Skip to main content
Back To Top Top Back To Top
This website publishes administrative rules on their effective dates, as designated by the adopting state agencies, colleges, and universities.

Chapter 4731-36 | Military Provisions Related to Education and Experience Requirements for Licensure Applicable to Service Members, Veterans, and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans

 
 
 
Rule
Rule 4731-36-01 | Military provisions related to education and experience requirements for licensure.
 

(A) Definitions

For purposes of this chapter:

(1) "Armed forces" means any of the following:

(a) The armed forces of the United States, including the army, navy, air force, marine corps, and coast guard;

(b) A reserve component of the armed forces listed in paragraph (A)(1)(a) of this rule;

(c) The national guard, including the Ohio national guard or the national guard of any other state;

(d) The commissioned corps of the United States public health service;

(e) The merchant marine service during wartime;

(f) Such other service as may be designated by Congress; or

(g) The Ohio organized militia when engaged in full-time national guard duty for a period of more than thirty days.

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

(3) "Service member" means any person who is serving in the armed forces.

(4) "Veteran" means any person who has completed service in the armed forces, including the national guard of any state, or a reserve component of the armed forces, who has been discharged under honorable conditions from the armed forces or who has been transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service.

(B) Education and service for eligibility for licensure.

(1) In accordance with section 5903.03 of the Revised Code, the following military programs of training, military primary specialties, and lengths of service are substantially equivalent to or exceed the educational and experience requirements for licensure as a physician assistant and for a prescriber number:

(a) An individual serving in a military primary specialty listed in paragraph (B)(1)(b) of this rule must be a graduate of a physician assistant education program approved by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant.

(b) Service in one of the following military primary specialties for at least two consecutive years while on active duty, with evidence of service under honorable conditions, including any experience attained while practicing as a physician assistant at a health care facility or clinic operated by the United States department of veterans affairs, may be substituted for a master's degree for eligibility for a license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to section 4730.11 of the Revised Code and for a prescriber number pursuant to section 4730.15 of the Revised Code;

(i) Army: MOS 65D;

(ii) Navy: NOBC 0113;

(iii) Air force: AFSC 42G;

(iv) The national guard of Ohio or any state;

(v) Marine: Physician assistant services are provided by navy personnel;

(vi) Coast guard;

(vii) Public health service.

(2) For purposes of section 5903.03 of the Revised Code, the board has determined that there are no military programs of training, military primary specialties, or lengths of service that are substantially equivalent to or that exceed the educational and experience requirements for licensure as a massage therapist.

(3) For purposes of section 5903.03 of the Revised Code, the board has determined that:

(a) A diploma from a military medical school or military osteopathic medical school that at the time the diploma was issued was a medical school accredited by the liaison committee on medical education or an osteopathic medical school accredited by the American osteopathic association are substantially equivalent to the medical educational requirement for licensure to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery;

(b) Military graduate medical education that is accredited by the accreditation council for graduate medical education is substantially equivalent to the graduate medical educational requirement for licensure to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; and

(c) There are no military primary specialties or lengths of service that are substantially equivalent to or that exceed the educational and experience requirements for licensure to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.

(4) For purposes of section 5903.03 of the Revised Code, the board has determined that:

(a) A degree from a military college of podiatric medicine and surgery that at the time the degree was granted was a college of podiatric medicine and surgery accredited by the council on podiatric medical education is substantially equivalent to the medical educational requirement for licensure to practice podiatric medicine and surgery;

(b) Military postgraduate training in a podiatric internship, residency, or clinical fellowship program accredited by the council on podiatric medicine is substantially equivalent to the graduate medical educational requirement for licensure to practice podiatric medicine and surgery; and

(c) There are no military primary specialties or lengths of service that are substantially equivalent to or that exceed the educational and experience requirements for licensure to practice podiatric medicine and surgery.

(5) For purposes of section 5903.03 of the Revised Code, the board has determined that there are no military programs of training, military primary specialties, or lengths of service that are substantially equivalent to or that exceed the educational and experience requirements for licensure as a dietitian.

(6) For purposes of section 5903.03 of the Revised Code, the board recognizes respiratory care educational programs offered by branches of the United States military that have been issued provisional accreditation, initial accreditation, continuing accreditation or other accreditation status conferred by the commission on accreditation for respiratory care (CoARC) or their successor organization that permits respiratory care programs offered by the United States military to continue to enroll and/or graduate students

(7) For purposes of section 5903.03 of the Revised Code, the board has determined that there are no military programs of training, military primary specialties, and lengths of service that are substantially equivalent to or exceed the educational and experience requirements for licensure as an acupuncturist.

(8) For the purposes of section 5903.03 of the Revised Code, the board has determined that there are no military programs of training, military primary specialties, or lengths of service that are substantially equivalent to or exceed the educational and experience requirements for licensure as a radiologist assistant.

(9) For the purposes of section 5903.03 of the Revised Code, the board has determined that there are no military programs of training, military primary specialties, or lengths of service that are substantially equivalent to or exceed the educational and experience requirements for licensure as a genetic counselor.

Last updated January 31, 2022 at 8:55 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 5903.03, 5903.04, 4731.05
Amplifies: 5903.04
Five Year Review Date: 1/31/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 12/31/2015
Rule 4731-36-02 | Military Provisions Related to Renewal of License and Continuing Education.
 

(A) Renewal of an expired license or certificate to practice without a late fee or re-examination.

(1) An expired license or certificate to practice pursuant to Chapter 4730., 4731., 4759., 4761., 4762., 4774., or 4778. of the Revised Code shall be renewed upon payment of the renewal fee provided for in Chapter 4730., 4731., 4759., 4761., 4762., 4774., or 4778. of the Revised Code and without a late fee or re-examination if the holder meets all of the following requirements:

(a) The licensee is not otherwise disqualified from renewal because of mental or physical disability;

(b) The licensee meets the requirements for renewal for the particular license or certificate to practice pursuant to Chapter 4730., 4731., 4759., 4761., 4762., 4774., or 4778. of the Revised Code;

(c) Either of the following situations applies:

(i) The license was not renewed because of the licensee's service in the armed forces, or

(ii) The license was not renewed because the licensee's spouse served in the armed forces, and the service resulted in the licensee's absence from this state.

(d) The licensee or the licensee's spouse, whichever is applicable, has presented satisfactory evidence of the service member's discharge under honorable conditions or release under honorable conditions from active duty or national guard duty within six months after the discharge or release.

(B) Continuing education.

(1) Extension of the continuing education period for the license or certificate to practice pursuant to Chapter 4730., 4731., 4759., 4761., 4762., or 4778. of the Revised Code:

(a) The holder of a license or certificate to practice may apply for an extension of the current continuing education reporting period in the manner provided in section 5903.12 of the Revised Code by submitting both of the following:

(i) A statement that the licensee has served on active duty, whether inside or outside of the United States, for a specified period of time during the current continuing education reporting period.

(ii) Proper documentation certifying the active duty service and the length of that active duty service.

(b) Upon receiving the application and proper documentation, the board shall extend the current continuing education reporting period by an amount of time equal to the total number of months that the licensee spent on active duty during the current continuing education reporting period. Any portion of a month served shall be considered one full month.

(2) The board shall consider relevant education, training, or service completed by a licensee as a member of the armed forces in determining whether a licensee has met the continuing education requirements needed to renew the license.

(3) For purposes of sections 5903.12 and 5903.121 of the Revised Code, anesthesiologist assistants in Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, acupuncturists in Chapter 4762. of the Revised Code, and radiologist assistants in Chapter 4774. of the Revised Code are not required to report continuing education coursework to the board.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 5903.03, 5903.04, 4731.05
Amplifies: 5903.04
Five Year Review Date: 12/31/2020
Prior Effective Dates: 7/14/2003
Rule 4731-36-03 | Processing applications from service members, veterans, or spouses of service members or veterans.
 

(A) The board shall include questions on all applications for licensure, renewal, reinstatement or restoration of licensure for all applicants for licensure or certificate to practice pursuant to Chapters 4730., 4731., 4759., 4761., 4762., 4774., and 4778. that inquire as to whether the applicant is:

(1) A service member;

(2) A veteran; or

(3) The spouse or surviving spouse of a service member or veteran.

(B) If the applicant for licensure, biennial renewal, reinstatement, or restoration of licensure responds affirmatively to any of the questions discussed in paragraph (A) of this rule, the board shall process the application in the following manner:

(1) Route the application to a board staff member who is responsible for monitoring the application and communicating with the applicant regarding the status of the application, including informing the applicant of any documentation needed for the board to process the application;

(2) Expedite the processing of the application, even if the application was received later in time than other applications that are pending processing;

(3) Provide information regarding available continuing education waivers to applicants if the applicant or the applicant's spouse will be imminently deployed; and

(4) Track, on an annual basis, the total number of applications submitted by service members, veterans, spouses or surviving spouses of service members or veterans, and the average number of business days expended by the board to process those applications.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 5903.03, 5903.04, 4731.05
Amplifies: 5903.04
Five Year Review Date: 12/31/2025
Prior Effective Dates: 6/4/2014, 9/30/2015, 11/30/2019
Rule 4731-36-04 | Temporary licensure for members of the military and spouses who are licensed in another jurisdiction.
 

(A) "Military duty" has the same meaning as in section 4743.041 of the Revised Code.

(B) Pursuant to section 4743.041 of the Revised Code, the state medical board of Ohio shall issue a temporary license or certificate to practice the professions governed by Chapters 4730., 4731., 4759., 4761., 4762., 4774., and 4778. of the Revised Code if the individual demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board all the following:

(1) The individual holds a valid license or certificate to practice the profession issued by any other state or jurisdiction;

(2) The individual is in good standing in the state or jurisdiction of licensure or certification;

(3) The individual or the individual's spouse is on military duty in this state.

(C) An applicant for a temporary license or certificate must certify that, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, the applicant is not under investigation by the licensing agency of any state or jurisdiction.

(D) No application submitted to the board shall be considered complete until the applicant has complied with the requirements of paragraph (A) of rule 4731-4-02 of the Administrative Code and the board has received the results of the criminal records checks.

(E) If an applicant for a temporary license or certificate fails to complete the application process within six months of initial application filing, the board may notify the applicant in writing of its intention to consider the application abandoned. If no response to that notice is received by the board within thirty days, the board shall consider the application as abandoned and no further processing shall be undertaken with respect to that application.

(F) The board shall issue a temporary license or certificate within fourteen days of having received the results of a criminal records check, provided that the application is otherwise complete, and the applicant is not under investigation by the licensing agency of any state or jurisdiction.

(G) The board shall process the application for a temporary license or certificate in accordance with rule 4731-36-03 of the Administrative Code.

(H) The board shall waive all fees associated with the issuance of the temporary license or certificate.

(I) A temporary license or certificate issued under this section shall be valid for a two-year period unless revoked or suspended. A temporary license or certificate may not be renewed and a new temporary license may not be issued.

(J) A holder of a temporary license or certificate may apply for licensure under Chapters 4730., 4731., 4759., 4761., 4762., 4774., and 4778. of the Revised Code at any time before or after expiration of the temporary license. A holder or previous holder of a temporary license or certificate must meet all requirements for licensure under the applicable chapter of the Revised Code and rules adopted thereunder.

Last updated June 1, 2021 at 8:54 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4743.041, 4731.05
Amplifies: 4743.041
Five Year Review Date: 5/31/2026