[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective
date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in
paragraph (G) of rule
4723-1-03 of the Administrative
Code.]
(A) To obtain a certificate to
practice as an Ohio certified dialysis technician an applicant who meets the
qualifications set forth in section
4723.75 of the Revised Code
shall:
(1) Submit a "Dialysis Technician
Application";
(2) Submit an
application fee of thirty-five dollars; and
(3) As required by section
4723.75 of the Revised Code,
submit to a criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal
identification and investigation the results of which indicate that the
individual has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial
finding of guilt for any violation set forth in section
4723.092 of the Revised
Code.
(B) Prior to the
board determining an applicant is eligible for a dialysis technician
certificate, the board must receive documentation that demonstrates the
applicant is competent to practice as a dialysis technician. This may be
established by one of the following routes:
(1) The board has received:
(a) Written notice of the applicant's
successful completion of a dialysis technician training program, approved by
the board under section
4723.74 of the Revised Code,
submitted directly by the program administrator or designee;
(b) Written attestation, submitted directly
to the board by the applicant's employer or employers, that the applicant has
performed dialysis care for not less than six months immediately prior to the
date of application for certification; and
(c) Written notice, submitted to the board
directly by a testing organization approved by the board, that the applicant
has passed a certification examination demonstrating competence to perform
dialysis care not later than eighteen months after successfully completing a
dialysis training program approved by the board under section
4723.74 of the Revised Code, as
required by division (B)(1)(b) of section
4723.75 of the Revised Code. For
purposes of calculating the eighteen-month period, the board shall subtract the
total amount of time the applicant was enrolled in one or more training
programs approved by the board from the eighteen-month period.
(2) The board has received:
(a) Written notice, submitted to the board
directly by a testing organization approved by the board, that the applicant
has passed a certification examination in another jurisdiction demonstrating
competence to perform dialysis care;
(b) Written attestation, submitted directly
to the board by the applicant's employer or employers, that the applicant has
been employed to perform dialysis care in another jurisdiction for not less
than six months immediately prior to the date of application for certification;
and
(c) Evidence satisfactory to
the board that the applicant has completed two contact hours of education that
is directly related to Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code or rules adopted by
the board, and that meets the requirements set forth in paragraph (C) of rule
4723-14-01 of the Administrative
Code for category A education.
For purposes of this paragraph, the word "immediately" means
not more than sixty days prior to the date the individual submits an
application for a dialysis technician certificate to the board.
(C) If an applicant for a dialysis
technician certificate under paragraph (B)(1) of this rule did not pass the
certification examination within the eighteen-month period required by division
(B)(1)(b) of section 4723.75 of the Revised Code, as calculated according to
paragraph (B)(1)(c) of this rule, the applicant is not eligible to be certified
as a dialysis technician by the board unless the applicant repeats the entire
training and application process, as follows:
(1) The applicant enrolls in or
re-enrolls in, and successfully completes, a dialysis training program approved
by the board under section 4723.74 of the Revised Code;
(2) The applicant applies for and is
issued a dialysis technician intern certificate as set forth in section 4723.76
of the Revised Code and rule 4723-23-02 of the Administrative
Code;
(3) The applicant submits an
application to the board, as specified in paragraph (A) of this rule, including
submitting another criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal
identification and investigation the results of which indicate that the
individual has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial
finding of guilt for any violation set forth in section 4723.092 of the Revised
Code;
(4) The applicant meets all of the
requirements set forth in paragraph (B)(1) of this rule.
(D)(C) If an applicant for
a certificate to practice as an Ohio certified dialysis technician is not
determined eligible for a certificate within two year from receipt of the
application, the application shall be considered void and the fee forfeited.
The application form shall state the circumstances under which this forfeiture
may occur.
(E)(D) A certificate to
practice as an Ohio certified dialysis technician shall be considered current
until the next scheduled renewal period for an Ohio certified dialysis
technician certificate. When a certificate to practice as an Ohio certified
dialysis technician is issued on or after January first of an odd numbered
year, that certificate shall be considered current through March thirty-first
of the next odd numbered year.
(F)(E) The board may
propose to deny certification as a dialysis technician pursuant to an
adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Based on the results of
the adjudication, the board may issue the certificate, deny certification, or
condition certification on the applicant's successful correction of the area of
deficiency identified by the board.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
4723-23-03
Effective:
2/1/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
10/15/2025
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 4723.79
Rule
Amplifies: 4723.75,
4723.751
Prior
Effective Dates: 10/01/2000, 02/01/2003, 02/01/2004, 02/01/2006, 02/01/2014,
02/01/2015, 02/01/2016, 11/05/2018
