NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Ohio Board of Nursing (Board), pursuant to Chapter 119, Ohio Revised Code, hereby gives notice that it will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of considering the adoption, amendment, and rescission of rules.
The public hearing will be conducted on Wednesday November 14, 2012 beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the Boardroom of the Board, located at 17 South High Street, Suite 400, Columbus, OH, 43215 and continuing until all parties in attendance have had an opportunity to be heard.
Oral or written testimony may be presented by any person affected by the proposed action. The following rules are proposed for amendment to clarify and establish requirements: 4723-1-01 Board organization
4723-1-03 Board records and documents 4723-1-04 Fees
4723-1-05 Notice of adoption, amendment, or rescission of rules 4723-1-06 Notice of board meetings
Personal information system
Procedures for accessing confidential personal information 4723-1-09 Valid reasons for accessing confidential personal information 4723-1-10 Confidentiality statutes, regulations and rules
4723-1-11 Restricting and logging access to confidential personal information in computerized personal information systems
4723-3-01 Definition of terms
4723-5-08 Requirements for seeking conditional approval 4723-5-21 Program records
4723-5-23 Program NCLEX rates
Determining the continuing education credit
Education activities that do and do not meet the continuing education requirement 4723-14-06 Proof of completion of continuing education
Continuing education audit
General requirements for Ohio board of nursing (OBN) approver 4723-14-09 Process to obtain initial approval as an OBN approver
4723-14-10 Reapproval of an OBN approver 4723-14-11 Termination of OBN approver status
4723-14-12 OBN approver processes and statements 4723-14-13 Reports to the board by an OBN approver
4723-14-14 Approval of a continuing education provider or approved provider unit 4723-14-15 Approval of a faculty-directed continuing education activity
4723-14-16 Approval of an independent study continuing education activity 4723-27-01 Definitions
4723-27-08 Standard minimum curriculum for medication aide programs
Due to the extensiveness of the amendments, the following rules are proposed to be rescinded in their current form and re-adopted as new rules with language that clarifies and establishes requirements:
4723-14-01 Definitions
4723-14-03 Continuing education requirement for licensed nurses
4723-14-17 Approval of the continuing education system of a provider unit 4723-14-18 Termination of approval activities
A copy of the proposed rules referenced above may be obtained at the Board's website, www.nursing.ohio.gov, or by sending a request to the Board office with a check for $3.95 made payable to the "Treasurer, State of Ohio," to cover postage cost.
All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Those persons who wish to provide oral testimony at the hearing are encouraged to inform the Board prior to the hearing date and may be given preference in the order of testimony.
Written comments received by the Board before the close of the hearing record will be considered. Written comments in lieu of oral testimony may be submitted by:
vv Written comments brought to the public hearing;
vv Written comments via email to law-rules@nursing.ohio.gov.
vv Written comments mailed to the attention of:
Holly Fischer, General Counsel State of Ohio Board of Nursing 17 S. High Street, Suite 400
Columbus, Ohio 43215-7410
Document Information
- File Date:
- 2012-10-11
- Five Year Review:
- Yes
- CSI:
- Yes
- Notice File:
- 4723_NO_167668_20121011_1401.pdf
- Rule File:
- 4723-1-03_PH_OF_A_RU_20121011_1427.pdf
- RSFA File:
- 4723-1-03_PH_OF_A_RS_20121011_1427.pdf
- Related Chapter/Rule NO.: (1)
- Ill. Adm. Code 4723-1-03. Board records and documents