Ohio Administrative Code

(A) The objective of doctor of chiropractic degree programs approved by the state chiropractic board is to prepare the graduate doctor of chiropractic as a primary health care provider, as a portal of entry into the health delivery system, trained to examine, diagnose, and assume…

(A) The board may accept the council on chiropractic education's (hereinafter "CCE") designation of "accredited doctor of chiropractic program" and grant board approval of those programs for graduates to be eligible for Ohio licensure. (B) The board may revoke approval from an ac…

(A) The council on chiropractic education (hereinafter "CCE") is recognized as the national accrediting body for doctor of chiropractic degree programs leading to the doctor of chiropractic degree. The actions of the "CCE" in regard to program accreditation and continued approval…

(A) For a doctor of chiropractic degree program to seek initial approval by the board for its graduates to apply for licensure, it must first apply to the board. The chief administrative officer of the program must send a letter of intent to the board and must include a copy of a…

(A) The board may investigate allegations that a board-approved doctor of chiropractic degree program is not complying with the following:(1) The "CCE Accreditation Standards; Principles, Processes & Requirements for Accreditation, January 2025" (hereinafter "Standards") promulga…

(A) Each applicant must submit the following:(1) A completed application;(2) Non-refundable two hundred fifty-dollar application fee;(3) A passport type photograph taken within the preceding one hundred eighty days; (4) Those applicants who graduated from a doctor of chiropractic…

(A) Each applicant must submit the following: (1) A completed application on which the applicant must designate the specific state from which licensure is sought;(2) Non-refundable five-hundred dollar application fee;(3) A passport type photograph taken within the preceding one h…

(A) An individual not licensed in any state may apply for licensure by another country. (B) Each applicant shall submit the following:(1) A completed application on which the applicant must designate the specific country from which licensure is sought;(2) Non-refundable five-hund…

(A) In accordance with section 4734.27 of the Revised Code, the board may approve the limited practice of chiropractic in this state by a student intern of a board approved doctor of chiropractic degree program that offers a preceptorship program.(B) Definitions.(1) Preceptorship…

(A) An individual who previously held an unrestricted license to practice chiropractic in the state of Ohio who plans to offer gratuitous chiropractic services as a voluntary public service in this state may apply for a special limited license to practice chiropractic in accordan…

(A) Every applicant for a chiropractic license must successfully complete a jurisprudence examination administered by the board with a minimum score of seventy-five per cent.(B) In the event an applicant does not achieve a minimum score of seventy-five per cent on the jurispruden…

(A) Each licensee is required to maintain current contact information with the boardto include valid email address, residence address and telephone number, and address and telephone number for all locations where activities related to the practice of chiropractic and/or acupunctu…

(A) The applicant for licensure has the burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the he or she possesses the requisite character, fitness, and moral qualifications for licensure for the practice of chiropractic. An applicant's failure to provide requested information…

(A) General renewal requirements.(1) All continuing education (CE) earned for renewal shall meet the requirements outlined in rule 4734-7-02 of the Administrative Code.(2) Individuals licensed during the current CE reporting period are exempt from earning CE credit during the ear…

(A) It is the responsibility of each licensee to ensure that programs earned for continuing education (CE) credit meet the requirements of this rule.(B) Definitions(1) CE, other than online CE, is defined as programs at which attendees interact with the instructor and the instruc…

(A) So long as all of the following apply, a licensee may satisfy up to twelve hours of required continuing education by providing health care services as a volunteer: (1) The licensee provides health care services to an indigent and uninsured person, as defined in section 2305.2…

(A) Requirements for applications filed before the first day of the second year of the CE period:(1) A completed application for restoration;(2) Non-refundable five hundred dollar restoration fee;(3) Evidence of earning thirty-six hours of CE in accordance with rule 4734-7-01 of …

(A) Requirements for applications filed before the first day of the second year of the CE period:(1) A completed application for reinstatement; (2) Six hundred fifty dollar non-refundable fee; (five hundred dollar reinstatement fee and a one hundred fifty dollar penalty fee);(3) …

(A) A doctor-patient relationship is established when a licensee provides professional services to a person. Except as provided in paragraph (B) of this rule, every licensee must comply with the following requirements in order to dismiss a patient from care or from the chiropract…

(A) Unlicensed supportive personnel are individuals who are properly qualified by education, training, and/or experience to perform designated tasks and duties related to patient care delivery in the practice of chiropractic. These tasks and duties do not include any activity tha…

(A) The board may offer an educational and assessment program to improve the practice and communication skills of a licensee, pursuant to an investigation.(B) Providers of educational and assessment services must be qualified to provide specific education and assessment related t…

(A) Every licensee must maintain proper, accurate, and legible records documenting each patient's care. If non-standard codes or abbreviations are used, a key for interpretation must be included in the file. All documentation must be in the English language.(B) Each patient's hea…

(A) Every licensee must conduct an appropriate evaluation of each patient prior to initiating treatment. Such evaluation must include:(1) History;(2) Examination and findings;(3) Diagnosis(es);(B) The history, examination, findings, and diagnosis(es) must be documented in the pat…

(A) Each disciplinary case involves unique facts and circumstances. In striving for fair disciplinary standards, consideration will be given to the specific professional misconduct and to the existence of aggravating or mitigating factors. In determining the appropriate sanction,…

(A) Except as provided for in paragraph (F) of this rule, a licensee who is an independent contractor or who has an ownership interest in a chiropractic practice shall provide notice when leaving, selling, closing the practice, or retiring from practice . Notification shall be se…

(A) Licensees who perform or participate in invasive procedures are required to be familiar with, observe and adhere to acceptable and prevailing standards for universal blood and body fluid precautions to minimize the risk of being exposed to or exposing others to the hepatitis …

(A) General population.(1) Assessment, diagnosis and/or treatment of concussed patients shall be conducted in accordance with nationally accepted standards and guidelines. The licensee shall maintain a level of continuing education that keeps pace with the evolving topic of concu…

(A) In accordance with division (A)(6) of section 4743.09 of the Revised Code, telehealth services means health care services provided through the use of information and communication technology by a health care professional, within the professional's scope of practice, who is lo…

The board must consider the factors in rule 4734-8-06 of the Administrative Code when imposing a civil fine in accordance with the following schedule of fines:(A) For a first offense, a minimum fine of five hundred dollars and a maximum fine of three thousand dollars.(B) For a se…

(A) This rule applies to all forms of chiropractic and acupuncture advertising and solicitation. All advertisements and solicitations shall comply with the provisions of this rule.(B) Advertising and solicitation means any communication disseminated by any means with the intent, …

(A) Licensees may not utilize signs which include any false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading information.(B) One of the following terms must be included on all signs utilized in connection with the practice of chiropractic or otherwise prominently displayed unless the license…

(A) A licensee may practice chiropractic as an agent, employee, associate, owner, contractor, officer, shareholder, director, member or manager of a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, professional corporation, not for pr…

(A) Except when a release has been properly executed by a patient, every licensee must maintain the confidentiality of patient information, except when otherwise required by law.(B) Every licensee must ensure that there is a system in place to protect the confidentiality of patie…

(A) A patient is any person who is the recipient of a professional service rendered by a licensee. A doctor-patient relationship is any relationship between a licensee and a patient wherein the licensee provides professional services to the patient. An individual is considered a …

(A) Licensees who function as owners, operators, members, partners, shareholders, officers, directors, and/or managers of a chiropractic clinic are responsible for the policies, procedures and billings generated by the clinic.(B) Licensees who function only as clinical staff with…

(A) A doctor-patient relationship is any relationship between a licensee and a patient wherein the licensee provides professional services to the patient. The doctor-patient relationship requires the licensee to exercise the utmost care that they will do nothing to exploit the tr…

(A) A licensee shall not divide fees, charges, income, or collections or have any arrangement to share fees, charges, income, or collections with any other person, except those which reflect services performed or result from lawful ownership of a business organization, as describ…

(A) Licensees subject to discipline must provide a copy of the board's action to all employers and entities that contract with the licensee to provide chiropractic, animal chiropractic, and/or acupuncture services via a method that provides written confirmation of delivery within…

Prepayment plans for chiropractic, animal chiropractic and/or acupuncture services must:(A) Require the patient to sign and date a written prepayment plan that incorporates all policies, conditions and descriptions of the plan. The plan must include at least the following:(1) The…

(A) "Accredited educational institution" means an academic institution of higher learning which is currently accredited by at least one of the following or recognized as in paragraph (A)(7) of this rule:(1) "Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher …

(A) A sanitarian-in-training shall apply for registration as a sanitarian within three years of registration as a sanitarian-in-training.The board may extend the registration of any sanitarian-in-training who furnishes, in writing, sufficient cause for not applying for registrati…

(A) Within ninety days following the applicant meeting the requirements and, when applicable passing the examination given by the board for registration, the appropriate wall certificate shall be issued by the board.(B) All certificates of registration shall expire each year on t…

(A) Registrants who attend or view a continuing education course which was not given as part of an approved training agency's curriculum or that has not been pre-approved by the board may be submitted to the board for review. The course must be submitted on form(s) prescribed by …

(A) Registrants must complete eighteen clock hours of board approved continuing education courses each year to be eligible to renew their certificate of registration.(B) Courses of study or programs of instruction offered to meet the continuing education requirements for the annu…

A training agency must be approved by the board prior to submitting requests for the approval of coursework.(A) To register as a training agency, the agency shall make application on form(s) prescribed by the board and include the initial application fee of fifty-four dollars. Th…

(A) Prior to the date the course or program is initially being offered, the training agency shall submit the request on form(s) prescribed by the board.(B) The training agency shall provide the following information to the board for consideration:(1) The agency name, contact pers…

(A) Registrants shall apply annually for certificate of registration renewal.(1) Renewals shall be mailed to registrants no later than thirty days prior to the annual expiration date of a registrant's current certificate of registration.(2) A registration expires by operation of …