4731.19 Determining sufficiency of preliminary education of applicants. - Ohio Statutes

4731.19 Determining sufficiency of preliminary education of applicants.

(A) The state medical board shall determine the standing of the schools, colleges, or institutions giving instruction in the limited branches of medicine of massage therapy and cosmetic therapy.

(B) An applicant for a certificate to practice a limited branch of medicine shall, as a condition of admission to the examination, have one of the following:

(1) A diploma or certificate from a school, college, or institution in good standing as determined by the board, showing the completion of the required courses of instruction;

(2) A current license, registration, or certificate that is in good standing in another state for massage therapy or cosmetic therapy, as applicable;

(3) Certification from a national certification body and a diploma or certificate from a school, college, or institution showing completion of a course of instruction that meets course requirements determined by the board through rules adopted under section 4731.05 of the Revised Code. The entrance examiner of the board shall determine the sufficiency of the preliminary education of applicants for a certificate to practice massage therapy or cosmetic therapy in the same manner that sufficiency of preliminary education is determined under section 4731.09 of the Revised Code, except that the board may adopt rules defining and establishing for the limited branch of medicine preliminary educational requirements that are less exacting than those prescribed by such section, as the nature of the case may require.

Effective Date: 03-09-1999; 2008 SB279 01-06-2009