4734-7-05 Forfeiture of license; restoration.

(A) Licenses that are not renewed or placed inactive by January first of each year shall be considered forfeited.

(B) A chiropractic physician holding a forfeited license for two years or fewer may apply to have such license reinstated on board prescribed forms providing all information necessary to process the application for reinstatement. The license may be reinstated upon filing a complete application, payment of a non-refundable, two hundred fifty-dollar renewal fee and a one hundred fifty-dollar penalty fee made payable to the treasurer, state of Ohio, and submission of evidence of attaining twenty-four hours of continuing education as outlined in rule 4734-7-03 of the Administrative Code. Such continuing education must have been attained within the twelve months immediately preceding the date of the application for reinstatement.

(C) The board may require a chiropractic physician holding a forfeited license for greater than two years to complete training or testing which may include passage of the “Special Purposes Examination for Chiropractic” offered by the national board of chiropractic examiners.

(D) Each chiropractic physician who applies for restoration of a forfeited license shall sign an affidavit under oath acknowledging that they have fully reviewed and understand and will abide by Chapter 4734. of the Revised Code and agency-level 4734 of the Administrative Code.

(E) The board may refuse or deny an applicant for reinstatement of his or her forfeited license if the applicant does not meet the requirements as outlined in rule 4734-7-03 of the Administrative Code or section 4734.25 of the Revised Code or has committed any act which indicates that the applicant does not possess the character and fitness to practice chiropractic, including any act that would be grounds for disciplinary action as outlined in section 4734.31 of the Revised Code. The burden of proof is on the applicant to prove by clear and convincing evidence to the board that he or she meets the conditions for license restoration.

(F) Any applicant that the board proposes to refuse or deny licensure reinstatement shall be entitled to a hearing on the question of such proposed refusal or denial. Notice and hearing requirements incident to such proposed refusal or denial shall be in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and Chapter 4734-4 of the Administrative Code.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 04/23/2008 and 04/23/2013

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 4734.10

Rule Amplifies: 4734.25

Prior Effective Dates: 1/10/2003