Ohio Administrative Code

(A) Pursuant to division (B) of section 4723.82 of the Revised Code, a registered nurse shall not delegate to a community health worker the administration of medications.(B) No community health worker to whom a nursing task is delegated shall delegate the nursing task to any othe…

(A) A registered nurse may delegate a nursing task to a community health worker if all the conditions for delegation set forth in this chapter are met.(B) Prior to delegating a nursing task to a community health worker, the delegating registered nurse shall determine each of the …

(A) When a community health worker is performing a nursing task in accordance with this chapter, supervision shall be provided by a registered nurse. For purposes of this rule, supervision includes initial and ongoing direction, procedural guidance, and observation and evaluation…

(A) The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimal acceptable standards of safe and effective care provided by community health workers holding a certificate issued by the board of nursing pursuant to Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code.(B) A community health worker shall main…

(A) The board of nursing, by the vote of a quorum, may impose one or more of the following sanctions if it finds that a person committed fraud in passing an examination required by a community health worker training program, or committed fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in …

(A) To be approved by the board in accordance with division (G) of section 4723.88 of the Revised Code, a community health worker training program shall employ or contract with a person to serve as program administrator. Such person shall meet one of the following criteria:(1) Ho…

(A) An approved curriculum for a training program for community health workers shall be the standard minimum curriculum set forth in paragraph (B) of this rule and shall satisfy all of the following:(1) Include a program philosophy, program objectives or outcomes, course objectiv…

[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in paragraph (G) of rule 4723-1-03 of the Administrative Code.]The board shall approve and reapprove community health worker training programs …

As used in this chapter:(A) "Active certificate" means the certificate held by an individual who has fulfilled all the requirements of the board for initial certification or for certification renewal.(B) "Approved drug" means a drug approved by the federal food and drug administr…

(A) A certified medication aide shall administer prescription medications only with the supervision of a nurse according to section 4723.67 of the Revised Code, and this chapter, to residents of nursing homes and residential care facilities.(B) Except as provided in paragraphs (C…

(A) A registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse acting at the direction of a registered nurse, who provides nursing care to residents in nursing homes or residential care facilities, may supervise the task of medication administration to by a certified medication aide accord…

[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in paragraph (G) of rule 4723-1-03 of the Administrative Code.](A) To be issued a medication aide certificate the following requirements must b…

[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in paragraph (G) of rule 4723-1-03 of the Administrative Code.](A) Medication aide certificates shall be renewed biennially on or before April …

[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in paragraph (G) of rule 4723-1-03 of the Administrative Code.](A) An applicant seeking approval from the board to provide a medication aide tr…

(A) The curriculum for a training program for certified medication aides shall be the standard curriculum set forth in paragraph (C) of this rule, and shall include all of the following:(1) Program objectives and outcomes, course objectives or outcomes, teaching strategies, and c…

(A) The board, by a vote of a quorum, may impose a fine of not more than five hundred dollars per violation; or deny a certificate, revoke, suspend or place restrictions on a certificate, reprimand or otherwise discipline an applicant or certificate holder found by the board to h…

(A) All payments of fees shall be in the form required by the board.(B) Except for duplicate payments, all fees are nonrefundable.(C) An applicant whose initial payment is returned to the board before the renewal deadline may reissue payment to the board without jeopardizing the …

(A) An applicant for medication aide certification by endorsement shall satisfy the following:(1) Submit a completed "Certified Medication Aide by Endorsement Application" and the certification application fee of fifty dollars;(2) The applicant has not surrendered or had revoked …

For purposes of Chapters 4723-1 to 4723-27 of the Administrative Code, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply:(A) "Board" means the Ohio board of nursing.(B) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means an individual who holds a current, valid licen…

For purposes of division (G) of section 4723.28 of the Revised Code, division (B)(11) of section 4723.28 of the Revised Code, paragraph (B)(11) of rule 4723-27-09 of the Administrative Code, rule 4723-26-11 of the Administrative Code, and rule 4723-24-07 of the Administrative Cod…

(A) The purpose of this chapter is to establish:(1) Minimal acceptable standards of safe and effective nursing practice for a registered nurse and a licensed practical nurse in any setting;(2) Minimal acceptable standards of safe and effective practice for an advanced practice re…

(A) Except as provided in paragraph (B) of this rule, a licensed practical nurse shall not perform any of the following intravenous therapy procedures:(1) Initiate or maintain any of the following:(a) Blood or blood components;(b) Solutions for total parenteral nutrition;(c) Canc…

(A) A registered nurse shall provide nursing care within the scope of practice of nursing for a registered nurse as set forth in division (B) of section 4723.01 of the Revised Code and the rules of the board.(B) A registered nurse shall maintain current knowledge of the duties, r…

(A) A licensed practical nurse shall function within the scope of practice of nursing for a licensed practical nurse as set forth in division (F) of section 4723.01 of the Revised Code and the rules of the board.(B) A licensed practical nurse shall maintain current knowledge of t…

(A) A certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist shall do all of the following:(1) Function within the scope of practice of nursing for a registered nurse as set forth in division (B) of section 4723…

(A) At all times when a licensed nurse is providing direct nursing care to a patient the licensed nurse shall display the applicable title or initials set forth in division (E) of section 4723.03 of the Revised Code to identify the nurse's relevant licensure as a registered nurse…

(A) A registered nurse shall apply the nursing process in the practice of nursing as set forth in division (B) of section 4723.01 of the Revised Code and in the rules of the board. The nursing process is cyclical in nature and requires that the nurse's actions respond to the pati…

(A) The licensed practical nurse shall contribute to the nursing process in the practice of nursing as set forth in division (F) of section 4723.01 of the Revised Code and in the rules of the board. The nursing process is cyclical in nature so that the nurse's actions respond to …

(A) Nothing in this rule shall apply to an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice pursuant to section 4723.41 of the Revised Code.(B) A registered nurse with a current, valid license to practice nursing in Ohio may use a title or initials denoting specialty certi…

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(A) "Administrator of the program" or "program administrator" means the registered nurse who is administratively responsible for a program.(B) "Advanced standing" means credit granted for prior nursing courses…

(A) A program must meet and maintain the requirements set forth in this chapter in order to maintain approval by the board.(B) The board shall evaluate whether a program is meeting and maintaining the requirements of this chapter, and shall determine a program's approval status i…

(A) When a controlling agency of a program plans to implement a change of control, the chief officer or designee of the controlling agency shall provide the board, at least thirty days prior to the effective date of change of control, the following written information:(1) The nam…

(A) The board shall grant full approval status to programs holding:(1) Full approval, if a program demonstrates to the board that it continues to meet and maintain the requirements of this chapter;(2) Conditional approval, at the first board meeting following completion of the su…

[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in paragraph (G) of rule 4723-1-03 of the Administrative Code.](A) An "Education Program PN Annual Report Form" or "Education Program RN Annual…

[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in paragraph (G) of rule 4723-1-03 of the Administrative Code.](A) A representative of the board shall conduct a survey visit for the purpose o…

[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective date of materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in paragraph (G) of rule 4723-1-03 of the Administrative Code.](A) In order to obtain conditional approval, a program applicant shall first submit …

(A) The program shall have and implement a plan of organization and administration that clearly shows:(1) The relationship between the program and the controlling agency;(2) How faculty and students are involved in determining academic and program policies and procedures, plannin…

(A) The minimum qualifications and academic preparation for administrator, faculty, teaching assistant and preceptor appointments for a registered nursing education program are as follows:(1) For administrator of a program:(a) Completion of an approved registered nursing educatio…

(A) The minimum qualifications and academic preparation for administrator, faculty, teaching assistant and preceptor appointments for a practical nursing education program are as follows:(1) For an administrator of a program:(a) Completion of an approved registered nursing educat…

(A) The administrator of the program and the faculty shall establish and implement written policies for the following:(1) Student admission;(2) Student readmission, including a requirement that the readmitted student meet the curriculum requirements effective at the time of readm…

(A) The registered nursing education program curriculum shall include content that validates the student's acquired knowledge, skills and behaviors that are necessary to safely and effectively engage in the practice of registered nursing, as defined in division (B) of section 472…

(A) The practical nursing education program curriculum shall include content that validates the student's acquired knowledge, skills and behaviors that are necessary to safely and effectively engage in the practice of licensed practical nursing, as defined in division (F) of sect…

A written systematic plan of evaluation shall be established and implemented by the administrator of a program and shall include data collected from faculty, teaching assistants, preceptors, nursing students, graduates, and employers of graduates and shall:(A) Specify the respons…

(A) Board approval shall be required prior to implementation of a curriculum revision that results from a change in a program's philosophy, conceptual framework, organizing theme, program objectives or program outcomes.(B) The administrator of a program shall submit to the board …

(A) When a program has any type of cooperative relationship with another entity or a separate division within the same entity including, but not limited to, clinical agencies, a written agreement with the cooperating entity shall:(1) Exist and be current;(2) Be entered into and s…

Faculty teaching a nursing course shall:(A) Provide a syllabus or outline to each nursing student that includes at least:(1) The title of the course;(2) The total number of theory clock hours for the course, if applicable;(3) The total number of clinical and laboratory clock hour…

(A) A faculty member of a nursing education program is responsible for planning the student's clinical experience and for evaluating the student's performance. Clinical nursing experiences are assigned by faculty based on course objectives and student learning needs. Faculty, tea…