4723-8-07 Initial certificate of authority.

 

 

 

TO BE RESCINDED

 

4723-8-07                    Standards and procedures for approval as a certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist.

 

 

 

(A)   To obtain a certificate of authority to practice as a certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist, an applicant who meets the qualifications set forth in section 4723.41 of the Revised Code and this chapter shall:

 

(1)   Submit a completed application on a form specified by the board that includes the requirements set forth in section 4723.41 of the Revised Code; and

 

(2)    Submit an application fee of one hundred dollars. If through no fault of the board, an applicant for a certificate of authority is not determined eligible for a certificate of authority within one year from receipt of the application, the application shall be considered void and the fee forfeited. The application shall state the circumstances under which this forfeiture may occur.

 

(B)     An initial certificate of authority is considered current and valid until the next scheduled renewal period for registered nurse licensure. However, when a certificate of authority is issued by the board on or after the first of April of an odd numbered year, that certificate of authority shall be current and valid through the thirty-first of August of the next odd numbered year.

 

(C)  A certificate of authority is current and valid only if the holder meets all requirements of the board, including, but not limited to, maintaining certification or recertification by the applicable national certifying organization, as set forth in division (A)(3) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code throughout the time period which the certificate of authority is issued.

 

(D)   Within thirty days of recertification by the applicable national certifying organization the nurse shall provide satisfactory documentation of recertification to the board.

 

(E)     A certificate of authority for an advanced practice nurse shall be automatically suspended in accordance with section 4723.47 of the Revised Code when a license to practice as a registered nurse is inactive or lapsed. The certificate of authority shall remain suspended until the license to practice as a registered nurse is reactivated or reinstated.

 

(F)    If the national certification of a clinical nurse specialist who holds a certificate of authority pursuant to division (C) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code expires, the certificate of authority shall only remain current and valid if the clinical nurse

 

 

specialist completes the continuing nursing education required by division (B) of section 4723.42 of the Revised Code and rule 4723-8-10 of the Administrative Code.

(G)    At the discretion of the board, a restriction placed on a license to practice as a registered nurse may affect the status of a certificate of authority.

(H)    If a license to practice as a registered nurse is revoked under section 4723.28 or

4723.281 of the Revised Code, the nurse's certificate of authority shall be simultaneously revoked. If a license to practice as a registered nurse is suspended under section 4723.28 or 4723.281 of the Revised Code, the nurse's certificate of authority shall be simultaneously suspended.

(I)   The holder of an inactive, lapsed, revoked, or suspended certificate of authority shall immediately return the certificate to the board.

(J)   A holder of a current valid certificate of authority who does not intend to practice as a certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist in Ohio may request that the certificate of authority be placed on inactive status:

(1)     At time of renewal, by checking the appropriate box on the certificate of authority renewal application that indicates the holder wishes to be placed on inactive status; or

(2)    At any other time, by submitting to the board a written statement requesting inactive status and the holder's current certificate of authority.

(K)    While on inactive status a nurse shall not represent or imply to the public that the nurse is authorized to practice as a certified nurse-midwife, certified nurse practitioner, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist or use the titles established by section 4723.03 of the Revised Code and rule 4723-8-03 of the Administrative Code.

(L)   An inactive or lapsed certificate of authority for an advanced practice nurse may be reactivated or reinstated pursuant to a written request which shall be accompanied by:

(1)   A completed certificate of authority renewal application on a form specified by the board, including documentation of continued applicable national certification status throughout the period during which the certificate of authority was inactive or lapsed. In the case of a certified registered nurse

anesthetist, to reactivate or reinstate a certificate of authority, the nurse shall maintain initial national certification as a nurse anesthetist and provide proof that the nurse has met the criteria of the national certifying organization to become an active recertified member; and

(2)   Payment of the applicable renewal fee.

(M)     An inactive or lapsed certificate of authority for a clinical nurse specialist who obtains an original certificate of authority prior to December 31, 2000 in accordance with division (C) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code may be reactivated or reinstated pursuant to a written request which shall be accompanied by:

(1)   A completed certificate of authority renewal application on a form specified by the board, including documentation satisfactory to the board of completion of continuing nursing education hours in accordance with section 4723.24 of the Revised Code and paragraph (B) of rule 4723-8-10 of the Administrative Code; and

(2)   Payment of the applicable renewal fee.

(N)   A certificate of authority shall not be reproduced, duplicated, or imaged onto paper or any electronic media except in accordance with rule 4723-01-03 of the Administrative Code.

Effective:	02/01/2011
R.C. 119.032 review dates:	10/08/2010
CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Certification
01/13/2011
Date
Promulgated Under:	119.03
Statutory Authority:	4723.07
Rule Amplifies:	4723.41, 4723.42
Prior Effective Dates:	04/01/1997, 04/01/1998, 02/01/2000, 02/01/2006,
	02/01/2008