Ohio Administrative Code

(A) An ambulatory unit for livestock practice is a form of clinical veterinary practice driven from one location to another for delivery of veterinary services.(B) The ambulatory unit shall have a permanent base of operations with a published address and telephone number for maki…

(A) A veterinarian performing a physical examination, diagnosis, treatment or surgery on an animal or group of animals shall prepare a written record or computer record concerning the animals containing, at a minimum, the following information:(1) Name, address, and telephone num…

A veterinarian participating in a vaccination clinic sponsored by a city or general health district(s) shall maintain a copy of the vaccination record. The veterinarian shall maintain a copy of the vaccination record for a period of the labeled duration of the vaccination but not…

(A) Pursuant to division (A) of section 4729.532 of the Revised Code, the board approves the use of tiletamine and zolazepan for injection and ketamine hydrochloride for anesthetizing an animal and xylazine for the purpose of sedating an animal as part of the euthanasia process b…

(A) The board may establish a confidential, non-disciplinary program for the evaluation and treatment of eligible persons who need assistance with a potential or existing impairment due to a mental health and/or substance use disorder. This program shall be known as the board's s…

(A) A veterinary business facility not vested with a majority controlling interest by one or more currently Ohio licensed veterinarians, must meet the requirements of section 4741.28 of the Revised Code to obtain a veterinary business facility license in order to provide veterina…

The board shall be notified within thirty days after a change in the:(A) Ownership of the veterinary business facility;(B) Name of the facility;(C) Address or location(s) of the facility; or(D) Licensed veterinarian who is responsible for the management of veterinary services at …

The state veterinary medical licensing board may issue a limited license, without examination, to veterinarians in certain facilities recognized by the board, with limitations to the scope of practice in veterinary medicine. Renewal for the limited license will occur the first da…

(A) A temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine may be issued by the board to a licensed veterinarian in good standing from another state, territory, or the District of Columbia, meeting the requirements of section 4741.14 of the Revised Code.(B) The applicant must provide…

(A) "Military duty" has the same meaning as in section 4743.041 of the Revised Code.(B) To meet the requirements set forth in section 4743.041 of the Revised Code, the board shall issue an expedited temporary license to a veterinary or registered veterinary technician applicant i…

(A) Eligibility for military licensee.In accordance with Chapter 5903. of the Revised Code, the board has determined that there are no military programs of training, military specialties and lengths of service that are substantially equivalent to or which exceed the educational a…

The board shall administer a veterinarian student loan repayment program which would provide reimbursement for tuition; other educational expenses and/or room and board up to twenty thousand dollars in exchange for the veterinarian signing a letter of intent to provide large anim…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(A) "Board" means the Ohio veterinary medical licensing board.(B) "Large animal veterinary services" means veterinary service provided to any cattle, sheep, goat, swine, poultry, llamas, alpacas, or draft horse used fo…

A geographic area or region of Ohio will be considered as a veterinary resource shortage area if veterinary service is not sufficiently available to livestock producers within that area or to meet the public health needs of the area. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM Author…

Factors to be considered by the board in determining priorities for determining underserved areas include, but not limited to:(A) Size of the geographic area to be served;(B) Number of livestock farms in the area or any public health position offered by a local, county state or f…

(A) Purpose: The shortage area situations will be best served by a veterinarian who is likely to enthusiastically serve a community and who is likely to remain within that community after his or her payments from the loan repayment program have been terminated.(B) The veterinaria…

The board shall provide a veterinary student debt assistance program which provides full or partial reimbursement for veterinary student tuition; other educational expenses and/or room and board while the veterinarian was enrolled in an accredited veterinary college in recognitio…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(A) "Board" means the Ohio veterinary medical licensing board.(B) "Charitable Services" means veterinary services performed without direct compensation, other than for reimbursement of expenses, for a nonprofit organiz…

In order to be eligible to participate in the program, a veterinarian must meet all of the following requirements:(A) Prior to applying, the veterinarian must perform twelve hours of charitable veterinarian services within a one year period. Evidence of service or an affidavit at…

(A) Once the board makes a selection from the lottery system, the board will notify the selected veterinarians and send a letter of intent in which the veterinarian agrees to:(1) Perform twelve hours of charitable services in Ohio in a one year period for two consecutive years; a…

For the purposes of administrative rules promulgated in accordance with section 1347.15 of the Revised Code, the following definitions apply:(A) "Access" as a noun means an instance of copying, viewing, or otherwise perceiving whereas "access" as a verb means to copy, view, or ot…

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

Pursuant to 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 employees of the board may access confidential personal information…

The following federal statutes or regulations or state statutes 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 1347.15 of the Revised …

For personal information systems that are computer systems and contain confidential personal information, the board shall do the following:(A) Access restriction. Access to confidential personal information that is kept electronically shall require a password or other authenticat…

Any person may obtain the time and place of all regularly scheduled board, committee, and advisory committee meetings and the time, place, and purpose of all special meetings by:(A) Contacting the Ohio speech and hearing professionals board in writing at its business address, "77…

(A) The Ohio speech and hearing professional board shall appoint one employee to be directly responsible for the custody and security of each personal information system maintained by the board. Said employee shall:(1) Inform all employees who have any responsibility for the oper…

(A) The president shall:(1) Designate the time and place of meetings by his/her own authority or at the written request of two or more board members.(2) Preside at all meetings or in case of his/her inability to attend any meeting, shall designate the secretary or in the event th…

(A) The statement "includes the making of ear impressions for earmolds" shall apply only to earmolds that are used with devices as defined in division (A) of section 4747.01 of the Revised Code.(B) "Obtained any fee or made any sale of a hearing aid by fraud or misrepresentation"…

h 119. PDF: (A) Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation must first be licensed before engaging in the sale, practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids, advertising or assuming such practice, or engaging in training to become a licensed hearing aid dealer…

(A) Every person requesting an application for a license or trainee permit shall be furnished the necessary forms, a copy of the Revised Code pertaining to licensing of hearing aid dealers and fitters, and such other information or questionnaires as the board may deem desirable. …

(A) The qualifying examination shall be a thorough testing of the knowledge required and shall be carried out as outlined in sections 4747.04, 4747.05 and 4747.08 of the Revised Code.(B) The frequency of the examination shall be determined by the board based upon the number of ap…

(A) A license issued to an individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation by another state will not be honored in lieu of a license issued by the state of Ohio. However, if an individual applicant has completed an examination equal or superior to the Ohio examination, …

(A) Responsibility for filing and paying renewals shall rest with the licensee or permit holder.(B) With respect to trainee permits and their renewal:(1) Responsibility for renewing the trainee permit shall rest with the trainee and the trainee's supervisor or employer. Applicati…

The board shall issue duplicate copies of a license or permit upon a service request submitted in eLicense Ohio. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 1:47 PM Authorized By: 4744.28, 4747.04 Amplifies: 4747.07 Five Year Review Date: 10/24/2027 Prior Effective Dates: 2/1/1977, 4/15/1…

(A) Each licensed hearing aid dealer or fitter shall furnish each person supplied with a hearing aid a receipt showing the following:(1) The licensee's signature. The signature used on the customer's receipt shall be that of the licensed individual making the sale and must be the…

(A) The activities of the holder of a hearing aid dealers and fitters trainee permit, while engaged in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids as defined by section 4747.01 of the Revised Code, shall be supervised by an individual who is a licensed hearing aid deale…

(A) Fraud and/or misrepresentation:(1) No holder of a license or permit shall misrepresent the facts or commit fraudulent acts before, during or after the sale of a hearing aid, nor shall the holder of the license or permit use either means to obtain any fee.(2) Without limiting …

Advertising includes the distribution, placement or offering of materials to the general public including, but not limited to, replicas, descriptive literature on wearable hearing aids or literature on hearing loss by an individual or organization whose business includes the merc…

(A) A licensed hearing aid dealer or fitter shall utilize the results of appropriate test procedures on every individual to whom the licensed dealer or fitter sells to or fits a hearing aid for and have them on file for a period of two years. The licensed dealer shall assume resp…

For the purpose of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids the following test procedures performed bilaterally are considered to be appropriate, and as prescribed by division (J) of section 4747.12 of the Revised Code.(A) Tests of threshold.Puretone air threshold tests must be perf…

(A) Pursuant to division (B) of section 4747.04 of the Revised Code the application fee for a hearing aid dealer's license shall be two hundred dollars to be paid at the time the application is filed with the board. The fee for the hearing aid fitter's license shall be two hundre…

(A) Definitions:(1) Unprofessional conduct means any departure from or failure to conform to the minimal standards of acceptable and prevailing practice and shall also include, but not be limited to the provision of professional services which are detrimental to person(s) being s…

(A) Definitions.(1) "Armed forces" has the meaning defined in section 5903.01 of the Revised Code.(2) "Service member" has the meaning defined in section 5903.01 of the Revised Code.(3) "Merchant marine" has the meaning defined in section 5903.01 of the Revised Code.(4) "Military…

(A) Definitions(1) "Licensee" or "registrant" applies to the following license types:(a) Hearing aid dealer;(b) Hearing aid dealer satelite;(c) Hearing aid fitter; and(d) Trainee permit.(2) "Board" means the Ohio speech and hearing professionals board.(B) For purposes of the rule…

(A) Any time that the Ohio board of executives of long-term services and supports (BELTSS) proposes to adopt, amend, or rescind a rule under section 119.03 of the Revised Code, BELTSS shall give a reasonable public notice in the register of Ohio at least thirty days before the da…

"Accredited educational institution" means an academic institution of higher learning that includes general education courses as requisite to the institution's principal educational programs and that has received institutional accreditation from a nationally or regionally recogni…