2006 Ohio Revised Code - 4752.05. Issuance of license; provisional license.

§ 4752.05. Issuance of license; provisional license.
 

(A)  The Ohio respiratory care board shall issue a license to provide home medical equipment services to each applicant under section 4752.04 of the Revised Code that meets either of the following requirements: 

(1) Meets the standards established by the board in rules adopted under section 4752.17 of the Revised Code; 

(2) Is a pharmacy licensed under Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code that receives total payments of ten thousand dollars or more per year from selling or renting home medical equipment. 

(B)  During the period ending one year after the effective date of this section, an applicant that does not meet either of the requirements of division (A) of this section shall be granted a provisional license if for at least twelve months prior to the effective date of this section the applicant was engaged in the business of providing home medical equipment services. The provisional license expires one year following the date on which it is issued and is not subject to renewal under section 4752.06 of the Revised Code. 

(C)  The board may conduct a personal interview of an applicant, or an applicant's representative, to determine the applicant's qualifications for licensure. 

(D)  A license issued under division (A) of this section is valid from the day it is issued until the thirtieth day of June that immediately follows the date of issue. Thereafter a license is valid only if it is renewed in accordance with section 4752.06 of the Revised Code biennially on or before the thirtieth day of June. 

(E)  Any license issued under this section is valid only for the facility named in the application. 
 

HISTORY: 150 v H 105, § 1, eff. 9-16-04.