Ohio Admin. Code 4734-9-10 - Conduct following action against a license

(A) A chiropractic physician Licensees who has had his or her chiropractic license and/ or acupuncture certificate subject to discipline disciplined shall provide a copy of the board's action to all employers and entities that contract with the chiropractic physician licensee to provide chiropractic, animal chiropractic, and/or acupuncture services via a method that provides written confirmation of delivery within fifteen days of the action. The delivery evidence Evidence of delivery shall be maintained for two years.

(B) Licensees subject to discipline shall provide a copy of the board's action to the proper licensing authority of any state or jurisdiction in which the licensee has ever held a professional license, regardless of the status of the license in that state or jurisdiction.

(B) (C) Immediately upon the effective date of an active suspension or revocation, and for the time period specified, a chiropractic physician licensee shall not:

(1) Display his or her their license to practice chiropractic and/or acupuncture certificate, if applicable, to practice acupuncture or copies of any current proof of renewal of the license or certificate;

(2) Occupy, share or use office space in which another licensee practices chiropractic, animal chiropractic and/or acupuncture;

(3) Practice of chiropractic, animal chiropractic and/or acupuncture in any form either as a principal or employee or agent of another and shall not furnish chiropractic, animal chiropractic and/or acupuncture services. The affected chiropractic physician licensee may respond to inquiries from patients, third party payors and/or health care practitioners regarding his or her prior services provided to a patient and may provide reports regarding his or her previous services provided to a patient;

(4) Hold him or herself themself forth as a chiropractic physician licensee, chiropractor, animal chiropractor and/or the holder of an acupuncture certificate, if applicable, or someone who may legally practice chiropractic, animal chiropractic and/or acupuncture;

(5) Advertise or claim to be a chiropractor, doctor of chiropractic, or chiropractic physician, animal chiropractic practitioner or use the initials "DC" in connection with the person's name. The licensee shall notify in writing publishers of any professional advertising (including online online listings) in which the chiropractic physician's licensee's name appears to remove any such listing;

(C) (D) If a chiropractic physician's licensee's office will be closed during an active suspension or revocation of greater than thirty days, the chiropractic physician licensee shall, within fifteen days of the action, notify in writing all patients who have been under the chiropractic physician's licensee's care within the preceding six months of his or her their inability to provide chiropractic and/or acupuncture services. Notification shall include advising patients in writing as to the location of their files and what arrangements have been made to permit them to access their files, as well as a method for them to seek chiropractic care elsewhere.

(D) (E) Chiropractic physicians Licensees actively suspended or revoked for thirty days or greater shall deliver to the board the original chiropractic license and/or acupuncture certificate within fifteen days of the effective date of the action.

(E) (F) If an individual's license has been actively suspended or revoked for two or more years, the board may require as a condition of reinstatement that the individual complete training or testing as specified by the board,. including but not limited to, specific continuing education hours, the national board of chiropractic examiners special purposes examination for chiropractic, and/or examinations offered by ethics and boundaries assessment services, llc.

(F) (G) Within thirty days of the effective date of the discipline, the chiropractic physician Every licensee subject to disciplinary action shall file with the board a detailed sworn affidavit specifying how he or she has they have, or will, comply with this rule, within thirty days of the date of the discipline.

(G) (H) Licensees shall are not be prohibited from collecting accounts receivable for services rendered previously or from collecting reasonable and customary rental and equipment leases during the period of any active suspension and/or revocation.

Notes

Ohio Admin. Code 4734-9-10

Effective: 9/1/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 1/1/2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4734.10
Rule Amplifies: 4734.31
Prior Effective Dates: 02/05/1991, 02/05/1993, 07/29/2002, 11/15/2007, 12/26/2013, 01/01/2019