4761-5-04. License application procedure

(A) An applicant for licensure 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 submitted to the board shall be considered complete until the applicant has complied with the requirements of Chapter 4731-4 of the Administrative Code and the board has received the results of the criminal records checks.

(C) Licensure by examination:

An applicant for licensure by examination who filed a preliminary application for licensure and who qualified for the educational waiver provided for in Section 6 of Sub. House Bill 111 of the 118th General Assembly and who has passed the Ohio licensure examination in accordance with rule 4761-5- 02 of the Administrative Code 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.

(D) If an applicant 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(F) No application being investigated under section 4761.09 of the Revised Code, may be withdrawn without approval of the board.

(G) Application fees are not refundable.

Effective: 9/30/2020
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 6/19/2020 and 09/30/2025
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4761.03
Rule Amplifies: 4761.03 , 4761.04
Prior Effective Dates: 03/10/1990, 01/01/1994, 01/01/1996, 05/02/1996, 05/19/1997, 09/21/1998, 03/26/2001, 07/11/2003, 05/23/2005, 07/01/2007, 08/15/2008, 04/24/2013, 08/12/2013