Rule 4734-7-04 | Restoration of inactive chiropractic license.
(A) A chiropractic physician holding an inactive license may apply to have the license restored in the manner prescribed by the board and shall complete the application and supply all information necessary to process the application for restoration.
(1) If an application for restoration is received before the first day of the second year of the CE period, the applicant shall submit a non-refundable payment of five hundred dollars made payable to the treasurer, state of Ohio and submit evidence of thirty-six hours of CE earned in accordance with the provisions of rule 4734-7-01 of the Administrative Code within the twenty-four months immediately preceding the date of the application for restoration.
(2) If an application for restoration is received on or after the first day of the second year of the CE period, the applicant shall submit a non-refundable payment of two hundred fifty dollars made payable to the treasurer, state of Ohio and submit evidence of eighteen hours of CE earned in accordance with the provisions of rule 4734-7-01 of the Administrative Code within the twenty-four months immediately preceding the date of the application for restoration. The eighteen CE hours submitted shall include two hours of board mandated CE.
(B) The board shall consider the length of inactivity and the moral character and activities of the applicant during the inactive license period and may impose any of the terms and conditions for restoration outlined in division (B) of section 4734.26 of the Revised Code. Said terms and conditions may include requiring the applicant to take and pass the "Special Purposes Examination for Chiropractic" offered by the national board of chiropractic examiners.
(C) The board may refuse or deny an applicant for restoration of his or her inactive license if the applicant does not meet the requirements as outlined in this chapter or section 4734.26 of the Revised Code or has committed any act which indicates that the applicant does not possess the character and fitness to practice chiropractic, including any act that would be grounds for disciplinary action as outlined in section 4734.31 of the Revised Code. The burden of proof is on the applicant to prove by clear and convincing evidence to the board that he or she meets the conditions for license restoration.
(D) Any applicant that the board proposes to refuse or deny licensure restoration shall be entitled to a hearing on the question of the proposed refusal or denial.
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