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Section 4731.08 | License applicant to comply with R.C. 4776.01 to 4776.04.

...pter, each applicant for a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and each applicant as set forth in section 5(b)(2) of the "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact" entered into under section 4731.11 of the Revised Code, shall comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code.

Section 4731.09 | Qualifications and application for license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.

...(A) An applicant for a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Be at least eighteen years of age; (2) Possess a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalence or have obtained the equivalent of such education as determined by the state medical board; (3) Have completed two years of undergraduate work in a coll...

Section 4731.091 | [Former R.C. 4731.092, amended and renumbered by H.B. 49, 132nd General Assembly, effective 9/29/2017] Qualified graduate of fifth pathway training program.

...n applicant shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has done all of the following: (A) Studied medicine in a foreign medical school acknowledged by the world health organization and verified by a member state of that organization as operating within the state's jurisdiction at the time the applicant studied medicine; (B) Successfully completed all the formal requirements of the foreign me...

Section 4731.10 | Verification of certification or licensure for licensure in another state.

...who holds a license or certificate to practice issued under this chapter and is seeking licensure in another state, the state medical board shall provide verification of the person's license or certificate to practice the person's profession in this state. The fee for such verification is fifty dollars.

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 4731.111 | Commissioners to the interstate medical licensure compact commission.

...r the "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact" is entered into under section 4731.11 of the Revised Code, the state medical board, in accordance with section 11 of the compact, shall select two individuals to serve as commissioners to the interstate medical licensure compact commission created under the compact. The board shall fill any vacancy in either or both of the positions not later than thirty days after such a ...

Section 4731.14 | Review of applications; issuance of license.

...ets the requirements for a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B) If the board determines that the evidence submitted with an application is satisfactory and the applicant meets the requirements for a license, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, as applicable. If the applicant holds a medica...

Section 4731.142 | English language proficiency.

...edical board, to receive a license to practice issued under section 4731.14 of the Revised Code if the individual's eligibility for the license is based in part on certification from the educational commission for foreign medical graduates and fulfillment of the undergraduate requirements established by section 4731.09 of the Revised Code at an institution outside the United States. The board shall adopt rules specif...

Section 4731.143 | Notice of lack of coverage of medical malpractice insurance.

...ter authorizing the license holder to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery, who is not covered by medical malpractice insurance shall provide a patient with written notice of the license holder's lack of that insurance coverage prior to providing nonemergency professional services to the patient. The notice shall be provided alone on its own page. The noti...

Section 4731.15 | Regulating massage therapy.

...the Revised Code. (B) A license to practice a limited branch of medicine issued by the state medical board is valid for a two-year period unless revoked or suspended and expires on the date that is two years after the date of issuance. The license may be renewed for additional two-year periods in accordance with division (C) of this section. (C) Both of the following apply with respect to the renewal of license...

Section 4731.151 | Legacied naprapaths and mechanotherapists.

...rapaths who received a certificate to practice from the state medical board prior to March 2, 1992, may continue to practice naprapathy, as defined in rules adopted by the board. Such naprapaths shall practice in accordance with rules adopted by the board. (B)(1) As used in this division: (a) "Mechanotherapy" means all of the following: (i) Examining patients by verbal inquiry; (ii) Examination of the muscul...

Section 4731.152 | Massage therapy advisory council.

... appointed to represent the interest of consumers. The American massage therapy association, or its successor organization, may nominate not more than three individuals for consideration by the board in appointing the educator member described in division (A)(2) of this section. Associated bodywork and massage professionals (ABMP), or its successor organization, may nominate not more than three individuals for ...

Section 4731.155 | Rules regarding continuing education.

...5 of the Revised Code of a license to practice a limited branch of medicine. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (B)(1) If the board adopts rules establishing continuing education requirements for holders of licenses to practice a limited branch of medicine, the board may require a holder to certify to the board that the holder has satisfied the continuing education requi...

Section 4731.157 | Delegate to the Interstate massage compact commission.

... days after the "Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact)" is entered into under section 4731.156 of the Revised Code, the state medical board, in accordance with Article 8 of the compact, shall select one individual to serve as a delegate to the interstate massage compact commission created under the compact. The board shall fill a vacancy in this position not later than sixty days after the vacancy occurs.

Section 4731.16 | Determination of standards; examinations.

...ister an examination of competency to practice the limited branch of medicine of massage therapy. If it administers an examination, the board shall establish by rule a fee to cover the cost of administering the examination. If it does not administer an examination, the board shall adopt rules under section 4731.05 of the Revised Code that specify both of the following: (1) An examination acceptable to the board a...

Section 4731.17 | Issuance of license.

...ets the requirements for a license to practice the limited branch of medicine of massage therapy. (B) If the board determines that the applicant meets the requirements for a license and that the documentation required for a license is acceptable, the board shall issue to the applicant the license to practice. Each license shall be signed by the president and secretary of the board and attested by its seal. (C) ...

Section 4731.171 | License applicant to comply with RC Chapter 4776.

...pter, each applicant for a license to practice massage therapy shall comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code.

Section 4731.19 | License to practice a limited branch of medicine.

...ection, a person seeking a license to practice the limited branch of medicine of massage therapy shall file with the state medical board an application in a manner prescribed by the board. The application shall include or be accompanied by all of the following: (1) Evidence that the applicant is at least eighteen years of age; (2) Evidence that the applicant has attained high school graduation or its equivalent...

Section 4731.20 | State medical board - powers and duties.

...icers, for purposes of regulating the practices of medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, and podiatric medicine and surgery, shall apply in the same manner, with any modifications the board considers necessary, for purposes of regulating the practices of limited branches of medicine, including the power of the board to take disciplinary actions under section 4731.22 of the Revised Code.

Section 4731.21 | Limitations prescribed.

...Sections 4731.15 to 4731.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code do not amend sections 4731.34, 4731.36, and 4731.41 of the Revised Code or limit their application unless otherwise specifically provided.

Section 4731.22 | Disciplinary actions.

...r suspend a license or certificate to practice or certificate to recommend, refuse to grant a license or certificate, refuse to renew a license or certificate, refuse to reinstate a license or certificate, or reprimand or place on probation the holder of a license or certificate if the individual applying for or holding the license or certificate is found by the board to have committed fraud during the administration...

Section 4731.221 | Suspending license or certificate of mentally ill or mentally incompetent practitioner.

...as submitted to such board proof, satisfactory to the board, that the person has been discharged as having a restoration to competency in the manner and form provided in section 5122.38 of the Revised Code. The judge of such court shall forthwith notify the state medical board of an adjudication of mental illness or mental incompetence, and shall note any suspension of a license or certificate in the margin of the co...

Section 4731.222 | Determining applicant's fitness to resume practice.

...apter that has been in a suspended or inactive state for any cause for more than two years; (2) An applicant seeking issuance of a license or certificate pursuant to this chapter who for more than two years has not been engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, podiatric medicine and surgery, or a limited branch of medicine as any of the following: (a) An active practiti...

Section 4731.223 | Reporting convictions.

...ation in connection with the person's practice, or for a second or subsequent time pleads guilty to, or is subject to a judicial finding of guilt of, a violation of section 2919.123 or 2919.124 of the Revised Code, the prosecutor in the case, on forms prescribed and provided by the state medical board, shall promptly notify the board of the conviction or guilty plea. Within thirty days of receipt of that information,...

Section 4731.224 | Reporting misconduct.

...or committed in the course of medical practice, an offense of violence, or a sexually oriented offense, as defined in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether a criminal charge has been filed or the location in this state where the conduct occurred. (2) "Sexual misconduct" means conduct that exploits the licensee-patient relationship in a sexual way, whether verbal or physical, and may include the...