Ohio Admin. Code 4734-7-01 - Renewal requirements
(A) General renewal requirements.
(1) All continuing education (CE) earned for
renewal shall meet the requirements outlined in rule
4734-7-02
of the Administrative Code.
(2)
Individuals licensed during the current CE reporting period
shall be
are
exempt from earning CE credit during the earning period of their initial
licensure.
(3) At least sixty days
prior to the expiration of a license or
certificate, the board shall notify every licensee to whom a license or certificate was
individual issued a
license or reinstated during the current biennial period. Failure to
receive the board's notification of renewal shall
does not
exonerate the licensee from the board's renewal requirements.
(4) Renewal shall be made in the manner
prescribed by the board.
and each
Each
licensee shall complete the
applicable
a renewal application(s) and
supply all information necessary to process the renewal.
(5) The board may select applications for
audit to verify that all CE requirements have been met. Licensees whose
applications are selected for audit shall submit documentation of compliance
with the required CE hours within thirty days from the date of the board's
notification.
(6) If the board proposes to refuse
to renew a license or to discipline a licensee for failure to meet the renewal
requirements and/or for failure to comply with the CE requirements, the
licensee shall be entitled to a hearing on the question of such proposed
denial. Notice and hearing requirements incident to such proposed denial shall
be in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and
Chapter 4734-4 of the Administrative Code.
(B) Chiropractic license renewal.
(1) Each chiropractic physician
licensee who receives a license
to practice chiropractic shall thereafter
apply for renewal of the license on a biennial basis and pay a non-refundable
five hundred dollar renewal fee made payable to the
treasurer, state of Ohio on or before the renewal deadline of March
thirty-first of each even numbered year.
(2) Except for those licensees simultaneously
renewing an acupuncture certificate in accordance with paragraph (C) of this
rule, each licensee who is only renewing a
chiropractic license shall attest on the application for renewal to having
earned the following CE hours:
(a) Thirty-four
hours of chiropractic CE as defined in paragraph (B)(3) of rule
4734-7-02
of the Administrative Code;
(b) Two
hours of board mandated CE as defined in paragraph (B)(5) of rule
4734-7-02
of the Administrative Code.
(3) Any current licensee may place
his or her
their chiropractic license on inactive status on or
before the license renewal deadline if the license is in good standing and the
licensee is not under disciplinary review pursuant to section
4734.31
of the Revised Code. The effective date of the inactive status shall be the
date reflected in the board's official record. The license may be restored in
accordance with the provisions of section
4734.26
of the Revised Code and rule
4734-7-04
of the Administrative Code.
(4)
Failure to renew a chiropractic license on or before March thirty-first of each
even numbered year results in forfeiture of the licensee's right to practice
chiropractic as outlined in section
4734.25 of the
Revised Code. The license may be reinstated in accordance with the provisions
outlined in section
4734.25 of the
Revised Code and rule
4734-7-05
of the Administrative Code.
(C) Acupuncture certificate renewal.
(1) Each chiropractic physician
licensee who receives a certificate to practice
acupuncture shall thereafter apply for renewal of the certificate on a biennial
basis and pay a non-refundable one hundred dollar renewal fee
made payable to the treasurer, state of
Ohio on or before the renewal deadline of March thirty-first of each
even numbered year.
(2) No
acupuncture certificate shall be renewed unless the individual's chiropractic
license is likewise renewed.
(3)
Each licensee shall attest on the application for renewal to having earned the
following CE hours:
(a) Twenty-two hours of
chiropractic CE as defined in paragraph (B)(3) of rule
4734-7-02
of the Administrative Code;
(b)
Twelve hours of acupuncture CE as defined in paragraph (B)(4) of rule
4734-7-02
of the Administrative Code;
(c) Two
hours of board mandated CE as defined in paragraph (B)(5) of rule
4734-7-02
of the Administrative Code.
(4) Any current licensee may place
his or her
their acupuncture certificate on inactive status if
the certificate is in good standing and not under disciplinary review. The
effective date of the inactive status shall be the date reflected in the
board's official record. The certificate may be restored in accordance with the
provisions of section
4734.286
of the Revised Code and rule
4734-10-06
of the Administrative Code.
(5)
Failure to renew an acupuncture certificate results in the certificate being
placed on inactive status. The certificate may be restored in accordance with
the provisions of section
4734.286
of the Revised Code and rule
4734-10-06
of the Administrative Code.
(D) Licensee responsibilities.
(1) Each licensee shall ensure that
each CE program
programs
earned for renewal meets the requirements outlined in rule
4734-7-02
of the Administrative Code;
(2)
Each licensee shall earn CE in the two year period beginning April first of
each even numbered year;
(3)
Licensees shall not claim CE credit for a program more than once per renewal
biennium;
(4) Licensees shall not
carry forward or retroactively apply CE to any other CE earning
period;
(5) Licensees shall earn
interactive online CE programs one at a time and shall not open or complete
multiple programs simultaneously;
(6) Each licensee shall maintain verification
of earned CE for no less than three full years from completion of the CE
activity;
(7)
No licensee shall destroy, alter,
Destroying, altering, or otherwise
make
making
unavailable documentation of CE and shall
produce such documentation upon request
is
prohibited. Failure to maintain CE records rebuts the presumption that
the required CE hours were met.
(E) CE exceptions.
(1) Proctors of the national board of
chiropractic examiners part four practical examination may claim the hours, as
applicable, toward their chiropractic CE requirement. The licensee is not
exempt from earning two hours of board mandated CE.
(2) Instructors of programs offered for CE
credit that meet the requirements of rule
4734-7-02
of the Administrative Code may claim the hours, as applicable, toward their
chiropractic CE, acupuncture CE and/or board mandated CE requirement. CE credit
shall not be claimed for teaching the same program more than once.
(3) Licensees who earn college credit in
three hundred level courses or above in a health care related topic through a
college or university accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the
United States department of education may claim the hours, as applicable,
toward their chiropractic or acupuncture CE requirement. The licensee is not
exempt from earning two hours of board mandated CE.
(4) Licensees who teach three hundred level
courses or above in a health care related topic at a college or university
accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States department
of education may claim the hours, as applicable, toward their chiropractic or
acupuncture CE requirement. The licensee is not exempt from earning two hours
of board mandated CE.
(5) Licensees
who author research papers published in recognized chiropractic or medical
journals may claim, as applicable, chiropractic CE and/or acupuncture CE toward
their renewal requirement. The licensee is not exempt from earning two hours of
board mandated CE.
(6) A waiver,
extension, reduction, or modification of CE hours may be granted to a licensee
due to illness, disability, or other good cause shown. A request for a waiver,
extension, reduction, or modification of CE hours shall be made to the board in
writing no less than thirty days prior to the expiration of the
license.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4734.10
Rule Amplifies: 4734.25
Prior Effective Dates: 01/10/2003, 11/15/2007, 12/17/2009, 04/01/2010, 12/01/2012, 03/14/2013, 04/01/2016
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