(A) For purposes of this rule, routine
authorization means issuance of a license or certificate to an individual
pursuant to an application that meets the following criteria:
(1) The applicant meets
eligibility requirements for the license or certificate under the applicable
provisions of the Revised Code and Administrative Code;
(2) If applicable, the
secretary of the board has granted to the applicant a waiver of, or a
determination of equivalency to, any eligibility requirement, as may be
provided for under the applicable provisions of the Revised Code and
Administrative Code;
(3) If applicable, the
secretary of the board has determined that the applicant has demonstrated
fitness to resume practice due to inactivity under the applicable provisions of
the Revised Code and Administrative Code;
(4) The application
presents no grounds for discipline under the applicable provisions of the
Revised Code or Administrative Code.
(B) The board authorizes the secretary of
the board to issue the following routine authorizations under the provisions of
the Revised Code and Administrative Code, without prior consultation or
approval by the board:
(1) Certificate of
conceded eminence pursuant to section 4731.297 of the Revised
Code;
(2) Clinical research
faculty certificate pursuant to section 4731.293 of the Revised
Code;
(3) Visiting clinical
professional development certificate pursuant to section 4731.298 of the
Revised Code;
(4) Special activity
certificate pursuant to section 4731.294 of the Revised Code;
(5) Special activity
license to practice as a genetic counselor pursuant to section 4778.09 of the
Revised Code;
(6) Certificate to recommend medical use
of marijuana pursuant to section 4731.30 of the Revised Code.
(C) The board authorizes the deputy
director of licensure, or the deputy director's designee, to issue the
following routine authorizations under the provisions of the Revised Code and
Administrative Code, without prior consultation or approval by the
board:
(1) License to practice
as a physician assistant pursuant to section 4730.12 of the Revised
Code;
(2) License to practice
medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery pursuant to section
4731.14 of the Revised Code;
(3) License to practice a
limited branch of medicine pursuant to section 4731.17 of the Revised
Code;
(4) Training certificate
pursuant to section 4731.291 of the Revised Code;
(5) Volunteer's
certificate pursuant to section 4731.295 of the Revised Code;
(6) License to practice
podiatric medicine and surgery pursuant to section 4731.56 of the Revised
Code;
(7) Visiting podiatric
faculty certificate pursuant to section 4731.572 of the Revised
Code;
(8) Podiatric training
certificate pursuant to section 4731.573 of the Revised Code;
(9) License to practice
dietetics and limited permit to practice dietetics pursuant to section 4759.06
of the Revised Code;
(10) Certificate to
practice as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to section 4760.04 of the
Revised Code;
(11) License to practice
respiratory care and limited permit to practice respiratory care pursuant to
section 4761.05 of the Revised Code;
(12) License to practice as an
acupuncturist pursuant to section 4762.03 of the Revised Code;
(13) License to practice as a radiologist
assistant pursuant to section 4774.04 of the Revised Code;
(14) License to practice as a genetic
counselor pursuant to section 4778.05 of the Revised Code;
(15) Supervised practice license as a
genetic counselor pursuant to section 4778.08 of the Revised Code;
(16) Temporary expedited license for
members of the military and spouses who are licensed in another jurisdiction
pursuant to section 4743.04 of the Revised Code.
(17) Licenses,
certificates, and permits applied for under Chapter 4796. of the Revised
Code.
(D) The board authorizes the secretary of
the board to do the following:
(1) Grant a waiver
pursuant to the provisions of rule 4731-6-05 of the Administrative
Code;
(2) Determine graduate
medical education equivalency pursuant to section 4731.09 of the Revised
Code;
(3) Determine whether an
applicant has demonstrated fitness to resume practice due to inactivity under
the applicable provisions of the Revised Code and Administrative
Code;
(4) Pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code, grant a waiver of the
requirement that an applicant has been actively engaged in the practice of the
profession, occupation, or occupational activity for the applicable minimum
time period immedicately preceding the date of application.
(E) In the interest of operational
efficiency, the secretary and supervising member of the board may approve the
use of protocols whereby, if the deputy director of licensure, or the deputy
director's designee, finds that the parameters of an approved protocol
are met:
(1) A waiver pursuant to
the provisions of rule 4731-6-05 of the Administrative Code may be deemed
granted.
(2) It may be deemed that
an applicant's education, post-graduate medical training, experience, or
other qualifications, is equivalent to the graduate medical education
requirements set forth in section 4731.09 of the Revised Code.
(3) It may be deemed that
an applicant has demonstrated fitness to resume practice due to inactivity
under the applicable provisions of the Revised Code and Administrative
Code.
(4) A waiver pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code may be deemed granted.
(F) An application for a license or certificate that is
ineligible for routine authorization under this rule will be referred to the
board for determination of whether an applicant shall be granted a license. An
affirmative vote of not fewer than six members of the board is necessary for
issuance of a license or certificate pursuant to an application that is not
eligible for routine authorization.
(G) Notwithstanding the provisions of this rule, the board may
designate the referral of any class of applications to the board for approval.
The secretary or deputy director for licensure may refer any individual
application to the board for approval.
