Welcome to the Ohio Respiratory Care Board
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The Ohio Respiratory Care Board is a single-program series agency with multiple functions. Established under Sub. S. B. 300 of the 118th General Assembly and signed into law under Chapter 4761 of the Ohio Revised Code, the Ohio Respiratory Care Board is responsible for the regulation of the practice of respiratory care in the state of Ohio. In 2005, the 125th General Assembly passed H.B. 105, establishing a licensing and certification requirement for home medical equipment facilities under Chapter 4752 of the Ohio Revised Code. The Ohio Respiratory Care Board's regulatory authority was changed to include HME facility regulation.
Listed in terms of priority, this regulation includes: (1) Licensing properly qualified respiratory care and HME providers and issuing limited permits to respiratory care program students, graduates, and experienced-based providers; (2) maintaining the active status of the board's licensees through timely renewal; (3) acting on complaints filed with the agency through investigation, inquiry and on site inspection of facilities; (4) establishing educational standards for respiratory care educational programs; and (5) monitoring compliance of mandatory continuing education for respiratory care providers. By law, the Board is also responsible for annually recommending improvements to the practice of respiratory care to the Governor and Ohio General Assembly. By carrying out the aforementioned mandates under Chapter 4761. of the Revised Code, the Ohio Respiratory Care Board seeks to provide the public in the state of Ohio with safe, competent respiratory care providers and home medical equipment facilities.
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Mission
To protect and serve the public of Ohio by effectively and efficiently regulating the practice of Respiratory Care and Home Medical Equipment facility licensure and registration in the State of Ohio through the licensing of qualified practitioners and facilities, the establishment of standards for respiratory care educational programs and facility inspection standards, and the enforcement of the laws and rules governing both practices.
Function of the Board
The Ohio Respiratory Care Board has dual functions: the licensing and regulation of respiratory care professionals under Chapter 4761 of the Ohio Revised Code and licensing and registration of Home Medical Equipment facilities offering to sell, deliver, rent, install, demonstrate, replace or maintain specified home medical equipment in Ohio under Chapter 4752 of the Ohio Revised Code. read more...
Vision
Making a responsible difference for the citizens of Ohio --- byEfficient and Effective Licensing for Respiratory Care Professionals and Home Medical Equipment facilities, Enforcing Practice Standards and Promoting Professional Competency.
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Important News and Events
| Wallet I.D. card will no longer be issued after January 1, 2010Beginning January 1, 2010, the Ohio Respiratory Care Board will no longer issue Wallet I.D. cards for Respiratory Care Professional or Limited Permit authorization types. After an intense period of review and a public rules hearing, rules 4761-7-01 and 4761-8-01 were amended to permit the Board to have the option of issuing a Wallet I.D. card or, in lieu of a Wallet I.D. card, use the on-line license verification system found on the Board's website as proof of current practice authorization. For new licenses and limited permits issued after January 1, 2010 and for current license and limited permit holders renewing their authorization effective July 1, 2010, the on-line electronic "license verification" website will serve as "Official" verification of current status.
The Board believes this change is a more secure method of providing licensing status information to licensees, employers and the public. Wallet I.D. cards are paper-based and can be forged, altered, misappropriated, and they do not reflect disciplinary actions taken. The on-line license verification system is current, and it reflects the licensee's computerized record maintained by the Board. |
| VRT (“Vision Restoration Therapy”) included as HME equipment
The Ohio Respiratory Care Board met on October 14, 2008 to consider VRT (“Vision Restoration Therapy” ) as HME equipment defined under 4761:1-3-02. In a unanimous vote, The Ohio Respiratory Care Board moved to approve recognition of VRT as meeting qualifications of home medical equipment as defined under Ohio law.
Facilities that rent, sell, maintain, deliver or install VRT are required to obtain an HME license or certificate of registration from the Ohio Respiratory Care Board.
An application can be obtained by downloading a copy from the HME website at www.hme.ohio.gov or by calling 614-644-4732 |
| Complying with a Continuing Education AuditThe Ohio Respiratory Care Board, pursuant to rule 4761-9-07 of the Ohio Administrative Code has issued and mailed approximately 336 random continuing education audit notices. RCCE audits are required by rule regardless whether your RCCE is reported on your renewal application. The audit is designed to validate your reporting. Each year, the Board receives numerous questions regarding compliance with an audit notice. The following guidance should help you with compliance: read more ... |
| Respiratory Care Jurisprudence (Law) C.E. Information - New Jurisprudence Requirement
Beginning July 1, 2008, an amendment to the existing continuing education rules will become effective. Among the many changes to the continuing education rule is a requirement that all respiratory care professionals and limited permit complete one (1) contact hour of continuing education in Respiratory Care law or professional ethics.
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| HME - Transfer of Authorization to new facility or new ownershipNo Transference of HME License or Certificate of Registration Rule read more ... |
| Criminal Background Check Alert!The Ohio Revised Code requires those applying for a license or certificate issued by the Ohio Respiratory Care (Board) for the practice of respiratory care to submit fingerprints for an FBI (federal) and BCI (civilian) criminal records check completed by the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI&I). read more ... |
| HME - Memorandum to CMS Competitive Bid WinnersOhio Respiratory Care Board licensure/certification requirements for providers of certain home medical equipment to sell, deliver, install, maintain, replace, or demonstrate home medical equipment in the State of Ohio read more ... |
| Ohio Respiratory Care Board Public Records PolicyAll records of the Ohio Respiratory Care Board are public, unless they are specifically exempt from disclosure under the Ohio Revised Code. “Record” includes any document or device, whether paper, electronic, or other format, which is created or received under the jurisdiction of this office and which documents that organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the office. read more ... |
| HME - Bone Growth and Drop Foot Stimulators included as HME equipmentBone Growth and Drop Foot Stimulators included as HME equipment defined under OAC 4761:1-3-02 (C) read more ... |
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Christopher H. Logsdon, Executive Director
77 S. High Street, 16th Floor • Columbus, Ohio 43215
Tel: (614) 752-9218 • Fax: (614) 728-8691
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