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Title 47, Title 47. Occupations-Professions

66 chapters · 2,174 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 472,174 Ch 4731, Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited P…144 Ch 4729, Chapter 4729 | Pharmacists; Dangerou…127 Ch 4723, Chapter 4723 | Nurses111 Ch 4715, Chapter 4715 | Dentists; Dental Hygi…99 Ch 4735, Chapter 4735 | Real Estate Brokers74 Ch 4725, Chapter 4725 | Optometrists; Dispens…66 Ch 4765, Chapter 4765 | First Responders, Eme…64 Ch 4713, Chapter 4713 | Cosmetologists62 Ch 4734, Chapter 4734 | Chiropractors61 Ch 4755, Chapter 4755 | Occupational Therapis…59 Ch 4703, Chapter 4703 | Architects58 Ch 4781, Chapter 4781 | Manufactured Homes56 Ch 4730, Chapter 4730 | Physician Assistants55 Ch 4758, Chapter 4758 | Chemical Dependency P…55

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.01 Nurse definitions
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As used in this chapter: (A) "Registered nurse" means an individual who holds a current, valid license issued under this chapter that authorizes the practice of nursing as a registered nurse. (B) "Practice of nursing as a registered nurse" means providing to individuals and group…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.011 "Registered nurse"
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As used in this chapter, unless otherwise specified, "registered nurse" includes a registered nurse who is also licensed under this chapter as an advanced practice registered nurse.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.02 Board of nursing
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The board of nursing shall assume and exercise all the powers and perform all the duties conferred and imposed on it by this chapter.The board shall consist of thirteen members who shall be citizens of the United States and residents of Ohio. Eight members shall be registered nur…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.021 Immunity
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(A) In the absence of fraud or bad faith, none of the following shall be held liable in damages to any person as the result of any act, omission, proceeding, conduct, or decision related to official duties undertaken or performed pursuant to this chapter: (1) The board of nursing…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.03 Unlicensed practice

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(A) No person shall engage in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse, represent the person as being a registered nurse, or use the title "registered nurse," the initials "R.N.," or any other title implying that the person is a registered nurse, for a fee, salary, or other …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.05 Appointment of executive director - duties

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The board of nursing shall appoint an executive director who shall be a resident of this state during the term of appointment and shall not be a member of the board at the time of appointment or during the term of appointment. The board shall meet at such times and places as it m…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.06 Board of nursing - powers and duties

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(A) The board of nursing shall: (1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, including the taking of disciplinary action for violations of section 4723.28 of the Revised Code, any other provisions of this chapter, or rules adopted under this chapter; (2) Develop cri…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.061 Minor violations

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This chapter does not require the board of nursing to act on minor violations of this chapter or the rules adopted under it, if the violations are committed by individuals licensed under this chapter and the board determines that the public is adequately protected by issuing a no…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.062 Nursing special issue fund

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The board of nursing may solicit and accept grants and services to develop and maintain a program that addresses patient safety and health care issues related to the supply of and demand for nurses and other health care workers. The board shall not solicit or accept a grant or se…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.063 [Repealed effective 12/31/2033] Nurse education grant program

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Health care facility" means: (a) A hospital as defined in section 3722.01 of the Revised Code; (b) A nursing home licensed under section 3721.02 of the Revised Code, or by a political subdivision certified under section 3721.09 of the Revised Cod…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.064 Access to information from Ohio law enforcement gateway

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The board of nursing may access and view, but not alter, information gathered and disseminated through the Ohio law enforcement gateway established under section 109.57 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.07 Administrative rules

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In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board of nursing shall adopt and may amend and rescind rules that establish all of the following: (A) Provisions for the board's government and control of its actions and business affairs; (B) Subject to section 4723.072 of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.071 Administrative rules for nursing delegation as it applies to DD personnel who administer prescribed medications, perform health-related activities, and perform tube feedings

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(A) As used in this section, "health-related activities" and "developmental disabilities personnel" have the same meanings as in section 5123.41 of the Revised Code.(B) The board of nursing shall adopt rules as it considers necessary to govern nursing delegation as it applies to …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.072 Prelicensure nursing education program faculty criteria

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(A) From the effective date of this section through January 31, 2028, a prelicensure nursing education program leading to initial licensure to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse may use as a member of its faculty any individual who meets either of the following condit…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.08 Fees

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(A) The board of nursing may impose fees not to exceed the following limits: (1) For application for licensure by examination or endorsement to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse submitted under division (A) or (B) of section 4723.09 of the Re…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.081 Fees in excess of statutory amounts

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The board of nursing, subject to the approval of the controlling board, may establish fees in excess of the amounts provided by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code, provided that such fees do not exceed those amounts by more than fifty per cent.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.082 Depositing receipts

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(A) Except as provided in section 4723.062 of the Revised Code and division (B) of this section, all receipts of the board of nursing, from any source, shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund.(B) All receipts from b…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.09 License application

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(A)(1) An application for licensure by examination to practice as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse shall be submitted to the board of nursing in the form prescribed by rules of the board. The application shall include all of the following: (a) Evidence that the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.091 Request for criminal records check

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(A)(1) Each of the following shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check of that individual: (a) An individual who applies for licensure under section 4723.09 of the Revised Code; (b) An individual who applies for…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.092 Ineligibility for licensure

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The board of nursing shall not refuse to issue a license under section 4723.09 of the Revised Code or a certificate under section 4723.26, 4723.651, 4723.75, 4723.85, or 4723.89 of the Revised Code because of a conviction of, plea of guilty to, a judicial finding of guilt of, a j…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.10 National standardized nursing examination

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With respect to individuals applying for licensure by examination, the board of nursing shall accept all or any part of the licensure examination of the national council of state boards of nursing or any other national standardized nursing examination that the board considers to …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.11 Nurse licensure compact

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The "Nurse Licensure Compact" is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by the state of Ohio as a party to the compact with any other state that has legally joined in the compact as follows: Nurse Licensure Compact Approved by the May 4, 2015 Special Delegate Assembl…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.111 Administrator to the interstate commission of nurse licensure compact administrators

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Not later than thirty days after the "Nurse Licensure Compact" is entered into under section 4723.11 of the Revised Code, the board of nursing, in accordance with article VII of the compact, shall select an individual to serve as an administrator to the interstate commission of n…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.112 Multistate license to practice nursing; fee

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A multistate license to practice registered or licensed practical nursing issued pursuant to section 4723.11 of the Revised Code is an option for licensure in addition to a traditional license to practice as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse issued pursuant to s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.113 Comments on proposed rules via teleconference

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The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators, in providing an opportunity to comment on a proposed rule as set forth in article VIII.g. of the "Nurse Licensure Compact" entered into under section 4723.11 of the Revised Code, shall provide the opportunity to…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.114 Employer obligations regarding nurses holding multistate licenses

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(A) As used in this section, "person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the Revised Code. (B) A person or governmental entity that employs, or contracts directly or through another person or governmental entity for the provision of services by, a nurse holding a multista…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.115 No limits on collective bargaining, board authority

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Nothing in sections 4723.11 to 4723.114 of the Revised Code shall be construed to limit, alter, or modify the following: (A) Any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of a collective bargaining agreement entered into by a hospital; (B) The authority of the board of nursing to d…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.116 Grants from national council

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The board of nursing may accept grant money from the national council of state boards of nursing to assist in the implementation of sections 4723.11 and 4723.111 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 20, 2021 at 4:39 PM

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.15 Legacy provisions

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(A) A certificate of registration to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse issued by the state nurses board or the board of nursing education and nurse registration under former provisions of this chapter or by the nurses' examining committee of the state medical bo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.151 Unlicensed practice

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(A) Medical diagnosis, prescription of medical measures, and the practice of medicine or surgery or any of its branches by a nurse are prohibited.(B) Division (A) of this section does not prohibit a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurs…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.16 Offering services through authorized business entity

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(A) An individual whom the board of nursing licenses or otherwise legally authorizes to engage in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse may render the professional services of a registered, advanced practice…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.18 Administration of adult intravenous therapy

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(A) Except as provided in section 4723.181 of the Revised Code and subject to the restrictions in division (C) of this section, a licensed practical nurse may perform intravenous therapy on an adult patient only at the direction of one of the following: (1) A physician, physician…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.181 Intravenous therapy procedures

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(A) A licensed practical nurse may perform on any person any of the intravenous therapy procedures specified in division (B) of this section if both of the following apply: (1) The licensed practical nurse acts at the direction of a registered nurse or a physician, physician assi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.24 License or certificate renewal; notice of change of address

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(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all of the following apply with respect to the schedules for renewal of licenses and certificates issued by the board of nursing:(a) An active license to practice nursing as a registered nurse is subject to renewal in odd-numbe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.25 Continuing education courses in domestic violence and its relationship to child abuse

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The board of nursing shall approve one or more continuing education courses of study that comply with divisions (E) and (F) of section 4723.07 of the Revised Code and that assist nurses in recognizing the signs of domestic violence and its relationship to child abuse. Nurses are …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.26 Volunteer nursing certificate

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(A)(1) As used in this section: (a) "Free clinic" has the same meaning as in section 3701.071 of the Revised Code. (b) "Indigent and uninsured person" and "operation" have the same meanings as in section 2305.234 of the Revised Code. (2) For the purposes of this section, a person…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.271 Replacement copies of certificates

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(A) Upon request of the holder of a nursing license, dialysis technician certificate, medication aide certificate, or community health worker certificate issued under this chapter, the presentment of proper identification as prescribed in rules adopted by the board of nursing, an…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.28 Disciplinary actions

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(A) The board of nursing, by a 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 to obtain a nursing license or dialysis technician certificate issued by the board or committed fraud, m…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.281 Summary suspension without a hearing - automatic suspensions

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(A) As used in this section, with regard to offenses committed in Ohio, "aggravated murder," "murder," "voluntary manslaughter," "felonious assault," "kidnapping," "rape," "sexual battery," "gross sexual imposition," "aggravated arson," "aggravated robbery," and "aggravated burgl…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.282 Establishing practice intervention and improvement program

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(A) As used in this section, "practice deficiency" means any activity that does not meet acceptable and prevailing standards of safe and effective nursing care or dialysis care.(B) The board of nursing may abstain from taking disciplinary action under section 4723.28 of the Revis…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.29 Subpoena power

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In addition to the powers conferred upon the board of nursing by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board may subpoena witnesses and require their attendance, require the testimony of witnesses and require the production by witnesses of books, papers, public records, and other…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.32 Exemptions

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This chapter does not prohibit any of the following: (A) The practice of nursing by a student currently enrolled in and actively pursuing completion of a prelicensure nursing education program, if all of the following are the case: (1) The student is participating in a program lo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.33 Protection against retaliatory action

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A registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, dialysis technician, community health worker, or medication aide who in good faith makes a report under this chapter or any other provision of the Revised Code regarding a violation of this chapter or any other provision of the Revise…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.34 Reporting misconduct

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(A) A person or governmental entity that employs, or contracts directly or through another person or governmental entity for the provision of services by, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nurses holding multistate licenses to practice registered or licensed practical…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.341 Immunity

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(A) As used in this section, "person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the Revised Code and also includes the board of nursing and its members and employees; health care facilities, associations, and societies; insurers; and individuals.(B) In the absence of fraud or ba…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.35 Impairment monitoring program

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(A) As used in this section and section 4723.351 of the Revised Code: (1) "Applicant" means an individual who has applied for a license or certificate to practice issued under this chapter. "Applicant" may include an individual who has been granted authority by the board of nursi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.351 Monitoring organization

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(A) To be qualified to contract with the board of nursing to conduct the safe haven program, an organization must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Operate in this state as a professionals health program; (2) Be organized as a not-for-profit entity and exempt from feder…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.36 Determination of death by certified nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist

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(A) A certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist may determine and pronounce an individual's death. (B)(1) A registered nurse who is not described in division (A) of this section may determine and pronounce an individual's death, but only …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.37 Administration of contrast - supervision

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(A) A registered nurse may administer contrast only if both of the following apply: (1) The registered nurse has received training and meets competency guidelines for administering contrast set by the institution at which the registered nurse practices, including recognizing, eva…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4723.40 Injunctions

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(A) Through the attorney general or an appropriate prosecuting attorney, the board of nursing may apply to an appropriate court for an order enjoining the unauthorized practice of nursing or any other violation of this chapter. On the filing of a verified petition, the court shal…