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...(A) To be qualified to contract with the board of nursing to conduct the safe haven program, an organization must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Operate in this state as a professionals health program; (2) Be organized as a not-for-profit entity and exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (3) Contract with or employ to serve as the organization's...

...vision (B) of this section, a certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner may sign one or more documents relating to any of the following: (1) The admission of a patient to a facility for the purpose of receiving psychiatric or other behavioral health care services on an inpatient basis; (2) The discharge of a patient from a facility after receiving inpatient psychiatric or...

...l death presents herself to a certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner and is not referred to a hospital, the nurse shall provide the woman with all of the following: (1) A written statement, not longer than one page in length, that confirms that the woman was pregnant and that she subsequently suffered a miscarriage that resulted in a fetal death; (2) Notice of the righ...

...07.141 of the Revised Code, a certified nurse-midwife may sign documents or take related actions under those sections only if the nurse's scope of practice, as determined in accordance with section 4723.43 of the Revised Code and standards established by the board of nursing, authorizes the nurse to practice in the manner described in those sections.

... all matters related to the practice of nurse-midwifery that were the responsibility of the medical board under former sections 4731.30, 4731.32, 4731.33, 4731.341, and 4731.42 of the Revised Code. The board of nursing shall assume all of the functions and responsibilities of the medical board with regard to such matters. Any matters related to the practice of nurse-midwifery pending under such sections on the effect...

...(A) A clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner who holds a license to practice nursing issued under section 4723.42 of the Revised Code may delegate to a person not otherwise authorized to administer drugs the authority to administer to a specified patient a drug, unless the drug is a controlled substance or is listed in the formulary established in rules adopted under secti...

...ted by the board of nursing, a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner who holds a certificate to prescribe issued under section 4723.48 of the Revised Code may do either of the following without having examined an individual to whom epinephrine may be administered : (a) Personally furnish a supply of epinephrine autoinjectors for use in accordance with sections 3313.7110...

...(A) A certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner who has established a protocol that meets the requirements of section 4729.284 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under that section may authorize one or more pharmacists to use the protocol for the purpose of dispensing nicotine replacement therapy under section 4729.284 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of nursing sh...

...As used in this section and in sections 4723.64 to 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) ...

...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...

...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.

...(A) To be eligible to receive a medication aide certificate, an applicant shall meet all of the following conditions: (1) Be at least eighteen years of age; (2) Have a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalence as defined in section 5107.40 of the Revised Code; (3) Successfully complete the course of instruction provided by a training program approved under section 4723.66 of the Revised Co...

...(A) The board of nursing, by vote of a quorum, may impose one or more of the following sanctions against any individual who applies for, or holds, a medication aide certificate: deny, revoke, suspend, or place restrictions on the certificate; reprimand or otherwise discipline the holder of a medication aide certificate; or impose a fine of not more than five hundred dollars per violation. The sanctions may be i...

...(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 ...

...(A) A person or government entity seeking approval to provide a medication aide training program shall apply to the board of nursing on a form prescribed and provided by the board. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the board shall approve the applicant to provide a medication aide training program if the content of the course of i...

...(A) The board of nursing may adopt rules to implement sections 4723.63 to 4723.68 of the Revised Code. All rules adopted under this section shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (B) If the board adopts rules under this section establishing standards governing approval of and participation in medication aide training programs, both of the following apply: (1) With respect to superv...

...(A) A person who seeks to operate a dialysis training program shall apply to the board of nursing for approval of the program. Applications shall be submitted in accordance with rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code. The person shall include with the application the fee prescribed in those rules. (B)(1) Except as provided in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section, if the program meets the requir...

...(A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the board of 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 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...

...A dialysis technician certificate issued under section 4723.75 of the Revised Code expires biennially and shall be renewed according to a schedule established by the board of nursing in rules adopted under section 4723.79 of the Revised Code. An application for renewal of a dialysis technician certificate shall be accompanied by the renewal fee established in rules adopted by the board under section 4723.79 of ...

...The board of nursing shall develop and implement a program for the certification of community health workers. The board shall begin issuing community health worker certificates under section 4723.85 of the Revised Code not later than February 1, 2005. The certification program shall reflect the board's recognition of individuals who, as community representatives, advocate for individuals and groups in the community ...

...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.

...(A) To be eligible to receive a community health worker certificate, an applicant shall meet all of the following conditions: (1) Be eighteen years of age or older; (2) Possess a high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school diploma, as determined by the board; (3) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, successfully complete a community health worker training program approved by the board ...

...(A) The board of nursing shall review all applications received under section 4723.83 of the Revised Code. If an applicant meets the requirements of section 4723.84 of the Revised Code, the board shall issue a community health worker certificate to the applicant. (B) Notwithstanding the requirements specified in section 4723.84 of the Revised Code, the board shall issue a community health worker certificate in acco...

...The board of nursing, by vote of a quorum, may deny, revoke, or suspend a community health worker certificate. The board may impose one or more of the sanctions against an applicant or certificate holder for any of the reasons it specifies in rules adopted under section 4723.88 of the Revised Code. All actions to impose a sanction shall be taken in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.