4731-1-14  Preliminary education certificate.

(A) The medical board must receive from each student of a limited branch school a completed application for a preliminary education certificate and a fee of thirty-five dollars. Application forms shall be prescribed by and available from the medical board. Upon approval of the application and satisfaction of all other requirements, the medical board shall issue a preliminary education certificate.

(B) The educational requirements to receive a preliminary education certificate shall be graduation from a high school or its equivalent as determined by the Ohio Department of Education. The school must certify:

(1) That the applicant meets the preliminary education requirements outlined in this chapter of the OAC;

(2) That if the name of the student applicant is different from the name on the documents used to verify the student's graduation from high school or its equivalent, the school must verify the identity of that applicant;

(3) That the applicant meets the admission requirements of the appropriate educational oversight agency as described in rule 4731-1-15, OAC.

(C) The medical board must receive the original copy of the completed application for a preliminary education certificate. It must be received at the board offices or postmarked no later than the first day of classes for the school.

(D) Failure of a student to submit an application for a preliminary education certificate to the medical board within the timeframe indicated above shall invalidate the hours earned in that academic term from the total required of a student to qualify to sit for an Ohio limited branch licensing exam.

(E) The medical board may randomly select applications for verification that all preliminary education requirements have been met. limited branch students whose application are selected shall submit additional documentation of compliance with preliminary education requirements as the board may require.
 

Effective: May 31, 2002