Ohio Code 4730.15 – Exercise of physician-delegated prescriptive authority
(A) A license issued by the state medical board under section 4730.12 of the Revised Code authorizes the license holder to exercise physician-delegated prescriptive authority if the holder meets either of the following requirements:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4730.15
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Physician: means an individual who is authorized under Chapter 4731 of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery. See Ohio Code 4730.01
- Physician assistant: means an individual who is licensed under Chapter 4730 of the Revised Code to provide services as a physician assistant to patients under the supervision, control, and direction of one or more physicians. See Ohio Code 1.64
- Service: means a medical activity that requires training in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease. See Ohio Code 4730.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) Holds a master’s or higher degree described in division (B) of section 4730.11 of the Revised Code;
(2) Had prescriptive authority while practicing as a physician assistant in another jurisdiction, in any of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard of any state, or in the United States public health service commissioned corps.
(B) A license described in division (D) of section 4730.11 of the Revised Code authorizes the license holder to exercise physician-delegated prescriptive authority if, on October 15, 2015, the license holder held a valid certificate to prescribe issued under former section 4730.44 of the Revised Code, as it existed immediately prior to that date.
(C) On application of an individual who holds a license issued under this chapter but is not authorized to exercise physician-delegated prescriptive authority, the board shall grant the authority to exercise physician-delegated prescriptive authority if the individual meets either of the following requirements:
(1) The individual provides evidence satisfactory to the board of having obtained a master’s or higher degree from either of the following:
(a) A program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the board;
(b) A program accredited by a regional or specialized and professional accrediting agency recognized by the council for higher education accreditation, if the degree is in a course of study with clinical relevance to the practice of physician assistants.
(2) The individual meets the requirements specified in division (C)(1) or (3) of section 4730.11 of the Revised Code and had prescriptive authority while practicing as a physician assistant in another jurisdiction, in any of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard of any state, or in the United States public health service commissioned corps.
(D) The board shall issue a prescriber number to each physician assistant licensed under this chapter who is authorized to exercise physician-delegated prescriptive authority.