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...rapists, licensed professional clinical counselors, licensed professional counselors, independent social workers, social workers, independent marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapists, art therapists, and music therapists. (B) "Professional association" means an association organized under this chapter for the sole purpose of rendering one of the professional services authorized under Chapter ...

...Code, or licensed professional clinical counselors, licensed professional counselors, independent social workers, social workers, independent marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapists, art therapists, or music therapists authorized under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code may organize and become a shareholder or shareholders of a professional association. Any group of individuals described in this...

...ode, and licensed professional clinical counselors, licensed professional counselors, independent social workers, social workers, independent marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapists, art therapists, or music therapists authorized under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code shall control the professional clinical judgment exercised within accepted and prevailing standards of practice of a licensed, ...

...ationship between a person furnishing a professional service and a person receiving that service, including liability arising out of the furnishing of that service.

...A professional association may issue its capital stock only to persons who are duly licensed, certificated, or otherwise legally authorized to render within this state the same professional service as that for which the association was organized or, in the case of a combination of professional services described in division (B) of section 1785.01 of the Revised Code, to render within this state any of the applicable ...

...A professional association, within thirty days after the thirtieth day of June in each even-numbered year, shall furnish a statement to the secretary of state showing the names and post-office addresses of all of the shareholders in the association and certifying that all of the shareholders are duly licensed, certificated, or otherwise legally authorized to render within this state the same professional service for ...

...A shareholder of a professional association may sell or transfer that shareholder's shares in the association only to another individual who is duly licensed, certificated, or otherwise legally authorized to render within this state the same professional service as that for which the association was organized or, in the case of a combination of professional services described in division (B) of section 1785.01 of the...

...r 1701. of the Revised Code applies to professional associations, including their organization and the manner of filing articles of incorporation, except that the requirements of division (A) of section 1701.06 of the Revised Code do not apply to professional associations. If any provision of this chapter conflicts with any provision of Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code, the provisions of this chapter shall tak...

...er does not preclude the rendering of a professional service within this state by a corporation formed under division (B) of section 1701.03 of the Revised Code, a limited liability company formed under Chapter 1705. or 1706. of the Revised Code, or a foreign limited liability company registered with the secretary of state and transacting business in this state in accordance with sections 1705.53 to 1705.58 or 1706.5...

...tion to certify the qualifications of a professional employer organization or professional employer organization reporting entity. (B) "Client employer" means a sole proprietor, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation that enters into a professional employer organization agreement and is assigned shared employees by the professional employer organization. (C) "Coemploy" means the shari...

...nce organization to act on behalf of a professional employer organization or professional employer organization reporting entity in complying with this chapter and any rules adopted under it. The assurance organization shall be approved by the administrator before acting on behalf of the professional employer organization or the professional employer organization reporting entity and shall abide by all standar...

...(A) The professional employer organization with whom a shared employee is coemployed shall do all of the following: (1) Pay wages associated with a shared employee pursuant to the terms and conditions of compensation in the professional employer organization agreement between the professional employer organization and the client employer; (2) Pay all related payroll taxes associated with a shared employee indep...

...A) When a client employer enters into a professional employer organization agreement with a professional employer organization, the professional employer organization is the employer of record and the succeeding employer for the purposes of determining a workers' compensation experience rating pursuant to Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code. (B) Pursuant to Section 35 of Article II, Ohio Constitution, and section 4123...

...A shared employee under a professional employer organization agreement shall not, solely as a result of being a shared employee, be considered an employee of the professional employer organization for purposes of general liability insurance, fidelity bonds, surety bonds, employer liability not otherwise covered by Chapters 4121. and 4123. of the Revised Code, or liquor liability insurance carried by the professional ...

...n employment, shared employees under a professional employer organization agreement shall be considered employees solely of the client employer. (1) A client employer shall be entitled to the benefit of any tax credit, economic incentive, or similar benefit arising as the result of the client employer's employment of shared employees. If the grant or amount of any tax credit, economic incentive, or other bene...

...an thirty days after the formation of a professional employer organization, a professional employer organization operating in this state shall register with the administrator of workers' compensation on forms provided by the administrator. Following initial registration, each professional employer organization shall register with the administrator annually on or before the thirty-first day of December. Commonly owned...

...(A) A professional employer organization, or a professional employer organization reporting entity of which the professional employer organization is a member, shall maintain positive working capital at initial or annual registration, as reflected in the financial statements submitted to the bureau. If a deficit in working capital is reflected in the financial statements submitted to the bureau, the professional empl...

...tration or revoke the registration of a professional employer organization and rescind its status as a coemployer upon a finding that the professional employer organization has done any of the following: (1) Obtained or attempted to obtain registration through misrepresentation, misstatement of a material fact, or fraud; (2) Misappropriated any funds of the client employer; (3) Used fraudulent or coercive practice...

...calendar days after the date on which a professional employer organization agreement is terminated, the professional employer organization is adjudged bankrupt, the professional employer organization ceases operations within the state of Ohio, or the registration of the professional employer organization is revoked, the professional employer organization shall submit to the administrator of workers' compensation and ...

...Nothing in this chapter exempts a professional employer organization, client employer, or shared employee from any applicable federal, state, or local licensing, registration, or certification statutes or regulations. An individual required to obtain and maintain a license, registration, or certification under law and who is a shared employee of a professional employer organization and a client employer is an e...

...ing contained in this chapter or in any professional employer organization agreement shall affect, modify, or amend any collective bargaining agreement that exists on the effective date of this section. Nothing in this chapter shall alter the rights or obligations of any client employer, professional employer organization, or shared employee under the "National Labor Relations Act," 49 Stat. 449, 29 U.S.C.A. 151 et s...

...ng contained in this chapter or in any professional employer organization agreement shall do any of the following: (A) Diminish, abolish, or remove the rights and obligations of client employers and shared employees existing prior to the effective date of the professional employer organization agreement; (B) Affect, modify, or amend any contractual relationship or restrictive covenant between a shared employ...

...of the client employer entering into a professional employer organization agreement or using the services of a professional employer organization.

...Whoever violates division (A) of section 4125.05 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Whoever knowingly violates division (A) of section 4125.05 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Professional engineer" means a person registered as a professional engineer under this chapter. (B) "Engineer" means a graduate of an accredited engineering curriculum or a person registered as a professional engineer under this chapter, or both. (C) "Accredited engineering curriculum" means an engineering curriculum accredited by the engineering accreditation commission of ABET...