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(A) Renewal applications:
At least one month prior to the application deadline date established under paragraphs (B) (1) and (C) (1) of this rule the board shall send each licensee or temporary licensee a renewal application by first class mail to the last known address.
(B) License renewal:
On or before January thirty-first in the year following the issuance of the original license, each person holding a license to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics shall apply for renewal in accordance with section 4779.20 of the Revised Code.
(1) Renewal applicants will be assessed a renewal penalty equal of one half the renewal fee for any renewal application post marked after January thirty-first of the year following the issuance of the license.
(2) Licensees shall comply with the continuing education requirements for licensure renewal specified in paragraph (A) of rule 4779-9-04 of the Administrative Code.
(C) Temporary license renewal:
On or before January thirty-first in the year following the issuance of the original license each person holding a temporary license shall apply for renewal in accordance with section 4779.18 of the Revised Code.
(D) Each licensee or temporary license holder who complies with the renewal requirements shall receive a new identification card or renewal sticker with a new expiration date.
(E) A licensee who fails to renew in accordance with the schedule established under paragraphs (A) and (B) of this rule shall have the license or permit placed on lapsed status by the board.
(F) A licensee who continues to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics in Ohio for more than thirty days with a lapsed license shall be subject to action under section 4779.99 of the Revised Code.
(G) A lapsed license may be reinstated to active status by completing the following:
(1) A complete license reinstatement application:
(2) If the license is lapsed more than two years, proof of successful completion of any examination or proof of current licensure in another state whose standards for licensure are at least equal to those in effect in the state of Ohio at the time of renewal application:
(3) Payment of the appropriate renewal fees and late fees in accordance with rule 4779-12-01 of the Administrative Code.
(H) A license issued in accordance with paragraph (G) of this rule will expire on the thirty-first of January following the issuance of the license.
HISTORY: Eff 8-9-02
Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03
Rule authorized by: RC 4779.19, 4779.20
Rule amplifies: RC 4779.19, 4779.20
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/09/2007