New Licensure Requirement for
PC, PCC, LSW,
LISW, SWA, MFT & IMFT Applicants
The Board has added a new licensure requirement (for new
applicants), for the licenses listed in the title, which
applies to all applications received after 1/1/2010. We
have created an online ethics laws and rules exam review
and CEU option. You can take the exam here: Exam
site.
The Laws & Rules exam is an online review that costs $10 for
applicants and $30 for CEUs. The instructions are on the page
in the link above. You cannot fail. All questions that you
miss will come back to be answered until you get them correct.
There is a link on each question to the appropriate law or
rule. We have had very positive reviews from the exam takers
that the exam is a very thorough review of the board's laws
and rules.
If
you are licensed as a PC, LSW or MFT and need ethics CEU’s
to renew your license, you can take the online ethics
laws and rules exam. Additionally, if you have completed
the ethics laws and rule exam within the past two years,
you can use the exam certificate you receive to meet the
requirements of the laws and rules exam you would have
to take to obtain a PCC, LISW or IMFT. Please forward
a copy of the certificate via email to the licensure staff
member on the Staff Listing on our web site front page.
New Status on License Verification
The status "Active in Renewal" on the licensure system
has created much confusion. That status meant a licensee
was eligible to renew, but not necessarily active, you
had to check the dates. Our IT folks have created a new
status "Failed to Renew" for late renewals, which is an
eligible status for renewal, but you no longer need to
check dates. Failed to Renew is very clear and now Active
in Renewal always means active.
New Fees Including Late Renewal Fee
Part of House Bill 1, which is the Ohio budget bill for
Fiscal years 2010 & 2011 included language that added new
fees for the board. The new fees are authorized to be established
by rule. Rule 4757-1-05 will be effective 10/18/2009 and
adds the following new fees:
1. Late renewal fee of $40 for all licensees and $20 for
Social Worker Assistant registrants. A late fee applies
to a renewal paid after the expiration date of the license.
2. License verification fee of $25 for written confirmation
of licensure to other entities.
Online renewal will automatically charge the late fee if
it applies.
Consumer
Brochure & Electronic Service Delivery
The
board has approved a consumer brochure to explain our
board and licensees. Please feel free to use the linked
item Link.
The
board has approved a consumer statement to explain electronic
service delivery including eTherapy, telephone therapy
or any other electronic means. Please review this linked
item Link.
MFT is in ODMH MAtrix as Provider
The Department of Mental Health approved arule change to add MFTs
to the authorization rules for reimbursement by the state.MFTs
are eligible to work at mental health agencies reimbursed by the
state.
Criminal
Records Check Required for Licensure
The
Ohio legislature passed House Bill 104, which was signed in
to law by Governor Strickland in December. That statute change
goes into effect on 3/24/08. All applications received on
or after 3/24/08 will require a criminal records check prior
to approval. See this link for more complete information:
Link.
Rule
Changes
Many
rule changes have been approved through the state's rule making
process and are effective 10/18/2009. See this link for a short
summary of the changes and copies of the rules:
Link. Rule 4757-3-02, which spells out abreviations for licensure,
was changed effective 3/4/2010. This change includes the PC provisional
license as P.C.-PROV.
National
Provider Identifier Standard (NPI)
The
Board has received many calls about the NPI. However, we have
no responsibility in this area. Here is a link to the U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicaid
and Medicare Services web site on the NPI:
Educational Resources.
Below are the ODMH and ODJFS sites as well.
ODMH info on NPI
ODJFS
info on NPI
Renewal
Update
Renewals
for January through June are mailed in early November each year;
and July through December renewals are mailed in early May. Please
make sure we have your current address. Contact the Board if you
do not have your form. Please use online renewal we have received
rave reviews from over 98% of comments!
License
Verification or Lookup System
You
can access the Licensee Lookup feature that is updated daily at
the following link Licensee
Lookup Link.
Want
to be a Board member?
Anyone
interested in becoming a board member should go to the Governor's
web site at this link for an application.
Submit a complete application to the address at that web site.
Several Board members' appointments expire 10/10/2011. While
a position for which you are eligible may not be immediately
available submitting an application gets you on the list for
consideration in the future.
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