2006 Ohio Revised Code - 4723.65. Application for medication aide certificate.

§ 4723.65. Application for medication aide certificate.
 

(A)  An individual seeking certification as a medication aide shall apply to the board of nursing on a form prescribed and provided by the board. If the application is submitted on or after July 1, 2007, the application shall be accompanied by the certification fee established in rules adopted under section 4723.69 of the Revised Code. 

(B) (1)  Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, an applicant for a medication aide certificate shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check. The request shall be on the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 [109.57.2] of the Revised Code and shall be accompanied by a standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprints prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section. The request shall also be accompanied by the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 109.572 [109.57.2] of the Revised Code. On receipt of the completed form, the completed impression sheet, and the fee, the bureau shall conduct a criminal records check of the applicant. On completion of the criminal records check, the bureau shall send the results of the check to the board. An applicant requesting a criminal records check under this division shall ask the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to also request that the federal bureau of investigation provide the superintendent with any information it has with respect to the applicant. 

(2) If a criminal records check of an applicant was completed pursuant to section 3721.121 [3721.12.1] of the Revised Code not more than five years prior to the date the application is submitted, the applicant may include a certified copy of the criminal records check completed pursuant to that section and is not required to comply with division (B)(1) of this section. 

(3) A criminal records check provided to the board in accordance with division (B)(1) or (B)(2) of this section shall not be made available to any person or for any purpose other than the following: 

(a) The results may be made available to any person for use in determining whether the individual who is the subject of the check should be issued a medication aide certificate. 

(b) The results may be made available to the person who is the subject of the check or a representative of that person. 
 

HISTORY: 151 v H 66, § 101.01, eff. 6-30-05.
 

The effective date is set by § 612.12 of 151 v H 66.