4723-8-06 National certifying organizations.

(A) To be approved by the board, a national certifying organization shall meet all of the requirements set forth in division (A) of section 4723.46 of the Revised Code.

(B) Annually at a time specified by the board, the board shall provide to each national nursing certifying organization approved by the board for the prior year a form on which the organization shall indicate compliance with the criteria contained in section 4723.46 of the Revised Code. The board shall verify compliance of each national nursing certifying organization with the criteria contained in section 4723.46 of the Revised Code . No later than January thirtieth of each year, the board shall make available a list of approved national certifying organizations that meet these requirements. The board may recognize additional national nursing certifying organizations or discontinue recognition of a national nursing certifying organization based on criteria in section 4723.46 of the Revised Code. At the discretion of the board, it may discontinue recognition of a national certifying organization for failure of that national certifying organization to return to the board the form indicating compliance with the required criteria. An updated list of national certifying organizations shall be maintained by the board.

Effective: 02/01/2006

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/14/2005 and 10/01/2010

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 4723.07

Rule Amplifies: 4723.46

Prior Effective Dates: 4/1/97, 4/1/98, 4/1/99