Bill Text: OH SB123 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To require that the Ohio eLicense Center web site include information submitted by certain health professionals to their licensing boards regarding the characteristics of their professional practices.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-22 - To Health, Human Services, & Aging [SB123 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-SB123-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

S. B. No. 123

Senator Bacon 

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A BILL

To enact sections 4715.70, 4731.37, 4732.32, 4743.10,

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4753.20, 4755.69, 4757.50, and 4759.15 of the

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Revised Code to require that the Ohio eLicense

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Center web site include information submitted by

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certain health professionals to their licensing

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boards regarding the characteristics of their

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professional practices.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1.  That sections 4715.70, 4731.37, 4732.32, 4743.10,	8
4753.20, 4755.69, 4757.50, and 4759.15 of the Revised Code be	9
enacted to read as follows:	10

Sec. 4715.70.  The state dental board, when issuing or	11
renewing a dentist license, shall comply with section 4743.10 of	12
the Revised Code.	13

Sec. 4731.37. The state medical board, when issuing or	14
renewing a certificate to practice medicine and surgery,	15
osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and	16
surgery, shall comply with section 4743.10 of the Revised Code.	17

Sec. 4732.32.  The state board of psychology, when issuing or	18
renewing a psychologist or school psychologist license, shall	19
comply with section 4743.10 of the Revised Code.	20

Sec. 4743.10. (A) As used in this section:

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(1) "Health professional" means each of the following:

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(a) Physician;

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(b) Dentist;

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(c) Psychologist;

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(d) School psychologist;

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(e) Professional clinical counselor;

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(f) Professional counselor;

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(g) Independent social worker;

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(h) Social worker;

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(i) Independent marriage and family therapist;

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(j) Marriage and family therapist;

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(k) Occupational therapist;

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(l) Physical therapist;

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(m) Speech-language pathologist;

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(n) Audiologist;

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(o) Dietitian.

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(2) "Licensing board" means each of the following:

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(a) State medical board;

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(b) State dental board;

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(c) State board of psychology;

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(d) Counselor, social worker, and marriage and family	42
therapist board;	43

(e) Occupational therapy section and physical therapy section	44
of the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic	45
trainers board;	46

(f) Board of speech-language pathology and audiology;

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(g) Ohio board of dietetics.

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(3) "License," in the case of a physician, means a	49
certificate to practice.	50

(4) "Physician" means an individual who holds a license	51
issued by the state medical board to practice medicine and	52
surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine	53
and surgery.	54

(5) "School psychologist" means an individual who holds a	55
license as a school psychologist issued by the state psychology	56
board.	57

(B)(1) A licensing board shall require an applicant for an	58
initial or renewed license as a health professional issued by that	59
board to specify on the application which of the following the	60
applicant intends to do during the licensing period:	61

(a) To practice within the applicant's scope of practice in a	62
general manner;	63

(b) To practice within the applicant's scope of practice by	64
incorporating unique professional practice characteristics;	65

(c) To maintain a license but not practice.

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(2) If an applicant specifies an intent to practice by	67
incorporating unique professional practice characteristics, the	68
board shall require the applicant to submit information that	69
identifies those characteristics.	70

(C) For the purpose of obtaining uniform information from	71
health professionals under division (B)(2) of this section, a	72
licensing board shall establish categories of unique professional	73
practice characteristics. If more than one type of health	74
professional is under the licensing board's jurisdiction, the	75
board shall establish categories that apply specifically to each	76
type of health professional.	77

In establishing categories of unique professional practice	78
characteristics, a licensing board may elect to use any or all of	79
the following:	80

(1) Specialty certifications obtained from private	81
certification agencies;	82

(2) Areas of concentration;

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(3) Areas of special interest;

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(4) Areas of particular experience or focused competency;

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(5) Areas included within the health professional's scope of	86
practice that the professional excludes from the professional's	87
practice;	88

(6) Formats of practice that are based on individual or group	89
treatment;	90

(7) Age-specific areas of practice that are based on any or	91
all of the following age groups:	92

(a) Birth to three years of age;

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(b) Four to eleven years of age;

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(c) Twelve to eighteen years of age;

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(d) Nineteen to sixty-four years of age;

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(e) Sixty-five years of age and older.

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(8) Any other category that may be relevant to the practice	98
of the health professionals under the licensing board's	99
jurisdiction.	100

(D) Not later than sixty days after issuing or renewing a	101
license, the appropriate licensing board shall submit the	102
information it receives from an applicant under this section to	103
the office of information technology in the department of	104
administrative services. On receipt of the information, the office	105
of information technology shall promptly post the information on	106
the internet web site it maintains as the Ohio elicense center.	107
The office shall post the information in such a manner that any	108
person who visits the web site will be readily aware of the	109
presence of the information and capable of accessing the	110
information with ease.	111

(E) All of the following apply with respect to the	112
information posted on the Ohio elicense center under this section:	113

(1) The information shall be used solely for purposes of	114
assisting the public in locating appropriate health care services	115
and assisting health professionals in making patient referrals to	116
other health professionals.	117

(2) The information does not bar the health professional from	118
engaging in activities within the professional's scope of practice	119
that are not specified in the information or do not conform to the	120
information.	121

(3) The information does not create more or less liability	122
for the health professional in the provision of health care	123
services.	124

(4) The information does not alter the standard of care that	125
applies to the health professional in the provision of health care	126
services.	127

Sec. 4753.20.  The board of speech-language pathology and	128
audiology, when issuing or renewing a speech-language pathologist	129
or audiologist license, shall comply with section 4743.10 of the	130
Revised Code.	131

Sec. 4755.69.  The appropriate section of the Ohio	132
occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers	133
board, when issuing or renewing an occupational therapist or	134
physical therapist license, shall comply with section 4743.10 of	135
the Revised Code.	136

Sec. 4757.50.  The counselor, social worker, and marriage and	137
family therapist board, when issuing or renewing a professional	138
clinical counselor, professional counselor, independent social	139
worker, social worker, independent marriage and family therapist,	140
or marriage and family therapist license, shall comply with	141
section 4743.10 of the Revised Code.	142

Sec. 4759.15.  The Ohio board of dietetics, when issuing or	143
renewing a dietitian license, shall comply with section 4743.10 of	144
the Revised Code.	145