a recommended individual educational program.

(4) Determine what constitutes successful completion of an individual educational program and require further monitoring of the individual who completed the program or other action that the board determines to be appropriate;

(5) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to further implement the quality intervention program.

An individual who participates in an individual educational program pursuant to this division shall pay the financial obligations arising from that educational program.

Sec. 4734.36.  A chiropractor who in this state pleads guilty to or is convicted of aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated burglary, or who in another jurisdiction pleads guilty to or is convicted of any substantially equivalent criminal offense, is automatically suspended from practice in this state and the license issued under this chapter to practice chiropractic is automatically suspended as of the date of the guilty plea or conviction. If applicable, the chiropractor's certificate issued under this chapter to practice acupuncture is automatically suspended at the same time. Continued practice after suspension under this section shall be considered practicing chiropractic without a license and, if applicable, acupuncture without a certificate. On receiving notice or otherwise becoming aware of the conviction, the state chiropractic board shall notify the individual of the suspension under this section by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. If an individual whose license and, if applicable, certificate to practice acupuncture is suspended under this section fails to make a timely request for an adjudication, the board shall enter a final order revoking the individual's license and, if applicable, certificate to practice acupuncture.

Sec. 4734.37.  If the state chiropractic board determines that there is clear and convincing evidence that a person who has been granted a license to practice chiropractic and, if applicable, certificate to practice acupuncture under this chapter has committed an act that subjects the person's license and, if applicable, certificate to board action under section 4734.31 of the Revised Code and that the person's continued practice presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, the board may suspend the license and, if applicable, certificate without a prior hearing. A telephone conference call may be utilized for reviewing the matter and taking the vote.

The board shall issue a written order of suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order is not subject to suspension by the court during pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the person subject to the suspension requests an adjudication by the board, the date set for the adjudication shall be within twenty days, but not earlier than seven days, after the request, unless otherwise agreed to by both the board and the person subject to the suspension.

Any summary suspension imposed under this section shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final adjudicative order issued by the board pursuant to section 4734.31 and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective. The board shall issue its final adjudicative order within sixty days after completion of its adjudication. A failure to issue the order within sixty days shall result in dissolution of the summary suspension order but shall not invalidate any subsequent, final adjudicative order.

Sec. 4757.361. (A) As used in this section, with regard to offenses committed in Ohio, "aggravated murder," "murder," "voluntary manslaughter," "felonious assault," "kidnapping," "rape," "sexual battery," "gross sexual imposition," "aggravated arson," "aggravated robbery," and "aggravated burglary" mean such offenses as defined in Title XXIX of the Revised Code; with regard to offenses committed in other jurisdictions, the terms mean offenses comparable to offenses defined in Title XXIX of the Revised Code.

(B) When there is clear and convincing evidence that continued practice by an individual licensed under this chapter presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, as determined on consideration of the evidence by the professional standards committees of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board, the appropriate committee shall impose on the individual a summary suspension without a hearing.

Immediately following the decision to impose a summary suspension, the appropriate committee shall issue a written order of suspension and cause it to be delivered by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order shall not be subject to suspension by the court during the pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the individual subject to the suspension requests an adjudication, the date set for the adjudication shall be within fifteen days but not earlier than seven days after the individual makes the request, unless another date is agreed to by both the individual and the committee imposing the suspension. The summary suspension shall remain in effect, unless reversed by the committee, until a final adjudication order issued by the committee pursuant to this section and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective.

The committee shall issue its final adjudication order within ninety days after completion of the adjudication. If the committee does not issue a final order within the ninety-day period, the summary suspension shall be void, but any final adjudication order issued subsequent to the ninety-day period shall not be affected.

(C) The license issued to an individual under this chapter is automatically suspended on that individual's conviction of, plea of guilty to, or judicial finding with regard to any of the following: aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated burglary. The suspension shall remain in effect from the date of the conviction, plea, or finding until an adjudication is held under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. If the appropriate committee has knowledge that an automatic suspension has occurred, it shall notify the individual subject to the suspension. If the individual is notified and either fails to request an adjudication within the time periods established by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code or fails to participate in the adjudication, the committee shall enter a final order permanently revoking the person's license or certificate.

Sec. 4760.13.  (A) The state medical board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members, may revoke or may refuse to grant a certificate of registration as an anesthesiologist assistant to a person found by the board to have committed fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for or securing the certificate.

(B) The board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members, shall, to the extent permitted by law, limit, revoke, or suspend an individual's certificate of registration as an anesthesiologist assistant, refuse to issue a certificate to an applicant, refuse to reinstate a certificate, or reprimand or place on probation the holder of a certificate for any of the following reasons:

(1) Permitting the holder's name or certificate to be used by another person;

(2) Failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter, Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, or any rules adopted by the board;

(3) Violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate, any provision of this chapter, Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, or the rules adopted by the board;

(4) A departure from, or failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances whether or not actual injury to the patient is established;

(5) Inability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care by reason of mental illness or physical illness, including physical deterioration that adversely affects cognitive, motor, or perceptive skills;

(6) Impairment of ability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care because of habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs, alcohol, or other substances that impair ability to practice;

(7) Willfully betraying a professional confidence;

(8) Making a false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement in securing or attempting to secure a certificate of registration to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant.

As used in this division, "false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement" means a statement that includes a misrepresentation of fact, is likely to mislead or deceive because of a failure to disclose material facts, is intended or is likely to create false or unjustified expectations of favorable results, or includes representations or implications that in reasonable probability will cause an ordinarily prudent person to misunderstand or be deceived.

(9) The obtaining of, or attempting to obtain, money or a thing of value by fraudulent misrepresentations in the course of practice;

(10) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a felony;

(11) Commission of an act that constitutes a felony in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(12) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a misdemeanor committed in the course of practice;

(13) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

(14) Commission of an act in the course of practice that constitutes a misdemeanor in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(15) Commission of an act involving moral turpitude that constitutes a misdemeanor in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(16) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for violating any state or federal law regulating the possession, distribution, or use of any drug, including trafficking in drugs;

(17) Any of the following actions taken by the state agency responsible for regulating the practice of anesthesiologist assistants in another jurisdiction, for any reason other than the nonpayment of fees: the limitation, revocation, or suspension of an individual's license to practice; acceptance of an individual's license surrender; denial of a license; refusal to renew or reinstate a license; imposition of probation; or issuance of an order of censure or other reprimand;

(18) Violation of the conditions placed by the board on a certificate of registration;

(19) Failure to use universal blood and body fluid precautions established by rules adopted under section 4731.051 of the Revised Code;

(20) Failure to cooperate in an investigation conducted by the board under section 4760.14 of the Revised Code, including failure to comply with a subpoena or order issued by the board or failure to answer truthfully a question presented by the board at a deposition or in written interrogatories, except that failure to cooperate with an investigation shall not constitute grounds for discipline under this section if a court of competent jurisdiction has issued an order that either quashes a subpoena or permits the individual to withhold the testimony or evidence in issue;

(21) Failure to comply with any code of ethics established by the national commission for the certification of anesthesiologist assistants;

(22) Failure to notify the state medical board of the revocation or failure to maintain certification from the national commission for certification of anesthesiologist assistants.

(C) Disciplinary actions taken by the board under divisions (A) and (B) of this section shall be taken pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that in lieu of an adjudication, the board may enter into a consent agreement with an anesthesiologist assistant or applicant to resolve an allegation of a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under it. A consent agreement, when ratified by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board, 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 consent agreement shall be of no force or effect.

(D) For purposes of divisions (B)(11), (14), and (15) of this section, the commission of the act may be established by a finding by the board, pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that the applicant or certificate holder committed the act in question. The board shall have no jurisdiction under these divisions in cases where the trial court renders a final judgment in the certificate holder's favor and that judgment is based upon an adjudication on the merits. The board shall have jurisdiction under these divisions in cases where the trial court issues an order of dismissal on technical or procedural grounds.

(E) The sealing of conviction records by any court shall have no effect on a prior board order entered under the provisions of this section or on the board's jurisdiction to take action under the provisions of this section if, based upon a plea of guilty, a judicial finding of guilt, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction, the board issued a notice of opportunity for a hearing prior to the court's order to seal the records. 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) For purposes of this division, any individual who holds a certificate of registration issued under this chapter, or applies for a certificate of registration, 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.

(1) In enforcing division (B)(5) of this section, the board, on a showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who holds a certificate of registration issued under this chapter or who has applied for a certificate of registration pursuant to this chapter to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both. A physical examination may include an HIV test. The expense of the examination is the responsibility of the individual compelled to be examined. Failure to submit to a mental or physical examination or consent to an HIV test ordered by the board constitutes an admission of the allegations against the individual 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 an anesthesiologist assistant unable to practice because of the reasons set forth in division (B)(5) of this section, the board shall require the anesthesiologist assistant to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated by the board, as a condition for an initial, continued, reinstated, or renewed certificate of registration. An individual affected by this division shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the board the ability to resume practicing in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards of care.

(2) For purposes of division (B)(6) of this section, if the board has reason to believe that any individual who holds a certificate of registration issued under this chapter or any applicant for a certificate of registration suffers such impairment, the board may compel the individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both. The expense of the examination is the responsibility of the individual compelled to be examined. Any mental or physical examination required under this division shall be undertaken by a treatment provider or physician qualified to conduct such examination and chosen by the board.

Failure to submit to a mental or physical examination ordered by the board constitutes an admission of the allegations against the individual 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 determines that the individual's ability to practice is impaired, the board shall suspend the individual's certificate or deny the individual's application and shall require the individual, as a condition for an initial, continued, reinstated, or renewed certificate of registration, to submit to treatment.

Before being eligible to apply for reinstatement of a certificate suspended under this division, the anesthesiologist assistant shall demonstrate to the board the ability to resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards of care. The demonstration shall include the following:

(a) Certification from a treatment provider approved under section 4731.25 of the Revised Code that the individual has successfully completed any required inpatient treatment;

(b) Evidence of continuing full compliance with an aftercare contract or consent agreement;

(c) Two written reports indicating that the individual's ability to practice has been assessed and that the individual has been found capable of practicing according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care. The reports shall be made by individuals or providers approved by the board for making such assessments and shall describe the basis for their determination.

The board may reinstate a certificate suspended under this division after such demonstration and after the individual has entered into a written consent agreement.

When the impaired anesthesiologist assistant resumes practice, the board shall require continued monitoring of the anesthesiologist assistant. The monitoring shall include monitoring of compliance with the written consent agreement entered into before reinstatement or with conditions imposed by board order after a hearing, and, on termination of the consent agreement, submission to the board for at least two years of annual written progress reports made under penalty of falsification stating whether the anesthesiologist assistant has maintained sobriety.

(G) If the secretary and supervising member determine that there is clear and convincing evidence that an anesthesiologist assistant has violated division (B) of this section and that the individual's continued practice presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, they may recommend that the board suspend the individual's certificate or registration without a prior hearing. Written allegations shall be prepared for consideration by the board.

The board, on review of the allegations and by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, excluding the secretary and supervising member, may suspend a certificate without a prior hearing. A telephone conference call may be utilized for reviewing the allegations and taking the vote on the summary suspension.

The board shall issue a written order of suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order shall not be subject to suspension by the court during pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the anesthesiologist assistant requests an adjudicatory hearing by the board, the date set for the hearing shall be within fifteen days, but not earlier than seven days, after the anesthesiologist assistant requests the hearing, unless otherwise agreed to by both the board and the certificate holder.

A summary suspension imposed under this division shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final adjudicative order issued by the board pursuant to this section and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective. The board shall issue its final adjudicative order within sixty days after completion of its hearing. Failure to issue the order within sixty days shall result in dissolution of the summary suspension order, but shall not invalidate any subsequent, final adjudicative order.

(H) If the board takes action under division (B)(11), (13), or (14) of this section, and the judicial finding of guilt, guilty plea, or judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction is overturned on appeal, on exhaustion of the criminal appeal, a petition for reconsideration of the order may be filed with the board along with appropriate court documents. On receipt of a petition and supporting court documents, the board shall reinstate the certificate of registration. The board may then hold an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to determine whether the individual committed the act in question. Notice of opportunity for hearing shall be given in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. If the board finds, pursuant to an adjudication held under this division, that the individual committed the act, or if no hearing is requested, it may order any of the sanctions specified in division (B) of this section.

(I) The certificate of registration of an anesthesiologist assistant and the assistant's practice in this state are automatically suspended as of the date the anesthesiologist assistant pleads guilty to, is found by a judge or jury to be guilty of, or is subject to a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction in this state or treatment of intervention in lieu of conviction in another jurisdiction for any of the following criminal offenses in this state or a substantially equivalent criminal offense in another jurisdiction: aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated burglary. Continued practice after the suspension shall be considered practicing without a certificate.

The board shall notify the individual subject to the suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. If an individual whose certificate is suspended under this division fails to make a timely request for an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board shall enter a final order permanently revoking the individual's certificate of registration.

(J) In any instance in which the board is required by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to give notice of opportunity for hearing and the individual subject to the notice does not timely request 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 an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, a final order that contains the board's findings. In the final order, the board may order any of the sanctions identified under division (A) or (B) of this section.

(K) Any action taken by the board under division (B) of this section resulting in a suspension shall be accompanied by a written statement of the conditions under which the anesthesiologist assistant's certificate may be reinstated. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing conditions to be imposed for reinstatement. Reinstatement of a certificate suspended pursuant to division (B) of this section requires an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board.

(L) When the board refuses to grant a certificate of registration as an anesthesiologist assistant to an applicant, revokes an individual's certificate of registration, refuses to renew a certificate of registration, or refuses to reinstate an individual's certificate of registration, the board may specify that its action is permanent. An individual subject to a permanent action taken by the board is forever thereafter ineligible to hold a certificate of registration as an anesthesiologist assistant and the board shall not accept an application for reinstatement of the certificate or for issuance of a new certificate.

(M) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, all of the following apply:

(1) The surrender of a certificate of registration issued under this chapter is not effective unless or until accepted by the board. Reinstatement of a certificate surrendered to the board requires an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board.

(2) An application made under this chapter for a certificate of registration may not be withdrawn without approval of the board.

(3) Failure by an individual to renew a certificate of registration in accordance with section 4760.06 of the Revised Code shall not remove or limit the board's jurisdiction to take disciplinary action under this section against the individual.

Sec. 4762.13.  (A) The state medical board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members, may revoke or may refuse to grant a certificate to practice as an acupuncturist to a person found by the board to have committed fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for or securing the certificate.

(B) The board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members, shall, to the extent permitted by law, limit, revoke, or suspend an individual's certificate to practice as an acupuncturist, refuse to issue a certificate to an applicant, refuse to reinstate a certificate, or reprimand or place on probation the holder of a certificate for any of the following reasons:

(1) Permitting the holder's name or certificate to be used by another person;

(2) Failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter, Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, or any rules adopted by the board;

(3) Violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate, any provision of this chapter, Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, or the rules adopted by the board;

(4) A departure from, or failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances whether or not actual injury to the patient is established;

(5) Inability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care by reason of mental illness or physical illness, including physical deterioration that adversely affects cognitive, motor, or perceptive skills;

(6) Impairment of ability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care because of habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs, alcohol, or other substances that impair ability to practice;

(7) Willfully betraying a professional confidence;

(8) Making a false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement in soliciting or advertising for patients or in securing or attempting to secure a certificate to practice as an acupuncturist.

As used in this division, "false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement" means a statement that includes a misrepresentation of fact, is likely to mislead or deceive because of a failure to disclose material facts, is intended or is likely to create false or unjustified expectations of favorable results, or includes representations or implications that in reasonable probability will cause an ordinarily prudent person to misunderstand or be deceived.

(9) Representing, with the purpose of obtaining compensation or other advantage personally or for any other person, that an incurable disease or injury, or other incurable condition, can be permanently cured;

(10) The obtaining of, or attempting to obtain, money or a thing of value by fraudulent misrepresentations in the course of practice;

(11) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a felony;

(12) Commission of an act that constitutes a felony in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(13) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a misdemeanor committed in the course of practice;

(14) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

(15) Commission of an act in the course of practice that constitutes a misdemeanor in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(16) Commission of an act involving moral turpitude that constitutes a misdemeanor in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(17) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for violating any state or federal law regulating the possession, distribution, or use of any drug, including trafficking in drugs;

(18) Any of the following actions taken by the state agency responsible for regulating the practice of acupuncture in another jurisdiction, for any reason other than the nonpayment of fees: the limitation, revocation, or suspension of an individual's license to practice; acceptance of an individual's license surrender; denial of a license; refusal to renew or reinstate a license; imposition of probation; or issuance of an order of censure or other reprimand;

(19) Violation of the conditions placed by the board on a certificate to practice as an acupuncturist;

(20) Failure to use universal blood and body fluid precautions established by rules adopted under section 4731.051 of the Revised Code;

(21) Failure to cooperate in an investigation conducted by the board under section 4762.14 of the Revised Code, including failure to comply with a subpoena or order issued by the board or failure to answer truthfully a question presented by the board at a deposition or in written interrogatories, except that failure to cooperate with an investigation shall not constitute grounds for discipline under this section if a court of competent jurisdiction has issued an order that either quashes a subpoena or permits the individual to withhold the testimony or evidence in issue;

(22) Failure to comply with the standards of the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine regarding professional ethics, commitment to patients, commitment to the profession, and commitment to the public;

(23) Failure to have adequate professional liability insurance coverage in accordance with section 4762.22 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 under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that in lieu of an adjudication, the board may enter into a consent agreement with an acupuncturist or applicant to resolve an allegation of a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under it. A consent agreement, when ratified by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board, 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 consent agreement shall be of no force or effect.

(D) For purposes of divisions (B)(12), (15), and (16) of this section, the commission of the act may be established by a finding by the board, pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that the applicant or certificate holder committed the act in question. The board shall have no jurisdiction under these divisions in cases where the trial court renders a final judgment in the certificate holder's favor and that judgment is based upon an adjudication on the merits. The board shall have jurisdiction under these divisions in cases where the trial court issues an order of dismissal upon technical or procedural grounds.

(E) The sealing of conviction records by any court shall have no effect upon a prior board order entered under the provisions of this section or upon the board's jurisdiction to take action under the provisions of this section if, based upon a plea of guilty, a judicial finding of guilt, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction, the board issued a notice of opportunity for a hearing prior to the court's order to seal the records. 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) For purposes of this division, any individual who holds a certificate to practice issued under this chapter, or applies for a certificate to practice, 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.

(1) In enforcing division (B)(5) of this section, the board, upon a showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who holds a certificate to practice issued under this chapter or who has applied for a certificate pursuant to this chapter to submit to a mental examination, physical examination, including an HIV test, or both a mental and physical examination. The expense of the examination is the responsibility of the individual compelled to be examined. Failure to submit to a mental or physical examination or consent to an HIV test ordered by the board constitutes an admission of the allegations against the individual 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 an acupuncturist unable to practice because of the reasons set forth in division (B)(5) of this section, the board shall require the acupuncturist to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated by the board, as a condition for an initial, continued, reinstated, or renewed certificate to practice. An individual affected by this division shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the board the ability to resume practicing in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards of care.

(2) For purposes of division (B)(6) of this section, if the board has reason to believe that any individual who holds a certificate to practice issued under this chapter or any applicant for a certificate suffers such impairment, the board may compel the individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both. The expense of the examination is the responsibility of the individual compelled to be examined. Any mental or physical examination required under this division shall be undertaken by a treatment provider or physician qualified to conduct such examination and chosen by the board.

Failure to submit to a mental or physical examination ordered by the board constitutes an admission of the allegations against the individual 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 determines that the individual's ability to practice is impaired, the board shall suspend the individual's certificate or deny the individual's application and shall require the individual, as a condition for an initial, continued, reinstated, or renewed certificate, to submit to treatment.

Before being eligible to apply for reinstatement of a certificate suspended under this division, the acupuncturist shall demonstrate to the board the ability to resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards of care. The demonstration shall include the following:

(a) Certification from a treatment provider approved under section 4731.25 of the Revised Code that the individual has successfully completed any required inpatient treatment;

(b) Evidence of continuing full compliance with an aftercare contract or consent agreement;

(c) Two written reports indicating that the individual's ability to practice has been assessed and that the individual has been found capable of practicing according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care. The reports shall be made by individuals or providers approved by the board for making such assessments and shall describe the basis for their determination.

The board may reinstate a certificate suspended under this division after such demonstration and after the individual has entered into a written consent agreement.

When the impaired acupuncturist resumes practice, the board shall require continued monitoring of the acupuncturist. The monitoring shall include monitoring of compliance with the written consent agreement entered into before reinstatement or with conditions imposed by board order after a hearing, and, upon termination of the consent agreement, submission to the board for at least two years of annual written progress reports made under penalty of falsification stating whether the acupuncturist has maintained sobriety.

(G) If the secretary and supervising member determine that there is clear and convincing evidence that an acupuncturist has violated division (B) of this section and that the individual's continued practice presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, they may recommend that the board suspend the individual's certificate to practice without a prior hearing. Written allegations shall be prepared for consideration by the board.

The board, upon review of the allegations and by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, excluding the secretary and supervising member, may suspend a certificate without a prior hearing. A telephone conference call may be utilized for reviewing the allegations and taking the vote on the summary suspension.

The board shall issue a written order of suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order shall not be subject to suspension by the court during pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the acupuncturist requests an adjudicatory hearing by the board, the date set for the hearing shall be within fifteen days, but not earlier than seven days, after the acupuncturist requests the hearing, unless otherwise agreed to by both the board and the certificate holder.

A summary suspension imposed under this division shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final adjudicative order issued by the board pursuant to this section and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective. The board shall issue its final adjudicative order within sixty days after completion of its hearing. Failure to issue the order within sixty days shall result in dissolution of the summary suspension order, but shall not invalidate any subsequent, final adjudicative order.

(H) If the board takes action under division (B)(11), (13), or (14) of this section, and the judicial finding of guilt, guilty plea, or judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction is overturned on appeal, upon exhaustion of the criminal appeal, a petition for reconsideration of the order may be filed with the board along with appropriate court documents. Upon receipt of a petition and supporting court documents, the board shall reinstate the certificate to practice. The board may then hold an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to determine whether the individual committed the act in question. Notice of opportunity for hearing shall be given in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. If the board finds, pursuant to an adjudication held under this division, that the individual committed the act, or if no hearing is requested, it may order any of the sanctions specified in division (B) of this section.

(I) The certificate to practice of an acupuncturist and the acupuncturist's practice in this state are automatically suspended as of the date the acupuncturist pleads guilty to, is found by a judge or jury to be guilty of, or is subject to a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction in this state or treatment or intervention in lieu of conviction in another jurisdiction for any of the following criminal offenses in this state or a substantially equivalent criminal offense in another jurisdiction: aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated burglary. Continued practice after the suspension shall be considered practicing without a certificate.

The board shall notify the individual subject to the suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. If an individual whose certificate is suspended under this division fails to make a timely request for an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board shall enter a final order permanently revoking the individual's certificate to practice.

(J) In any instance in which the board is required by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to give notice of opportunity for hearing and the individual subject to the notice does not timely request 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 an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, a final order that contains the board's findings. In the final order, the board may order any of the sanctions identified under division (A) or (B) of this section.

(K) Any action taken by the board under division (B) of this section resulting in a suspension shall be accompanied by a written statement of the conditions under which the acupuncturist's certificate to practice may be reinstated. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing conditions to be imposed for reinstatement. Reinstatement of a certificate suspended pursuant to division (B) of this section requires an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board.

(L) When the board refuses to grant a certificate to practice as an acupuncturist to an applicant, revokes an individual's certificate, refuses to renew a certificate, or refuses to reinstate an individual's certificate, the board may specify that its action is permanent. An individual subject to a permanent action taken by the board is forever thereafter ineligible to hold a certificate to practice as an acupuncturist and the board shall not accept an application for reinstatement of the certificate or for issuance of a new certificate.

(M) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, all of the following apply:

(1) The surrender of a certificate to practice as an acupuncturist issued under this chapter is not effective unless or until accepted by the board. Reinstatement of a certificate surrendered to the board requires an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board.

(2) An application made under this chapter for a certificate may not be withdrawn without approval of the board.

(3) Failure by an individual to renew a certificate in accordance with section 4762.06 of the Revised Code shall not remove or limit the board's jurisdiction to take disciplinary action under this section against the individual.

Sec. 4774.13. (A) The state medical board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members, may revoke or may refuse to grant a certificate to practice as a radiologist assistant to an individual found by the board to have committed fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for or securing the certificate.

(B) The board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members, shall, to the extent permitted by law, limit, revoke, or suspend an individual's certificate to practice as a radiologist assistant, refuse to issue a certificate to an applicant, refuse to reinstate a certificate, or reprimand or place on probation the holder of a certificate for any of the following reasons:

(1) Permitting the holder's name or certificate to be used by another person;

(2) Failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter, Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, or any rules adopted by the board;

(3) Violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of, or conspiring to violate, any provision of this chapter, Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, or the rules adopted by the board;

(4) A departure from, or failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances whether or not actual injury to the patient is established;

(5) Inability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care by reason of mental illness or physical illness, including physical deterioration that adversely affects cognitive, motor, or perceptive skills;

(6) Impairment of ability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care because of habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs, alcohol, or other substances that impair ability to practice;

(7) Willfully betraying a professional confidence;

(8) Making a false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement in securing or attempting to secure a certificate to practice as a radiologist assistant.

As used in this division, "false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement" means a statement that includes a misrepresentation of fact, is likely to mislead or deceive because of a failure to disclose material facts, is intended or is likely to create false or unjustified expectations of favorable results, or includes representations or implications that in reasonable probability will cause an ordinarily prudent person to misunderstand or be deceived.

(9) The obtaining of, or attempting to obtain, money or a thing of value by fraudulent misrepresentations in the course of practice;

(10) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a felony;

(11) Commission of an act that constitutes a felony in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(12) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a misdemeanor committed in the course of practice;

(13) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

(14) Commission of an act in the course of practice that constitutes a misdemeanor in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(15) Commission of an act involving moral turpitude that constitutes a misdemeanor in this state, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the act was committed;

(16) A plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction for violating any state or federal law regulating the possession, distribution, or use of any drug, including trafficking in drugs;

(17) Any of the following actions taken by the state agency responsible for regulating the practice of radiologist assistants in another jurisdiction, for any reason other than the nonpayment of fees: the limitation, revocation, or suspension of an individual's license to practice; acceptance of an individual's license surrender; denial of a license; refusal to renew or reinstate a license; imposition of probation; or issuance of an order of censure or other reprimand;

(18) Violation of the conditions placed by the board on a certificate to practice as a radiologist assistant;

(19) Failure to use universal blood and body fluid precautions established by rules adopted under section 4731.051 of the Revised Code;

(20) Failure to cooperate in an investigation conducted by the board under section 4774.14 of the Revised Code, including failure to comply with a subpoena or order issued by the board or failure to answer truthfully a question presented by the board at a deposition or in written interrogatories, except that failure to cooperate with an investigation shall not constitute grounds for discipline under this section if a court of competent jurisdiction has issued an order that either quashes a subpoena or permits the individual to withhold the testimony or evidence in issue;

(21) Failure to maintain a license as a radiographer under Chapter 4773. of the Revised Code;

(22) Failure to maintain certification as a registered radiologist assistant from the American registry of radiologic technologists, including revocation by the registry of the assistant's certification or failure by the assistant to meet the registry's requirements for annual registration, or failure to notify the board that the certification as a registered radiologist assistant has not been maintained;

(23) Failure to comply with any of the rules of ethics included in the standards of ethics established by the American registry of radiologic technologists, as those rules apply to an individual who holds the registry's certification as a registered radiologist assistant.

(C) Disciplinary actions taken by the board under divisions (A) and (B) of this section shall be taken pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that in lieu of an adjudication, the board may enter into a consent agreement with a radiologist assistant or applicant to resolve an allegation of a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under it. A consent agreement, when ratified by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board, 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 consent agreement shall be of no force or effect.

(D) For purposes of divisions (B)(11), (14), and (15) of this section, the commission of the act may be established by a finding by the board, pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that the applicant or certificate holder committed the act in question. The board shall have no jurisdiction under these divisions in cases where the trial court renders a final judgment in the certificate holder's favor and that judgment is based upon an adjudication on the merits. The board shall have jurisdiction under these divisions in cases where the trial court issues an order of dismissal on technical or procedural grounds.

(E) The sealing of conviction records by any court shall have no effect on a prior board order entered under the provisions of this section or on the board's jurisdiction to take action under the provisions of this section if, based upon a plea of guilty, a judicial finding of guilt, or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction, the board issued a notice of opportunity for a hearing prior to the court's order to seal the records. 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) For purposes of this division, any individual who holds a certificate to practice as a radiologist assistant issued under this chapter, or applies for a certificate to practice, 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.

(1) In enforcing division (B)(5) of this section, the board, on a showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who holds a certificate to practice as a radiologist assistant issued under this chapter or who has applied for a certificate to practice to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both. A physical examination may include an HIV test. The expense of the examination is the responsibility of the individual compelled to be examined. Failure to submit to a mental or physical examination or consent to an HIV test ordered by the board constitutes an admission of the allegations against the individual 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 a radiologist assistant unable to practice because of the reasons set forth in division (B)(5) of this section, the board shall require the radiologist assistant to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated by the board, as a condition for an initial, continued, reinstated, or renewed certificate to practice. An individual affected by this division shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the board the ability to resume practicing in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards of care.

(2) For purposes of division (B)(6) of this section, if the board has reason to believe that any individual who holds a certificate to practice as a radiologist assistant issued under this chapter or any applicant for a certificate to practice suffers such impairment, the board may compel the individual to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both. The expense of the examination is the responsibility of the individual compelled to be examined. Any mental or physical examination required under this division shall be undertaken by a treatment provider or physician qualified to conduct such examination and chosen by the board.

Failure to submit to a mental or physical examination ordered by the board constitutes an admission of the allegations against the individual 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 determines that the individual's ability to practice is impaired, the board shall suspend the individual's certificate or deny the individual's application and shall require the individual, as a condition for an initial, continued, reinstated, or renewed certificate to practice, to submit to treatment.

Before being eligible to apply for reinstatement of a certificate suspended under this division, the radiologist assistant shall demonstrate to the board the ability to resume practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards of care. The demonstration shall include the following:

(a) Certification from a treatment provider approved under section 4731.25 of the Revised Code that the individual has successfully completed any required inpatient treatment;

(b) Evidence of continuing full compliance with an aftercare contract or consent agreement;

(c) Two written reports indicating that the individual's ability to practice has been assessed and that the individual has been found capable of practicing according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care. The reports shall be made by individuals or providers approved by the board for making such assessments and shall describe the basis for their determination.

The board may reinstate a certificate suspended under this division after such demonstration and after the individual has entered into a written consent agreement.

When the impaired radiologist assistant resumes practice, the board shall require continued monitoring of the radiologist assistant. The monitoring shall include monitoring of compliance with the written consent agreement entered into before reinstatement or with conditions imposed by board order after a hearing, and, on termination of the consent agreement, submission to the board for at least two years of annual written progress reports made under penalty of falsification stating whether the radiologist assistant has maintained sobriety.

(G) If the secretary and supervising member determine that there is clear and convincing evidence that a radiologist assistant has violated division (B) of this section and that the individual's continued practice presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, they may recommend that the board suspend the individual's certificate to practice without a prior hearing. Written allegations shall be prepared for consideration by the board.

The board, on review of the allegations and by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, excluding the secretary and supervising member, may suspend a certificate without a prior hearing. A telephone conference call may be utilized for reviewing the allegations and taking the vote on the summary suspension.

The board shall issue a written order of suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order shall not be subject to suspension by the court during pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the radiologist assistant requests an adjudicatory hearing by the board, the date set for the hearing shall be within fifteen days, but not earlier than seven days, after the radiologist assistant requests the hearing, unless otherwise agreed to by both the board and the certificate holder.

A summary suspension imposed under this division shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final adjudicative order issued by the board pursuant to this section and Chapter 119. of the Revised Code becomes effective. The board shall issue its final adjudicative order within sixty days after completion of its hearing. Failure to issue the order within sixty days shall result in dissolution of the summary suspension order, but shall not invalidate any subsequent, final adjudicative order.

(H) If the board takes action under division (B)(10), (12), or (13) of this section, and the judicial finding of guilt, guilty plea, or judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction is overturned on appeal, on exhaustion of the criminal appeal, a petition for reconsideration of the order may be filed with the board along with appropriate court documents. On receipt of a petition and supporting court documents, the board shall reinstate the certificate to practice as a radiologist assistant. The board may then hold an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to determine whether the individual committed the act in question. Notice of opportunity for hearing shall be given in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. If the board finds, pursuant to an adjudication held under this division, that the individual committed the act, or if no hearing is requested, it may order any of the sanctions specified in division (B) of this section.

(I) The certificate to practice of a radiologist assistant and the assistant's practice in this state are automatically suspended as of the date the radiologist assistant pleads guilty to, is found by a judge or jury to be guilty of, or is subject to a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction in this state or treatment of intervention in lieu of conviction in another jurisdiction for any of the following criminal offenses in this state or a substantially equivalent criminal offense in another jurisdiction: aggravated murder, murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, aggravated arson, aggravated robbery, or aggravated burglary. Continued practice after the suspension shall be considered practicing without a certificate.

The board shall notify the individual subject to the suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. If an individual whose certificate is suspended under this division fails to make a timely request for an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board shall enter a final order permanently revoking the individual's certificate to practice.

(J) In any instance in which the board is required by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to give notice of opportunity for hearing and the individual subject to the notice does not timely request 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 an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, a final order that contains the board's findings. In the final order, the board may order any of the sanctions identified under division (A) or (B) of this section.

(K) Any action taken by the board under division (B) of this section resulting in a suspension shall be accompanied by a written statement of the conditions under which the radiologist assistant's certificate may be reinstated. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing conditions to be imposed for reinstatement. Reinstatement of a certificate suspended pursuant to division (B) of this section requires an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board.

(L) When the board refuses to grant a certificate to practice as a radiologist assistant to an applicant, revokes an individual's certificate, refuses to renew a certificate, or refuses to reinstate an individual's certificate, the board may specify that its action is permanent. An individual subject to a permanent action taken by the board is forever thereafter ineligible to hold a certificate to practice as a radiologist assistant and the board shall not accept an application for reinstatement of the certificate or for issuance of a new certificate.

(M) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, all of the following apply:

(1) The surrender of a certificate to practice as a radiologist assistant issued under this chapter is not effective unless or until accepted by the board. Reinstatement of a certificate surrendered to the board requires an affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board.

(2) An application made under this chapter for a certificate to practice may not be withdrawn without approval of the board.

(3) Failure by an individual to renew a certificate to practice in accordance with section 4774.06 of the Revised Code shall not remove or limit the board's jurisdiction to take disciplinary action under this section against the individual.

Sec. 4779.29.  If the state board of orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics determines that there is clear and convincing evidence that an individual licensed under this chapter is engaging or has engaged in conduct described in division (A) of section 4779.28 of the Revised Code and that the license holder's continued practice presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, the board may suspend the individual's license without an adjudicatory hearing. A telephone conference call may be used for reviewing the matter and taking the vote.

If the board votes to suspend an individual's license, the board shall issue a written order of suspension by certified mail a delivery system or in person in accordance with section 119.07 of the Revised Code. The order is not subject to suspension by a court during pendancy pendency of any appeal filed under section 119.12 of the Revised Code. If the license holder requests an adjudicatory hearing by the board, the date set for the hearing shall be not later than fifteen days, but not earlier than seven days, after the request, unless otherwise agreed to by the board and the license holder.

Any suspension imposed under this section shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final adjudicative order issued by the board pursuant to section 119.12 of the Revised Code becomes effective. The board shall issue its final adjudicative order within sixty days after completion of its hearing. A failure to issue an order within sixty days shall result in the dissolution of the summary suspension order, but shall not invalidate any subsequent, final adjudicative order.

Sec. 5123.0414. (A) When the director of developmental disabilities, under section 119.07 of the Revised Code, sends a party a notice by registered mail, return receipt requested using a delivery system or delivers a notice in person in accordance with that section, that the director intends to take action against the party authorized by section 5123.082, 5123.166, 5123.168, 5123.19, 5123.45, 5123.51, or 5126.25 of the Revised Code and the notice is returned to the director with an endorsement indicating that the notice was refused or unclaimed, the director shall resend the notice by ordinary mail to the party.

(B) If the original notice was refused, the notice shall be deemed received as of the date the director resends the notice.

(C) If the original notice was unclaimed, the notice shall be deemed received as of the date the director resends the notice unless, not later than thirty days after the date the director sent the original notice, the resent notice is returned to the director for failure of delivery.

If the notice concerns taking action under section 5123.51 of the Revised Code and the resent notice is returned to the director for failure of delivery not later than thirty days after the date the director sent the original notice, the director shall cause the notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the party's last known residence or business and shall mail a dated copy of the published notice to the party at the last known address. The notice shall be deemed received as of the date of the publication.

If the notice concerns taking action under section 5123.082, 5123.166, 5123.168, 5123.19, 5123.45, or 5126.25 of the Revised Code and the resent notice is returned to the director for failure of delivery not later than thirty days after the date the director sent the original notice, the director shall resend the notice to the party a second time. The notice shall be deemed received as of the date the director resends the notice the second time.

Section 2. That existing sections 119.062, 119.07, 3711.14, 4713.01, 4713.02, 4713.03, 4713.06, 4713.07, 4713.08, 4713.081, 4713.09, 4713.10, 4713.14, 4713.141, 4713.16, 4713.20, 4713.21, 4713.22, 4713.24, 4713.25, 4713.26, 4713.28, 4713.29, 4713.30, 4713.31, 4713.32, 4713.34, 4713.35, 4713.37, 4713.41, 4713.42, 4713.44, 4713.45, 4713.48, 4713.55, 4713.56, 4713.58, 4713.60, 4713.61, 4713.62, 4713.63, 4713.64, 4715.30, 4717.14, 4723.281, 4725.24, 4730.25, 4731.22, 4734.36, 4734.37, 4757.361, 4760.13, 4762.13, 4774.13, 4779.29, and 5123.0414 and sections 4713.17 and 4713.39 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.

Section 3. (A) As used in this section, "braider" and "threader" have the same meanings as in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) Notwithstanding division (C)(1) of section 4713.14 of the Revised Code which, as a result of amendments made by this act, prohibits practicing braiding or threading without a current, valid license, a braider or threader may practice without a license until twelve months after the effective date of this act.

(C) Notwithstanding division (D)(1) of section 4713.14 of the Revised Code which, as a result of amendments made by this act, prohibits employing a person to practice braiding or threading who does not have a current, valid license, a person may employ an unlicensed braider or unlicensed threader until twelve months after the effective date of this act.

(D) Notwithstanding division (E) of section 4713.14 of the Revised Code which, as a result of amendments made by this act, prohibits managing a braiding or threading salon without a current, valid managing license, a braider or threader may manage a braiding or threading salon without a managing license until twelve months after the effective date of this act.

(E) Notwithstanding division (F)(1) of section 4713.14 of the Revised Code which, as a result of amendments made by this act, prohibits teaching braiding or threading at a school of cosmetology without a current, valid instructor license, a braider or threader may teach at a school of cosmetology without an instructor license until twelve months after the effective date of this act.

(F) Notwithstanding division (L)(1) of section 4713.14 of the Revised Code which, as a result of amendments made by this act, prohibits teaching braiding or threading at a salon without a current, valid practicing or managing license, a braider or threader may teach at a salon without a practicing or managing license until twelve months after the effective date of this act.

Section 4.  Section 4731.22 of the Revised Code is presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both H.B. 78 and Am. Sub. H.B. 93 of the 129th General Assembly. The General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds that the composite is the resulting version of the section in effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in this act.