Chapter 4745. STANDARD LICENSE RENEWAL PROCEDURE
| (A) |
"Standard renewal procedure," as used in Chapters 905., 907., 909., 911., 913.,
915., 918., 921., 923., 927., 942., 943., 953., 1321., 3710., 3713., 3719.,
3742., 3748., 3769., 3783., 3921., 3951., 4104., 4105.,
4169., 4561., 4703., 4707., 4709.,
4713., 4715., 4717., 4723., 4725., 4727., 4728., 4729., 4731., 4733., 4734.,
4739., 4741., 4747., 4749., 4752.,
4753., 4755., 4757., 4758., 4759., 4761., 4766., 4773., and 4775. of the
Revised Code, means the license renewal procedures specified in this
chapter. |
| (B) |
"Licensing agency," as used in this chapter, means any department, division,
board, section of a board, or other state governmental unit subject to the
standard renewal procedure, as defined in this section, and authorized by the
Revised Code to issue a license to engage in a specific profession, occupation,
or occupational activity, or to have charge of and operate certain specified
equipment, machinery, or premises. |
| (C) |
"License," as used in this chapter, means a license, certificate, permit, card,
or other authority issued or conferred by a licensing agency by authority of
which the licensee has or claims the privilege to engage in the profession,
occupation, or occupational activity, or to have control of and operate certain
specific equipment, machinery, or premises, over which the licensing agency has
jurisdiction. |
| (D) |
"Licensee," as used in this chapter, means either the person to whom the
license is issued or renewed by a licensing agency, or the person, partnership,
or corporation at whose request the license is issued or renewed. |
| (E) |
"Renewal" and "renewed," as used in this chapter and in the chapters of the
Revised Code specified in division (A) of this section, includes the continuing
licensing procedure provided in Chapter 3748. of the Revised Code and rules
adopted under it and in sections
1321.05 and
3921.33 of the Revised Code, and
as applied to those continuing licenses any reference in this chapter to the
date of expiration of any license shall be construed to mean the due date of
the annual or other fee for the continuing license. |
Amended by
132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 49, §101.01, eff.
9/29/2017.
Effective Date:
12-23-2002;
09-16-2004; 2008
SB237 09-12-2008
.
On or before the
thirtieth day prior to the expiration of any license, each licensing agency
shall provide a notice for renewal to every licensee for whom a license was
issued or renewed during the current license year or other specified period and
who has been approved for renewal by the specific licensing agency.
The licensee shall
complete the applicable renewal application and
pay
the applicable renewal fee. Renewal fees paid pursuant to this section shall be
deposited with the treasurer of state .
Upon receipt of the
correct fee by the treasurer and acceptance of the renewal application by the
licensing agency, the applicant shall be entered as currently renewed on the
records of the particular licensing agency, and notice of the entry shall be
provided to each licensee as soon as practicable, but
not later than thirty days after receipt of the application and renewal fee. A certification by the
respective licensing agency, with its seal affixed, of those records shall be
prima-facie evidence of renewal in all courts in the trial of any case.
Amended by
132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 49, §130.11, eff.
1/21/2018.
Effective Date:
09-08-1995 .
Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code pertaining
to the timing of a license renewal to the contrary, if a failure in any
electronic license renewal system occurs, a licensing agency may extend the
date by which licenses must be renewed. The licensing agency may extend a
renewal period for a reasonable time period after the resolution of the system
failure. However, a licensing agency must obtain approval from the director of
administrative services for an extension in excess of fourteen days beyond the
resolution of the system failure.
Added by
132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 49, §130.11, eff.
1/21/2018.
When a new renewal-expiration date is established by
legislative enactment for any license covered by sections
4745.01 to 4745.03, inclusive, of
the Revised Code, the licensing agency has discretion in making any adjustments
for fees already paid, and covering unexpired, pre-existing renewal periods.
Effective Date:
06-11-1968 .
| (A) |
As used
in this section:
| (1) |
"Indigent and uninsured person" and "volunteer" have the same meanings as in
section
2305.234
of the Revised Code. |
| (2) |
"Licensing agency that licenses health care professionals" means all of the
following:
| (a) |
The
state dental board established under Chapter 4715. of the Revised
Code; |
| (b) |
The
board of nursing established under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code; |
| (c) |
The
state vision professionals board established under Chapter 4725. of the Revised
Code; |
| (d) |
The
state board of pharmacy established under Chapter 4729. of the Revised
Code; |
| (e) |
The
state medical board established under Chapter 4731. of the Revised
Code; |
| (f) |
The
state board of psychology established under Chapter 4732. of the Revised
Code; |
| (g) |
The
state chiropractic board established under Chapter 4734. of the Revised
Code; |
| (h) |
The
Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board
established under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code; |
| (i) |
The
counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board established
under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code; |
| (j) |
The
chemical dependency professionals board established under Chapter 4758. of the
Revised Code; |
| (k) |
The
state board of emergency medical services established under Chapter 4765. of
the Revised Code; |
| (l) |
The
state speech and hearing professionals board established under Chapter 4744. of
the Revised Code; |
| (m) |
Any
other licensing agency that considers its licensees to be health care
professionals. |
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| (B) |
Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a licensing
agency that licenses health care professionals shall apply toward the
satisfaction of a portion of a licensee's continuing education requirement the
provision of health care services if all of the following apply:
| (1) |
The
licensing agency that licenses health care professionals requires a licensee to
complete continuing education as a condition of having a license renewed by the
agency. |
| (2) |
The
licensee provides the health care services to an indigent and uninsured
person. |
| (3) |
The
licensee provides the health care services as a volunteer. |
| (4) |
The
licensee satisfies the requirements of section
2305.234
of the Revised Code to qualify for the immunity from liability granted under
that section. |
| (5) |
The
health care services provided are within the scope of authority of the licensee
renewing the license. |
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| (C) |
| (1) |
Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section,
a licensing agency that licenses health care professionals shall permit a
licensee to satisfy up to one-third of the licensee's continuing education
requirement by providing health care services as a volunteer. A licensing
agency that licenses health care professionals shall permit a licensee to earn
continuing education credits at the rate of one credit hour for each sixty
minutes spent providing health care services as a volunteer. |
| (2) |
In the case of a person holding a license to practice
medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine
and surgery, the state medical board shall permit the person to satisfy not
more than three hours of the person's continuing education requirement by
providing health care services as a volunteer. |
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| (D) |
A
licensing agency that licenses health care professionals shall adopt rules as
necessary to implement this section. The rules shall be adopted in accordance
with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. |
| (E) |
Continuing education credit received under this section for providing health
care services is not compensation or any other form of remuneration for
purposes of section
2305.234
of the Revised Code and does not make the provider of those services ineligible
for the immunity from liability granted under that section. |
Amended by
133rd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 166, §101.01, eff.
10/17/2019.
Amended by
132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 49, §130.11, eff.
1/21/2018.
Added by
131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 290, §1,
eff. 4/6/2017.