Ohio § 4723.32

§ 4723.32.

This chapter does not prohibit any of the following: (A) The practice of nursing by a student currently enrolled in and actively pursuing

completion of a prelicensure nursing education program, if all of the following are

the case: (1) The student is participating in a program located in this state and approved by the

board of nursing or participating in this state in a component of a program located

in another jurisdiction and approved by a board that is a member of the national council

of state boards of nursing; (2) The student's practice is under the auspices of the program; (3) The student acts under the supervision of a registered nurse serving for the program

as a faculty member or teaching assistant. (B) The rendering of medical assistance to a licensed physician, licensed dentist, or

licensed podiatrist by a person under the direction, supervision, and control of such

licensed physician, dentist, or podiatrist; (C) The activities of persons employed as nursing aides, attendants, orderlies, or other

auxiliary workers in patient homes, nurseries, nursing homes, hospitals, home health

agencies, or other similar institutions; (D) The provision of nursing services to family members or in emergency situations; (E) The care of the sick when done in connection with the practice of religious tenets

of any church and by or for its members; (F) The practice of nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse by a student currently

enrolled in and actively pursuing completion of a program of study leading to initial

authorization by the board of nursing to practice nursing as an advanced practice

registered nurse in a designated specialty, if all of the following are the case: (1) The program qualifies the student to sit for the examination of a national certifying

organization approved by the board under section 4723.46 of the Revised Code or the program prepares the student to receive a master's or doctoral degree in accordance

with division (A)(2) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code ; (2) The student's practice is under the auspices of the program; (3) The student acts under the supervision of an advanced practice registered nurse serving

for the program as a faculty member, teaching assistant, or preceptor. (G) The activities of an individual who is a resident of a state other than this state

and who currently holds a license to practice nursing or equivalent authorization

from another jurisdiction, but only if the individual's activities are limited to

those activities that the same type of nurse may engage in pursuant to a license issued

under this chapter, the individual's authority to practice has not been revoked, the

individual is not currently under suspension or on probation, the individual does

not represent the individual as being licensed under this chapter, and one of the

following is the case: (1) The individual is engaging in the practice of nursing by discharging official duties

while employed by or under contract with the United States government or any agency

thereof; (2) The individual is engaging in the practice of nursing as an employee of an individual,

agency, or corporation located in the other jurisdiction in a position with employment

responsibilities that include transporting patients into, out of, or through this

state, as long as each trip in this state does not exceed seventy-two hours; (3) The individual is consulting with an individual licensed in this state to practice

any health-related profession; (4) The individual is engaging in activities associated with teaching in this state as

a guest lecturer at or for a nursing education program, continuing nursing education

program, or in-service presentation; (5) The individual is conducting evaluations of nursing care that are undertaken on behalf

of an accrediting organization, including the national league for nursing accrediting

committee, the joint commission (formerly known as the joint commission on accreditation

of healthcare organizations), or any other nationally recognized accrediting organization; (6) The individual is providing nursing care to an individual who is in this state on

a temporary basis, not to exceed six months in any one calendar year, if the nurse

is directly employed by or under contract with the individual or a guardian or other

person acting on the individual's behalf; (7) The individual is providing nursing care during any disaster, natural or otherwise,

that has been officially declared to be a disaster by a public announcement issued

by an appropriate federal, state, county, or municipal official; (8) The individual is providing nursing care at a free-of-charge camp accredited by the

SeriousFun children's network that specializes in providing therapeutic recreation,

as defined in section 2305.231 of the Revised Code , for individuals with chronic diseases, if all of the following are the case: (a) The individual provides documentation to the medical director of the camp that the

individual holds a current, valid license to practice nursing or equivalent authorization

from another jurisdiction. (b) The individual provides nursing care only at the camp or in connection with camp

events or activities that occur off the grounds of the camp. (c) The individual is not compensated for the individual's services. (d) The individual provides nursing care within this state for not more than thirty days

per calendar year. (e) The camp has a medical director who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine

issued in accordance with Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code. (9) The individual is providing nursing care as a volunteer without remuneration during

a charitable event that lasts not more than seven days if both of the following are

the case: (a) The individual, or the charitable event's organizer, notifies the board of nursing

not less than seven calendar days before the first day of the charitable event of

the individual's intent to engage in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse,

advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse at the event; (b) If the individual's scope of practice in the other jurisdiction is more restrictive

than in this state, the individual is limited to performing only those procedures

that a registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed practical

nurse in the other jurisdiction may perform. (H) The administration of medication by an individual who holds a valid medication aide

certificate issued under this chapter, if the medication is administered to a resident

of a nursing home or residential care facility and the medication is administered

in accordance with section 4723.67 of the Revised Code . (I) An individual who is a resident of a state other than this state and who holds a

license to practice nursing or equivalent authorization from another jurisdiction

is not required to obtain a license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised

Code to perform the activities described under division (G) of this section.