Chapter 4755:4-3 | Continuing Education

Rule 4755:4-3-01 | Continuing education requirements and reporting.

• Effective: October 11, 2024
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Pursuant to section 4779.20 of the Revised Code, no person will qualify for license renewal as a orthotist, prosthetist, pedorthist, or orthotist-prosthetist unless the person completed the required continuing education units outlined in paragraph (A) of this rule.

(1) License holders are not required to obtain any continuing education units for the first renewal.

(2) A licensed orthotist or prosthetist shall achieve twenty-five continuing education units within the two-year renewal cycle.

(3) A licensed prosthetist-orthotist shall achieve thirty-five continuing education units within the two-year renewal cycle.

(4) A licensed pedorthist shall achieve eighteen continuing education units within the two-year renewal cycle.

(B) Accumulated continuing education units may not be carried over from one renewal period to another.

(C) An orthotist, prosthetist, pedorthist, or orthotist-prosthetist license shall not be renewed unless the license holder certifies that the person completed the required number of continuing education hours specified in paragraph (A) of this rule.

A license holder who falsifies a renewal application may be disciplined by the board for violating section 4779.20 of the Revised Code.

(D) The occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board will conduct an audit of the continuing education records of a number of the license holders to be determined by the board each renewal year. The board will notify license holders who are selected for the audit to determine compliance with the continuing education requirement specified in this rule.

(1) License holders chosen for the audit shall submit to the board by the date specified by the board copies of all records and documentation of proof of completion of the continuing education activities used to meet the continuing education requirements of this rule.

(2) Failure to provide proof of the required number of continuing education hours for the specified time period will result in the commencement of disciplinary action.

(3) Failure to respond to or acknowledge receipt of an audit notice will result in disciplinary action.

(E) Applicants for renewal shall successfully complete the required number of continuing education hours according to section 4779.20 of the Revised Code and this rule. The board will accept as continuing education units all courses approved by the board of certification/accreditation, and the American board for certification in orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics. The board will also accept continuing education units as specified by section 4779.24 of the Revised Code.

Last updated October 12, 2024 at 1:59 PM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4779.08
Amplifies: 4779.20, 4743.07
Five Year Review Date: 10/1/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 8/9/2002, 1/23/2003, 11/1/2008, 4/1/2013

Rule 4755:4-3-02 | Waivers for continuing education.

• Effective: October 11, 2024
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

The occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers joint board may grant waivers of continuing education requirements or extensions of time within which to fulfill these requirements, not to exceed two calendar years in cases involving disability, illness, or undue hardship.

(A) The continuing education requirements referenced in this rule may be found in rule 4755:4-3-01 of the Administrative Code.

(B) To apply for a waiver of extension due to undue hardship, the license holder submits a request to the occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers joint board describing the hardship no later than November first before the renewal deadline through eLicense Ohio or its successor licensing system.

(C) To apply for a waiver or extension due to disability or illness, the license holder submits a request to the occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers joint board no later than November first before the renewal deadline through eLicense Ohio or its successor licensing system. This request should also be signed by a licensed medical professional in good standing verifying that the license holder suffers from a disability or illness.

(D) The occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers joint board may, as a condition of any waiver granted, require the license holder to make up a certain portion of the minimum continuing education requirements being waived for the renewal cycle.

(E) The deadlines in paragraphs (B) and (C) of this rule may be waived at the discretion of the occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers joint board.

Last updated October 12, 2024 at 1:59 PM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4779.08
Amplifies: 4779.20
Five Year Review Date: 10/1/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 10/1/2020