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Section 4712.07 | Prohibited acts.

...vices organization, or independent contractor that sells or attempts to sell the services of a credit services organization shall do any of the following: (A) Charge or receive directly or indirectly from a buyer money or other consideration readily convertible into money until all services the organization has agreed to perform for the buyer are completed within the time periods described in division (A)(3) of sect...

Section 4712.08 | Prohibiting fraudulent activities.

...No credit services organization shall do any of the following: (A) Obtain a certificate of registration through any false or fraudulent representation or make any substantial misrepresentation in any registration application; (B) Make false promises through advertising or other means in the conduct of its business or engage in a continued course of misrepresentations in the conduct of its business; (C) Engage in c...

Section 4712.09 | Waiving rights.

...(A) No credit services organization shall cause or attempt to cause a buyer to waive a right under sections 4712.01 to 4712.14 of the Revised Code. (B) Any waiver by a buyer of a right under sections 4712.01 to 4712.14 of the Revised Code is void.

Section 4712.10 | Action for recovery of damages.

...712.14 of the Revised Code may bring an action for recovery of damages. (2) Damages awarded under division (A)(1) of this section shall not be less than the amount paid by the buyer to the credit services organization, plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs. (3) The buyer may be awarded punitive damages. (4) No action shall be brought under division (A)(1) of this section after four years after the date o...

Section 4712.11 | Violating consumer sales practices act.

... is deemed to be an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code.

Section 4712.12 | Investigating violations - injunctions.

...ed in, or is believed to be engaged in, activities that may constitute a violation of sections 4712.01 to 4712.14 of the Revised Code, the division may, after notice and a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, issue a cease and desist order. Such an order shall be enforceable in the court of common pleas.

Section 4712.13 | Disclosing certificate of registration number.

...A credit services organization shall disclose in any printed or published advertisement relating to the credit services organization's services, the number designated on the certificate of registration that is issued to the credit services organization by the division of financial institutions under sections 4712.01 to 4712.14 of the Revised Code. No credit services organization shall fail to comply with this section...

Section 4712.14 | Administrative rules.

...The superintendent of financial institutions may adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, reasonable rules to carry out the purposes of sections 4712.01 to 4712.14 of the Revised Code.

Section 4712.15 | Compliance with law regarding sanctions for human trafficking.

...The superintendent of financial institutions shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

Section 4712.99 | Penalty.

...(A) Whoever violates division (J) of section 4712.02, division (E) of section 4712.04, division (D) or (E) of section 4712.05, division (A) of section 4712.06, section 4712.07 or 4712.08, or division (A) of section 4712.09 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. (B)(1) Whoever violates section 4712.071 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than one h...

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 4731.02 | Organization of board.

...The state medical board shall organize by the election of a president, supervising member, and secretary. Each officer shall be a member of the board. The secretary shall be a physician in good standing in the physician's profession. Each of the officers shall serve for a term of one year. The officers may administer oaths.

Section 4731.03 | Compensation and expenses of board.

...Each member of the state medical board shall receive an amount fixed pursuant to division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code for each day employed in the discharge of his official duties and his necessary expenses.

Section 4731.04 | Definitions.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Fifth pathway training" means supervised clinical training obtained in the United States as a substitute for the internship or social service requirements of a foreign medical school. (B) "Graduate medical education" means education received through any of the following: (1) An internship, residency, or clinical fellowship program conducted in the United States and accredited by...

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 4731.051 | Administrative rules for universal blood and body fluid precautions.

...asive procedures and is authorized to practice by this chapter or Chapter 4730., 4759., 4760., 4761., 4762., 4772., or 4774. of the Revised Code. The rules shall define and establish requirements for universal blood and body fluid precautions that include the following: (A) Appropriate use of hand washing; (B) Disinfection and sterilization of equipment; (C) Handling and disposal of needles and other sharp inst...

Section 4731.052 | Administrative rules for management of chronic pain with controlled substances.

...ual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B) The state medical board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish standards and procedures to be followed by physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain, including standards for a physician's consultation with one or more other physicians who speci...

Section 4731.053 | Administrative rules for physician's delegation of medical task.

...ividual authorized by this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery. (B) The state medical board shall adopt rules that establish standards to be met and procedures to be followed by a physician with respect to the physician's delegation of the performance of a medical task to a person who is not licensed or otherwise specifically authorized by the...

Section 4731.054 | Operation of pain management clinics; supervision and control of employees, volunteers and contractors.

...for the accreditation of human research protection programs. (7) "Physician" means an individual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (8) "Prescriber" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Each owner shall supervise, control, and direct the activities of each individual, including an employee, volunteer, or individual ...

Section 4731.055 | Conditions for prescribing opioid analgesics or benzodiazepine drugs; adoption of rules regarding review drug database.

...dual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery. (3) "Opioid analgesic" and "benzodiazepine" have the same meanings as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (E) of this section, a physician shall comply with all of the following as conditions of prescribing a drug that is either an ...

Section 4731.056 | Rules for physicians regarding use of controlled substances in schedule III, IV, or V for medication-assisted treatment.

...ividual authorized by this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B) The state medical board shall adopt rules that establish standards and procedures to be followed by physicians in the use of all drugs approved by the United States food and drug administration for use in medication-assisted treatment, including controlled substances in schedule III, IV, or V. The rules shall...

Section 4731.057 | Rules regarding prescriptions for drugs that may be administered by pharmacist.

...dual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. The state medical board shall adopt rules establishing standards and procedures to be followed by a physician when prescribing a drug that may be administered by a pharmacist pursuant to section 4729.45 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and in con...

Section 4731.06 | Board meetings.

...The state medical board shall meet at least four times each year, and at such times and places as the board may direct. Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board shall have a seal and shall prescribe rules for its government.

Section 4731.07 | Records.

...ght. With respect to applicants to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, the register shall show the name of the institution that granted the applicant the degree of doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine. With respect to applicants to practice respiratory care, the register shall show the addresses of the person's last known place of business, the effective date and identification...

Section 4731.071 | Internet directory of certificates and licenses issued by board.

...The state medical board shall develop and publish on its internet web site a directory containing the names of, and business address for, all persons who hold current, valid certificates or licenses issued by the board under this chapter or Chapter 4730., 4759., 4760., 4761., 4762., 4772., 4774., or 4778. of the Revised Code. Except as provided in section 4731.10 of the Revised Code, the directory shall be the sole s...