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Section 4723.52 | Failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

... (B) An advanced practice registered nurse shall comply with section 3719.064 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under section 4723.51 of the Revised Code when treating a patient for addiction with medication-assisted treatment or proposing to initiate such treatment.

Section 4723.63 | [Former R.C. 4723.61, renumbered by S.B. 28, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/24/2024] Medication aide definitions.

...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) "Prescription medication" means a medication that m...

Section 4723.64 | Administration of medications by medication aides.

...A nursing home or residential care facility may use one or more medication aides to administer prescription medications to its residents, subject to both of the following conditions: (A) Each individual used as a medication aide must hold a current, valid medication aide certificate issued by the board of nursing under this chapter. (B) The nursing home or residential care facility shall ensure that the requireme...

Section 4723.65 | Application for certification as medication aide.

...An individual seeking certification as a medication aide shall apply to the board of nursing on a form prescribed and provided by the board. The application shall be accompanied by a certification fee of fifty dollars.

Section 4723.651 | Eligibility for medication aide certificate - issuance - duration.

...er state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a medication aide in a state that does not issue that certificate or license. (D) A medication aide certificate is valid for two years. The certificate may be renewed. All of the following apply to renewal: (1) The board shall provide each holder of a medication ai...

Section 4723.652 | Sanctions against certificate applicants or holders.

...of the Revised Code. (B) Disciplinary actions taken by the board under this section shall be taken pursuant to an adjudication conducted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that in lieu of a hearing, the board may enter into a consent agreement with an individual to resolve an allegation of a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under it. A consent agreement, when ratified by vote of a quo...

Section 4723.653 | Medication aide; certificate required.

...(A) A person who holds a current, valid certificate as a medication aide shall be known as a "certified medication aide" or "CMA." The board of nursing shall establish and maintain a registry of certified medication aides and make the registry available on its internet web site. (B) No person shall engage in the administration of medication as a medication aide, represent the person as being a certified medication ...

Section 4723.66 | Application for medication aide training program.

...en clock-hours of supervised clinical practice; (2) A mechanism for evaluating whether an individual's reading, writing, and mathematical skills are sufficient for the individual to be able to administer prescription medications safely; (3) An examination that tests the ability to administer prescription medications safely. The examination may be administered by the program that provides the instruction required ...

Section 4723.67 | Administration of medications by aides - delegation by nurse required.

...n of a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse acting at the direction of a registered nurse. (B) In exercising the authority to administer prescription medications pursuant to nursing supervision, all of the following apply to a medication aide: (1) Subject to division (B)(4) of this section, a medication aide may administer prescription medications by any of the following methods: (a) Giving medication...

Section 4723.68 | Limitation of liability of delegating nurse or person reporting medication error.

...A registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse acting at the direction of a registered nurse, who supervises medication administration by a medication aide who holds a current, valid medication aide certificate issued under this chapter is not liable in damages to any person or government entity in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an action or omission of the...

Section 4723.69 | Board to adopt program implementation rules.

...) With respect to supervised clinical practice components of training programs, when such training is provided in a nursing home or residential care facility and the home or facility has been notified by the department of health of real and present danger related to its administration of medications or provision of skilled nursing care, the board shall prohibit the home or facility from commencing any further supervi...

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 4723.72 | Permitted activities.

...ian, physician assistant, or registered nurse and the technician or intern is under the supervision of a physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse. Supervision requires that the dialysis technician or dialysis technician intern be in the immediate presence of a physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse. (2) In accordance with division (E) of section 4723.73 of the Revised Code, a dialysis techni...

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 4723.74 | Approving operation of dialysis training program.

...for-profit corporation, having the contractual authority presently to designate fifty per cent or more of the program's directors; (d) In the case of an applicant that is a trust, having the contractual authority presently to designate fifty per cent or more of the program's trustees; (e) Having the authority to direct the program's management, policies, or investments. (4) If the board proposes to deny appr...

Section 4723.75 | Issuing certificate.

... nursing shall issue a certificate to practice as a dialysis technician to an applicant if the following conditions are met: (1) The application is submitted to the board in accordance with rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code and includes both of the following: (a) The fee established in rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code; (b) The name and address of each approved dialys...

Section 4723.751 | Examinations.

...The board of nursing shall either conduct dialysis technician certification examinations itself or, in accordance with rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code, approve testing organizations to conduct the examinations. If it conducts the examinations, the board may use all or part of a standard examination created by a testing organization approved by the board. Regardless of who conducts it, th...

Section 4723.77 | Renewal of dialysis technician certificate.

... statutes and rules pertaining to the practice of nursing in this state or the practice as a dialysis technician in this state.

Section 4723.79 | Administrative rules.

...ing monthly home visits by a registered nurse to monitor the quality of the dialysis care; (I) Any other procedures or requirements necessary for the administration and enforcement of sections 4723.71 to 4723.79 of the Revised Code.

Section 4723.81 | Certification of community health workers program.

...lems and translate the solutions into practice. The certification program does not require an individual to obtain a community health worker certificate as a means of authorizing the individual to perform any of the activities that may be performed by an individual who holds a community health worker certificate.

Section 4723.83 | Application for certificate.

...An individual seeking a community health worker certificate shall submit an application to the board of nursing on forms the board shall prescribe and furnish. The applicant shall include all information the board requires to process the application. The application shall be accompanied by the fee established in rules adopted under section 4723.88 of the Revised Code.

Section 4723.84 | Eligibility for certificate.

...ised Code; (5) Not have committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under section 3123.47 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under division (F) of section 4723.88 of the Revised Code or, if such an act has been committed, be determined by the board to have made restitution, been rehabilitated, or both; (6) Meet all other requirements the board specifies in rules adopted under section 4723.88 of th...

Section 4723.85 | Review and renewal of application.

...er state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a community health worker in a state that does not issue that certificate or license. (C) A community health worker certificate issued under division (A) or (B) of this section expires biennially and may be renewed in accordance with the schedule and procedures estab...

Section 4723.86 | Denial, revocation or suspension of certificate.

...ection 4723.88 of the Revised Code. All actions to impose a sanction shall be taken in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

Section 4723.87 | Community health worker training programs.

...for-profit corporation, having the contractual authority presently to designate fifty per cent or more of the program's directors; (iv) In the case of a program that is a trust, having the contractual authority presently to designate fifty per cent or more of the program's trustees; (v) Having the authority to direct the program's management, policies, or investments. (3) If the board proposes to deny approval ...