Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective
date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in
paragraph (G) of rule
4723-1-03 of the Administrative
Code.]
(A) For purposes of division
(A)(2) of section 4723.26 of the Revised Code,
"expired" means "lapsed" as defined in paragraph (H) of rule
4723-7-01 of the Administrative
Code.
(B) An individual who holds a
lapsed license to practice, as a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, or
advanced practice registered nurse, issued by the board or by a jurisdiction of
the national council of state boards of nursing, may be issued a volunteer's
certificate if:
(1) The requirements set
forth in section 4723.26 of the Revised Code are
met;
(2) The applicant has
completed and submitted a "Volunteer's Certificate Application"; and
(3) The applicant has provided documentation
satisfactory to the board of twenty-four contact hours of continuing education,
completed in the twenty-four month period immediately before the application
date, that meets the requirements of Chapter 4723-14 of the Administrative
Code, and includes:
(a) Two contact hours of
category A with learning outcomes that address standards of safe practice and
nursing delegation;
(b) One contact
hour that includes content in patient abuse, patient rights, and professional
boundaries;
(c) Two contact hours
that include content in the scope of practice of the licensed practical
nurse, if the applicant is a retired licensed practical
nurse, or two contact hours that include content in the scope of practice
of
the registered nurse, if the applicant is a retired registered nurse or advanced
practice registered nurse;
(d) Two contact hours in nursing
documentation;
(e) Three contact
hours in principles of pain management;
(f) One contact hour that addresses the
application of the nursing process and critical thinking related to patient
care;
(g) One contact hour that
includes content in maintaining patient confidentiality;
(h) Four contact hours in patient assessment
and wound care;
(i) Four contact
hours in medication administration and preventing medication errors;
and
(j) Four contact hours relevant
to the nurse's anticipated practice setting.
(C) No fee shall be charged in order to
obtain a volunteer's certificate.
(D) A volunteer's certificate is valid,
unless suspended or revoked by the board, for a period of two years from the
date the board issues the certificate, and may be renewed according to
paragraph (O) of rule
4723-7-09 of the Administrative
Code.
(E) An individual holding a
current, valid volunteer's certificate issued by the board:
(1) Shall only provide nursing services to
indigent and uninsured persons, as defined in section
2305.234 of the Revised
Code;
(2) Shall not accept any form
of remuneration for providing nursing services; and
(3) Shall at all times while engaging in
nursing practice display identification that clearly identifies the person as
holding a volunteer's certificate, and shall not represent them self as, sign
documents as, or use titles indicating that the person is licensed as a
licensed practical nurse, registered nurse or advanced practice registered
nurse, without also referencing the volunteer's certificate status. Volunteer's
certificate status may be abbreviated in nursing documentation as
"V.C."
(F) A certificate
holder may place a volunteer's certificate on inactive status by submitting a
written request to the board. To reactivate an inactive certificate or
reinstate a lapsed certificate, the holder must submit a completed "Volunteer's
Reactivation and Reinstatement Application," with all required records, and
provide documentation of continuing education as set forth in paragraph (K) of
rule 4723-14-03 of the Administrative
Code. If the applicant has been lapsed or inactive for at least five years from
the date of the application, the requirements set forth in division (D) of
section 4723.24 of the Revised Code must
be met in order to be eligible to reactivate or reinstate the
certificate.
(G) A certificate
holder engaged in active military duty may be eligible for an extension of time
to complete continuing education as provided in rule
4723-2-04 of the Administrative
Code.
(H) The provisions of section
4723.28 of the Revised Code
apply to a volunteer's certificate issued by the board.
(1) A volunteer's certificate holder shall be
subject to disciplinary action for any of the grounds set forth in section
4723.28 of the Revised
Code;
(2) A certificate holder who
continues to practice nursing in Ohio with a lapsed or inactive certificate,
who fails to comply with the scope of practice and other provisions set forth
in section 4723.26 of the Revised Code, or
who violates the provisions of this rule, shall be subject to disciplinary
action according to section
4723.28 of the Revised
Code.
