Ohio § 4723.73

§ 4723.73.

(A) No person who does not hold a current, valid certificate issued under section 4723.75

or renewed under section 4723.77 of the Revised Code shall do either of the following: (1) Claim to the public to be a dialysis technician; (2) Use the title “Ohio certified dialysis technician,” the initials “OCDT,” or any other

title or initials to represent that the person is authorized to perform dialysis care

as a dialysis technician. (B) No person who has not successfully completed a dialysis training program approved

by the board of nursing under section 4723.74 of the Revised Code within the previous eighteen months shall do either of the following: (1) Claim to the public to be a dialysis technician intern; (2) Use the title “dialysis technician intern,” the initials “DTI,” or any other title

or initials to represent that the person is authorized to perform dialysis care as

a dialysis technician intern. (C) No dialysis technician or dialysis technician intern shall engage in dialysis care

in a manner that is inconsistent with section 4723.72 of the Revised Code . (D) No person other than a dialysis technician or dialysis technician intern shall engage

in the dialysis care that is authorized by section 4723.72 of the Revised Code , unless the person is one or more of the following: (1) A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse; (2) A physician; (3) A physician assistant; (4) A student performing dialysis care under the supervision of an instructor as an integral

part of a dialysis training program approved by the board of nursing under section 4723.74 of the Revised Code ; (5) A dialysis patient who has been trained to engage in the dialysis care with little

or no professional assistance by completing a medicare-approved self-dialysis or home

dialysis training program; (6) A family member or friend of a dialysis patient who engages in self-dialysis or home

dialysis, and the person engages in the dialysis care by assisting the patient in

performing the self-dialysis or home dialysis, after the person providing the assistance

has completed a medicare-approved self-dialysis or home dialysis training program

for the particular dialysis patient being assisted. (E) No dialysis technician intern shall do either of the following: (1) Serve as a trainer or preceptor in a dialysis training program; (2) Provide dialysis care in a patient's home. (F) No person shall operate a dialysis training program, unless the program is approved

by the board of nursing under section 4723.74 of the Revised Code .