Ohio Adm.Code 4741 | Ohio Administrative Code 4741 — State Veterinary Medical Licensing Board

Chapter 4741-1 General Provisions

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-01 Veterinary technician duties, registration and continuing education requirements.

"Registered veterinary technician" is a person who holds a registration certificate issued by the Ohio veterinary medical licensing board. The registered veterinary technician activities and duties must in all ways be compatible with Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code.

(A) A person desiring to be registered as a registered veterinary technician shall deliver to the board the following:

(1) A completed application prescribed by the board;

(2) A transcript showing satisfactory proof that the applicant has graduated from a board approved veterinary technology program or a certificate of successful completion of the American association of veterinary state boards program for the assessment of veteirnary education equivalence for veterinary technicians;

(3) A registration fee as prescribed in Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code;

(4) A passing score of four hundred twenty-five or a converted score of seventy-five on the veterinary technician national examination (VTNE).

(5) If the applicant is applying from another state or jurisdiction, verification of a license or certificate in good standing must also be submitted.

(B) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraph (A) of this rule, an applicant for registration must submit to a criminal records check in accordance with section 4741.10 of the Revised Code within a year of requesting registration. The criminal records check must be completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in which the results indicate that the individual has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilty for any violation set forth in section 4741.22 of the Revised Code.

(1) An applicant requesting a criminal records check shall provide the bureau of criminal identification and investigation with the applicant's name and address and with the Ohio veterinary medical licensing board name and address.

(2) The applicant shall ask the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in the request to obtain from the federal bureau of investigation any information it has pertaining to the applicant.

(C) Every action of the registered veterinary technician, as related to the practice of veterinary medicine, must be under the supervision of the licensed veterinarian. The registered veterinary technician must not be presented to the public in any way to imply that the registered veterinary technician is licensed to practice veterinary medicine. The licensed veterinarian must not offer, undertake, or represent to the public that the registered veterinary technician is able to diagnose, surgically operate or prescribe for any animal disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical condition.

(D) The registered veterinary technician shall not diagnose, prescribe or change the prescribed order of the licensed veterinarian for the use of any drug, medicine, appliance or treatment for any animal.

(E) The registered veterinary technician shall not invade the integument or the tissue of any animal for the purpose of performing any phase of a surgical procedure not defined as a normal management practice for livestock. The registered veterinary technician may act as a surgical assistant for a licensed veterinarian.

(F) Prior to the expiration of a biennial registration on March first, in odd-numbered years, the executive director shall cause to be mailed or emailed in January of the registration year, a "notice for renewal application," listing the continuing education hours acquired prior to the biennial registration. The registered veterinary technician shall submit the biennial renewal fee as set forth in division (A)(10) of section 4741.17 of the Revised Code.

A registration becomes inactive if not renewed by March first of the odd year. An inactive registration may be reactivated upon application to the board and the payment of a late fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars. A registration that is inactive for more than four years expires if no application for reactivation is made. Upon expiration, a registration becomes void.

(G) A waiver for continuing education hours may be granted by the board for unusual circumstances if a request is made in writing to the office of the board. The hours must be made up in the following calendar year, in addition to the regular required continuing education hours. No more than one waiver may be considered within a six-year period.

(H) Registered veterinary technicians are exempt from listing continuing education hours for the first biennium after original registration.

(I) No veterinary technology student shall engage in the duties of a registered veterinary technician unless under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian or his or her assigned registered veterinary technician.

Last updated January 8, 2024 at 8:42 AM

History

Effective: January 8, 2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-02 Specialist.

(A) Application: A person wishing to be registered as a "specialist" in a veterinary specialty shall make application upon a form provided by the state veterinary medical licensing board and shall provide all required credentials with said application. The licensing board, after consideration of the application and credentials, may register the applicant as a "specialist" in the veterinary specialty stated, for purposes of practice in Ohio.

"Specialties" shall be those currently recognized by the American board of veterinary specialties. A current list of licensing board approved specialties will be maintained in the licensing board office.

(B) Prohibitions: Veterinarians licensed to practice in this state may not represent themselves as specialists until they have met the requirements of a specialty board or college recognized by the American board of veterinary specialties. Interns, residents and board qualified veterinarians are not considered specialists until they have met the specific requirements, passed all tests and received certification from a specialty organization as stated in paragraph (A) of this rule.

Any diplomate of a specialty recognized by the American board of veterinary specialties must notify the licensing board office within thirty days of failure to maintain current diplomate status, at which time the specialty license will be declared null and void.

No veterinarian shall use the title of "specialist" or represent himself or herself as a specialist unless registered by the state veterinary medical licensing board pursuant to division (C) of section 4741.01 and division (D) of section 4741.19 of the Revised Code and rule 4741-1-02 of the Administrative Code. Violation of this prohibition shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of any license or permit issued by the board.

Last updated May 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM

History

Effective: May 14, 2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-03 Minimum standards for stationary veterinary facilities.

(A) All stationary facilities.

A stationary facility is a fixed facility established to provide examination, diagnosis, and health maintenance to animals. Practitioners maintaining a stationary facility shall comply with the standards contained in this rule. All stationary veterinary facilities must comply with local, state, and federal laws regarding health, safety, sanitation, zoning, and building code requirements, including, but not limited to:

(1) The exterior of the facility shall be clean and in good repair, and surrounding grounds must be clean, well-maintained, and reasonably free from hazards, pests and vectors;

(2) All interior areas of the facility shall be clean, orderly, well-ventilated, well-lit, and free from hazards;

(3) All facilities shall provide and maintain the following equipment: oxygen delivery system, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, stethoscope, thermometer, microscope, centrifuge, refrigeration, appropriate means of sterilization, adequate method of storage and disposal of remains of deceased animals, appropriate method of determining animal weight, adequate means of restraint, emergency drugs and supplies, telephone or wireless communication system, electricity, and hot and cold running water.

(B) Office/reception.

An up-to-date professional library must be maintained and/or accessible via electronic means on the premises.

The examination room must contain an adequate table with impervious surface, necessary equipment to perform examinations, and covered or enclosed waste receptacles.

(D) Laboratory facilities.

Laboratory facilities must be available on site or by referral.

(E) Pharmacy.

(1) The pharmacy must provide appropriate storage for all drugs, including biologics and controlled substances.

(2) Inventory and records must be maintained in compliance with all state and federal requirements.

(3) Expired drugs must be removed from the pharmacy and properly disposed of in a timely fashion.

(F) Radiology.

(1) Imaging services must be available, either on site or by referral.

(2) All images shall be properly identified with name of patient, name of owner, and date, and maintained in a readily retrievable fashion.

(3) Left and right sides must be identified where appropriate.

(4) All sources of radiation shall be registered with, and operated in accordance with, Ohio department of health rules and regulations.

(5) Equipment with which to view images shall be available when appropriate.

(G) Surgery.

(1) All surgeries shall be performed in accordance with accepted surgical practice.

(2) If surgery is performed on site, appropriate surgical facilities shall be operated and maintained.

(3) A suitably equipped surgical area shall include the following:

(a) Means for effective sterilization of instruments, drapes, gloves, gowns or similar items;

(b) An immediately accessible sink with running water suitable for scrubbing and other surgical preparation;

(d) Instruments, drapes, gloves and appropriate surgical attire;

(e) Emergency lighting;

(f) Immediate access to emergency drugs and supplies, oxygen, and instruments and equipment for assisted ventilation;

(g) An adequate scavenging system, if gas anesthesia is used;

(h) Construction suitable for the surgical procedures to be performed, designed to avoid contamination, and adequately maintained and disinfected; and

(i) A surgery table, appropriate for the species, with an impervious surface which can be readily cleaned and disinfected.

(4) An effective means of anethesia monitoring shall be maintained if surgeries are performed.

(H) Caging or housing.

If animals are kept, caging or housing shall be constructed and maintained with the animals' health, safety, and comfort as primary considerations.

Last updated August 24, 2026 at 10:01 AM

History

Effective: May 14, 2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-04 Examination.

To apply for licensure as a veterinarian, the applicant must:

(A) Complete an application prescribed by the board;

(B) Provide proof of graduation from a veterinary college approved by the state veterinary medical licensing board or accredited by the American veterinary medical association or has been issued a certificate on or after May 1, 1987, by the education commission for foreign veterinary graduates of the American veterinary medical association or by the program for the assessment of veterinary education equivalence of the American association of veterinary state boards.

(C) Have achieved a score of at least seventy-five on both the "National Board of Veterinary Medicine" examination and the "Clinical competency test" or on the "North American veterinary licensing examination" to be eligible for licensure. There is no restriction on the number of times an applicant may take the aforementioned examination, but must apply for a subsequent examination and pay the processing fee each time they apply.

(D) Submit to a criminal records check in accordance with section 4741.10 of the Revised Code within a year of requesting licensure. The criminal records check must be completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in which the results indicate that the individual has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilty for any violation set forth in section 4741.22 of the Revised Code.

(E) Submit to the board the applicable licensure fee as set forth in section 4741.17 of the Revised Code.

Last updated January 8, 2024 at 8:42 AM

History

Effective: January 8, 2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-05 Prescribing, administering, and dispensing drugs.

(A) As used in this rule, "drug" is defined in accordance with Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code.

(B) A licensed veterinarian may prescribe, administer or dispense a drug or biologic only in those cases in which he or she has a valid veterinary-client-patient relationship (VCPR).

(C) The licensed veterinarian must comply with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations in the prescribing, administering and dispensing of drugs.

Last updated May 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM

History

Effective: September 1, 2017
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-06 Method of giving public notice.

(A) Prior to the proposed adoption, amendment or rescission of any rule by the state veterinary medical licensing board, public notice thereof shall be given at least thirty days prior to the date set for the public hearing thereon, by advertising in the Register of Ohio in accordance with applicable state law.

(B) The board shall furnish the public notice required under section 119.03 of the Revised Code and as detailed by paragraph (A) of this rule to any person who requests notice in writing.

Last updated May 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM

History

Effective: September 1, 2017
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-07 Approved veterinary and animal technology colleges.

A license to practice, or application for examination for licensure may not be granted until satisfactory proof has been furnished to the board that the applicant has graduated from an accredited college of veterinary medicine or a college approved by the licensing board. In addition to American veterinary medical association (AVMA) accredited veterinary programs, the board may approve a veterinary program which certifies to the satisfaction of the board that its veterinary medical degree program is comparable to those accredited by the AVMA.

The register of all colleges and universities that teach veterinary medicine or animal technology and are approved by the board shall be maintained in a form compatible with approved office procedures and in a manner readily available to the board and the public upon request.

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History

Effective: November 15, 2007
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-08 Mobile veterinary practices and mobile veterinary practice facilities.

(A) A mobile veterinary practice is a form of clinical veterinary practice for companion animals other than a stationary practice, whether veterinarian or non-veterinarian owned, that may be transported or moved from one location to another for delivery of veterinary services.

(B) A mobile veterinary practice facility provides medical and/or surgical services out of a vehicle modified to function as a veterinary facility.

(C) A mobile veterinary practice and mobile veterinary practice facility shall be subject to board inspection and shall comply with the following standards:

(1) The practice shall have a permanent base of operations with a published address and telephone number for making appointments or responding to emergency situations;

(2) All equipment shall be clean, neat, and in good repair;

(3) Equipment appropriate for the procedures performed must be available as required by paragraph (A) of rule 4741-1-03 of the Administrative Code;

(4) If surgical procedures are performed, the requirements of paragraph (G) of rule 4741-1-03 of the Administrative Code must be met;

(5) Drugs and biologics must be maintained as required in paragraph (E) of rule 4741-1-03 of the Administrative Code;

(6) All mobile practices that are not extensions of a stationary veterinary facility shall provide arrangements with a stationary veterinary facility in the general vicinity for follow-up treatment if needed; and

(7) Records must comply with rule 4741-1-21 of the Administrative Code.

Last updated August 24, 2026 at 10:02 AM

History

Effective: May 14, 2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-21

(A) A veterinarian performing a physical examination, diagnosis, treatment or surgery on an animal or group of animals shall prepare a written record or computer record concerning the animals containing, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of owner;

(2) Identity of the animal, herd, or flock;

(3) Except for herds or flocks, the age, sex, color, and breed;

(4) Dates of examination, treatment and surgery;

(5) Brief history of the condition of each animal, litter, herd, or flock;

(6) Examination findings;

(7) Laboratory and radiographic tests performed and reports;

(8) Differential diagnosis;

(9) Procedures performed/treatment given and results;

(10) Drugs (and their dosages and routes of administration) administered, dispensed, or prescribed;

(11) Surgical procedures shall include a description of the procedure, the name of the surgeon, the type of sedative/anesthetic agent used, the route of administration and the dosage; and

(12) Anesthesia monitoring performed during surgical procedures.

(B) Individual records must be maintained on each patient, except that records on livestock or litters of animals may be maintained on a per-client basis.

(C) Medical records and radiographs are the physical property of the hospital or the proprietor of the practice that prepared them. Records, including radiographs, must be mintained for a minimum of three years after the last visit.

(D) Medical records shall be released upon request from a treating veterinarian with a legitimate interest, and shall be returned to the originating practice within a reasonable time if requested. Copies of records must be made available upon request from the owner of an animal at a reasonable cost to the owner and within a reasonable time. A veterinarian may not withhold the release of veterinary medical records for nonpayment of a professional fee.

(E) All regulated substances shall be recorded as required by federal and/or state regulations

Last updated April 14, 2022 at 8:55 AM

History

Effective: April 14, 2022
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-09 Euthanasia and disposal of animals.

(A) A licensed veterinarian must make a reasonable attempt to communicate with the animal's owner, agent of the owner or person presenting the animal if the owner is unknown, prior to euthanasia or disposal.

(B) Animals presented to a licensed veterinarian with no known owner or agent may be treated or euthanized or disposed of at the discretion of the attending veterinarian.

(C) If the veterinarian is unwilling or unable to comply with the euthanasia request of the owner or agent, the animal must be released to the owner or agent.

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History

Effective: September 1, 2017
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-10 Minimum Standards.

The board shall, pursuant to section 4741.22 of the Revised Code and to the extent permitted by law, take action against the license of any veterinarian or the registration of a veterinary technician for a departure from, or the failure to conform to, minimal standards of care of similar practitioners under the same or similar circumstances, whether or not actual injury to the patient is established.

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History

Effective: April 21, 2009
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-11 Form and content of continuing education hours.

(A) Veterinarians must report at least thirty hours of continuing education per renewal period. A minimum of twenty hours must be approved medical programs and directly related to the practice of veterinary medicine. No more than ten hours may be in practice management/professional development.

Registered veterinary technicians must report at least ten hours of continuing education per renewal period. A minimum of six hours must be approved medical programs and directly related to the practice of veterinary medicine. No more than four hours may be in practice management/professional development.

Hours earned above the required hours during a renewal period may not be carried over into subsequent renewal periods.

(B) Programs, whether medical or practice management/personal development in nature, from the following entities shall be considered approved for continuing education hours:

(1) Programs of the American veterinary medical association (AVMA), its constituent organizations and its recognized specialty groups and accredited veterinary medical institutions;

(2) Programs of state veterinary medical associations or veterinary technician associations;

(3) Programs which are approved by the registry of the approved continuing education (RACE) of the American association of veterinary state boards (AAVSB); and

(4) Programs approved by the board, not associated with the above entities.

(C) Continuing education programs may be either in person, online (presented live or recorded) or otherwise offered through means approved by the board. However at least twelve hours for veterinarians and four hours for registered veterinary technicians must be taken in person per renewal period unless a medical exemption is granted to a person by the board.

(D) Programs which are considered practice management/professional development continuing education include subject matter that help make veterinary medical professionals more competent and capable in serving the public interest in the delivery of veterinary services but which is not necessarily medical or clinical in nature. They may include but are not limited to business management, regulatory compliance, jurisprudence, skills-based training in instrumentation, medical records, software management, communication, and veterinary ethics. Programs in wellbeing may also qualify in this category.

(E) A licensed veterinarian or registered veterinary technician applying for an initial renewal is not required to complete the continuing education requirements but shall certify that they graduated within that biennium of the renewal period.

(F) Due to prolonged or extenuating illnesses or emergencies, alternative requirements for continuing education will be determined on a case by case basis. A request for waiver must be submitted to the board with documentation of the illness or emergency within thirty days of submission of a license or registration renewal.

(G) Prior to the expiration of a biennial license or registration on March first, the executive director shall cause to be sent in January of the renewal year, a "Notice For Renewal Application" for a renewal cycle of the licensed veterinarian or a registered veterinarian technician. For the veterinarian holding a limited license, the executive director shall cause the biennial license renewal application to be sent in May of the odd numbered year. Renewal applicants must certify completion of required continuing education at the time of renewal.

Last updated January 8, 2024 at 8:43 AM

History

Effective: January 8, 2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-12 Embryo transfer: definition and practice.

(A) The practice of embryo transfer, as defined in Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code, will, at certain stages, require the services of a licensed veterinarian. Those stages may include, but are not limited to:

(1) Any surgical procedure performed for the purpose of embryo transfer; or

(2) The administration or dispensing of any controlled or prescription substance as defined in Chapter 4729. of the Revised Code, or in Chapter 4729. of the Administrative Code, or substances limited to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

(B) Any person who engages for a fee or other consideration in the practice listed in paragraph (A) of this rule, or in the generally accepted practice of veterinary medicine without being licensed to practice veterinary medicine, shall be guilty of practicing in violation of division (B) of section 4741.01 and division (A) of section 4741.19 of the Revised Code.

This rule shall be subject to the exemptions as specified in section 4741.20 of the Revised Code.

Last updated May 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM

History

Effective: November 15, 2007
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-13 Livestock management practices.

(A) A person may perform the following livestock production activities: Acts of tagging, ear notching, hoof trimming, deworming, branding, artificial insemination including semen collection, preparation and freezing.

(B) An owner's agent may perform the following accepted livestock production activities with the advice and consent of a licensed veterinarian who has provided training and oversight consistent with standard herd management practices: castration, tail docking except for dairy cattle, non-surgical dehorning, intravenous fluid administration, pregnancy detection other than by rectal technique, medication and biological administration, except for those prohibited by law, and phlebotomy.

(1) "Livestock" means an animal produced for fiber, food or other products for human consumption.

(2) "Owner's agent" includes a full-time, part-time or seasonal employee of the animal owner. Owner's agent does not include independent or specialty contractors.

Last updated August 24, 2026 at 10:02 AM

History

Effective: May 14, 2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-14 Animal aide duties.

(A) After appropriate training consistent with generally accepted standards of veterinary medical practice, an animal aide may under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian or registered veterinary technician:

(1) Prepare patients, instruments, equipment, and medications for surgery, exclusive of anesthetic agents and controlled substances;

(2) Collect and prepare voided specimens and perform laboratory procedures;

(3) Administer topical, oral and subcutaneous medications exclusive of anesthetic agents and controlled substances;

(4) Perform diagnostic radiographic procedures.

(B) After appropriate training consistent with generally accepted standards of veterinary medical practice, an animal aide may perform venipuncture for the purpose of collecting blood samples under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian or registered veterinary technician.

Last updated January 8, 2024 at 8:43 AM

History

Effective: January 8, 2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-15 Election of officers.

The board shall consist of a president, vice president, , secretary, and four members. All persons in succession to be president shall be licensed veterinarians. Whenever possible, the order of succession for veterinary members shall be from member to vice president to president. The term of each officer shall be for one year. The board shall follow parliamentary procedure at all board meetings.

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History

Effective: October 15, 2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-16 Companion animal vaccination clinics.

(A) Vaccination clinic is defined as a temporary clinic where a veterinarian performs vaccinations and/or immunizations against disease on multiple companion animals, and where the veterinarian may diagnose and perform preventive procedures for heartworm and prevention and treatment of intestinal parasites and fleas and ticks.

(B) Companion animals shall have the same meaning as defined in section 959.131 of the Revised Code.

(C) The vaccination clinic must register with the board in writing at least two weeks prior to providing services. The notification shall include the specific location of the vaccination clinic, the hours of operation, the permanent address where records for the clinic will be held, the names of all veterinarians who will be participating in the clinic and a phone number where those responsible for the clinic's operation may be reached during normal business hours.

(D) A veterinarian must maintain autonomy for all medical decisions made. The veterinarian is responsible for proper immunizations and parasitic procedures and the completeness of recommendations made to the public by the paraprofessional staff that the veterinarian supervises or employs. The veterinarian is responsible for consultation and referral of clients when disease is detected or suspected.

(E) The veterinarian must physically assess and make the determination that the animal is healthy enough to be vaccinated.

(F) Medical records must comply with rule 4741-1-21 of the Administrative Code.

(G) Clients must be made aware of where the medical records will be maintained via a printed form should a copy of the medical records be requested by the client or on behalf of the client by another veterinarian.

(H) The disposal of waste material shall comply with all applicable state, federal, and local laws and regulations.

(I) All drugs and biologicals shall be stored, maintained, administered, dispensed and prescribed according to the manufacturer's recommendations and in compliance with state and federal laws.

(J) Lighting shall be adequate for the procedures to be performed in the vaccine clinic.

(K) Table tops shall be of a material suitable for regular disinfecting and cleaning, and shall be cleaned and disinfected regularly.

(L) Equipment must be of of the type and quality to provide for the delivery of vaccines and parasiticides in the best interest of the patient and with safety to the public.

(M) Fresh, clean water shall be available for sanitizing and first aid. Disposable towels and soap shall be readily available.

(N) The vaccination clinic shall have the ability to address sudden life-threatening emergencies.

(O) The vaccine clinic shall provide a legible list of name, address, and hours of operation of facilities that provide or advertise veterinary emergency services within a reasonable distance.

(P) The veterinarian(s) shall be readily identifiable to the public by some acceptable means, which shall be posted in a conspicuous location.

(Q) The public shall be informed of the limitation of services by way of a posted notice in plain view and easily readable or by notice provided to the client by flier or card.

(R) The veterinarian operating or providing permissible services in a vaccination clinic shall physically remain on site until all patients are discharged to their respective owners or authorized agents.

(S) Compliance inspections may be conducted at vaccination clinics in accordance with section 4741.26 of the Revised Code.

Last updated January 8, 2024 at 8:43 AM

History

Effective: January 8, 2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-17 Home visits for companion animals.

A veterinary medical home visit occurs when the veterinary health care of companion animals is performed at a private residence.

(A) There must be a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship established. A physical examination must be performed to establish a valid veterinary-client-patient relationship.

(B) Procedures requiring deep sedation or general anesthesia must be transported to a standing or mobile facility that meets the requirements of rule 4741-1-03 of the Administrative Code or rule 4741-1-08 of the Administrative Code unless the sedation is part of the euthanasia process. Deep Sedation allows purposeful response to repeated or painful stimulation only. General anesthesia makes the patient unarousable even with painful stimulation.

(D) There must be proper sterilization or sanitation of all equipment used in diagnosis and treatment.

(E) All house call veterinary practices that are not extensions of a fixed veterinary care facility shall provide the client with after hours care and/or fixed location veterinary facility names and contact information, which the client can refer to as necessary. The house call veterinarian shall receive a general approval from the veteirnary facility to refer future patients to their facility.

(F) All medical records shall be maintained at a permanent facility in compliance with rule 4741-1-21 of the Administrative Code. The client must be made aware of where the medical records will be maintained and contact information via a printed form.

(G) The disposal of waste materials shall comply with all applicable state, federal, and local laws and regulations.

(H) All drugs and biologicals shall be stored, maintained, administered, dispensed and prescribed according to the manufacturer's recommendations and in compliance with state and federal laws.

(I) Companion animals shall have the same meaning as defined in section 959.131 of the Revised Code.

Last updated January 8, 2024 at 8:43 AM

History

Effective: January 8, 2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-19 Veterinary student education.

(A) A veterinary student shall have successfully completed the initial year of study at an approved college of veterinary medicine in order to perform the duties designated in division (B)(1) of section 4741.19 of the Revised Code.

(B) A veterinary student successfully enrolled in an approved college of veterinary medicine may perform the duties designated in division (B)(2) of section 4741.19 of the Revised Code.

Last updated May 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM

History

Effective: November 15, 2007
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-20 Livestock ambulatory units.

(A) An ambulatory unit for livestock practice is a form of clinical veterinary practice driven from one location to another for delivery of veterinary services.

(B) The ambulatory unit shall have a permanent base of operations with a published address and telephone number for making appointments or responding to emergency situations.

(C) Ambulatory units shall provide and maintain the following equipment: stethoscope, thermometer, proper storage of drugs and biologics, appropriate means of sterilization, adequate means of restraint, emergency drugs and supplies, instruments, gloves and surgical attire/equipment appropriate for surgeries performed, and telephone or wireless communication system. All equipment shall be clean, neat, and in good repair.

(D) If surgical procedures are performed, the following standards must be met:

(1) All surgeries shall be performed in accordance with accepted surgical practice;

(2) A means for effective sterilization of instruments shall be available;

(3) Lighting of sufficient power to assure clear illumination of the surgical field shall be available; and

(4) Running water suitable for scrubbing and other surgical preparation shall be available.

(E) Drugs and biologics must be maintained as required in paragraph (E) of rule 4741-1-03 of the Administrative Code.

(F) Records must comply with rule 4741-1-21 of the Administrative Code.

Last updated January 8, 2024 at 8:44 AM

History

Effective: January 8, 2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-22 Vaccination clinics.

A veterinarian participating in a vaccination clinic sponsored by a city or general health district(s) shall maintain a copy of the vaccination record. The veterinarian shall maintain a copy of the vaccination record for a period of the labeled duration of the vaccination but not less than a period of three years.

Last updated April 14, 2022 at 8:55 AM

History

Effective: April 14, 2022
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-23 Approval of euthanasia agents and euthanasia technician certification course curriculum.

(A) Pursuant to division (A) of section 4729.532 of the Revised Code, the board approves the use of tiletamine and zolazepan for injection and ketamine hydrochloride for anesthetizing an animal and xylazine for the purpose of sedating an animal as part of the euthanasia process by a euthanasia technician.

(B) No agent or employee of an animal shelter or county dog warden or agent or employee of a county dog warden shall perform euthanasia by means of lethal injection on an animal by use of any substance other than a substance in a manufactured dosage form that the state veterinary medical licensing board, in consultation with the state board of pharmacy, approves.

(C) Euthanasia technician certification course curricula shall include, but are not limited to, the requirements listed in division (C) of section 4729.532 of the Revised Code.

(1) The course will be a minimum of sixteen hours and shall include information on the following areas:

(a) The pharmacology, proper administration, and storage of anesthetizing and sedative agents and euthanasia solutions;

(b) Federal and state laws regulating the storage and accountability of anesthetizing and sedative agents and euthanasia solutions;

(d) Proper disposal of euthanized animals.

(2) The curriculum must be submitted in writing to the Ohio veterinary medical licensing board for consideration and approval. Requirements for courses submitted to the board for consideration and approval shall include, but are not limited to:

(a) A copy of the course curriculum;

(b) Detailed learning objectives and the teaching methods used to achieve them;

(c) Classroom and laboratory hours devoted to each area of instruction as designated in division (A) of section 4729.532 of the Revised Code;

(d) The supervision of a veterinarian or a registered veterinary technician overseeing the in-person laboratory portion of the course presentation.

Candidates who have successfully completed the approved course shall be given a written certifcate which includes: candidate's name; the name of the approved course; date of completiona and the location where the course was given.

Last updated January 8, 2024 at 8:44 AM

History

Effective: January 8, 2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-25 Impairment and safe haven program.

(A) The board may establish a confidential, non-disciplinary program for the evaluation and treatment of eligible persons who need assistance with a potential or existing impairment due to a mental health and/or substance use disorder. This program shall be known as the board's safe haven program.

(B) The board may refer any veterinarian or registered veterinary technician to the Ohio professionals health program or a comparable organization approved by the board, for support and assistance with coordination of the treatment of that veterinarian or registered veterinary technician. The board approved organization shall serve as the monitoring organization of the safe haven program and shall determine the eligibility for participation in the safe haven program and provide associated services to eligible persons.

(C) Eligible persons shall include individuals licensed as a veterinarian or registered as a veterinary technician as well as applicants who have applied for a license or registration from the board.

(D) Services provided by the monitoring organization include but are not limited to the following:

(1) Screening and/or evaluation for potential or existing impairment due to a mental health and/or substance use disorder.

(2) Referral to treatment providers approved by the monitoring organization for the purpose of evaluating and/or treating potential or existing impairment due to a mental health and/or substance use disorder, including inpatient or outpatient treatment.

(3) Establishment of individualized monitoring criteria or a duration determined by the monitoring organization to ensure the continuing care and recovery from a potential or existing impairment due to a mental health and/or substance use disorder.

(4) Case management.

(E) The monitoring organization that works with the board to conduct the safe haven program may receive referrals from any of the following:

(1) Applicants, licensed veterinarians, and registered veterinary technicians.

(2) Other individuals.

(3) Employers.

(4) Professional societies and associations.

(5) Health care personnel and treatment providers.

(6) Other entities and organizations.

(7) The board.

(F) To participate in the safe haven program, an eligible person must enter into an agreement with the monitoring organization to seek assistance for a potential or existing impairment due to a mental health and/or substance use disorder. The agreement may specify but is not limited to the following:

(1) Treatment and therapy plan.

(2) Support group participation.

(3) Case management.

(4) Duration of monitoring. Relapses, which may be reported to the board, and other failures to comply with the terms of the agreement may result in a longer period of monitoring. As appropriate, an addendum to the agreement may be initiated by the monitoring organization.

(5) Approved work activities, including but not limited to abstaining from work while receiving evaluation and/or treatment as well as ongoing monitoring of compliance with any restrictions or limitations specified by the monitoring organization or the board.

(6) Random toxicology testing.

(7) Releases for seeking information or records related to the person's impairment, including but not limited to family, peers, health care personnel, employers, and treatment providers.

(8) Grounds for dismissal from participation in the safe haven program for failure to comply with program requirements.

(9) Any required fees associated with participation in the safe haven program, including but not limited to fees for toxicology testing.

(G) The board shall not institute disciplinary action based on a safe haven program participant so long as the participant enters into an agreement with the monitoring organization and complies with the same. The presence of potential or existing impairment due to a mental health and/or substance use disorder shall not excuse acts or preclude investigation or disciplinary action against a participant for other violations of this chapter.

(H) The monitoring organization shall report to the board for further investigation and/or action any participant who is unwilling or unable to complete or comply with any part of the safe haven program, including evaluation, treatment, or monitoring.

(I) All information received and maintained by the monitoring organization shall be held in confidence subject to section 4741.31 of the Revised Code and in accordance with federal law. However, any veterinarian or registered veterinary technician who enters into treatment by an approved treatment provider shall be deemed to have waived any confidentiality requirements that would otherwise prevent the treatment provider from making reports required under that section.

Last updated July 27, 2023 at 8:38 AM

History

Effective: July 1, 2023
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Chapter 4741-2 Veterinary Business Facilities

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-2-01 General provisions of a veterinary business facility license.

(A) A veterinary business facility not vested with a majority controlling interest by one or more currently Ohio licensed veterinarians, must meet the requirements of section 4741.28 of the Revised Code to obtain a veterinary business facility license in order to provide veterinary medical services in the state of Ohio.

(B) The board shall evaluate whether a program has met the requirements of section 4741.28 of the Revised Code before issuing an initial license.

(C) A veterinary business facility will maintain minimum standards of sanitary and hygienic methods to be used in the humane care and treatment of animals as established in rule 4741-1-03 of the Administrative Code.

(D) A veterinary business facility must meet and comply with all requirements as set forth in section 4741.28 of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the board in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code; and any other applicable state or federal laws and rules. Failure to meet and maintain these requirements shall be considered noncompliance and may affect the facility's licensure status. The board has the authority to suspend or revoke a license, to refuse to issue or renew a license, and/or impose a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars on a person who owns, operates or controls a veterinary business facility for any violation of Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code and/or rules established by the board. The board shall suspend or revoke a license or impose civil penalties only pursuant to an adjudication process in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the following, but not limited to:

(1) Any violation of Chapter 4741. of the Revised Code or rules established by the board;

(2) Falsification of or fraudulent submission of licensure or renewal application;

(3) False or misleading advertisement which causes any person to act to the person's detriment in the care or treatment of any animal;

(4) Failure to conform to the rules of the board or the standards of the profession governing proper, humane, sanitary, and hygienic methods to be used in the care and treatment of animals;

(5) Obtains a fee on the assurance that an incurable disease can be cured;

(6) Divides fees or charges or has any arrangement to share fees or charges with any other person, except on the basis of services performed;

(7) Violates the federal and state laws regulating the storage and use of controlled substances;

(8) Fails to report promptly to the proper official any known reportable disease;

(9) Fails to report promptly vaccinations or the results of tests when required to do so by law or rule;

(10) Has been adjudicated incompetent for the purpose of holding the license or permit by a court, as provided in Chapter 2111. of the Revised Code, and has not been restored to legal capacity for that purpose;

(11) Permits a person not a licensed veterinarian, a veterinary student, a registered veterinary technician, or an animal aide to engage in work or perform duties in violation of this chapter;

(12) Has knowledge that the managing veterinarian is guilty of gross incompetence or gross negligence;

(13) Is practicing with a revoked, suspended, expired, or terminated license;

(14) Makes or files a report, health certificate, vaccination certificate, or other document which the facility knows is false, or negligently or intentionally fails to file a report or record required by an applicable state or federal law;

(15) Makes available a dangerous drug, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, to any person other than for the specific treatment of an animal patient;

(16) Refuses to permit a board investigator or the board's designee to inspect the business premises during regular business hours, except as provided in division (A) of section 4741.26 of the Revised Code;

(17) Violates any order of the board or fails to comply with a subpoena of the board;

(18) Fails to maintain medical records as required by rule of the board;

(19) Engages in cruelty to animals;

(20) Uses, prescribes, or sells any veterinary prescription drug or biologic, or prescribes any extra-label use of any over-the-counter drug or dangerous drug in the absence of a valid veterinary-client-patient relationship.

(E) It is the responsibility of the veterinary business facility to establish whether the managing veterinarian holds a current, valid Ohio license.

Last updated April 14, 2022 at 1:56 PM

History

Effective: April 14, 2022
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-03

(A) All stationary facilities.

(1) The exterior of the facility shall be clean and in good repair, and surrounding grounds must be clean, well-maintained, and reasonably free from hazards, pests and vectors;

(2) All interior areas of the facility shall be clean, orderly, well-ventilated, well-lit, and free from hazards;

(B) Office/reception.

An up-to-date professional library must be maintained and/or accessible via electronic means on the premises.

The examination room must contain an adequate table with impervious surface, necessary equipment to perform examinations, and covered or enclosed waste receptacles.

(D) Laboratory facilities.

Laboratory facilities must be available on site or by referral.

(E) Pharmacy.

(1) The pharmacy must provide appropriate storage for all drugs, including biologics and controlled substances.

(2) Inventory and records must be maintained in compliance with all state and federal requirements.

(3) Expired drugs must be removed from the pharmacy and properly disposed of in a timely fashion.

(F) Radiology.

(1) Imaging services must be available, either on site or by referral.

(2) All images shall be properly identified with name of patient, name of owner, and date, and maintained in a readily retrievable fashion.

(3) Left and right sides must be identified where appropriate.

(4) All sources of radiation shall be registered with, and operated in accordance with, Ohio department of health rules and regulations.

(5) Equipment with which to view images shall be available when appropriate.

(G) Surgery.

(1) All surgeries shall be performed in accordance with accepted surgical practice.

(2) If surgery is performed on site, appropriate surgical facilities shall be operated and maintained.

(3) A suitably equipped surgical area shall include the following:

(a) Means for effective sterilization of instruments, drapes, gloves, gowns or similar items;

(b) An immediately accessible sink with running water suitable for scrubbing and other surgical preparation;

(d) Instruments, drapes, gloves and appropriate surgical attire;

(e) Emergency lighting;

(f) Immediate access to emergency drugs and supplies, oxygen, and instruments and equipment for assisted ventilation;

(g) An adequate scavenging system, if gas anesthesia is used;

(h) Construction suitable for the surgical procedures to be performed, designed to avoid contamination, and adequately maintained and disinfected; and

(i) A surgery table, appropriate for the species, with an impervious surface which can be readily cleaned and disinfected.

(4) An effective means of anethesia monitoring shall be maintained if surgeries are performed.

(H) Caging or housing.

If animals are kept, caging or housing shall be constructed and maintained with the animals' health, safety, and comfort as primary considerations.

Last updated August 24, 2026 at 10:01 AM

History

Effective: May 14, 2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-2-02 Notification requirement of the veterinary business facility.

The board shall be notified within thirty days after a change in the:

(A) Ownership of the veterinary business facility;

(B) Name of the facility;

(D) Licensed veterinarian who is responsible for the management of veterinary services at the facility.

Last updated August 24, 2026 at 9:54 AM

History

Effective: November 15, 2007
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-2-03 Limited licensure.

The state veterinary medical licensing board may issue a limited license, without examination, to veterinarians in certain facilities recognized by the board, with limitations to the scope of practice in veterinary medicine. Renewal for the limited license will occur the first day of July of odd numbered years.

(A) Application.

(1) A person who has a veterinary medicine degree or its equivalent, who in the professional capacity of employment is limited to the duties mandated by a veterinary academic institution, a veterinary technology institution or government diagnostic laboratory and whose sole educational or service responsibility is dictated by said institution or laboratory.

(2) A person who is designated with an academic title, not limited to instructor, diagnostician, intern, resident of a veterinary specialty or graduate student.

(3) Veterinarian with a clinical assignment involving diagnosis and/or treatment of animals, whether on site or by referral.

(4) Diagnosticians in laboratory settings, whose duties include the diagnosis and/or treatment of animal patients, whether on site or by referral.

(5) Researchers, whose contact with animals or animal tissues have vital connection with the diagnosis and/or treatment of animal patients.

(B) Limits of veterinary services.

(1) Veterinarians holding a limited license to practice veterinary medicine shall be limited to such practice as mandated by the scope of employment.

(2) Practice outside the institution, except where ambulatory services dictate, is prohibited. On-site consultation outside the institution is prohibited.

(3) Upon termination of contractual obligations to the institution of employment, the limited license to practice veterinary medicine shall become null and void.

Last updated August 24, 2026 at 9:55 AM

History

Effective: July 15, 2014
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-2-04 Temporary permit to practice.

(A) A temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine may be issued by the board to a licensed veterinarian in good standing from another state, territory, or the District of Columbia, meeting the requirements of section 4741.14 of the Revised Code.

(B) The applicant must provide the name of the veterinarian, clinic, or facility for which veterinary services will be provided during the term of the temporary permit. The practice of veterinary medicine will be limited to the veterinary medicine practice or veterinary business facility as designated by the applicant.

Last updated August 24, 2026 at 9:55 AM

History

Effective: November 15, 2007
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-2-05 Temporary military license.

(A) "Military duty" has the same meaning as in section 4743.041 of the Revised Code.

(B) To meet the requirements set forth in section 4743.041 of the Revised Code, the board shall issue an expedited temporary license to a veterinary or registered veterinary technician applicant if the individual or the individual's spouse is on military duty in this state and the applicant complies with the following:

(1) The applicant holds a valid license or certificate to practice the veterinary profession issued by another state or jurisdiction.

(2) The applicant obtains a criminal background check in compliance with section 4741.10 of the Revised Code.

(3) The applicant presents adequate proof to the board that the applicant or the applicant's spouse is on military duty in this state.

(C) The board staff person responsible for issuing licenses will monitor the temporary military license and will communicate to the applicant the status of the application , including informing the applicant of any documentation needed for the board to process the application. The board will issue the license within twenty-four hours upon receipt of the required criteria for licensure under this section with the identifier "MIL" and number to designate as a temporary military license to practice veterinary medicine in the state of Ohio.

(D) The board shall deny an applicant the license or revoke the license under this rule if any of the following circumstances occur:

(1) The applicant's license issued by another state or jurisdiction expires or is revoked, or the individual is not in good standing,

(2) With respect to an applicant who was eligible for a license under this rule as the spouse of an individual on military duty, six months have elapsed since the divorce, dissolution or annulment of the marriage.

(3) The individual is in violation of section 4741.22 of the Revised Code or rules adopted thereunder.

(E) There will not be a fee charged to an applicant who qualifies under this rule.

(F) The license issued under this rule shall not be valid for a period longer than six years.

(G) The board will track, on an annual basis, the total number of applications submitted by service members, veterans, or spouses of service members and the average number of business days expended by the board to process those applications.

Last updated September 2, 2021 at 8:16 AM

History

Effective: September 2, 2021
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-2-06 Military license and renewal.

(A) Eligibility for military licensee.

In accordance with Chapter 5903. of the Revised Code, the board has determined that there are no military programs of training, military specialties and lengths of service that are substantially equivalent to or which exceed the educational and supervised training requirement for licensure as a veterinarian or a registered veterinary technician.

(B) Definitions related to military service and veteran status.

(1) "Military" in accordance with division (A) of section 5903.03 of the Revised Code, means the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States., including the Ohio national guard of the national guard of any other state.

(2) "Member" means any person who is serving in the military.

(3) "Veteran" means any person who has completed service in the military and who has been discharged under honorable conditions, or who has been transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service.

(1) Veterinarians or registered veterinary technicians serving in the military shall be exempted from the biennial renewal fee provided written documentation is submitted to the board office evidencing that said licensee is on active duty in the military. Upon receipt of said documentation and submission of the required continuing education hours, the board shall waive the biennial fee and a certificate of renewal shall be issued to the licensee/registrant.

(2) Those licensees/registrants who had been actively engaged in the military during the biennial period and submitted satisfactory evidence to the board of honorable discharge or separation under honorable conditions shall be exempt from the biennial renewal fee for that biennium.

(3) The licensee/registrant may submit an application to the board, stating that the licensee/registrant requires an extension of the current continuing education reporting period because the licensee/registrant has served on active duty during the current or a prior reporting period. The licensee shall submit proper documentation certifying the active duty service and the length of the active duty. Upon receiving the application and proper documentation, the board shall extend the current reporting period by an amount of time equal to the total number of months that the license/registrant spent on active duty during the current reporting period. For purposes of this rule, any portion of a month served on active duty shall be considered a full month.

(4) The board shall consider relevant education, training, or service completed by a licensee/registrant as a member of the armed forces of the United States or reserve components thereof, the Ohio national guard, the Ohio military reserve, the Ohio naval militia, or the national guard of any other state in determining whether a licensee/registrant has fulfilled required continuing education.

Last updated September 2, 2021 at 8:16 AM

History

Effective: September 2, 2021
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Chapter 4741-3 Veterinary Student Loan Repayment Program

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-01 Purpose of veterinary student loan repayment program.

The board shall administer a veterinarian student loan repayment program which would provide reimbursement for tuition; other educational expenses and/or room and board up to twenty thousand dollars in exchange for the veterinarian signing a letter of intent to provide large animal veterinary services or to protect public health in a veterinary resource shortage area identified by the board.

Last updated January 8, 2024 at 8:44 AM

History

Effective: January 8, 2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-02 Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(A) "Board" means the Ohio veterinary medical licensing board.

(B) "Large animal veterinary services" means veterinary service provided to any cattle, sheep, goat, swine, poultry, llamas, alpacas, or draft horse used for food or in the production of food, fiber, feed, or other agricultural-based consumer product.

(D) "Veterinary services necessary to implement or enforce the law" means services provided by a veterinarian employed by local, state, or federal agencies or by a licensed, accredited veterinary practitioner that implements or enforces regulations that ensure the health of the nation's livestock and animal populations and to protect the public health and well-being.

(E) "Veterinary services necessary to protect public health" means the availability of a licensed, veterinarian to provide routine diagnosis, assessment, communication, and related duties necessary to advance public health, identify the presence of zoonotic disease risk and help prevent transmission of disease among human and animal populations.

Last updated January 8, 2024 at 8:44 AM

History

Effective: January 8, 2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-03 Veterinary resource shortage area.

A geographic area or region of Ohio will be considered as a veterinary resource shortage area if veterinary service is not sufficiently available to livestock producers within that area or to meet the public health needs of the area.

Last updated August 24, 2026 at 10:03 AM

History

Effective: July 15, 2014
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-04 Criteria for prioritizing underserved areas.

Factors to be considered by the board in determining priorities for determining underserved areas include, but not limited to:

(A) Size of the geographic area to be served;

(B) Number of livestock farms in the area or any public health position offered by a local, county state or federal government entity in the area;

(D) Number of veterinarians providing both routine and emergency services to the livestock producers in the area or number of veterinarians currently engaged in public health duties and employed by a government entity within the area;

(E) Distance to closest available veterinary practice that provides large animal services;

(F) Presence of an auction market, concentration point, or slaughter facility in the area;

(G) Incidence of episodes of zoonotic disease transmission or threat of the same in the area; and

(H) Supporting letters or documents from elected or appointed public officials (e.g. county commissioners), representatives of the Ohio department of agriculture or Ohio health department, or cooperative extensive service.

Last updated August 24, 2026 at 10:03 AM

History

Effective: July 15, 2014
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-05 Criteria for selection of applicants.

(A) Purpose: The shortage area situations will be best served by a veterinarian who is likely to enthusiastically serve a community and who is likely to remain within that community after his or her payments from the loan repayment program have been terminated.

(B) The veterinarian applying for participation should submit a biography and a personal statement explaining his or her motivation to serve in veterinary shortage situations.

(C) In addition to requiring the applicant to possess an Ohio veterinary license in good standing and be federally accredited, the board may consider the following factors in the selection process:

(1) Percentage of professional activities to be devoted to food animal practice and veterinary public health activities;

(2) Types and number of elective courses or continuing education courses, internships and prior experience in food animal medicine and production medicine or public health;

(3) Preferences for a rural background and/or experience in production agriculture or for a career in government public health service;

(4) Is from the underserved area or has family ties to the area;

(5) Length of time applicant is willing to practice in the area.

Last updated January 8, 2024 at 8:44 AM

History

Effective: January 8, 2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-06 Purpose of the veterinarian student debt assistance program.

The board shall provide a veterinary student debt assistance program which provides full or partial reimbursement for veterinary student tuition; other educational expenses and/or room and board while the veterinarian was enrolled in an accredited veterinary college in recognition of charitable services performed prior to entering the lottery as well as during the two year contract with the board. The eligible candidates will be selected through a random lottery system.

Last updated April 14, 2022 at 2:10 PM

History

Effective: April 14, 2022
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-07 Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(A) "Board" means the Ohio veterinary medical licensing board.

(B) "Charitable Services" means veterinary services performed without direct compensation, other than for reimbursement of expenses, for a nonprofit organization, a humane society, law enforcement agency or a state,, local, or federal government entity at a minimum of twelve hours. Charitable services include, but not limited to:

(1) Spay and neutering services;

(2) Vaccination clinics;

(3) Assistance to government entities with animal disease outbreaks;

(4) Wellness exams and treatment of animals owned by underserved populations in need.

(C) "Lottery" means the board may approve an eligible veterinarian for participation in the program by a random drawing of the eligible veterinarians in the odd calendar year. Those veterinarians selected will receive the same award amount designated by the board ranging between five thousand dollars to ten thousand dollars dependent on the total funds in the veterinary student debt assistance fund created in section 4701.26 of the Revised Code.

(D) "Program" means the student debt assistance program.

Last updated April 14, 2022 at 2:10 PM

History

Effective: April 14, 2022
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-08 Eligibility.

In order to be eligible to participate in the program, a veterinarian must meet all of the following requirements:

(A) Prior to applying, the veterinarian must perform twelve hours of charitable veterinarian services within a one year period. Evidence of service or an affidavit attesting to the charitable services performed must be submitted with the application found on the board web site;

(B) The veterinarian is a United States citizen, United States national, or a permanent resident of the United States.

(C) The veterinarian has a current license without restriction and has been engaged in the practice or instruction of veterinary medicine in Ohio for more than six months prior to application

(D) The veterinarian has taken out an educational loan that was used for educational expenses incurred while the veterinarian was enrolled in a veterinary college;

(E) The veterinarian is not a member of the board at the time application is submitted;

(F) The veterinarian is not an active program participant under contract with the board; and

(G) The veterinarian has not been under contract as a program participant with the board within a year prior to submitting an application.

Last updated April 14, 2022 at 2:10 PM

History

Effective: April 14, 2022
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-09 Letter of intent.

(A) Once the board makes a selection from the lottery system, the board will notify the selected veterinarians and send a letter of intent in which the veterinarian agrees to:

(1) Perform twelve hours of charitable services in Ohio in a one year period for two consecutive years; and

(2) Reside in Ohio for the two year period of the contract.

(B) The veterinarian must return the signed letter of intent within thirty days upon receipt in order to enter into a contract with the board for participation in the program. If the letter of intent is not received, the veterinarian forfeits their selection and another veterinarian will be chosen to participate.

Last updated April 14, 2022 at 2:10 PM

History

Effective: April 14, 2022
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Chapter 4741-4 Accessing Confidential Personal Information

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-4-01 Definitions.

For the purposes of administrative rules promulgated in accordance with section 1347.15 of the Revised Code, the following definitions apply:

(A) "Access" as a noun means an instance of copying, viewing, or otherwise perceiving whereas "access" as a verb means to copy, view, or otherwise perceive.

(B) "Acquisition of a new computer system" means the purchase of a "computer system," as defined in this rule, that is not a computer system currently in place nor one for which the acquisition process has been initiated as the effective date of the board rule addressing requirements in section 1347.15 of the Revised Code.

(D) "Computer system" means a "system," as defined by section 1347.01 of the Revised Code, that stores, maintains, or retrieves personal information using electronic data processing equipment.

(E) "Confidential personal information" (CPI) has the meaning as defined by division (A)(1) of section 1347.15 of the Revised Code and identified by rules promulgated by the board in accordance with division (B)(3) of section 1347.15 of the Revised Code that reference the federal or state statutes or administrative rules that make personal information maintained by the board confidential.

(F) "Employee of the state board" means each employee of the state board regardless of whether he/she holds an elected or appointed office or position within the state board. "Employee of the state board" is limited to the Ohio veterinary medical licensing board.

(G) "Incidental contact" means contact with the information that is secondary or tangential to the primary purpose of the activity that resulted in the contact.

(H) "Individual" means a natural person or the natural person's authorized representative, legal counsel, legal custodian, or legal guardian.

(I) "Information owner" means the individual appointed in accordance with division (A) of section 1347.05 of the Revised Code to be directly responsible for a system.

(J) "Person" means a natural person.

(K) "Personal information" has the same meaning as defined in division (E) of section 1347.01 of the Revised Code.

(L) "Personal information system" means a "system" that "maintains" "personal information" as those terms are defined in section 1347.01 of the Revised Code. "System" includes manual and computer systems.

(M) "Research" means a methodical investigation into a subject.

(N) "Routine" means commonplace, regular, habitual, or ordinary.

(O) "Routine information that is maintained for the purpose of internal office administration, the use of which would not adversely affect a person" as that phrase is used in division (F) of section 1347.01 of the Revised Code means personal information relating to the board's employees and maintained by the board for internal administrative and human resource purposes.

(P) "System" has the same meaning as defined by division (F) of section 1347.01 of the Revised Code.

(Q) "Upgrade" means a substantial redesign of an existing computer system for the purpose of providing a substantial amount of new application functionality, or application modifications that would involve substantial administrative or fiscal resources to implement, but would not include maintenance, minor updates and patches, or modifications that entail a limited addition of functionality due to changes in business or legal requirements.

Last updated August 24, 2026 at 10:03 AM

History

Effective: September 14, 2010
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-4-02 Procedures for accessing confidential personal information.

For personal information systems, whether manual or computer systems, that contain confidential personal information, the board shall do the following:

(A) Criteria for accessing confidential personal information. Personal information systems of the board are managed on a "need-to-know" basis whereby the information owner determines the level of access required for an employee of the board to fulfill his/her job duties. The determination of access to confidential personal information shall be approved by the employee's supervisor and the information owner prior to providing the employee with access to confidential personal information within a personal information system. The board shall establish procedures for determining a revision to an employee's access to confidential personal information upon a change to that employee's job duties including, but not limited to, transfer or termination. Whenever an employee's job duties no longer require access to confidential personal information in a personal information system, the employee's access to confidential personal information shall be removed.

(B) Individual's request for a list of confidential personal information. Upon the signed written request of any individual for a list of confidential personal information about the individual maintained by the board, the board shall do all of the following:

(1) Verify the identity of the individual by a method that provides safeguards commensurate with the risk associated with the confidential personal information;

(2) Provide to the individual the list of confidential personal information that does not relate to an investigation about the individual or is otherwise not excluded from the scope of Chapter 1347. of the Revised Code; and

(3) If all information relates to an investigation about that individual, inform the individual that the board has no confidential personal information about the individual that is responsive to the individual's request.

(1) Upon discovery or notification that confidential personal information of a person has been accessed by an employee for an invalid reason, the board shall notify the person whose information was invalidly accessed as soon as practical and to the extent known at the time. However, the board shall delay notification for a period of time necessary to ensure that the notification would not delay or impede an investigation or jeopardize homeland or national security. Additionally, the board may delay the notification consistent with any measures necessary to determine the scope of the invalid access, including which individuals' confidential personal information invalidly was accessed, and to restore the reasonable integrity of the system.

"Investigation" as used in this paragraph means the investigation of the circumstances and involvement of an employee surrounding the invalid access of the confidential personal information. Once the board determines that notification would not delay or impede an investigation, the board shall disclose the access to confidential personal information made for an invalid reason to the person.

(2) Notification provided by the board shall inform the person of the type of confidential personal information accessed and the date(s) of the invalid access.

(3) Notification may be made by any method reasonably designed to accurately inform the person of the invalid access, including written, electronic, or telephone notice.

(D) Appointment of a data privacy point of contact. The board director shall designate an employee of the board to serve as the data privacy point of contact. The data privacy point of contact shall work with the chief privacy officer within the office of information technology to assist the board with both the implementation of privacy protections for the confidential personal information that the board maintains and compliance with section 1347.15 of the Revised Code and rules adopted pursuant to the authority provided by that chapter.

(E) Completion of a privacy impact assessment. The board director shall designate an employee of the board to serve as the data privacy point of contact who shall timely complete the privacy impact assessment form developed by the office of information technology.

Last updated August 24, 2026 at 10:03 AM

History

Effective: September 14, 2010
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-4-03 Valid reasons for accessing confidential personal information.

Pursuant to the requirements of division (B)(2) of section 1347.15 of the Revised Code, this rule contains a list of valid reasons, directly related to the board's exercise of its powers or duties, for which only employees of the board may access confidential personal information (CPI) regardless of whether the personal information system is a manual system or computer system.

Performing the following functions constitute valid reasons for authorized employees of the board to access confidential personal information:

(A) Responding to a public records request;

(B) Responding to a request from an individual for the list of CPI the board maintains on that individual;

(D) Administering a statutory provision or duty;

(E) Administering an administrative rule provision or duty;

(F) Complying with any state or federal program requirements;

(G) Processing or payment of claims or otherwise administering a program with individual participants or beneficiaries;

(H) Auditing purposes;

(I) Licensure or eligibility for examination purposes;

(J) Investigation or law enforcement purposes;

(K) Administrative hearings;

(L) Litigation, complying with an order of the court, or subpoena;

(M) Monitoring of disciplinary cases and/or impairment program;

(N) Human resource matters (e.g. hiring, promotion, demotion, discharge, salary/compensation issues, leave requests/issues, time card approvals/issues);

(O) Complying with an executive order or policy;

(P) Complying with a board policy or a state administrative policy issued by the department of administrative services, the office of budget and management or other similar state agency; or

(Q) Complying with a collective bargaining agreement provision.

Last updated August 24, 2026 at 10:03 AM

History

Effective: September 14, 2010
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-4-04 Confidentiality statutes.

The following federal statutes or regulations or state statutes make personal information maintained by the board confidential and identify the confidential personal information within the scope of rules promulgated by this board in accordance with section 1347.15 of the Revised Code;

(A) Social security numbers: 5 U.S.C. 552a (12/19/2014), unless the individual was told that the number would be disclosed.

(B) "Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Information" criminal records check results: section 4776.04 of the Revised Code.

(D) Substance abuse treatment records: section 5119.27 of the Revised Code and 42 U.S.C. 29 (7/20/2016).

(E) Investigative records: section 149.43 of the Revised Code.

(F) Information or records that are attorney client privileged: division (A)(1) section 2317.02 of the Revised Code.

(G) College and University Transcripts: Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, 34 CFR Part 99 (2013).

(H) Mediation communications or records: section 2710.03 of the Revised Code.

(I) Trial preparation records; division (A)(1)(g) of section 149.43 of the Revised Code.

Last updated August 24, 2026 at 10:04 AM

History

Effective: June 10, 2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-4-05 Restricting and logging access to confidential personal information in computerized personal information systems.

For personal information systems that are computer systems and contain confidential personal information, the board shall do the following:

(A) Access restriction. Access to confidential personal information that is kept electronically shall require a password or other authentication measure.

(B) Acquisition of a new computer system. When the board acquires a new computer system that stores, manages or contains confidential personal information, the board shall include a mechanism for recording specific access by employees of the board to confidential personal information in the system.

(C) Upgrading existing computer systems. When the board modifies an existing computer system that stores, manages or contains confidential personal information, the board shall make a determination whether the modification constitutes an upgrade. Any upgrades to a computer system shall include a mechanism for recording specific access by employees of the board to confidential personal information in the system.

(D) Logging requirements regarding confidential personal information in existing computer systems.

(1) The agency shall require employees of the board who access confidential personal information within computer systems to maintain a log that records that access.

(2) Access to confidential information is not required to be entered into the log under the following circumstances:

(a) The employee of the board is accessing confidential personal information for official board purposes, including research, and the access is not specifically directed toward a specifically named individual or a group of specifically named individuals.

(b) The employee of the board is accessing confidential personal information for routine office procedures and the access is not specifically directed toward a specifically named individual or a group of specifically named individuals.

(c) The employee of the board comes into incidental contact with confidential personal information and the access of the information is not specifically directed toward a specifically named individual or a group of specifically named individuals.

(d) The employee of the board accesses confidential personal information about an individual based upon a request made under either of the following circumstances:

(i) The individual requests confidential personal information about himself/herself.

(ii) The individual makes a request that the board takes some action on that individual's behalf and accessing the confidential personal information is required in order to consider or process that request.

(3) For purposes of this paragraph, the board may choose the form or forms of logging, whether in electronic or paper formats.

(E) Log management. The board shall issue a policy that specifies the following:

(1) Who shall maintain the log;

(2) What information shall be captured in the log;

(3) How the log is to be stored; and

(4) How long information kept in the log is to be retained.

Nothing in this rule limits the board from requiring logging in any circumstance that it deems necessary.

Last updated January 8, 2024 at 8:45 AM

History

Effective: January 8, 2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03

Ohio Administrative Code 4741 — State Veterinary Medical Licensing Board

Chapter 4741-1 General Provisions

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-01 Veterinary technician duties, registration and continuing education requirements.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-02 Specialist.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-03 Minimum standards for stationary veterinary facilities.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-04 Examination.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-05 Prescribing, administering, and dispensing drugs.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-06 Method of giving public notice.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-07 Approved veterinary and animal technology colleges.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-08 Mobile veterinary practices and mobile veterinary practice facilities.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-21

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-09 Euthanasia and disposal of animals.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-10 Minimum Standards.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-11 Form and content of continuing education hours.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-12 Embryo transfer: definition and practice.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-13 Livestock management practices.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-14 Animal aide duties.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-15 Election of officers.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-16 Companion animal vaccination clinics.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-17 Home visits for companion animals.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-19 Veterinary student education.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-20 Livestock ambulatory units.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-22 Vaccination clinics.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-23 Approval of euthanasia agents and euthanasia technician certification course curriculum.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-25 Impairment and safe haven program.

Chapter 4741-2 Veterinary Business Facilities

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-2-01 General provisions of a veterinary business facility license.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-1-03

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-2-02 Notification requirement of the veterinary business facility.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-2-03 Limited licensure.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-2-04 Temporary permit to practice.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-2-05 Temporary military license.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-2-06 Military license and renewal.

Chapter 4741-3 Veterinary Student Loan Repayment Program

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-01 Purpose of veterinary student loan repayment program.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-02 Definitions.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-03 Veterinary resource shortage area.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-04 Criteria for prioritizing underserved areas.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-05 Criteria for selection of applicants.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-06 Purpose of the veterinarian student debt assistance program.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-07 Definitions.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-08 Eligibility.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-3-09 Letter of intent.

Chapter 4741-4 Accessing Confidential Personal Information

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-4-01 Definitions.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-4-02 Procedures for accessing confidential personal information.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-4-03 Valid reasons for accessing confidential personal information.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-4-04 Confidentiality statutes.

Ohio Adm.Code 4741-4-05 Restricting and logging access to confidential personal information in computerized personal information systems.

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