Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: All editions, with cumulative changes, if any, of the following reference works are recognized and approved by the state board of pharmacy pursuant to section 2925.01 of the Revised Code:(A) "Drug Facts and Comparisons";(B) "Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia";(C) "Re…

19.03 PDF: (A) As used in this rule, "ephedrine" is alpha-[-(Methylamino)ethyl]benzene-methanol; alpha-[1-(methylamino) ethyl]benzyl alcohol; 2-methylamino-1-phenyl-1-propanol; 1-phenyl-1-hydroxy-2-methylaminopropane; 1-phenyl-2- methylaminopropanol; alpha- hydroxy-beta-methylami…

(A) For purposes of Chapter 4730. of the Administrative Code:(1) "On-site supervision" means the supervising physician is required to be physically present in the same location as the physician assistant, but does not require the supervising physician's physical presence in the s…

(A) A quality assurance system shall be developed to assess the physician assistant's performance.(B) The quality assurance system shall describe the process to be used for all of the following:(1) Review by the physician of selected patient record entries made by the physician a…

(A) All applicants for a physician assistant license shall submit an application under oath in the manner prescribed by the board and provide such other facts and materials as the board requires.(B) An application shall be considered complete when all of the following requirement…

For purposes of Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code and Chapters 4730-1 and 4730-2 of the Administrative Code:(A) An adjudication hearing held pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code shall be conducted in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 4731-13 of …

As used in Chapter 4730-2 of the Administrative Code:(A) "ARC-PA" means the "Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant."(B) "CHEA" means the "Council for Higher Education Accreditation."(C) "AAPA" means the "American Academy of Physician Assistants.…

(A) The following definitions are applicable to this rule:(1) "Supervision" means the supervising physician maintains oversight of the physician assistant's prescriptive decisions and provides timely review of prescriptions written by the physician assistant.(2) "On-site supervis…

(A) All applicants for a prescriber number subsequent to initial licensure shall submit an endorsement application in the manner determined by the board.(B) An endorsement application shall be considered complete when all of the following requirements are met:(1) The records of t…

(A) A physician assistant who holds a prescriber number and who has been granted physician-delegated prescriptive authority by a supervising physician may prescribe a drug or therapeutic device provided the prescription is in accordance with all of the following:(1) The extent an…

(A) For purposes of this rule:(1) "Delegate" means an authorized representative who is registered with the Ohio board of pharmacy to obtain an OARRS report on behalf of the physician assistant.(2) "OARRS" means the "Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System" drug database established an…

(A) "Office-based opioid treatment" or "OBOT" means pharmacotherapy, in a private office or public sector clinic that is not otherwise regulated by practitioners authorized to prescribe outpatient supplies of medications approved by the United States food and drug administration …

(A) In order to provide ambulatory withdrawal management, as that term is defined in rule 4730-4-01 of the Administrative Code, a physician assistant shall comply with the following requirements:(1) The physician assistant shall hold a valid prescriber number;(2) The physician as…

(A) A physician assistant who provides office-based opioid treatment ("OBOT") shall comply with the following requirements:(1) Before initiating OBOT, the physician assistant shall comply with section 3719.064 of the Revised Code.(2) Comply with all federal and state laws and reg…

(A) In addition to the requirements in paragraphs (A) to (E) of rule 4730-4-03 of the Administrative Code, the physician assistant using naltrexone to treat opioid use disorder shall comply with the following requirements:(1) Before initiating naltrexone, the physician assistant …

(A) "Board" means the state medical board of Ohio.(B) "Certificate of good standing" means a non-transferable certificate issued by the board to the person or persons signing the application on behalf of a limited branch school, college, or institution which states that it is in …

(A) Rules adopted by the board governing the practice of limited branches of medicine apply to practitioners of those limited branches listed in sections 4731.15 and 4731.151 of the Revised Code.(B) Any person holding a valid license to practice one or more of the limited branche…

(A) No person holding a license to practice a limited branch of medicine shall perform or hold himself or herself out as able to perform surgery, or any other act which involves a piercing or puncturing of the skin or membranous tissues of the human body unless specifically permi…

(A) A practitioner of mechanotherapy shall examine patients only by verbal inquiry, examination of the musculoskeletal system by hand, and visual inspection and observation. A practitioner of mechanotherapy shall specifically not employ any techniques which involve extraction or …

(A) Massage therapy is the treatment of disorders of the human body by the manipulation of soft tissue through the systematic external application of massage techniques including touch, stroking, friction, vibration, percussion, kneading, stretching, compression, and joint moveme…

h 119. PDF: Naprapathy is the treatment of diseased spinal connective tissue and ligaments by hand only. A practitioner of naprapathy shall not examine patients except by written and verbal inquiry, visual inspection and observation, and touch. Such practitioners shall not diagno…

(A) No application shall be considered complete until the applicant has complied with the requirements of paragraph (A) of rule 4731-4-02 of the Administrative Code and the board has received the results of criminal records checks and any other forms required to be submitted purs…

(A) For purposes of this rule, "hours" as used in section 4731.19 of the Revised Code, means a period of sixty minutes with a minimum of fifty minutes of instruction.(B) A person seeking a license to practice massage therapy must hold one of the following:(1) A diploma or certifi…

(A) An instructor in limited branch theory or clinical practice shall be a high school graduate or equivalent, shall be currently licensed in Ohio in the applicable limited branch and shall have practiced in the applicable limited branch for a minimum of three years.(B) A classro…

As used in this chapter of the Administrative Code:(A) "License" means the legal authorization issued by the board to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery in Ohio.(B) "CME" means continuing medical education.(C) "Licen…

(A) During a registration period, a licensee shall be required to complete fifty hours of CME. A licensee must complete a minimum of one hour of CME, approved by the board, on the topic of a licensee's duty to report misconduct under section 4731.224 of the Revised Code. The rema…

For purposes of obtaining a CME waiver, a licensee or certificate holder shall have the burden of establishing that the illness, accident, or absence affected the reasonable opportunity to participate in CME activities. Request for a CME waiver shall be submitted to the board at …

To be eligible for restoration of a license the licensee shall submit evidence establishing that the licensee has met the requirements of rule 4731-10-02 of the Administrative Code during the twenty four months preceding the board's receipt of the application for restoration. If …

(A) Each licensee or certificate holder applying for license renewal or license reinstatement shall certify completion of the requisite hours of CME pursuant to the rules in this chapter.(B) The board may select applications for verification that all CME requirements have been me…

As used in Chapter 4731-11 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Controlled substance" means a drug, compound, mixture, preparation, or substance included in schedule I, II, III, IV, or V pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3719. of the Revised Code and Chapter 4729:9-1 of the Admini…

(A) A physician shall not utilize a controlled substance other than in accordance with all of the provisions of this chapter of the Administrative Code.(B) A physician shall not utilize a controlled substance without taking into account the drug's potential for abuse, the possibi…

(A) A physician shall not:(1) Utilize anabolic steroids, growth hormones, testosterone or its analogs, human chorionic gonadotropin ("HCG"), or other hormones for the purpose of enhancing athletic ability.(2) Utilize the schedule II controlled substance cocaine hydrochloride for …

(A) A prescriber may utilize a schedule III or IV controlled substance for the treatment of obesity only if it has an F.D.A approved indication for this purpose and then only in accordance with all of the provisions of this rule.(B) Before initiating treatment for obesity utilizi…

The provisions of this chapter of the Administrative Code shall not apply to or in any way prohibit research conducted under the auspices of an accredited medical school, or research which meets both of the following conditions:(A) The U.S. food and drug administration has approv…

(A) Accepted and prevailing standards of care presuppose a professional relationship between a patient and physician when the physician is utilizing controlled substances. By definition, a physician may never have such a relationship with himself or herself. Thus, a physician may…

(A) As used in this rule:(1) "Hospice care" means the care of a hospice patient as that term is defined in section 3712.01 of the Revised Code.(2) "Palliative care" has the same meaning as in section 3712.01 of the Revised Code.(3) "Medication assisted treatment" and "substance u…

(A) For purposes of this rule:(1) "Delegate" means an authorized representative who is registered with the Ohio board of pharmacy to obtain an OARRS report on behalf of a physician;(2) "OARRS" means the "Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System" drug database established and maintained…

(A) For the treatment of acute pain, the physician shall comply with the following:(1) Extended-release or long-acting opioid analgesics shall not be prescribed for treatment of acute pain;(2) Before prescribing an opioid analgesic, the physician shall first consider non-opioid t…

(A) Prior to treating, or continuing to treat subacute or chronic pain with an opioid analgesic, the physician shall first consider and document non-medication and non-opioid treatment options.(1) If opioid analgesic medications are required as determined by a history and physica…

(A) "APMLE" means the American podiatric medical licensing examination prepared by the national board of podiatric medical examiners.(B) "Board" means the state medical board of Ohio.(C) "CPME" means the council on podiatric medical education.(D) "Examination in podiatric medicin…

(A) For the purposes of sections 4731.52 and 4731.572 of the Revised Code, and rule 4731-12-07 of the Administrative Code, a college of podiatric medicine and surgery in the United States shall be defined as being in good standing if, at the time the diploma was issued, the insti…

The examination in podiatric medicine and surgery shall be all parts of the APMLE. An applicant shall have passed all parts and achieved a recognized passing performance on each part. Last updated February 28, 2023 at 8:48 AM Authorized By: 4731.05 Amplifies: 4731.52 Five Year Re…

The board shall issue a license to each individual who meets all applicable requirements under section 4731.52 of the Revised Code, and who passes the examination in podiatric medicine and surgery in accordance with rule 4731-12-03 of the Administrative Code, or has passed one of…

(A) Pursuant to division (A) of section 4731.52 of the Revised Code, all applicants for a license shall submit to the board an application under oath in the manner determined by the board, and provide such other facts and materials as the board requires. No application shall be c…

(A) A training certificate is mandatory for participation in a training program unless the participant holds a license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery. The participation in the program prior to receiving an acknowledgment letter or a training certificate from the board…

(A) As used in this chapter of the Administrative Code:(1) "Respondent" means a person who is requesting or has requested a hearing as provided in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.(2) "Representative of record" means one person designated by each party to be the party's agent for…

(A) In order to request a hearing pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the respondent or the respondent's attorney or attorneys shall file a written request for a hearing in accordance with rule 4731-13-08 of the Administrative Code. The request shall be filed within thi…