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...(A) Any person may submit a petition to the state medical board requesting that a disease or condition be added as a qualifying medical condition for the purposes of section 3796.01 of the Revised Code. A petition shall be submitted to the board in a manner prescribed by the board. A petition shall be limited to one disease or condition and shall include a description of the disease or condition. A petition shall not...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Rural hospital" means a hospital agency, as defined in section 140.01 of the Revised Code, that meets all of the following criteria: (a) Is in compliance with Chapter 3722. of the Revised Code; (b) Is located in a county that has a population of less than one hundred twenty-five thousand. (2) "Physician" means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code t...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Light-based medical device" means any device that can be made to produce or amplify electromagnetic radiation at wavelengths equal to or greater than one hundred eighty nm but less than or equal to 1.0 X 106 nm and that is manufactured, designed, intended, or promoted for irradiation of any part of the human body for the purpose of affecting the structure or function of the body....

...(A) A person shall be regarded as practicing medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery, within the meaning ofthis chapter, who does any of the following: (1) Uses the words or letters, "Dr.," "Doctor," "M.D.," physician," "D.O.," "D.P.M.," or any other title in connection with the person's name in any way that represents the person as engaged in the practice of medi...

...(A) The practice of medicine in all of its branches or the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs or medicines and without operative surgery by any person not at that time holding a valid and current license or certificate as provided by Chapter 4723., 4725., or 4731. of the Revised Code is hereby declared to be inimical to the public welfare and to constitute a public nuisance. (B) The attorney genera...

...(A) This chapter does not apply to or prohibit in any way the administration of anesthesia by a certified registered nurse anesthetist under the direction of and in the immediate presence of an individual authorized by this chapter to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery. (B) This chapter does not prohibit an individual from practicing as an anesthesiolo...

... (A) Sections 4731.01 to 4731.47 of the Revised Code shall not prohibit service in case of emergency, domestic administration of family remedies, or provision of assistance to another individual who is self-administering drugs. Sections 4731.01 to 4731.47 of the Revised Code shall not apply to any of the following: (1) A commissioned medical officer of the armed forces of the United States or an employee of the v...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Physician" means an individual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (2) "Sonographer" means an individual who uses ultrasonic imaging devices to produce diagnostic images, scans, or videos or three-dimensional volumes of anatomical and diagnostic data. (B) A physician may delegate to a sonographer the authority ...

...All vouchers of the state medical board shall be approved by the board's president, the board's executive director, or another person authorized by the board.

...The secretary of the state medical board shall enforce this chapter and the rules adopted under it. If the secretary has knowledge or notice of a violation, the secretary shall investigate the matter, and, upon probable cause appearing, file a complaint and prosecute the offender. When requested by the secretary, the prosecuting attorney of the proper county shall take charge of and conduct such prosecution.

...The state medical board may access and view, but not alter, information gathered and disseminated through the Ohio law enforcement gateway established under section 109.57 of the Revised Code.

...All fines collected for violation of sections 4731.41 to 4731.43 of the Revised Code shall be distributed as follows: one half to the state medical board for deposit in accordance with section 4731.24 of the Revised Code and one half to the treasury of the county or municipal corporation in which the offense was committed.

... (A) No person shall practice medicine and surgery, or any of its branches, without the appropriate license or certificate from the state medical board to engage in the practice. No person shall advertise or claim to the public to be a practitioner of medicine and surgery, or any of its branches, without a license or certificate from the board. No person shall open or conduct an office or other place for such practic...

... (A) No person shall announce or advertise that person as an osteopathic physician and surgeon, or shall practice as such, without a license from the state medical board or without complying with all the provisions of law relating to such practice, or shall practice after such license has been revoked, or if suspended, during the time of such suspension. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a person ...

...(A) As used in this section, "supplier" has the same meaning as in section 4725.28 of the Revised Code. (B) An individual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, on completion of a vision examination and diagnosis, shall give each patient for whom the individual prescribes any vision correcting item, device, or procedure, one copy of the prescription,...

...No person shall make, issue, publish, or cause to be made, issued, or published, for the purpose of sale, barter, or gift, a diploma, certificate, or writing representing the holder thereof to be a graduate of a medical school, college, or educational institution of medicine, unless such holder has attended a complete course of instruction therein, equal to the average course of instruction in other such schools, col...

...No person shall make, issue, or publish, for the purpose of sale, barter, or gift, a certificate, diploma, or other writing or document falsely representing the holder or receiver thereof to be a graduate of a medical school, college, or educational institution of medicine and entitled to the powers, privileges, or degrees thereby pretended to be conferred, or sell or dispose of, or offer to sell or dispose of such d...

...No surgeon or physician shall knowingly give to a person liable to be enrolled in the militia a false certificate of disability.

... No physician shall do either of the following: (A) Furnish a person with a prescription in order to enable the person to be issued a standard removable windshield placard, temporary removable windshield placard, permanent removable windshield placard, or license plates under section 4503.44 of the Revised Code, knowing that the person does not meet any of the criteria contained in division (A)(1) of that section;...

...No physician shall issue a prescription for intoxicating liquor not in writing, or shall issue a written prescription therefor knowing such liquor is to be used as a beverage, or not containing the name and quantity of liquor prescribed, the name of the person for whom prescribed, and the date on which such prescription is written, and direction for the use of such liquor.

...No practicing physician who has been convicted of issuing a verbal prescription for intoxicating liquor, or issuing a prescription therefor in a form which does not comply with law, or issuing a prescription, knowing such liquor to be for use as a beverage, shall issue a prescription for intoxicating liquor within two years from the date of such conviction.

...The practice of podiatric medicine and surgery consists of the medical, mechanical, and surgical treatment of ailments of the foot, the muscles and tendons of the leg governing the functions of the foot; and superficial lesions of the hand other than those associated with trauma. Podiatrists are permitted the use of such preparations, medicines, and drugs as may be necessary for the treatment of such ailments. A podi...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy" means the administration of pure oxygen in a pressurized room or chamber. (2) "Physician" means an individual authorized under this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B) A podiatrist may supervise hyperbaric oxygen therapy if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The podiatrist has consulted with a...

... A podiatrist may administer to individuals who are seven years of age or older vaccinations against both of the following: (A) Influenza; (B) COVID-19.

... (A) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a person seeking a license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery shall file with the state medical board an application in the form and manner prescribed by the board. The application must include all of the following: (1) Evidence satisfactory to the board to demonstrate that the applicant meets all of the following requirements: (a) Is at least eight...