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Chapter 4731-30 | State Medical Board Metrics

 
 
 
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Rule 4731-30-01 | Definitions.
 
This is an Internal Management (IM) rule governing the day-to-day staff procedures and operations within an agency.

(A) "Board" means the state medical board of Ohio.

(B) "Case" means a matter that has been assigned to investigation, enforcement, or the hearing unit of the board relating to a potential violation of Chapter 4730., 4731., 4759., 4760., 4761., 4762., 4774., or 4778. of the Revised Code.

(C) "Hearing" means a hearing held pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, which involves the adjudication of a certificate to practice or an application for a certificate to practice issued under Chapter 4730., 4731., 4759., 4760., 4761., 4762., or 4774. of the Revised Code, or the adjudication of a license or an application for a license issued under Chapter 4778. of the Revised Code.

(D) "Hearing unit" means the subunit of the board staff which administers and conducts hearings on behalf of the board.

(E) "Enforcement section" means the subunit of the board staff that coordinates, develops and /or evaluates a case regarding possible disciplinary action.

(F) "Investigation section" means the subunit of the board staff which conducts the initial and follow-up investigation of a case.

(G) "License" means a certificate to practice issued under Chapter 4730., 4731., 4759., 4760., 4761., 4762., or 4774. of the Revised Code, or a license issued under Chapter 4778. of the Revised Code.

(H) "License application" means an application for a certificate to practice issued under Chapter 4730., 4731., 4759., 4760., 4761., 4762., or 4774. of the Revised Code, or an application for a license issued under Chapter 4778. of the Revised Code.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4731.05
Amplifies: 4731.05
Five Year Review Date:
Prior Effective Dates: 9/6/2014
Rule 4731-30-02 | Board metrics.
 
This is an Internal Management (IM) rule governing the day-to-day staff procedures and operations within an agency.

As set forth in this rule, the board shall prepare and publish metrics of the board's operations for each fiscal year.

(A) Licensure and renewal metrics:

(1) The total number of licenses issued by the board broken down by license type.

(2) The median and/or average number of days to issue a license for all license applications.

(3) The number of renewals processed by license type.

(B) Investigation metrics:

(1) The total number of reports of investigation completed.

(2) The total number of subpoenas issued by the investigation section.

(C) Enforcement metrics:

(1) The total number of cases assigned to the enforcement section.

(2) The total number of cases completed by the enforcement section.

(3) The total number of subpoenas issued by the enforcement section.

(4) The total number of depositions conducted by the enforcement section.

(5) The total number of interrogatories generated by the enforcement section.

(D) Outreach metrics:

(1) The total number of presentations provided by board staff, broken down by topic.

(E) Public records request metrics:

(1) The total number of public records requests processed by board staff.

(2) The median and/or average number of calendar days for public records requests from the date that each public records request was received by the board until the date that the public records request was addressed by way of correspondence and/or the provision of documents relevant to the public records request.

(F) Complaint metrics:

(1) The total number of complaints received by the board.

(2) The total number of complaints closed.

(3) The median and/or average number of calendar days from the date that each complaint was received by the board until the date that the complaint was closed.

(G) Fiscal metrics:

(1) Fiscal year expenditures by major activities.

(2) Fiscal year revenue by major activity and license type.

(3) The board's travel reimbursements by fiscal year.

(H) Hearing metrics:

(1) The median and/or average number of calendar days for all cases assigned to the board hearing unit from the date that a written request for hearing is received by the board until a hearing begins.

(2) The median and/or average number of calendar days for all cases assigned to the board hearing unit from the date that the hearing has been concluded until a written report and recommendation has been issued from the board hearing unit.

(3) The median and/or average number of calendar days for all cases from the date that the written report and recommendation has been issued until the board issues an order disposing of the case.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4731.05
Amplifies: 4731.05
Five Year Review Date:
Rule 4731-30-03 | Approval of licensure applications.
 
This is an Internal Management (IM) rule governing the day-to-day staff procedures and operations within an agency.

(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.

Last updated October 31, 2023 at 11:24 AM

Supplemental Information

Rule 4731-30-04 | Maintenance of list of disqualifying criminal offenses.
 
This is an Internal Management (IM) rule governing the day-to-day staff procedures and operations within an agency.

(A) For purposes of this rule, "list of disqualifying criminal offenses" is the list of specific criminal offenses authorized by section 9.79 of the Revised Code for which a conviction, judicial finding of guilt, or plea of guilty may disqualify an individual from obtaining an initial license to practice under Chapter 4730., 4731., 4759., 4760., 4761., 4762., 4774., or 4778. of the Revised Code.

(B) For purposes of this rule, "board" means the state medical board of Ohio, a licensing authority under division (A) of section 9.79 of the Revised Code.

(C) At least once per calendar year, the board shall review the list of disqualifying criminal offenses. As part of the review, the board may approve the addition, deletion or modification of specific criminal offenses on the list of disqualifying criminal offenses.

(D) The board shall make the list of disqualifying criminal offenses available to the public on the board's website.

Last updated January 3, 2022 at 8:59 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 9.79(H)
Amplifies: 9.78, 9.79
Five Year Review Date: