4723-26-04 Renewal of certificate to practice as a community health worker.

(A) To renew a certificate to practice as a community health worker a holder of a current valid certificate shall, on a schedule specified by the board, satisfy all of the following:

(1) Submit a completed renewal application on a form specified by the board;

(2) Submit a renewal fee of thirty-five dollars; and

(3) Meet the continuing education requirements set forth in rule 4723-26-05 of the Administrative Code.

(B) If a completed renewal application is not submitted to the board on or before March first of each odd numbered year, the application shall be considered late and a late fee of fifty dollars shall be imposed in addition to the thirty-five dollar renewal fee set forth in paragraph (A)(2) of this rule.

(C) A certificate holder who, at any time, does not wish to renew his or her certificate to practice as a certified community health worker in Ohio may request that his or her certificate be placed on inactive status by either of the following:

(1) Submitting to the board, the certificate holder’s current certificate together with a written statement requesting that the certificate be placed on inactive status; or

(2) At certificate renewal time, checking the appropriate box on the renewal form provided by the board that indicates the certificate holder wants to initiate inactive status.

(D) The board may reactivate an inactive certificate to practice as a community health worker if an individual submits to the board all of the following:

(1) Written notice requesting reactivation of the inactive certificate on a form prescribed by the board;

(2) A reactivation fee in the amount of thirty-five dollars; and

(3) Documentation satisfactory to the board of having completed the continuing education requirements for renewal of a community health worker certificate as provided in rule 4723-26-05 of the Administrative Code.

(E) If a certificate to practice as a community health worker is not renewed by April first of each odd number year and the certificate holder has failed by that time to request that the certificate be placed on inactive status, the board shall place the certificate on lapsed status.

(F) The board may restore to active status a lapsed certificate to practice as a community health worker if the individual submits to the board all of the following:

(1) A written request for restoration on a form prescribed by the board;

(2) Payment of the thirty-five dollar renewal fee plus a lapsed fee of one hundred dollars; and

(3) Documentation satisfactory to the board of having completed the continuing education requirements for renewal as provided in rule 4723-26-05 of the Administrative Code.

(G) When a certificate to practice as a community health worker is on inactive or lapsed status, the individual shall not represent or imply to the public that he or she is certified by the board to practice as a community health worker.

(H) An individual who continues to represent to the public that he or she is a certified community health worker during the time that his or her certificate is on inactive or lapsed status, may be subject to disciplinary action by the board in accordance with section 4723.28 of the Revised Code.

HISTORY: Eff 2-1-05

Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03

Statutory Authority: 4723.88

Rule Amplifies: 4723.85

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 02/01/2010