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Ohio Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2021) |
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4734 State Chiropractic Board |
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Chapter4734-9. Discipline |
4734-9-10. Conduct following action against a license
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(A) A chiropractic physician who has had his or her chiropractic license and/or acupuncture certificate disciplined shall provide a copy of the board's action to all employers and entities that contract with the chiropractic physician to provide chiropractic and/or acupuncture services via a method that provides written confirmation of delivery within fifteen days of the action. The delivery evidence shall be maintained for two years.
(B) Immediately upon the effective date of an active suspension or revocation, and for the time period specified, a chiropractic physician shall not:
(1) Display his or her license to practice chiropractic and/or certificate to practice acupuncture or copies of any current proof of renewal of the license or certificate;
(2) Occupy, share or use office space in which another licensee practices chiropractic and/or acupuncture;
(3) Practice of chiropractic and/or acupuncture in any form either as a principal or employee or agent of another and shall not furnish chiropractic and/or acupuncture services. The affected chiropractic physician may respond to inquiries from patients, third party payors and/or health care practitioners regarding his or her prior services provided to a patient and may provide reports regarding his or her previous services provided to a patient;
(4) Hold him or herself forth as a chiropractic physician and/or the holder of an acupuncture certificate or someone who may legally practice chiropractic and/ or acupuncture;
(5) Advertise or claim to be a chiropractor, doctor of chiropractic, or chiropractic physician, or use the initials "DC" in connection with the person's name. The licensee shall notify in writing publishers of any professional advertising (including online listings) in which the chiropractic physician's name appears to remove any such listing;
(C) If a chiropractic physician's office will be closed during an active suspension or revocation, the chiropractic physician shall, within fifteen days of the action, notify in writing all patients who have been under the chiropractic physician's care within the preceding six months of his or her inability to provide chiropractic and/or acupuncture services. Notification shall include advising patients in writing as to the location of their files and what arrangements have been made to permit them to access their files, as well as a method for them to seek chiropractic care elsewhere.
(D) Chiropractic physicians actively suspended or revoked for thirty days or greater shall deliver to the board the original chiropractic license and/or acupuncture certificate within fifteen days of the effective date of the action.
(E) If an individual's license has been actively suspended or revoked for two or more years, the board may require as a condition of reinstatement that the individual complete training or testing as specified by the board.
(F) Within thirty days of the effective date of the discipline, the chiropractic physician shall file with the board a detailed sworn affidavit specifying how he or she has or will comply with this rule.
(G) Licensees shall not be prohibited from collecting accounts receivable for services rendered previously or from collecting reasonable and customary rental and equipment leases during the period of any active suspension and/or revocation.