Rule 4755:2-1-06 | Reinstatement of license.
(A) Pursuant to rule 4755:2-1-05 of the Administrative Code, the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license of a person who fails to comply with the renewal requirements shall automatically expire as follows:
(1) A physical therapist license expires on the thirty-first of January of even-numbered years.
(2) A physical therapist assistant license expires on the thirty-first of January of odd-numbered years.
(B) All applicants for reinstatement shall submit a completed application on the forms specified by the section. All applications shall:
(1) Be submitted electronically via eLicense Ohio or its successor electronic licensing system;
(2) Be electronically signed via eLicense Ohio or its successor electronic licensing system;
(3) Contain the fee prescribed by rule 4755-4-01 of the Administrative Code; and
(4) Contain proof that the applicant met the appropriate continuing education requirement:
(a) For reinstatement applications submitted before March 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 in accordance with rule 4755:2-3-01 of the Administrative Code. Contact hours used to meet the requirement of this paragraph shall not be used for the subsequent renewal of the reinstated license.
(b) For reinstatement applications submitted on or after March first of the year in which the applicant's license expired, the applicant shall complete the number of contact hours specified in rule 4755:2-3-01 of the Administrative Code within the two year period immediately preceding the date the board receives the application for reinstatement. All contact hours used to reinstate the license shall be in accordance with rule 4755:2-3-01 of the Administrative Code. Contact hours used to meet the requirement of this paragraph shall not be used for the subsequent renewal of the reinstated license.
(5) Be accompanied by such evidence, statements, or documents as specified on the application, including viewing any presentation required by the board.
(C) Out of practice is defined as being actively engaged in the practice of physical therapy for fewer than five hundred hours over the five year period prior to the date the applicant submits the reinstatement application. An applicant who has been out of the practice of physical therapy for a period of five or more years shall:
(1) Retake and pass the national physical therapy examination; or
(2) Complete an action plan as approved by the physical therapy section.
(D) The applicant must take and pass the renewal jurisprudence module as specified in rule 4755:2-3-01 of the Administrative Code.
(E) The physical therapy section may require persons filing reinstatement applications to appear in person before the section.
(F) For the purposes of filing an electronic application via the 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 who created it. 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.
(G) Any application received in accordance with this rule that remains incomplete one year after the initial application filing shall be 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.
Last updated October 11, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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