Rule 4755:4-2-02 | Definition of terms.
The following definitions must apply to the language of Chapter 4779. of the Revised Code:
(A) "Board" means the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board.
(B) "License" as it is used under Chapter 4779. of the Revised Code, means the authority to practice in the noted profession pursuant to an action of the board.
(C) "License holder" means a person who holds a license issued under Chapter 4779. of the Revised Code.
(D) "Nationally accredited college or university in the U.S." means colleges and universities accredited by an accreditation body recognized by the U.S. department of education, including regional accreditation bodies.
(E) "Provides two semesters or three quarters of instruction" as it is used in divisions (B)(1), (C)(1), and (D)(1) of section 4779.26 of the Revised Code means that the certificate program meets those specific traditional education duration standards or meets the standards as developed and implemented by the national commission on orthotic and prosthetic education (NCOPE) in effect at the time the applicant was completing his or her formal education for entrance to the referenced professions. Such instruction may include blended learning that allows for a combination of online distance learning, classroom learning, and on-site clinical learning that meets the standards established by the commission on accreditation of allied health education professions (CAAHEP).
(F) "Provides two semesters or three quarters of instruction" as it is used in divisions (B)(1), (B)(2), and (B)(3) of section 4779.27 of the Revised Code means that the residency program requires as a prerequisite for admission the educational equivalent of learning required by section 4779.26 of the Revised Code or residency admission standards as developed and implemented by the national commission on orthotic and prosthetic education (NCOPE) that were in effect at the time the applicant was completing his or her formal education for entrance to the referenced professions and that meets or met the standards established by the commission on accreditation of allied health education professions (CAAHEP).
(G) "Residency program" approved by the board, as referenced in section 4779.10 of the Revised Code, section 4779.11 of the Revised Code, and section 4779.12 of the Revised Code means a residency requiring nineteen hundred hours under the direct supervision of a practitioner certified in the same discipline, and which meets the requirements of section 4779.27 of the Revised Code.
(H) "Suspended" as used in section 4779.31 of the Revised Code means a license that has lapsed or been placed on inactive or non-renewed status due to non-payment of renewal fees, as well as a license placed under suspension as the result of an adjudication pursuant to section 4779.28, 4779.29, or 4779.30 of the Revised Code, or as the result of an agreement entered into between the board and the license holder in lieu of proceeding to adjudication.
(I) Supervision definitions and requirements
(1) "Physically present" as it is used under division (B) of section 4779.04 of the Revised Code means at the same building, location, or facility as the non-licensed practitioner and patient.
(2) "Under the direct supervision," as it is used under division (B)(5) of section 4779.02 of the Revised Code, means the person who provides orthotic, prosthetic, or pedorthic services under the supervision of a person authorized to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine, must perform the evaluation, measurement, design, fitting, adjusting, servicing, or training in a building, facility, or location where the physician or osteopathic physician is present at the time the service is provided and pursuant to a professional arrangement whereby the physician or osteopathic physician takes full clinical and consumer care responsibility for the orthotic, prosthetic, or pedorthic services provided.
Last updated October 2, 2023 at 8:49 AM
Supplemental Information
Amplifies: 4779.
Five Year Review Date: 10/1/2026
Prior Effective Dates: 8/9/2002, 4/9/2007, 11/1/2008, 11/1/2010, 7/1/2016, 10/1/2020, 7/8/2022