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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

144 sections·Filtered byTitle 47✕Ch 4731✕

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.01 State medical board
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The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a state medical board consisting of twelve members, eight of whom shall be physicians and surgeons licensed to practice in Ohio. Seven members of the board shall hold the degree of doctor of medicine. Terms of…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.02 Organization of board
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The state medical board shall organize by the election of a president, supervising member, and secretary. Each officer shall be a member of the board. The secretary shall be a physician in good standing in the physician's profession. Each of the officers shall serve for a term of…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.03 Compensation and expenses of board
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Each member of the state medical board shall receive an amount fixed pursuant to division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code for each day employed in the discharge of his official duties and his necessary expenses.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.04 Definitions
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As used in this chapter: (A) "Fifth pathway training" means supervised clinical training obtained in the United States as a substitute for the internship or social service requirements of a foreign medical school. (B) "Graduate medical education" means education received through …

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.05 Administrative rules

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(A) The state medical board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to carry out the purposes of this chapter. All adjudicative proceedings of the state medical board shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (B) The sta…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.051 Administrative rules for universal blood and body fluid precautions

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The state medical board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing universal blood and body fluid precautions that shall be used by each person who performs exposure prone invasive procedures and is authorized to practice by this chapter or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.052 Administrative rules for management of chronic pain with controlled substances

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Chronic pain" means pain that has persisted after reasonable medical efforts have been made to relieve the pain or cure its cause and that has continued, either continuously or episodically, for longer than three continuous months. "Chronic pain"…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.053 Administrative rules for physician's delegation of medical task

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(A) As used in this section, "physician" means an individual authorized by this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery.(B) The state medical board shall adopt rules that establish standards to be met and proce…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.054 Operation of pain management clinics; supervision and control of employees, volunteers and contractors

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Chronic pain" has the same meaning as in section 4731.052 of the Revised Code.(2) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code.(3) "Hospice care program" means a program licensed under Chapter 3712. of the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.055 Conditions for prescribing opioid analgesics or benzodiazepine drugs; adoption of rules regarding review drug database

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Drug database" means the database established and maintained by the state board of pharmacy pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code.(2) "Physician" means an individual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.056 Rules for physicians regarding use of controlled substances in schedule III, IV, or V for medication-assisted treatment

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Controlled substance," "schedule III," "schedule IV," and "schedule V" have the same meanings as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code.(2) "Medication-assisted treatment" has the same meaning as in section 340.01 of the Revised Code.(3) "Physicia…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.057 Rules regarding prescriptions for drugs that may be administered by pharmacist

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As used in this section, "physician" means an individual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. The state medical board shall adopt rules establishing standards and procedures to be followed by a physician when prescrib…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.06 Board meetings

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The state medical board shall meet at least four times each year, and at such times and places as the board may direct. Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board shall have a seal and shall prescribe rules for its government.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.07 Records

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(A) The state medical board shall keep a record of its proceedings. The minutes of a meeting of the board shall, on approval by the board, constitute an official record of its proceedings. (B) The board shall keep a register of applicants for licenses and certificates issued unde…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.071 Internet directory of certificates and licenses issued by board

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The state medical board shall develop and publish on its internet web site a directory containing the names of, and business address for, all persons who hold current, valid certificates or licenses issued by the board under this chapter or Chapter 4730., 4759., 4760., 4761., 476…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.08 License applicant to comply with R.C. 4776.01 to 4776.04

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In addition to any other eligibility requirement set forth in this chapter, each applicant for a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and each applicant as set forth in section 5(b)(2) of the "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact" entered …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.09 Qualifications and application for license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery

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(A) An applicant for a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Be at least eighteen years of age; (2) Possess a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalence or have obtained t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.091 [Former R.C. 4731.092, amended and renumbered by H.B. 49, 132nd General Assembly, effective 9/29/2017] Qualified graduate of fifth pathway training program

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To be recognized by the state medical board as a qualified graduate of a fifth pathway training program, an applicant shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has done all of the following:(A) Studied medicine in a foreign medical school acknowledged by …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.10 Verification of certification or licensure for licensure in another state

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Upon the request of a person who holds a license or certificate to practice issued under this chapter and is seeking licensure in another state, the state medical board shall provide verification of the person's license or certificate to practice the person's profession in this s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.11 Interstate medical licensure compact

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The "Interstate Medical 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: INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT SECTION 1. PURPOSE In orde…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.111 Commissioners to the interstate medical licensure compact commission

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Not later than thirty days after the "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact" is entered into under section 4731.11 of the Revised Code, the state medical board, in accordance with section 11 of the compact, shall select two individuals to serve as commissioners to the interstate m…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.14 Review of applications; issuance of license

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(A) The state medical board shall review all applications submitted under section 4731.09 of the Revised Code and determine whether each applicant meets the requirements for a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B) If the board determine…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.142 English language proficiency

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, an individual must demonstrate proficiency in spoken English, by passing an examination specified by the state medical board, to receive a license to practice issued under section 4731.14 of the Revised Code if the individua…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.143 Notice of lack of coverage of medical malpractice insurance

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(A) Each person holding a valid license issued under this chapter authorizing the license holder to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery, who is not covered by medical malpractice insurance shall provide a patient with…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.15 Regulating massage therapy

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(A) The state medical board also shall regulate the following limited branches of medicine: massage therapy, and to the extent specified in section 4731.151 of the Revised Code, naprapathy and mechanotherapy. The board shall adopt rules governing the limited branches of medicine …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.151 Legacied naprapaths and mechanotherapists

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(A) Naprapaths who received a certificate to practice from the state medical board prior to March 2, 1992, may continue to practice naprapathy, as defined in rules adopted by the board. Such naprapaths shall practice in accordance with rules adopted by the board. (B)(1) As used i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.152 Massage therapy advisory council

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(A) The state medical board shall appoint a massage therapy advisory council for the purpose of advising the board on issues relating to the practice of massage therapy. The advisory council shall consist of not more than seven individuals knowledgeable in the area of massage the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.155 [Repealed effective 10/6/2026 by S.B. 276, 136th General Assembly] Rules regarding continuing education

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(A) The state medical board may adopt rules that establish continuing education requirements for renewal under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code of a license to practice a limited branch of medicine. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.156 Interstate massage compact (IMpact)

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The "Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact)" 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: INTERSTATE MASSAGE COMPACT ARTICLE 1- PURPOSE The purpose of thi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.157 Delegate to the Interstate massage compact commission

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Not later than sixty days after the "Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact)" is entered into under section 4731.156 of the Revised Code, the state medical board, in accordance with Article 8 of the compact, shall select one individual to serve as a delegate to the interstate massage…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.16 Determination of standards; examinations

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(A) The state medical board shall determine the standing of the schools, colleges, or institutions giving instruction in the limited branch of medicine of massage therapy. (B) The board may administer an examination of competency to practice the limited branch of medicine of mass…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.17 Issuance of license

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(A) The state medical board shall review all applications received under section 4731.19 of the Revised Code. The board shall determine whether an applicant meets the requirements for a license to practice the limited branch of medicine of massage therapy. (B) If the board determ…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.171 License applicant to comply with RC Chapter 4776

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In addition to any other eligibility requirement set forth in this chapter, each applicant for a license to practice massage therapy shall comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a compos…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.19 License to practice a limited branch of medicine

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(A) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a person seeking a license to practice the limited branch of medicine of massage therapy shall file with the state medical board an application in a manner prescribed by the board. The application shall include or be accompa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.191 Continuing education - massage therapy licensee

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(A) Before a renewal of a license to practice massage therapy is issued by the board, the licensee shall furnish the board with satisfactory evidence that the licensee has completed during the current licensing period not less than the number of hours of continuing education that…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.20 State medical board - powers and duties

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The powers and duties conferred by this chapter on the state medical board, including all of the board's officers, for purposes of regulating the practices of medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, and podiatric medicine and surgery, shall apply in the same manne…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.21 Limitations prescribed

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Sections 4731.15 to 4731.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code do not amend sections 4731.34, 4731.36, and 4731.41 of the Revised Code or limit their application unless otherwise specifically provided.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.22 Disciplinary actions

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(A) The state medical board, by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members, may limit, revoke, or suspend a license or certificate to practice or certificate to recommend, refuse to grant a license or certificate, refuse to renew a license or certificate, refuse to …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.221 Suspending license or certificate of mentally ill or mentally incompetent practitioner

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If the state medical board has reason to believe that any person who has been granted a license or certificate under this chapter is mentally ill or mentally incompetent, it may file in the probate court of the county in which such person has a legal residence an affidavit in the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.2210 Patient notice of probationary order

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Key third party" means an individual closely involved in a patient's decision-making regarding health care services, including a patient's spouse or partner, parents, children, siblings, or guardians. An individual's status as a key third party c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.222 Determining applicant's fitness to resume practice

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(A) This section applies to all of the following: (1) An applicant seeking restoration of a license or certificate issued under this chapter that has been in a suspended or inactive state for any cause for more than two years; (2) An applicant seeking issuance of a license or cer…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.223 Reporting convictions

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(A) As used in this section, "prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Whenever any person holding a valid license or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter pleads guilty to, is subject to a judicial finding of guilt of, or is subject t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.224 Reporting misconduct

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Criminal conduct" means any conduct that would constitute a felony, a misdemeanor committed in the course of medical practice, an offense of violence, or a sexually oriented offense, as defined in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code, regardless o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.225 Civil penalty

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(A) If the holder of a license or certificate issued under this chapter violates division (A), (B), or (C) of section 4731.66 or section 4731.69 of the Revised Code, or if any other person violates division (B) or (C) of section 4731.66 or section 4731.69 of the Revised Code, the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.226 Offering services through authorized business entity

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(A)(1) An individual whom the state medical board licenses, certificates, or otherwise legally authorizes to engage in the practice of medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery may render the professional services of a doctor of med…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.227 Using alternative medical treatments

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An individual authorized to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery may use alternative medical treatments if the individual has provided the information necessary to obtain informed consent from the patient and the treatment meets the standards enforced…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.228 Termination of physician's employment with a health care entity; notice to patients

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Federally qualified health center" has the same meaning as in section 3701.047 of the Revised Code. (2) "Federally qualified health center look-alike" has the same meaning as in section 3701.047 of the Revised Code. (3) "Health care entity" means…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.229 Effect of disciplinary action on certificate to recommend

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Any disciplinary action taken on an individual's license to practice by the state medical board under section 4731.22 of the Revised Code operates automatically on the individual's certificate to recommend and remains in effect for as long as the action remains in effect on the l…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.23 Designating attorney hearing examiner

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(A)(1)(a) The state medical board shall designate one or more attorneys at law who have been admitted to the practice of law, and who are classified as either administrative law attorney examiners or as administrative law attorney examiner administrators under the state job class…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.24 State medical board operating fund - receipts of state medical board

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Except as provided in sections 4731.281 and 4731.40 of the Revised Code, all receipts of the state medical board, from any source, shall be deposited in the state treasury. The funds shall be deposited to the credit of the state medical board operating fund, which is hereby creat…