Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A)
Pursuant to
Chapter 4755. of the Administrative Code, the occupational therapist or
occupational therapy assistant license of an person who fails to comply with
the renewal requirements shall automatically expire on the thirtieth day of
June of the appropriate year.
(B)
All applicants
for reinstatement shall submit a completed application on the forms specified
by the section. All applications shall be:
(1)
Submitted
electronically via eLicense Ohio or its successor licensing
system;
(2)
Electronically signed via the eLicense Ohio or its
successor licensing system;
(3)
Contain the fee
prescribed by Chapter 4755. of the Administrative Code;
(4)
Be accompanied by
such evidence, statements, or documents as specified on the application,
including viewing a required presentation about the board's safe haven program;
and
(5)
Contain proof that the applicant met the appropriate
continuing education requirement:
(a)
For reinstatement applications submitted on or after
August first of the year in which the applicant's license expired, the
applicant shall complete twenty contact hours of continuing education in
accordance with rule
4755:1-3-01 of the
Administrative Code within the two year period immediately preceding the
application for reinstatement. Contact hours used to meet the requirements of
this paragraph shall not be used to renew the reinstated license;
or
(b)
For reinstatement applications submitted before August
first of the year in which the applicant's license expired, the applicant shall
complete the number of contact hours of continuing education that were required
to renew the expired license. All contact hours used to reinstate the license
shall be earned in accordance with rule
4755:1-3-01 of the
Administrative Code. Contact hours used to meet the requirements of this
paragraph shall not be used to renew the reinstated license.
(C)
All applications, statements, and other documents
submitted shall be retained by the section.
(D)
Reinstatement is
required for any occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who
wishes to return to practice in Ohio and whose Ohio occupational therapist or
occupational therapy assistant license has expired. The provisions for
reinstatement are as follows:
(1)
Applicants out of practice for zero to five years
shall:
(a)
Provide proof of completion of twenty hours of continuing
education within the two year period immediately preceding the application for
reinstatement; and
(b)
Pass the Ohio occupational therapy jurisprudence
examination.
(2)
Applicants out of practice more than five years:
(a)
Shall provide
proof of completion of twenty hours of continuing education within the two year
period immediately preceding the application for reinstatement.
(b)
Shall pass the
Ohio occupational therapy jurisprudence examination.
(c)
May be subject to
additional requirements outlined by the occupational therapy section.
The occupational therapy section may
consider the following additional requirements:
(i)
Additional
continuing education;
(ii)
Competency-based performance
appraisals;
(iii)
Mentorship;
(iv)
Professional
development plan;
(v)
Extended coursework; and
(vi)
Retaking and
passing the NBCOT certification examination.
(E)
For the purposes of filing an electronic application
via eLicense Ohio or its successor licensing system, the applicant will create
log-in credentials. The use of these credentials is solely the responsibility
of the person to whom it is issued. The credentials constitute the legally
recognized signature for the purposes of this rule and may not be transferred,
distributed, or shared with any other person.
(F)
Any application
received in accordance with this rule that remains incomplete one year after
the initial application filing is considered to be abandoned and no further
processing shall 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.
Replaces: 4755-3-12
