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(A) To renew a certificate to practice as a community health worker a holder of a current, valid certificate shall:
(1) Submit a completed renewal application on the form required 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 postmarked, renewed online, or otherwise received by 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 .
(C) A certificate holder may request that his or her certificate be placed on inactive status by :
(1) Submitting to the board any current paper certificate 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 if an individual submits to the board all of the following:
(1) Written notice requesting reactivation of the inactive certificate on the form required 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 certificate will lapse.
(F) The board may reinstate and renew 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 reinstatement on the form required 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 community health worker certificate is inactive or lapsed , the individual shall not represent or imply to the public that he or she is certified by the board 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 inactive or lapsed , may be subject to disciplinary action by the board in accordance with rule 4723-26-11 of the Administrative Code.
(I) A community health worker whose certificate expired due to the holder's service in the armed forces of the United States, or in the national guard or in a reserve component, shall be eligible for renewal and reinstatement without payment of the reinstatement fee specified in paragraph (F)(2) of this rule if the following conditions are met:
(1) The certificate holder presents the board with satisfactory evidence that, not more than six months prior to the date the evidence is submitted to the board, the certificate holder was honorably discharged or separated under honorable conditions; and
(2) The certificate holder is not suffering a mental or physical impairment that may affect the individual's ability to provide safe care.
Effective:
02/01/2010
R.C.
119.032 review dates:
10/13/2009 and
10/01/2014
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority:
4723.88
Rule
Amplifies:
4723.85
Prior
Effective Dates: 02/01/2005