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...(A) Whenever it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate a provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may bring an action in a court of common pleas to enjoin the alleged violation. Upon a showing of a violation of a provision of those sections, the court shall grant a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction w...

...A violation of section 4719.02, 4719.05, or 4719.06; division (C), (D), or (E) of section 4719.07; section 4719.08; or division (A) of section 4719.09 of the Revised Code is an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Cost-plus contract" means a contract entered into between an owner and a home construction service supplier under which payment to the supplier is based on the cost of a product plus the supplier's rate for labor to install the product plus an agreed percentage of profit or a stipulated fee. (B) "Home construction service" means the construction of a residential building, including ...

...(A) No home construction service supplier shall do any of the following: (1) Prior to commencing work related to the home construction service, fail to enter into a written contract that complies with this chapter; (2) After entering into a contract with an owner and prior to commencing any work that is related to an excess cost, fail to provide an estimate of the excess costs as this chapter requires; (3) A...

...(A) If, by the attorney general's own inquiries or as a result of complaints, the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a person has engaged or is engaging in an act or practice that violates this chapter, the attorney general may investigate. (B) For this purpose, the attorney general may administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, adduce evidence, and require the production of relevant matter. If...

...(A) If the attorney general, by the attorney general's own inquiries or as a result of complaints, has reasonable cause to believe that a supplier has engaged or is engaging in an act or practice that violates this chapter, and that the action would be in the public interest, the attorney general may bring any of the following: (1) An action to obtain a declaratory judgment that the act or practice violates t...

...For a violation of Chapter 4722. of the Revised Code, an owner has a cause of action and is entitled to relief as follows: (A) Where the violation was an act prohibited by section 4722.02, 4722.03, or 4722.04 of the Revised Code, the owner may, in an individual action, rescind the transaction or recover the owner's actual economic damages plus an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars in noneconomic damag...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Registered nurse" means an individual who holds a current, valid license issued under this chapter that authorizes the practice of nursing as a registered nurse. (B) "Practice of nursing as a registered nurse" means providing to individuals and groups nursing care requiring specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, soc...

...(A) No person shall engage in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse, represent the person as being a registered nurse, or use the title "registered nurse," the initials "R.N.," or any other title implying that the person is a registered nurse, for a fee, salary, or other consideration, or as a volunteer, without holding a current, valid license as a registered nurse under this chapter. (B) No person shall kn...

...(A) The board of nursing shall: (1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, including the taking of disciplinary action for violations of section 4723.28 of the Revised Code, any other provisions of this chapter, or rules adopted under this chapter; (2) Develop criteria that an applicant must meet to be eligible to sit for the examination for licensure to practice as a registered nurse or as a li...

...In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board of nursing shall adopt and may amend and rescind rules that establish all of the following: (A) Provisions for the board's government and control of its actions and business affairs; (B) Subject to section 4723.072 of the Revised Code, minimum standards for nursing education programs that prepare graduates to be licensed under this chapter and procedu...

...(A)(1) Each of the following shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check of that individual: (a) An individual who applies for licensure under section 4723.09 of the Revised Code; (b) An individual who applies for issuance of a certificate under section 4723.651, 4723.75, 4723.85, or 4723.89 of the Revised Code; (c) An individual who applies f...

...(A) As used in this section, "person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the Revised Code. (B) A person or governmental entity that employs, or contracts directly or through another person or governmental entity for the provision of services by, a nurse holding a multistate license to practice registered or licensed practical nursing issued pursuant to section 4723.11 of the Revised Code shall do both of th...

...(A) Except as provided in section 4723.181 of the Revised Code and subject to the restrictions in division (C) of this section, a licensed practical nurse may perform intravenous therapy on an adult patient only at the direction of one of the following: (1) A physician, physician assistant, dentist, optometrist, or podiatrist who is authorized to practice in this state and, except as provided in division (B)(2) of ...

...(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all of the following apply with respect to the schedules for renewal of licenses and certificates issued by the board of nursing: (a) An active license to practice nursing as a registered nurse is subject to renewal in odd-numbered years. An application for renewal of the license is due on the fifteenth day of September of the renewal year. A late application may ...

...The board of nursing shall approve one or more continuing education courses of study that comply with divisions (E) and (F) of section 4723.07 of the Revised Code and that assist nurses in recognizing the signs of domestic violence and its relationship to child abuse. Nurses are not required to take the courses.

...(A)(1) As used in this section: (a) "Free clinic" has the same meaning as in section 3701.071 of the Revised Code. (b) "Indigent and uninsured person" and "operation" have the same meanings as in section 2305.234 of the Revised Code. (2) For the purposes of this section, a person shall be considered retired from practice if the person's license has expired with the intention of ceasing to practice nursing as a ...

...(A) The board of nursing, by a vote of a quorum, may impose one or more of the following sanctions if it finds that a person committed fraud in passing an examination required to obtain a nursing license or dialysis technician certificate issued by the board or committed fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for or securing a nursing license or dialysis technician certificate issued by the board: deny, r...

...(A) As used in this section, "practice deficiency" means any activity that does not meet acceptable and prevailing standards of safe and effective nursing care or dialysis care. (B) The board of nursing may abstain from taking disciplinary action under section 4723.28 of the Revised Code against the holder of a license or certificate issued under this chapter who has a practice deficiency that has been identified by...

...(A) As used in this section and section 4723.351 of the Revised Code: (1) "Applicant" means an individual who has applied for a license or certificate to practice issued under this chapter. "Applicant" may include an individual who has been granted authority by the board of nursing to practice as one type of practitioner, but has applied for authority to practice as another type of practitioner. (2) "Impaired" or...

...(A)(1) An advanced practice registered nurse who is designated as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner may practice only in accordance with a standard care arrangement entered into with each physician or podiatrist with whom the nurse collaborates. A copy of the standard care arrangement shall be retained on file by the nurse's employer. Prior approval of the standard ...

...A person not otherwise authorized to administer drugs may administer a drug to a specified patient if all of the following conditions are met: (A) The authority to administer the drug is delegated to the person by an advanced practice registered nurse who is a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner and holds a license issued under section 4723.42 of the Revised Code. (...

...As used in this section and in sections 4723.64 to 4723.69 of the Revised Code: (A) "Contact hour" means sixty minutes of continuing education, which may be determined by rounding to the nearest quarter hour. (B) "Medication" means a drug, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Nursing home" and "residential care facility" have the same meanings as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. (D) ...

...(A) A person or government entity seeking approval to provide a medication aide training program shall apply to the board of nursing on a form prescribed and provided by the board. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the board shall approve the applicant to provide a medication aide training program if the content of the course of i...

...(A) There is hereby established, under the board of nursing, the advisory group on dialysis. The advisory group shall advise the board of nursing regarding the qualifications, standards for training, and competence of dialysis technicians and dialysis technician interns and all other related matters. The advisory group shall consist of the members appointed under divisions (B) and (C) of this section. A member of the...