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Ohio Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2021) |
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4755 Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy Board, and Athletic Trainers Board |
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Chapter4755-63. |
4755-63-06. Temporary license application procedure
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(A) Applications must be:
(1) Submitted electronically via the Ohio e-license system;
(2) Electronically signed via the Ohio e-license system;
(3) Accompanied by the fee prescribed by rule 4755-66-01 of the Administrative Code; and
(4) Accompanied by such evidence, statements, or documents as specified on the application.
(B) For the purposes of filing an electronic application via the Ohio e-license system, the applicant will create a "UserID" and password. The use of the "UserID" and password is solely the responsibility of the person to whom it is issued . The "UserID" and password will constitute the legally recognized signature for the purposes of this rule and may not be transferred, distributed, or shared with any other person.
(C) Any application received in accordance with this rule that remains incomplete one year after the initial application filing will be considered to be abandoned and no further processing will be undertaken with respect to that application.
(1) If the application process extends for a period longer than one year, the board may require updated information as it deems necessary.
(2) No application for licensure may be withdrawn without approval of the board. An applicant may request to withdraw an application by submitting a request through eLicense Ohio.
(3) Submitted fees are neither refundable nor transferable.
(D) The following requirements apply to all applicants seeking licensure under section 4779.18 of the Revised Code.
(1) The application must contain an attestation that the applicant is at least eighteen years old, of good moral character in accordance with section 4779.09 of the Revised Code, and meets the requirements of section 4779.18 of the Revised Code.
(2) An applicant seeking a first license issued by the state board of orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics must comply with the criminal record check requirements of section 4779.091 of the Revised Code and rule 4755-63-12 of the Administrative Code.
(3) A license issued pursuant to section 4779.18 of the Revised Code expires one year after issuance, and may only be renewed once.
(E) In addition, an application for a temporary license to practice orthotics must document compliance with the requirements of division (A) of section 4779.18 of the Revised Code as follows:
(1) A post-secondary educational credential of at least a bachelors degree;
(2) A certificate of completion of a post-graduate certificate program in orthotics, unless the applicant's post-secondary educational credential is a bachelors or masters degree specifically in orthotics and prosthetics;
(3) Completion of a residency program in orthotics consisting of nineteen hundred hours supervised by a practitioner certified in orthotics;
(4) A statement co-signed by the applicant and the current or prospective Ohio-licensed supervisor affirming that both are aware of and will abide by the law and rules governing supervision for a temporary license;
(F) In addition, an application for a temporary license to practice prosthetics must document compliance with the requirements of division (A) of section 4779.18 of the Revised Code as follows:
(1) A post-secondary educational credential of at least a bachelors degree;
(2) A certificate of completion of a post-graduate certificate program in prosthetics, unless the applicant's post-secondary educational credential is a bachelors or masters degree specifically in orthotics and prosthetics;
(3) Completion of a residency program in prosthetics consisting of nineteen hundred hours supervised by a practitioner certified in prosthetics;
(4) A statement co-signed by the applicant and the current or prospective Ohio-licensed supervisor affirming that both are aware of and will abide by the law and rules governing supervision for a temporary license;
(G) In addition, an application for a temporary license to practice orthotics and prosthetics must document compliance with the requirements of division (A) of section 4779.18 of the Revised Code as follows:
(1) A post-secondary educational credential of at least a bachelors degree;
(2) A certificate of completion of post-graduate certificate programs in prosthetics and orthotics, unless the applicant's post-secondary educational credential is a bachelors or masters degree specifically in orthotics and prosthetics;
(3) Completion of a residency program in prosthetics and orthotics, consisting of nineteen hundred hours supervised by a practitioner certified in prosthetics, and nineteen hundred hours supervised by a practitioner certified in orthotics;
(4) A statement co-signed by the applicant and the current or prospective Ohio-licensed supervisor affirming that both are aware of and will abide by the law and rules governing supervision for a temporary license;
(H) In addition, an application for a temporary license to practice pedorthics must document compliance with the requirements of division (A) of section 4779.18 of the Revised Code as follows:
(1) A high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalence;
(2) A statement co-signed by the applicant and the current or prospective Ohio-licensed supervisor affirming that both are aware of and will abide by the law and rules governing supervision for a temporary license;
(3) Completion of the training, education, and/or experience requirements necessary to sit for the certification in pedorthics examination in accordance with standards established by the national commission on orthotic and prosthetic education (NCOPE).