4751.07 Certificate of registration - issuance and display. - Ohio Statutes

4751.07 Certificate of registration - issuance and display.

(A) Every individual who holds a valid license as a nursing home administrator issued under division (A) of section 4751.06 of the Revised Code, shall immediately upon issuance thereof be registered with the board of examiners of nursing home administrators and be issued a certificate of registration. Such individual shall annually apply to the board for a new certificate of registration on forms provided for such purpose prior to the expiration of the certificate of registration and shall at the same time submit satisfactory evidence to the board of having attended such continuing education programs or courses of study as may be prescribed in rules adopted by the board.

(B) Upon making an application for a new certificate of registration such individual shall pay the annual registration fee of three hundred dollars.

(C) Upon receipt of such application for registration and the registration fee required by divisions (A) and (B) of this section, the board shall issue a certificate of registration to such nursing home administrator.

(D) The license of a nursing home administrator who fails to comply with this section shall automatically lapse.

(E) A nursing home administrator who has been licensed and registered in this state who determines to temporarily abandon the practice of nursing home administration shall notify the board in writing immediately; provided, that such individual may thereafter register to resume the practice of nursing home administration within the state upon complying with the requirements of this section regarding annual registration.

(F) Only an individual who has qualified as a licensed and registered nursing home administrator under Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder, and who holds a valid current registration certificate pursuant to this section, may use the title “nursing home administrator,” or the abbreviation “N.H.A.” after the individual’s name. No other person shall use such title or such abbreviation or any other words, letters, sign, card, or device tending to indicate or to imply that the person is a licensed and registered nursing home administrator.

(G) Every person holding a valid license entitling the person to practice nursing home administration in this state shall display said license in the nursing home which is the person’s principal place of employment, and while engaged in the practice of nursing home administration shall have at hand the current registration certificate.

(H) Every person holding a valid temporary license shall have such license at hand while engaged in the practice of nursing home administration.

Amended by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.

Effective Date: 09-26-2003