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Section 4723.02 | Board of nursing.

...member shall represent the interests of consumers of health care. Neither this member nor any person in the member's immediate family shall be a member of or associated with a health care provider or profession or shall have a financial interest in the delivery or financing of health care. Representation of nursing service and nursing education and of the various geographical areas of the state shall be considered in...

Section 4723.11 | Nurse licensure compact.

...The "Nurse Licensure Compact" is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by the state of Ohio as a party to the compact with any other state that has legally joined in the compact as follows: Nurse Licensure Compact Approved by the May 4, 2015 Special Delegate Assembly ARTICLE I Findings and Declaration of Purpose a. The party states find that: 1. The health and safety of the public are affect...

Section 4723.281 | Summary suspension without a hearing - automatic suspensions.

...nd convincing evidence that continued practice by an individual licensed under this chapter presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public, as determined on consideration of the evidence by the president and the executive director of the board of nursing, the president and director shall impose on the individual a summary suspension without a hearing. An individual serving as president or executive dir...

Section 4723.29 | Subpoena power.

...In addition to the powers conferred upon the board of nursing by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board may subpoena witnesses and require their attendance, require the testimony of witnesses and require the production by witnesses of books, papers, public records, and other documentary evidence, and examine them as it may require in relation to any matter which it has authority to investigate, inquire into, o...

Section 4723.482 | Items submitted with application.

...ection, an applicant for a license to practice nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse who seeks designation as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner shall include with the application submitted under section 4723.41 of the Revised Code evidence of successfully completing the course of study in advanced pharmacology and related topics in accordance with the req...

Section 4723.71 | Advisory group on dialysis.

...ializes in nephrology or an advanced practice registered nurse recommended by the board of nursing who specializes in nephrology; (4) An administrator of a dialysis center; (5) A dialysis patient; (6) A representative of the Ohio hospital association; (7) A representative from the end-stage renal disease network, as defined in 42 C.F.R. 405.2102. (C) The members of the advisory group appointed under division (B...

Section 4723.73 | Dialysis technicians - prohibited acts.

... (1) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse; (2) A physician; (3) A physician assistant; (4) A student performing dialysis care under the supervision of an instructor as an integral part of a dialysis training program approved by the board of nursing under section 4723.74 of the Revised Code; (5) A dialysis patient who has been trained to engage in the dialysis care with little or no professional as...

Section 4725.16 | Expiration of certificate - renewal.

...Each certificate of licensure for the practice of optometry issued by the state vision professionals board shall expire on the last day of December of each even-numbered year, and may be renewed in accordance with this section and the standard renewal procedure established under Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. (2) An optometrist seeking to continue to practice optometry shall file with the board an application f...

Section 4725.18 | Endorsement.

...at the province has standards for the practice of optometry that are at least as stringent as the standards established under sections 4725.01 to 4725.34 of the Revised Code and the individual meets the conditions specified in division (B) of this section. The certificate of licensure may be issued only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the board's members. (B) An individual seeking a certificate of licensur...

Section 4725.51 | Renewal - continuing education.

...the board. (b) Licensed spectacle-contact lens dispensing opticians shall have completed a length of study of twenty-four clock hours, approved by the board. (2) An application for the initial renewal of a license issued under sections 4725.40 to 4725.55 of the Revised Code is not required to contain evidence that the applicant has completed the continuing education requirements of division (A)(1) of this section...

Section 4729.02 | State board of pharmacy.

...s chapter, representing to the extent practicable various phases of the practice of pharmacy, and one of whom shall be a public member at least sixty years of age. Members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Terms of office shall be for four years, commencing on the first day of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June. The Ohio pharmacists association may annually submit...

Section 4729.24 | Authority of board to take depositions, issue subpoenas, etc.

...(B) of this section, in addition to the actions the state board of pharmacy may take under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board may order the taking of depositions; examine and copy any books, accounts, papers, records, documents, and other tangible objects; issue subpoenas; and compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books, accounts, papers, records, documents, and other tangible objects. On fai...

Section 4729.284 | Pharmacist dispensing nicotine replacement therapy.

...es adopted under this section; (2) Practice in accordance with a protocol that meets the requirements of division (D) of this section. (D) All of the following apply with respect to the protocol required by this section: (1) The protocol shall be established by a physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery or a certified nu...

Section 4729.50 | Contracts with private entities to process applications.

... board of pharmacy may enter into contracts with private entities under which the entities process applications and renewal applications for wholesale distributors of dangerous drugs and terminal distributors of dangerous drugs. When entering into these contracts, the board shall give preference to entities that are Ohio-based companies. Any revenue received by the board from contracts entered into under thi...

Section 4730.26 | Hearings and investigations.

...it. In an investigation involving the practice or supervision of a physician assistant pursuant to the policies of a health care facility, the board may require that the health care facility provide any information the board considers necessary to identify either or both of the following: (1) The facility's policies for the practice of physician assistants within the facility; (2) The services that the facility...

Section 4730.70 | Physician assistant licensure compact.

... Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by the state of Ohio as a party to the compact with any other state that has legally joined the compact as follows: Section 1. Purpose In order to strengthen access to Medical Services, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of Medical Services, the Participating States of the PA Licensure Compact have a...

Section 4731.01 | State medical board.

... board shall represent the interests of consumers. Two additional members shall represent the interests of consumers and shall not be a member of, or associated with, a health care provider or profession. At least one of the consumer members shall be at least sixty years of age. The terms of office for the consumer members shall be for five years, commencing on the first day of August and ending on the thirty-first d...

Section 4731.05 | Administrative rules.

... assessing the board's accomplishments, activities, and performance data, including metrics detailing the board's revenues and reimbursements; budget distribution; investigation and licensing activity, including issuance of licenses and processing time frames; and enforcement data, including processing time frames. The board shall include the assessment in the annual report required by section 149.01 of the Revised C...

Section 4731.11 | Interstate medical licensure compact.

...The "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact" is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by the state of Ohio as a party to the compact with any other state that has legally joined in the compact as follows: INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the In...

Section 4731.156 | Interstate massage compact (IMpact).

...e administration of this Compact or the protection of the public, as determined by the Rules of the Commission. D. The records and information provided to a Member State pursuant to this Compact or through the Data System, when certified by the Commission or an agent thereof, shall constitute the authenticated business records of the Commission, and shall be entitled to any associated hearsay exception in any relev...

Section 4732.16 | Investigations.

...erson being served is a person whose practice is authorized by this chapter, service of the subpoena may be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, and the subpoena shall be deemed served on the date delivery is made or the date the person refuses to accept delivery. A sheriff's deputy who serves a subpoena shall receive the same fees as a sheriff. Each witness who appears before the board in obedien...

Section 4732.18 | Restoration of license.

...e restrictions and limitations on the practice of the license holder. The board may require a person seeking restoration of a license to submit to mental, substance abuse, cognitive, or physical evaluations, or a combination of these evaluations. Evaluations shall be conducted by qualified individuals selected by the board. The costs of any evaluative processes shall be paid by the applicant for restoration. A per...

Section 4732.221 | Fees for nonresident applicants.

...n of the state board of psychology to practice psychology in Ohio for no more than thirty days per year under division (A)(1) of section 4732.22 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee established by the board of not less than seventy-five dollars and not more than one hundred fifty dollars, no part of which shall be returned. The board may adopt rules for the purpose of recognizing a nonresident's interjurisdictional pr...

Section 4732.40 | Psychology interjurisdictional compact (PSYPACT).

...The "Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT)" is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by the state of Ohio as a party to the compact with any other state that has legally joined in the compact as follows: PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT (PSYPACT) ARTICLE I PURPOSE Whereas, states license psychologists, in order to protect the public through verification of education, training an...

Section 4733.13 | Examinations.

...ion referred to as the principles and practice of engineering examination shall test the applicant's knowledge of the branch of engineering in which the applicant specializes. For the purpose of this section, the branches of engineering are all those branches in which engineering examinations are offered by the board or the national council of examiners for engineering and surveying. (C) A principles and pract...

Section 5709.77 | County public infrastructure improvement definitions.

...As used in sections 5709.77 to 5709.81 of the Revised Code: (A) "Business day" means a day of the week excluding Saturday, Sunday, and a legal holiday as defined in section 1.14 of the Revised Code. (B) "Fund" means to provide for the payment of the debt service on and the expenses relating to an outstanding obligation of the county. (C) "Housing renovation" means a project carried out for residential purposes. (...

Section 5709.78 | Exemption for increase in property value due to county public infrastructure improvement.

...the preceding year were it not for the fact that the property was in an existing incentive district and therefore exempt from taxation exceeds twenty-five per cent of the taxable value of real property in the county for the preceding tax year. The district shall be located within the unincorporated territory of the county and shall not include any territory that is included within a district created under division (C...

Section 5709.79 | Annual service payments in lieu of taxes.

...(A) A board of county commissioners that adopts a resolution under section 5709.78 of the Revised Code shall in the resolution require that the owner of the improvement make annual service payments in lieu of taxes to the county treasurer on or before the final dates for payment of real property taxes. Each such payment shall be charged and collected in the same manner and in the same amount as the real property taxe...

Section 5709.80 | Redevelopment tax equivalent fund.

...(A) The board of county commissioners of a county that receives service payments in lieu of taxes under section 5709.79 of the Revised Code shall establish a redevelopment tax equivalent fund into which those payments shall be deposited. Separate accounts shall be established in the fund for each resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners under section 5709.78 of the Revised Code. If the board of county ...

Section 5709.81 | County bonds or notes to finance public infrastructure improvement.

...(A) Upon determination by the board of county commissioners that such an issuance will be in the county's best interest, the board may, in the resolution adopted under section 5709.78 of the Revised Code, authorize the issuance of revenue bonds or notes to refund any general obligation bonds or notes, any mortgage revenue bonds or notes, or any revenue bonds issued prior to the effective date of the resolution to fin...

Section 5709.82 | Compensating school district for revenues lost due to tax exemptions.

...y of any political subdivision that has acted under the authority of Chapter 725. or 1728., sections 3735.65 to 3735.70, or section 5709.40, 5709.41, 5709.45, 5709.62, 5709.63, 5709.632, 5709.73, 5709.78, 5709.84, or 5709.88 of the Revised Code to grant an exemption from taxation for real or tangible personal property may negotiate with the board of education of each city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational...

Section 5709.83 | Notifying school district of proposed tax exemption.

...of this section, prior to taking formal action to adopt or enter into any instrument granting a tax exemption under section 725.02, 1728.06, 5709.40, 5709.41, 5709.45, 5709.48, 5709.62, 5709.63, 5709.632, 5709.73, 5709.78, 5709.84, or 5709.88 of the Revised Code or formally approving an agreement under section 3735.671 of the Revised Code, or prior to forwarding an application for a tax exemption for residential prop...

Section 5709.831 | Reimbursing local taxing authorities.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Exempted improvements" means improvements exempted from taxation under section 5709.40, 5709.41, 5709.45, 5709.73, or 5709.78 of the Revised Code. (2) "Political subdivision" means the county, township, or municipal corporation granting an exemption from taxation under section 5709.40, 5709.41, 5709.45, 5709.73, or 5709.78 of the Revised Code. (B) The legislative authority of a po...

Section 5709.832 | Nondiscriminatory hiring practices in operations of business granted tax exemption.

...e that the recipient of the exemption practices nondiscriminatory hiring in its operations. As used in this section, "nondiscriminatory hiring" means that no individual may be denied employment solely on the basis of race, religion, sex, disability, color, national origin, or ancestry.

Section 5709.84 | Exemption for local railroad operation.

...slative authority shall not take formal action to adopt a resolution or an ordinance that grants a tax exemption under this section until section 5709.83 of the Revised Code has been complied with. Upon adopting the resolution or ordinance, the legislative authority shall transmit a certified copy to the tax commissioner, the county auditor, and the county treasurer. (C) At any time during the period of an exemption...

Section 5709.85 | Tax incentive review council.

...(A) The legislative authority of a county, township, or municipal corporation that grants an exemption from taxation under Chapter 725. or 1728. or under section 3735.67, 5709.28, 5709.40, 5709.41, 5709.45, 5709.62, 5709.63, 5709.632, 5709.73, or 5709.78 of the Revised Code shall create a tax incentive review council. The council shall consist of the following members: (1) In the case of a municipal corporation el...

Section 5709.86 | Exemption for abandoned school property.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Abandoned school property" means improvements to a parcel of land, the parcel on which such improvements are situated, and adjacent parcels owned, or owned prior to a declaration under this section, by a school district, county, township, or municipal corporation that have been used for school purposes for not less than ten years but that are not currently used for school purposes. ...

Section 5709.87 | Exempting increase in assessed value of realty cleaned of contamination.

...de. (B) The director of environmental protection, after issuing a covenant not to sue for property under section 3746.12 of the Revised Code and determining that remedies or remedial activities have commenced or been completed at that property to the satisfaction of the director, shall certify to the tax commissioner and to the director of development services that such a covenant has been issued, that such remedi...

Section 5709.88 | Tax incentives to promote employment and improve economic climate.

...(2) "Property," "remedy," and "remedial activities" have the same meanings as in section 3746.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Facility" means an enterprise's place of business, including land constituting property that is described in a certification under division (B) of section 5709.87 of the Revised Code, and buildings, improvements, fixtures, structures, machinery, equipment, and other materials, except inventory, ...

Section 5709.881 | Local agreements.

...rporation or county) shall perform such acts as are reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect, claim, reserve, and maintain exemptions from taxation granted under this agreement, including, without limitation, joining in the execution of all documentation and providing any necessary certificates required in connection with such exemptions." (5) "__________ (insert name of enterprise) shall provide to the proper ...

Section 5709.882 | Report of local agreements.

... and a comparison of the stipulated and actual schedules for hiring new employees, for retaining existing employees, for the amount of payroll of the enterprise attributable to these employees, and for remediating and investing in establishing, expanding, renovating, or occupying a facility; (b) The number of agreements the terms of which an enterprise has failed to comply with, indicating separately for each s...

Section 5709.883 | Tax incentive review council - cleanup of contamination.

...(A) The legislative authority of a county or municipal corporation that grants an exemption from taxation under section 5709.88 of the Revised Code shall create a tax incentive review council unless the county has created such a council under section 5709.85 of the Revised Code. If a council has been created under that section, that council shall perform the functions prescribed by this section. A council created und...

Section 5709.91 | Service payments in lieu of taxes.

...(A) Service payments in lieu of taxes required under sections 725.04, 5709.42, 5709.46, 5709.74, and 5709.79 of the Revised Code, minimum service payment obligations, and service charges in lieu of taxes required under sections 1728.11 and 1728.111 of the Revised Code shall be treated in the same manner as taxes, as defined in section 323.01 of the Revised Code, for all purposes of the lien described in section 323.1...

Section 5709.911 | Exemptions.

...oration, township, or county that has enacted an ordinance or resolution under section 5709.40, 5709.41, 5709.45, 5709.73, or 5709.78 of the Revised Code or that has entered into an agreement referred to in section 725.02 or 1728.07 of the Revised Code may file an application for exemption under those sections in the same manner as other real property tax exemptions, notwithstanding the indication in division (A) of ...

Section 5709.912 | Administrative rules.

...The tax commissioner may, in accordance with section 5703.14 of the Revised Code, adopt rules to implement sections 5709.91 and 5709.911 of the Revised Code.

Section 5709.913 | Increases in assessed value of real property located within a municipal incentive district.

...o in division (B) of this section was enacted or adopted, as reflected in the exempt tax list or the general tax list and duplicate of real and public utility property. (2) "Sexennial reappraisal and triennial update" means the reappraisal and update referred to in section 5715.24 of the Revised Code. (B) This section applies to any parcel of real property that is located within an incentive district created by a m...

Section 5709.914 | Increases in assessed value of real property located within a county incentive district.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Base real property" means the land, structures and buildings, or portions of structures and buildings, that existed, and in the condition in which they existed, for the tax year in which the resolution creating the incentive district referred to in division (B) of this section was adopted, as reflected in the exempt tax list or the general tax list and duplicate of real and public u...

Section 5709.915 | Application of amendments to R.C. 5709.91 by S.B. 57 of the 134th General Assembly [codified from Section 6 of S.B. 57, 134th General Assembly].

...The amendment by this act of section 5709.91 of the Revised Code applies to any proceedings commenced or instruments recorded after the amendment's effective date, and, so far as the amendment supports the actions taken, also applies to proceedings that on its effective date are pending, in progress, or completed, or instruments that have previously been recorded, notwithstanding the applicable law previously in effe...

Section 5709.916 | Concurrent municipal tax increment financing exemptions.

...(A) As used in this section, "incentive district ordinance" means an ordinance adopted under division (C) of section 5709.40 of the Revised Code. (B) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of section 5709.40, 5709.41, 5709.42, 5709.43, or 5709.911 of the Revised Code, divisions (C) and (D) of this section apply to any exemption granted by a municipal corporation by an ordinance adopted under division (B) of section...

Section 5709.92 | Ranking of school districts by capacity.

...ode after any amounts are added or subtracted under Section 263.240 of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th general assembly, entitled "TRANSITIONAL AID FOR CITY, LOCAL, AND EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS." (b) "State education aid" for a joint vocational district means the amount computed for the district under section 3317.16 of the Revised Code after any amounts are added or subtracted under Section 263.250 of Am. ...