Rule 4765-18-08 | Reinstatement of a certificate to teach.
(A) A fire and emergency services instructor certificate to teach shall expire on its expiration date, if the applicant fails to renew such certificate on or before the expiration date of the certificate.
(B) The board shall reinstate a fire and emergency services instructor certificate to teach that has expired, or becomes invalid due to a voluntary surrender, in accordance with the parameters set forth in this rule.
(C) An EMS assistant instructor that either voluntarily surrenders or fails to renew the certificate by the expiration date is not eligible for reinstatement.
(D) In order to be eligible to reinstate a fire and emergency services instructor certificate to teach that has expired, or becomes invalid due to a voluntary surrender, an applicant, in addition to the requirements set forth in paragraphs (E) to (F) of this rule, as applicable, shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) In the preceding seven years, has been certified for at least five years as a firefighter or EMS provider;
(2) Possesses a current and valid fire or EMS certificate to practice that is in good standing and:
(a) Shall not have been convicted of any of the following:
(i) Any felony;
(ii) A misdemeanor committed in the course of practice;
(iii) A misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
(b) Shall not have committed fraud, misrepresentation, or material deception in applying for, or obtaining a certificate issued under section 4765.23 or 4765.55 of the Revised Code and this chapter.
(3) Previously held a fire and emergency services instructor training certificate that was in good standing at the time the certificate expired or was voluntarily surrendered;
(4) Submits a completed "Fire and Emergency Services Instructor Reinstatement Application."
(E) The board shall reinstate a fire and emergency services instructor certificate to teach that has expired, or become invalid due to a voluntary surrender, for no later than one hundred eighty days from the expiration date or date of surrender, if the applicant meets all requirements as set forth in paragraph (D) of this rule and all of the following requirements:
(1) Provides documentation to the division that all continuing education and instructional requirements as set forth in Chapter 4765-18 of the Administrative Code were met for the last certification cycle prior to the certificate's expiration date or date of surrender. If the continuing education and instructional requirements were not completed prior to expiration date or date of surrender, the applicant is not eligible for reinstatement under this paragraph;
(2) Submits an application fee of seventy-five dollars;
(3) Submits a completed "Fire and Emergency Services Instructor Reinstatement Application."
(F) The board shall reinstate a fire and emergency services instructor certificate to teach that has expired, or become invalid due to a voluntary surrender, for more than one hundred eighty days, but no later than twenty-four months from the expiration date or date of surrender, if the applicant meets all requirements as set forth in paragraph (E) of this rule and all of the following requirements:
(1) Provides documentation to the division that all continuing education and instructional requirements as set forth in Chapter 4765-18 of the Administrative Code were met. The education may have been completed after the certificate holder's expiration date;
(2) Passes the fire and emergency services instructor web-based certification examination at their level of certification;
(3) Submits an application fee of seventy-five dollars;
(4) Submits a completed "Fire and Emergency Services Instructor Reinstatement Application."
(G) If a certificate to teach has been expired, or becomes invalid due to voluntary surrender, for two years or more from the expiration date or date of surrender, the applicant shall complete a new fire and emergency services instructor course and meet all requirements for a fire and emergency services certificate to teach as outlined in Chapter 4765-18 of the Administrative Code.
(H) If an applicant's certification cycle was less than thirty-six months, the applicant shall complete the pro-rated renewal requirements as set forth in rule 4765-21-15 of the Administrative Code.
(I) The board shall reinstate a certificate to teach as a fire and emergency services instructor, in accordance with section 5903.10 of the Revised Code, upon receipt of an "Exemption Request for Continuing Education for EMS Certificates," for one of the following:
(1) The holder of an expired certificate failed to meet the continuing education requirements because the holder served on active duty, as a member of the armed forces of the United States, the Ohio national guard, the Ohio military reserve, the Ohio naval militia, the national guard of any other state or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States; or
(2) The holder of an expired certificate failed to meet the continuing education requirements because the holder's spouse served on active duty, as a member of the armed forces of the United States, the Ohio national guard, the Ohio military reserve, the Ohio naval militia, the national guard of any other state or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States which resulted in the holder's absence from this state.
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