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... (A) As used in this section, "person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the Revised Code and also includes the board of nursing and its members and employees; health care facilities, associations, and societies; insurers; and individuals. (B) In the absence of fraud or bad faith, no person reporting to the board of nursing or testifying in an adjudication conducted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code wi...

... (A) As used in this section and section 4723.351 of the Revised Code: (1) "Applicant" means an individual who has applied for a license or certificate to practice issued under this chapter. "Applicant" may include an individual who has been granted authority by the board of nursing to practice as one type of practitioner, but has applied for authority to practice as another type of practitioner. (2) "Impaired" o...

... (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'...

... (A) A certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist may determine and pronounce an individual's death. (B)(1) A registered nurse who is not described in division (A) of this section may determine and pronounce an individual's death, but only if the individual's respiratory and circulatory functions are not being artificially sustained and, at the time the determination and pro...

... (A) Through the attorney general or an appropriate prosecuting attorney, the board of nursing may apply to an appropriate court for an order enjoining the unauthorized practice of nursing or any other violation of this chapter. On the filing of a verified petition, the court shall conduct a hearing on the petition and give the same preference to the proceeding as is given all proceedings under Chapter 119. of the Re...

... (A) Each person who desires to practice nursing as a certified nurse-midwife and has not been authorized to practice midwifery prior to December 1, 1967, and each person who desires to practice nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner shall file with the board of nursing a written application for a license to practice nursing as an advanced pract...

... (A) If the applicant for a license to practice nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse has met all the requirements of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code and has paid the fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code, the board of nursing shall issue the license and designate the license holder as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certifi...

...A certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner may provide to individuals and groups nursing care that requires knowledge and skill obtained from advanced formal education and clinical experience. In this capacity as an advanced practice registered nurse, a certified nurse-midwife is subject to division (A) of this section, a certified reg...

... (A)(1) An advanced practice registered nurse who is designated as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner may practice only in accordance with a standard care arrangement entered into with each physician or podiatrist with whom the nurse collaborates. A copy of the standard care arrangement shall be retained on file by the nurse's employer. Prior approval of the standard...

... (A) An advanced practice registered nurse who is designated as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner shall cooperate with the state medical board in any investigation the board conducts with respect to a physician or podiatrist who collaborates with the nurse. The nurse shall cooperate with the board in any investigation the board conducts with respect to the unauthori...

... When performing clinical support functions as authorized by section 4723.43 of the Revised Code, a certified registered nurse anesthetist may direct a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or respiratory therapist to provide supportive care, including monitoring vital signs, conducting electrocardiograms, and administering intravenous fluids, if the nurse or therapist is authorized by law to provide such care....

...(A) During the time period that begins on a patient's admission for a surgery or procedure to a health care facility where the certified registered nurse anesthetist practices and ends with the patient's discharge from recovery, the nurse may engage in one or more of the following activities: (1) Performing and documenting evaluations and assessments, which may include ordering and evaluating one or more diagnostic ...

... (A) A written policy adopted by a health care facility as described in section 4723.434 of the Revised Code shall establish standards and procedures to be followed by certified registered nurse anesthetists when performing one or more of the following activities in the health care facility: (1) Selecting, ordering, and administering treatments, drugs, and intravenous fluids; (2) Ordering diagnostic tests and eva...

... (A) Subject to division (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 inpati...

... (A) As used in this section, "fetal death" has the same meaning as in section 3705.01 of the Revised Code, except that it does not include either of the following: (1) The product of human conception of at least twenty weeks of gestation; (2) The purposeful termination of a pregnancy, as described in section 2919.11 of the Revised Code. (B) If a woman who is in the process of experiencing a fetal death or wh...

... For purposes of sections 173.521, 173.542, 3701.162, 3721.01, 3721.011, 3721.041, 3727.19, 3742.03, 3742.04, 3742.07, 3923.25, 4506.07, 4507.06, 4507.08, 4507.081, and 4507.141 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 establish...

...(A) No person shall knowingly do any of the following unless the person holds a current, valid license issued by the board of nursing under this chapter to practice nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse in the specialty indicated by the designation: (1) Engage in the practice of nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse for a fee, salary, or other consideration, or as a volunteer; (2) Represent th...

...The board of nursing is hereby deemed to be the successor to the state medical board with regard to 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 matter...

... (A) The board of nursing shall establish a list of national certifying organizations approved by the board to examine and certify advanced practice registered nurses to practice nursing specialties. To be approved by the board, a national certifying organization must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Be national in the scope of its credentialing; (2) Have an educational requirement beyond that required f...

...If an advanced practice registered nurse's license to practice nursing as a registered nurse lapses for failure to renew under section 4723.24 of the Revised Code, the nurse's license to practice nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse is lapsed until the license to practice nursing as a registered nurse is reinstated. If an advanced practice registered nurse's license to practice nursing as a registered nur...

... (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 sect...

... This section establishes standards and conditions regarding the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse who is designated as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner to prescribe and personally furnish drugs and therapeutic devices under a license issued under section 4723.42 of the Revised Code. (A) A clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or c...

...(A) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section, an applicant for a license to practice nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse who seeks designation as a clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner shall include with the application submitted under section 4723.41 of the Revised Code evidence of successfully completing the course of study in advanced p...

... (A) (1) Subject to division ( A)(2) of this section, and notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or rule adopted 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 admini...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Drug database" means the database established and maintained by the state board of pharmacy pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code. (2) "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, an advanced practice registered nurse who is designated as a clinic...