Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Nursing, Board of

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2024

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
No	No	Yes

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 4723.02 4723.05 4723.06 4743.01	13

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
2 on 1/1/11 and the same date each 4th year thereafter 3 on 1/1/12 and the same date each 4th year thereafter 3 on 1/1/13 and the same date each 4th year thereafter 5 on 1/1/14 and the same date each 4th year thereafter		4 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
December 31	Annual report to the Governor under R.C. 4723.06(A)(15) and an annual report to LSC under R.C. 4743.01.

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor	Members with other stated qualifications, Public members

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only, R.C. 124.15(J)		Own staff

Chairperson	Additional Information
President elected by members	The licensing functions of the Board are scheduled to expire under R.C. 101.62 on 12/31/2024.

Qualifications
Governor makes appointments with advice and consent of Senate. All 13 members must be citizens of the U.S. and residents of Ohio. 8 members must be registered nurses who are graduates of an approved nursing education program preparing students for licensing as a registered nurse, who hold a currently active registered nurse license in Ohio, and who have been actively engaged in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse for the 5 years immediately preceding the member's initial appointment to the Board. Of the 8 members who are registered nurses, at least 1 must hold a valid certificate of authority that authorizes the practice of nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner. 4 members must be licensed practical nurses who are graduates of an approved nursing education program preparing students for licensing as a practical nurse, who hold a currently active practical nurse license in Ohio, and who have been actively engaged in the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse for the 5 years immediately preceding the member's initial appointment to the Board. 1 member must represent the interests of consumers of health care. Neither the member representing consumers nor any person in that member's immediate family can be a member of or associated with a health care provider or profession or have a financial interest in the delivery or financing of health care. In making appointments, the Governor must consider representation of nursing service and nursing education and the various geographical areas of Ohio. Ohio nursing organizations may each submit to the Governor the names of not more than 5 nominees for each position to be filled. Governor makes appointments from the names so submitted or from others, at the Governor's discretion but with the advice and consent of the Senate. A member who has served 2 full terms cannot be reappointed. An unexpired term of more than 30 months is considered a full term.

Qualifications

Governor makes appointments with advice and consent of Senate. All 13 members must be citizens of the U.S. and residents of Ohio. 8 members must be registered nurses who are graduates of an approved nursing education program preparing students for licensing as a registered nurse, who hold a currently active registered nurse license in Ohio, and who have been actively engaged in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse for the 5 years immediately preceding the member's initial appointment to the Board. Of the 8 members who are registered nurses, at least 1 must hold a valid certificate of authority that authorizes the practice of nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner. 4 members must be licensed practical nurses who are graduates of an approved nursing education program preparing students for licensing as a practical nurse, who hold a currently active practical nurse license in Ohio, and who have been actively engaged in the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse for the 5 years immediately preceding the member's initial appointment to the Board. 1 member must represent the interests of consumers of health care. Neither the member representing consumers nor any person in that member's immediate family can be a member of or associated with a health care provider or profession or have a financial interest in the delivery or financing of health care. In making appointments, the Governor must consider representation of nursing service and nursing education and the various geographical areas of Ohio. Ohio nursing organizations may each submit to the Governor the names of not more than 5 nominees for each position to be filled. Governor makes appointments from the names so submitted or from others, at the Governor's discretion but with the advice and consent of the Senate. A member who has served 2 full terms cannot be reappointed. An unexpired term of more than 30 months is considered a full term.