(A) Definitions.
(1) "Armed
forces" means:
(a) The armed forces of the United States, including the
army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, and space force;
(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) "Member"
means any person who is serving in the armed forces.
(3) "Military
duty" includes service in the uniformed services on active duty, in the
active guard and reserve, and as a military technician dual status under 10
U.S.C. 10216.
(4) "Veteran" means any person
who has completed service in the armed forces, who has been discharged under
honorable conditions or who has been transferred to the reserve with evidence
of satisfactory service.
(B) Temporary military licensure when the
eligible person has a license in another state.
(1) In accordance with
section 4743.041 of the Revised Code, a person who presents the following
qualifications is eligible for a temporary military license to practice in
Ohio.
(a) The person holds a valid license to practice issued by
another state;
(b) The person is in good standing in all states of
licensure;
(c) The person presents adequate proof to the occupational
therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board that the person or the
person's spouse is on military duty in the state of Ohio; and
(d) The person complies with the criminal records check
requirements in section 4755.70 or section 4779.091 of the Revised Code. The
results of the criminal records check must be received by the board prior to
the issuance of a military license to practice.
(2) The board shall abide
by the timelines set forth in division (D) of section 4743.041 of the Revised
Code in granting a temporary military license.
(3) An application for a
temporary military license must include the following:
(a) Proof of either of the following:
(i) That the applicant is
on military duty and is stationed in Ohio; or
(ii) That the applicant
is married to a person on military duty who is stationed in Ohio.
(b) Proof that the applicant holds a valid unrestricted
license to practice in another state;
(c) Attestation that the applicant has complied with the
criminal records check in section 4755.70 or section 4779.091 of the Revised
Code.
(d) Attestation that the applicant is aware that the
temporary military license will be revoked in accordance with Chapter 119. of
the Revised Code if:
(i) The person's
licensed issued by another state expires or is revoked, or the person is not in
good standing;
(ii) For a person who is
a military spouse, six months have elapsed since the divorce, dissolution, or
annulment of the marriage to a person on military duty;
(iii) The person is
disqualified from obtaining a license because of a conviction, judicial finding
of guilt, or plea of guilty to a disqualifying criminal offense specified on
the list the board has made available pursuant to division (C) of section 9.78
of the Revised Code.
(4) A temporary military
license expires six years after the date of issuance. A person may apply for a
non-military license by endorsement while the temporary military license is
active.
(5) All board fees
associated with a temporary military license are waived.
(6) A person holding a
temporary military license must practice within the licensed profession's
scope of practice for the state of Ohio and may not exceed the person's
education or training.
(C) Military programs of training which may be accepted for
members of the military who do not have an out of state license.
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 for:
(1) Occupational
therapist.
(a) Military programs of training.
There are no military programs of training
that are substantially equivalent to or exceed the educational and experience
requirements for licensure as an occupational therapist. A person serving in a
military primary specialty listed in paragraph (C)(1)(b) of this rule must be a
graduate of an occupational therapy program accredited by the accreditation
council for occupational therapy education (ACOTE) to serve in that
specialty.
(b) Military primary specialties.
(i) Army: occupational
therapist (AOC 65A)
(ii) Navy: occupational
therapy (NOBC 0874)
(iii) Air force:
occupational therapist (AFSC 42T3)
(c) Lengths of service.
There are no minimal lengths of service that
would be substantially equivalent to or exceed the educational and experience
requirements for licensure as an occupational therapist.
(2) Occupational therapy
assistant.
(a) Military programs of training.
The occupational therapy assistant program at
the medical education and training campus at fort Sam Houston, Texas, is
substantially equivalent to the educational requirements for licensure as an
occupational therapy assistant.
(i) Army: school 083;
course 303-68L10 (course 303-N3 prior to 2014).
(ii) Navy: school 083;
course B-303-0152.
(b) Military primary specialties.
(i) Army: occupational
therapy specialist (MOS 68L).
(ii) Navy: occupational
therapy assistant (NEC HM-8467).
(c) Lengths of service.
There are no minimal lengths of service that
would be substantially equivalent to or exceed the educational and experience
requirements for licensure as an occupational therapy assistant.
(3) Physical
therapist.
(a) Military programs of training.
A person serving in a military primary
specialty listed in paragraph (C)(3)(b) of this rule must be a graduate of a
physical therapist program accredited by the commission on accreditation in
physical therapy education (CAPTE) to serve in that specialty or attend the
"United States Army Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy
(School 083; Course 6-250-C18-65B)."
(b) Military primary specialties.
(i) Army: physical
therapist (AOC 65B)
(ii) Navy: physical
therapy (NOBC 0873)
(iii) Air force: physical
therapist (AFSC 42B3)
(c) Lengths of service.
There are no minimal lengths of service that
would be substantially equivalent to or exceed the educational and experience
requirements for licensure as a physical therapist.
(4) Physical therapist
assistant.
(a) Military programs of training.
The following program at the medical
education and training campus at fort Sam Houston, Texas, is substantially
equivalent to the educational requirements for licensure as a physical
therapist assistant, provided that the applicant completed one of the bridge
programs identified in paragraphs (C)(4)(a)(iv) to (C)(4)(a)(vi) of this
rule.
(i) Army: school 083;
course 303-68F10 (course 303-N9 prior to 2014).
(ii) Navy: school 083;
course B-303-0150.
(iii) Air force: school
083; course L8ABJ4J032 01AA.
(iv) Community college of
the air force in fort Sam Houston, Texas.
(v) Arapahoe community
college in Littleton, Colorado.
(vi) Lake Superior
college in Duluth, Minnesota.
(vii) An applicant who
completed a program identified in paragraphs (C)(2)(a)(i) to (C)(2)(a)(iii) of
this rule but not one of the bridge programs identified in paragraphs
(C)(2)(a)(iv) to (C)(2)(a)(vi) of this rule may submit to the section the
results of a physical therapist assistant educational equivalency review
(PTA-EER) from the foreign credentialing commission on physical therapy, inc.
(FCCPT). The section will inform the applicant of any educational deficiencies
identified in the evaluation that must be remediated prior to being eligible
for a license.
(b) Military primary specialties.
(i) Army: physical
therapy specialist (MOS 68F).
(ii) Navy: physical
therapy technician (NEC L20A).
(iii) Air force: physical
medicine (AFSC 4J032).
(c) Lengths of service.
There are no minimal lengths of service that
would be substantially equivalent to or exceed the educational and experience
requirements for licensure as physical therapist assistant.
(5) Athletic trainer,
orthotist, prosthetist, prosthetist-orthotist, or pedorthist.
Military programs of training which may be
accepted for members of the military who do not have an out of state license.
In accordance with section 5903.03 of the Revised Code, a veteran or member of
the armed forces may submit documentation for the board's consideration to
demonstrate that the applicant's military education, training, and/or
service is substantially equivalent to the educational and experience
requirements for licensure as an athletic trainer, orthotist, prosthetist,
prosthetist-orthotist, or pedorthist.
(D) License renewal for active members of the
military.
(1) In accordance with
section 5903.10 of the Revised Code, a license holder whose license expired due
to the license holder's service in the armed forces is eligible for
renewal of the expired license:
(a) The license holder presents the board with satisfactory
evidence that, not more than six months prior to the date the evidence is
submitted to the board, the license holder was honorably discharged or
separated under honorable conditions;
(b) The license holder is not suffering a mental or
physical illness, including physical deterioration that adversely affects
cognitive, motor, or perception skills, that affect the license holder's
ability to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care;
and
(c) The license holder meets the requirements for license
renewal required by Chapter 4755. of the Administrative Code.
(2) The provisions of
paragraph (D) of this rule also apply if the license holder's spouse
served in the armed forces and the spouse's service resulted in the
license holder's absence from this state.
(3) This paragraph does
not apply to the temporary military license in paragraph (A) of this rule. The
temporary military license is non-renewable.
(E) Continuing education for active members of the
military.
(1) In accordance with
section 5903.12 of the Revised Code, the provisions of this paragraph apply to
a license holder who has been a member of the armed forces who has served on
active duty for a period in excess of thirty-one days.
(2) A license holder who
meets the provisions contained in paragraph (E)(1) of this rule may submit an
application to the board requesting an extension of the current continuing
education reporting period via a continuing education waiver
request.
(a) The license holder must submit 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 will extend the current continuing education reporting
period by an amount of time equal to the total number of months that the
license holder spent on active duty during the current continuing education
reporting period. Any portion of a month served must be considered one full
month.
(F) Determining fulfillment of continuing education for
active members of the military.
(1) In accordance with
section 5903.121 of the Revised Code, the board must consider relevant
education, training, or service completed by a license holder as a member of
the armed forces in determining whether a license holder has met the continuing
education requirements needed to renew the license.
(2) For the board to
consider relevant education, training, or service completed by the license
holder in accordance with paragraph (F) of this rule, the license holder must
submit a request for consideration and documentation of the education,
training, or service to the board at least ninety days prior to the expiration
of the license.
(G) The application fee described in rule
4755-4-01 of the Administrative Code is waived for an applicant who is a
current member of the armed forces.
(H) Application process.
(1) The board's
applications must include a question to identify if the applicant is a member
of the armed forces, a veteran, or a spouse or surviving spouse of a member of
the armed forces or veteran. This status must be stored in the licensing
system.
(2) When the board
receives an application from a person identified in paragraph (H)(1) of this
rule, the processing of that application must be prioritized, with a goal of
ensuring that a license is issued the same day that the application is
complete.
