Ohio Admin. Code 4731-12-05 - Application procedures for licensure in podiatric medicine and surgery; investigation

(A) Pursuant to division (A) of section 4731.52 of the Revised Code, all applicants for a license shall submit to the board an application under oath in the manner determined by the board, and provide such other facts and materials as the board requires. No application shall be considered submitted to the board until the appropriate fee has been received by the board.

(B) No application shall be considered complete until the applicant has complied with the requirements of paragraph (A) of rule 4731-4-02 of the Administrative Code and the board has received the results of the criminal records checks.

(C) The board reserves the right to thoroughly investigate all materials submitted as part of an application. The board may contact individual agencies or organizations for recommendations or other information about applicants as the board deems necessary. Applicants may be requested to appear before the board or a representative thereof as part of the application process.

(D) If an applicant for any license or certificate issued under section 4731.56, 4731.572, or 4731.573 of the Revised Code, fails to complete the application process within six months of initial application filing, the board may notify the applicant in writing of its intention to consider the application abandoned. If no response to that notice is received by the board within thirty days, the board shall consider the application as abandoned and no further processing shall be undertaken with respect to that application.

(E) If the application process extends for a period longer than six months, the board may require updated information as it deems necessary.

(F) No application being investigated under section 4731.22 of the Revised Code, may be withdrawn without approval of the board.

(G) Application fees are not refundable.

Replaces: 4731-12-05

Notes

Ohio Admin. Code 4731-12-05

Effective: 2/28/2023
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 02/28/2028
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4731.05, 4776.03
Rule Amplifies: 4731.52, 4731.56, 4731.572, 4731.573
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/1982, 01/01/1990, 02/28/2004, 09/30/2008, 06/30/2017