2020 Ohio Revised Code
Title 47 | Occupations-Professions
Chapter 4731 | Physicians; Limited Practitioners
Section 4731.17 | Issuance of License.
Effective: October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The state medical board shall review all applications received under section 4731.19 of the Revised Code. The board shall determine whether an applicant meets the requirements for a license to practice the applicable limited branch of medicine.
(B) If the board determines that the applicant meets the requirements for a license and that the documentation required for a license is acceptable, the board shall issue to the applicant the appropriate license to practice. Each license shall be signed by the president and secretary of the board and attested by its seal.
(C) A license shall authorize the holder to practice the limited branch of medicine for which the license was issued. No person who holds a license to practice a limited branch of medicine issued by the board under this section shall do any of the following:
(1) Practice a limited branch of medicine other than the limited branch of medicine for which the license was issued;
(2) Treat infectious, contagious, or venereal diseases;
(3) Prescribe or administer drugs;
(4) Perform surgery or practice medicine in any other form.
