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Ohio law, also known as the Ohio Revised Code, is amplified by administrative rules created by state agencies. The rules for the Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board may be found here:
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Any person may comment on on OTPTAT Board rules at any time by simply sending an email to Rules@otptat.ohio.gov. Please include your name, email, and the rule number on which you are commenting.
The Register of Ohio is the official repository of rules filed with JCARR. This website contains the official text of the proposed changes, as well as the "Rule Summary and Fiscal Analysis" for each rule filed by the Board.
A state rule-making agency may propose to adopt a new rule, amend, or rescind an existing rule, or propose to continue a rule without any changes. Executive Order 2011-01K and sections 107.62 and 121.82 of the Ohio Revised Code require state agencies to draft rules in collaboration with stakeholders, assess and justify any adverse impact on the business community, and provide an opportunity for the affected public to provide input on the proposed rules. The Business Impact Analysis for proposed rules discusses the purpose of the rule and identifies the nature of the adverse impact on licensees. The Common Sense Initiative review must be complete before the rules can begin the formal rule-making process through the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR).
Rules Under Review
The OTPTAT Board seeks your comments and feedback on the following proposed rules which have been filed with the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review. The OTPTAT Board is going through an overhaul of its rules. Because the board is structured in four separate sections for governance purposes (OT, PT, AT, OPP), over time duplicative rules were developed. Most of these rules are nearly identical in order to promote uniform processes for efficiency purposes. The Board has decided to combine these rules which are often repeated four times. This will result in a very large reduction in rules, going from 169 total rules to 86. It also means that the rules will be renumbered into separate sections when they are profession specific. Please review the language of the rules below by clicking on the link to open a pdf version of the rules. Submit your comments to rules@otptat.ohio.gov. Include contact information with your name, phone number, email address, and license type (if applicable) as well as the number of the rule on which you have comments. The Board will accept comments through September 26, 2023 at 10:30 AM.
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Rules being rescinded and replaced
4755-3-08, 4755-23-07, 4755-44-01, 4755-64-05
The Physical Therapy Section seeks your comments and feedback on the following proposed rule which is being submitted for early stakeholder release. Please click on the link for the rule to read the proposed changes. Submit your comments to rules@otptat.ohio.gov. Include contact information with your name, phone number, email address, and license type (if applicable), as well as the number of the rule on which you have comments. The Board will accept comments through August 24, 2023.
Previously, the law allowed for licensure of a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant who were educated in a country other than the United States if that person can demonstrate through an education evaluation that their education was equivalent to the same in the U.S. based on the time of the initial licensure in the other country. There are some countries, such as India, that use physical therapists, but do not license them. This language poses a problem for individuals who were educated elsewhere and who are trying to come to work in the United States without having been licensed in that other country.
A language change in the budget allows educational equivalency to be based on when that person graduated for people coming from countries that do not issue a license or registration. This rule change aligns with the new law that was changed in the budget bill.
The OTPTAT Board seeks your comments and feedback on the following proposed rule which is being submitted for early stakeholder release. Changes to the rules for licensure under unique and exceptional circumstances will allow someone who is in Ohio who has a BOC accreditation to become licensed in Ohio similar to the requirements of the new reciprocity language for those licensed or certified in another state. Senate Bill 131, passed last General Assembly, requires the Board to issue a license to a person who holds a substantially equivalent license in another state or who has held a private certification in a state that doesn't require licensure for the past two years.
Please click on the link for the rule to read the proposed changes. Submit your comments to rules@otptat.ohio.gov. Include contact information with your name, phone number, email address, and license type (if applicable), as well as the number of the rule on which you have comments. The Board will accept comments through August 24, 2023.
The OTPTAT Board seeks your comments and feedback on the following proposed rules which are being submitted for review by the Common Sense Initiative. Senate Bill 131, passed last General Assembly, requires the Board to issue a license to a person who holds a substantially equivalent license in another state or who has held a private certification in a state that doesn't require licensure for the past two years. The changes in these rules align the language of the practice act to Senate Bill 131. Please review the language of the rules below by clicking on the link. Submit your comments to rules@otptat.ohio.gov and csipubliccomments@governor.ohio.gov. Include contact information with your name, phone number, email address, and license type (if applicable), as well as the number of the rule on which you have comments. The Board will accept comments through August 24, 2023.
New Rules Business Impact Analysis
Rescinded Rules Business Impact Analysis
Describes the requirement for applicants for licensure in orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics if they are coming from another state. Aligns with Senate Bill 131 by:
The OTPTAT Board seeks your comments and feedback on the following proposed rules which are being submitted for review by the Common Sense Initiative. These rules on youth sports concussion and head injury assessment and clearance are being updated to reflect the most recent guidelines issued by the International Conference on Concussion in Sport, now known as the Amsterdam Guidlines. Identical rules across the OT/PT/AT practice acts are being rescinded and consolidated into one rule for all professions. Please review the language of the rules below by clicking on the link. Submit your comments to rules@otptat.ohio.gov and csipubliccomments@governor.ohio.gov. Include contact information with your name, phone number, email address, and license type (if applicable), as well as the number of the rule on which you have comments. The Board will accept comments through August 24, 2023.
Rules Business Impact Analysis
The OTPTAT Board seeks your comments and feedback on the following proposed rules which have been filed with the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review. Please review the language of the rules below by clicking on the link to open a pdf version of the rules. Submit your comments to rules@otptat.ohio.gov. Include contact information with your name, phone number, email address, and license type (if applicable) as well as the number of the rule on which you have comments. The Board will accept comments through August 8, 2023 at 10:30 AM.
These rules are in response to House Bill 509 from the 134th General Assembly. This bill made the following changes to licensure for OP&P:
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