Ohio Administrative Code

(A) The local government entity shall make the determination of the indigent status of the deceased person.(B) Upon burial or cremation of an indigent person pursuant to section 9.15 of the Revised Code, a local government entity is eligible for reimbursement for the cost of prov…

(A) Reimbursement applications shall be submitted to the board no later than sixty days after the date of issuance of the burial transit permit or disposition permit except for burial transit permits or disposition permits that are issued from March sixteenth through the end of t…

(A) The board is authorized to reimburse local government entities when such entity has satisfied the requirements set forth in paragraph (B) of rule 4717-17-04 of the Administrative Code.(B) Subject to the availability of funds, the board shall provide reimbursement as authorize…

The annual meeting of the board shall be the July meeting or within thirty days after the senate's confirmation of new members in that year, at which time the board shall organize and select a president, vice-president, and secretary/treasurer.Special meetings of the board may be…

The board shall establish such committees as it deems necessary for the transaction of the business of the board. Any recommendation of any committee shall become effective only after it is approved by a majority of the board.The president of the board, during its annual meeting,…

(A) The president of the board shall preside at all meetings of the board in which the president is in attendance, and perform all duties incidental to the position of president.(B) In the absence of the president, the vice-president shall preside over any meetings, and perform a…

The crematory review board shall conduct an organizational meeting at least annually at which time the crematory review board shall appoint a chairperson and one additional person who is experienced in the operation of a crematory facility and who is not affiliated with a cemeter…

(A) For the purpose of this rule and in accordance with Chapter 1347. of the Revised Code:(1) "Personal information" means any information that describes anything about a person, or that indicates actions done by or to a person, or that indicates that a person possesses certain p…

(A) The board of embalmers and funeral directors shall charge and collect the following fees:(1) For the initial issuance or biennial renewal of an embalmer's or funeral director's license, one hundred fifty dollars;(2) For the issuance of an embalmer or funeral director registra…

(A) Registration(1) The applicant for an embalmer's registration shall apply to the board on a form provided by the board for registration, together with the applicable fee prior to the commencement of an apprenticeship.(2) The applicant shall provide an official college transcri…

(A) The applicant may personally appear before the board for an interview and based upon the results of this interview may be permitted to take such an examination as the board requires for a reciprocal license. Prior to the interview the applicant shall furnish the board:(1) A c…

(A) Registration(1) The applicant for a funeral director/ embalmer registration shall apply to the board on a form provided by the board for registration, together with the applicable fee prior to the commencement of an apprenticeship.(2) The applicant shall provide an official c…

(A) Registration(1) The applicant for a funeral director's registration shall apply to the board on a form provided by the board for registration, together with the applicable fee prior to the commencement of an apprenticeship.(2) The applicant shall provide an official college t…

(A) The applicant may personally appear before the board for an interview and based upon the results of this interview may be permitted to take such an examination as the board requires for a reciprocal license. Prior to the interview the applicant shall furnish the board:(1) A c…

(A) Embalmer apprenticeship certification application(1) The applicant for an embalmer apprenticeship shall apply to the board on a form provided by the board for certification, together with the applicable fee prior to starting an apprenticeship.(2) The applicant shall provide a…

(A) A master embalmer and a master funeral director with five years of experience as an embalmer or funeral director in the in the state of Ohio must successfully complete training approved by the board. The training must be a six-hour class. The training shall be conducted in a …

(A) Master embalmer and master funeral director responsibilities(1) A master embalmer or master funeral director shall arrange for the apprentice to receive training from any other master embalmers or funeral directors in the state of Ohio in those areas where the primary master …

The following requirements only apply to an apprentice who is licensed as an insurance agent:(A) The apprentice shall comply with rule 4717-5-01 of the Admininistrative Code.(B) An apprentice who is a licensed insurance agent must advise the board of this fact and provide his/her…

(A) The examination for an applicant for an embalmer's license shall consist of two distinct sections to be designated as a nationally recognized examination for funeral service licensure, and the Ohio laws section.(B) The Ohio laws section shall be taken from the following sourc…

(A) The examination for an applicant for a funeral director's license shall consist of two distinct sections designated as a nationally recognized examination for funeral service licensure, and the Ohio laws section. An applicant who has not completed mortuary science college sha…

(A) The business and practice of funeral directing and embalming shall be conducted from a fixed place or location which is licensed by the board.(B) Each funeral service, shipping service, direct disposition service, or any service which prepares dead human bodies for final disp…

(A) At least sixty days prior to the opening for business of any funeral home, thereof, the funeral director, who will be actually in charge thereof, shall notify the board of such anticipated opening and shall submit an application for funeral home license sworn by the applicant…

(A) When any funeral home is closed, the board shall be notified, in writing, within ten days, by the funeral director actually in charge and ultimately responsible, whose signature shall be notarized. Within thirty days of the notification to the board, the funeral director actu…

Requirements for crematory facility license:(A) Any person desiring to operate a crematory facility shall be a crematory operator as required under division (D)(1) of section 4717.06 of the Revised Code and apply to the board on a form provided by the board, include the appropria…

Requirements for embalming facility license:(A) Any person desiring to operate an embalming facility shall apply to the board on a form provided by the board, include the appropriate license fee, and establish that:(1) The facility is at a fixed place or location;(2) The embalmin…

(A) When any embalming facility is closed, the board shall be notified, in writing, within ten days, by the embalmer actually in charge and ultimately responsible, whose signature shall be notarized. Within thirty days of the notification to the board, the embalmer actually in ch…

When any crematory facility is closed, the board shall be notified, in writing, within ten days, by the crematory operator actually in charge and ultimately responsible of the facility license, whose signature shall be notarized. Within thirty days of the notification to the boar…

Unprofessional conduct includes, but is not limited to, the following:(A) Solicitation of dead human bodies by an embalmer or funeral director, or an apprentice, or a crematory operator, or an agent, an assistant, employee or any other person acting on behalf of the licensee with…

(A) Pursuant to section 4717.09 of the Revised Code, each person licensed to practice as an embalmer or funeral director in this state shall earn a minimum of eighteen hours of continuing education programs approved by the board for the two year compliance period and every two ye…

(A) A licensee who is not engaged in the practice of embalming and/or funeral directing in the state of Ohio may be granted an exemption upon written application to the board. The application shall contain a statement that the applicant will not engage in the practice of embalmin…

(A) As used in this rule:"Continuing education audit" means the process by which a percentage of all licensees or approved course sponsors are randomly selected by the state licensing system.(B) The board may initiate an audit of the continuing education records of licensees with…

(A) As used in this rule:"Online continuing education" means education for professional licensees in which instruction occurs when the instructors and participants are not located in the same place. Online continuing education adds technology to instruction through the use of an …

(A) ) As used in this rule:"Webinar continuing education" means education for professional licensure in which instruction occurs simultaneously between the instructors and participants who are not located in the same place using a format in which participants are able to interact…

(A) The board shall elect a president and vice-president from among the nurse members of the board for one-year terms during the last regularly scheduled board meeting of the calendar year. The new officers shall assume their duties on the first day following the board meeting at…

At the last regularly scheduled board meeting of the calendar year, the board shall appoint an executive director who meets the qualifications set forth in section 4723.05 of the Revised Code. The executive director shall serve as the chief administrative officer of the board and…

[Comment: The materials incorporated by reference in agency 4723 of the Administrative Code can be found in paragraph (G) of this rule. The materials may be obtained at https://nursing.ohio.gov/.](A) The board shall maintain a record of all applicants for, and holders of, license…

(A) All fee payments shall be made in the form specified by the board.(B) Fees are not refundable once deposited except that payments in excess of the amounts required by Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under that chapter shall be refunded. Last updated Septem…

(A) The board shall give public notice of its intention to adopt, amend, or rescind any rule according to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code at least thirty days prior to the date set for the public hearing on the proposal to adopt, amend, or rescind such rule. The public notice sh…

(A) According to division (F) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code, the board shall ensure that any person can determine the time and place of all regularly scheduled meetings and the time, place, and purpose of all special meetings by:(1) Writing the board to request advance no…

For the purposes of administrative rules adopted according to section 1347.15 of the Revised Code, the following definitions apply:(A) "Access" as a noun means an opportunity to copy, view, or otherwise perceive whereas "access" as a verb means to copy, view, or otherwise perceiv…

For personal information systems, whether manual or computer systems, that contain confidential personal information, the following applies:(A) Criteria for accessing confidential personal information. Personal information systems of the board are managed on a "need-to-know" basi…

Based on the requirements of division (B)(2) of section 1347.15 of the Revised Code, this rule contains a list of valid reasons, directly related to the board's exercise of its powers or duties, for which only authorized employees of the board or board members may access confiden…

The following federal statutes or regulations or state statutes or administrative rules make personal information maintained by the board confidential and identify the confidential personal information within the scope of rules promulgated by this board in accordance with section…

For personal information systems that are computer systems and contain confidential personal information, the following applies:(A) Access restrictions. Access to confidential personal information that is kept electronically shall require a password or other authentication measur…

(A) In addition to any other requirements for multistate licensure, an applicant for multistate licensure shall submit to the board the applicable multistate licensure application fee as authorized by section 4723.112 of the Revised Code, in the following amounts.(1) One time con…

(A) As used in this rule, "person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the Revised Code.(B) Beginning January 31, 2024, and each year thereafter, a person or governmental entity that employs, or contracts directly or through another person or governmental entity for the pr…

If an applicant for multistate licensure fails to meet the requirements for licensure within one year from the date the application is received, or the application remains incomplete for one year, the application shall be considered void and the fee submitted with the application…