Ohio Revised Code Search

...As used in this chapter: (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, "the practice of barbering" means any one or more of the following when performed upon the head, neck, or face for cosmetic purposes and when performed upon the public for pay, free, or otherwise: (a) Shaving the face, shaving around the vicinity of the ears and neckline, or trimming facial hair; (b) Cutting or styling hair; ...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Person" includes individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, trusts, and other legal entities. (B) "Debt adjusting" means doing business in debt adjusting, budget counseling, debt management, or debt pooling service, or holding oneself out, by words of similar import, as providing services to debtors in the management of their debts, to do either of the following: (1) To ...

...As used in sections 4712.01 to 4712.14 of the Revised Code: (A) "Buyer" means an individual who is solicited to purchase or who purchases the services of a credit services organization for purposes other than obtaining a business loan as described in division (B)(6) of section 1343.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Consumer reporting agency" has the same meaning as in the "Fair Credit Reporting Act," 84 Stat. 1128, 15 U...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Apprentice instructor" means an individual holding a practicing license issued by the state cosmetology and barber board who is engaged in learning or acquiring knowledge of the occupation of an instructor of a branch of cosmetology at a school. (B) "Barber," "barber instructor," "barber shop," and "practice of barbering" have the same meanings as in section 4709.01 of the Revised Co...

...Any person shall be regarded as practicing dentistry, who is a manager, proprietor, operator, or conductor of a place for performing dental operations, or who teaches clinical dentistry, or who performs, or advertises to perform, dental operations of any kind, or who diagnoses or treats diseases or lesions of human teeth or jaws, or associated structures, or attempts to correct malpositions thereof, or who takes impr...

...As used in this section and sections 4715.361 to 4715.374 of the Revised Code: (A) "Accredited dental hygiene school" means a dental hygiene school accredited by the American dental association commission on dental accreditation or a dental hygiene school whose educational standards are recognized by the American dental association commission on dental accreditation and approved by the state dental board. (B) "...

...(A) As used in this section and in sections 4715.431 to 4715.437 of the Revised Code: (1) "Authorizing dentist" means the holder of a current, valid teledentistry permit issued under this section who authorizes a dental hygienist or expanded function dental auxiliary to perform services under section 4715.431 of the Revised Code. (2) "Dental hygiene services" means the prophylactic, preventive, and other procedur...

...As used in sections 4715.52 to 4715.57 of the Revised Code, "dental x-ray machine operator" means an individual who, under the direct supervision of a dentist, performs standard, diagnostic, radiologic procedures for the purpose of contributing to the provision of dental care to a dental patient. As used in this section, "standard, diagnostic, radiologic procedures" means those procedures involved in using dental equ...

...As used in this section and sections 4715.71 to 4715.73 of the Revised Code: (A) "Dental hygiene services" means the prophylactic, preventive, and other procedures that dentists are authorized by this chapter and rules of the state dental board to assign to dental hygienists, except for procedures while a patient is anesthetized, definitive root planing, definitive subgingival curettage, the administration of local...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Embalming" means the process of chemically treating the dead human body by any of the following to reduce the presence and growth of microorganisms, to temporarily slow organic decomposition, and to restore acceptable physical appearance: (1) Arterial injection; (2) Cavity treatment; (3) Hypodermic tissue injection. (B) "Funeral business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, co...

...As used in sections 4717.20 to 4717.30 of the Revised Code: (A) "Alternative container" means a receptacle, other than a casket, in which a dead human body or body parts are transported to a crematory facility and placed in the cremation chamber for cremation, and that meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is composed of readily combustible materials that are suitable for cremation; (2) May be closed in ord...

...(A) As used in sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code: (1) "Affiliate" means a business entity that is owned by, operated by, controlled by, or under common control with another business entity. (2) "Communication" means a written or oral notification or advertisement that meets both of the following criteria, as applicable: (a) The notification or advertisement is transmitted by or on behalf of the se...

...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 ...

...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...

... licensure requirements. ARTICLE II Definitions As used in this Compact: a. "Adverse action" means any administrative, civil, equitable or criminal action permitted by a state's laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a nurse, including actions against an individual's license or multistate licensure privilege such as revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of the licensee, ...

...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) ...

...As used in this chapter: (A) The "practice of optometry" means all of the following: (1) The application of optical principles, through technical methods and devices, in the examination of human eyes for the purpose of ascertaining departures from the normal, measuring their functional powers, adapting optical accessories for the aid thereof, and detecting ocular abnormalities that may be evidence of disease, pat...

...As used in sections 4725.40 to 4725.59 of the Revised Code: (A) "Optical aid" means both of the following: (1) Spectacles or other instruments or devices that are not contact lenses, if the spectacles or other instruments or devices may aid or correct human vision and have been prescribed by a physician or optometrist licensed by any state; (2) Contact lenses, regardless of whether they address visual function,...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Pawnbroker" means a person engaged in the business of lending money on deposit or pledges of personal property, other than securities, printed evidence of indebtedness, titles, deeds, or bills of sale, at a total charge, rate of interest, or discount or other remuneration in excess of eight per cent per annum, and includes a person engaged in the business of purchasing personal property...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Precious metals dealer" means a person who is engaged in the business of purchasing articles made of or containing gold, silver, platinum, or other precious metals or jewels of any description if, in any manner, including any form of advertisement or solicitation of customers, the person holds himself, herself, or itself out to the public as willing to purchase such articles. (B) "Supe...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Pharmacy," except when used in a context that refers to the practice of pharmacy, means any area, room, rooms, place of business, department, or portion of any of the foregoing where the practice of pharmacy is conducted. (B) "Practice of pharmacy" means providing pharmacist care requiring specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill derived from the principles of biological, chemica...

...(A) No place except a pharmacy licensed as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs and no person except a licensed pharmacist shall display any sign or advertise in any fashion, using the words "pharmacy," "drugs," "drug store," "drug store supplies," "pharmacist," "druggist," "pharmaceutical chemist," "apothecary," "drug sundries," "medicine," or any of these words or their equivalent, in any manner. (B) A pharma...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Certified nurse practitioner," "certified nurse-midwife," "clinical nurse specialist," and "standard care arrangement" have the same meanings as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Collaborating physician" means a physician who has entered into a standard care arrangement with a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner. (3) "P...

...t to this section. Persons who meet the definitions of the classification types shall comply with all requirements for the specific license classification specified in rule. (C) A person seeking a license identified in division (B)(1)(a) of this section shall file with the executive director of the board a verified application containing such information as the board requires of the applicant relative to the licensu...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Physician" means an individual who is authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery. (B) "Health care facility" means any of the following: (1) A hospital registered with the department of health under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code; (2) A health care facility licensed by t...