Ohio Code 4732.171 – Sexual misconduct
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if, at the conclusion of a hearing required by section 4732.17 of the Revised Code, the state board of psychology determines that a licensed psychologist, licensed independent school psychologist, or licensed school psychologist has engaged in sexual conduct or had sexual contact with the license holder’s patient or client in violation of any prohibition contained in Chapter 2907 of the Revised Code, the board shall do one of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4732.171
- 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
- Licensed school psychologist: means an individual holding a current, valid license to practice school psychology issued under section 4732. See Ohio Code 4732.01
- Psychologist: means any person who holds self out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words "psychologic" "psychological" "psychologist" "psychology" or any other terms that imply the person is trained, experienced, or an expert in the field of psychology. See Ohio Code 4732.01
- School psychologist: means any person who, within the scope of employment as described in division (D)(2) of this section, holds self out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words "school psychologist" or "school psychology" or who holds self out to be trained, experienced, or an expert in the practice of school psychology. See Ohio Code 4732.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) Suspend the license holder’s license;
(2) Permanently revoke the license holder’s license.
(B) If it determines at the conclusion of the hearing that neither of the sanctions described in division (A) of this section is appropriate, the board shall impose another sanction it considers appropriate and issue a written finding setting forth the reasons for the sanction imposed and the reason that neither of the sanctions described in division (A) of this section is appropriate.
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