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... (A) As used in this section, "intimate examination" means a pelvic, prostate, or rectal examination. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a physician assistant or student enrolled in a program or course of study described in division (B) of section 4730.11 of the Revised Code shall not perform, or authorize another individual to perform, an intimate examination on an anesthetized or unconscious ...

... A physician assistant may provide telehealth services in accordance with section 4743.09 of the Revised Code.

... The Physician Assistant (PA) 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 the compact as follows: Section 1. Purpose In order to strengthen access to Medical Services, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of Medical Services, the Participating States of the PA Licensure Compact ha...

... Not later than sixty days after the "Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact" is entered into under section 4730.70 of the Revised Code, the state medical board, in accordance with Section 7 of the compact, shall select one individual to serve as the delegate to the PA licensure compact commission created under the compact. The board shall fill a vacancy in this position not later than sixty days after the vacanc...

... (A) Whoever violates section 4730.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense, the person is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. (B)(1) Whoever violates division (B)(1), (C)(1), (C)(2), (D), or (E) of section 4730.32 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on each subsequent offense the person is guilty o...

...The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a state medical board consisting of twelve members, eight of whom shall be physicians and surgeons licensed to practice in Ohio. Seven members of the board shall hold the degree of doctor of medicine. Terms of office of members holding the degree of doctor of medicine shall be for five years, commencing on the nineteenth day of March and ending on...

...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.

...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.

... 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 b...

...(A) The state medical board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to carry out the purposes of this chapter. All adjudicative proceedings of the state medical board shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (B) The state medical board shall appoint an executive director who shall be in the unclassified service of the state. The board may appoint other em...

... The state medical board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing universal blood and body fluid precautions that shall be used by each person who performs exposure prone invasive 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 univ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Chronic pain" means pain that has persisted after reasonable medical efforts have been made to relieve the pain or cure its cause and that has continued, either continuously or episodically, for longer than three continuous months. "Chronic pain" does not include pain associated with a terminal condition or with a progressive disease that, in the normal course of progression,...

...(A) As used in this section, "physician" means an individual 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...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Chronic pain" has the same meaning as in section 4731.052 of the Revised Code. (2) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Hospice care program" means a program licensed under Chapter 3712. of the Revised Code. (4) "Hospital" means a hospital registered with the department of health under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code....

...(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) "Physician" means an individual 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 ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Controlled substance," "schedule III," "schedule IV," and "schedule V" have the same meanings as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Medication-assisted treatment" has the same meaning as in section 340.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Physician" means an individual authorized by this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B) The state...

... As used in this section, "physician" means an individual 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 accor...

...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.

... (A) The state medical board shall keep a record of its proceedings. The minutes of a meeting of the board shall, on approval by the board, constitute an official record of its proceedings. (B) The board shall keep a register of applicants for licenses and certificates issued under this chapter; licenses issued under Chapters 4730., 4760., 4762., 4772., 4774., and 4778.; and licenses and limited permits issued und...

... 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 ...

... In addition to any other eligibility requirement set forth in this chapter, 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.

... (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 col...

...To be recognized by the state medical board as a qualified graduate of a fifth pathway training program, an 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...

...Upon the request of a person 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.

... 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 I...