LPN Online Renewal will close after 8/31/2010
The 2010 LPN renewal cycle will end August 31, 2010. After August 31st your license will lapse. The online renewal website will not be available after August 31st.
Renewal notices were mailed in March to all active LPN licensees. The UserID and Password required for online renewal are located in the upper right corner of the notice. If you do not have your UserID and Password and want to renew online, please contact the Renewal Unit at (614) 995-5420.
If you fail to renew your license by August 31st, you will be required to complete the Board’s reinstatement process. Please contact the Board’s Renewal Unit for further instructions.
Remember that Windows users must access the renewal website using Internet Explorer and Mac OS/X users should access the site using the Safari web browser.
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Download the LPN Renewal FAQ Sheet
Click Here for the Online Renewal Website
Patient Protection & Affordability Care Act
Below you will find a link to a summary of nursing related provisions in P.L.111-148, the Patient Protection & Affordability Care Act completed by the AARP Center to Champion Nursing.
Click Here to Download Summary
A New Nursing Workforce Survey is Underway
During this year's online renewal process LPNs are given the opportunity to participate in a nursing workforce survey at the end of the renewal process. Last week, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) began distributing an invitation to RNs to participate in the same survey.
The information provided will become part of a national repository of nursing supply data and will be used to inform national, state and local decision makers about the nursing workforce. Participation is voluntary and has no affect on your license. However, this information is vital and your participation is truly appreciated.
Workforce Survey Link for LPNs: http://www.keysurvey.com/survey/295623/b9de/
Workforce Survey Link for RNs: http://www.keysurvey.com/survey/304706/dc5c/
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Kevin Kenward, PhD, director, Research, NCSBN, at 312.525.3634 or kkenward@ncsbn.org.
Dialysis Technician CMS Clarification
The Federal requirement for patient care dialysis technicians to be certified
has a timeline of 18 months from date of hire (or until 4/15/10 for PCT
working in dialysis effective 10/14/2008). The Ohio regulation allowing
extensions under permit for longer than 18 months would be less stringent
than the Federal requirement, if those extensions allow greater than 18
months to achieve certification. The more stringent requirement would
apply.
Click Here to View the Complete Notice
Prescriptive Authority For Out-Of-State Applicants
Senate Bill 89 was enacted on December 28, 2009 and will be effective March 29, 2010. Revised applications for prescriptive authority are forthcoming. Senate Bill 89 does not affect in-state applicants who hold a certificate of authority.
Click Here to View the Complete Summary
Subscribe to the Board's Twitter Feed
Twitter is a free web based networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as "tweets". Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's Twitter webpage and delivered to subscribers (followers) via their own Twitter pages, web application or as cellular text messages. Users can send and receive tweets via the Twitter website with no service costs.
Our Twitter content will be similar to the Board's eNews email announcement service listed above and will include notices when updated content is posted to the Board's website. The Twitter feed will be used for outgoing announcements for the Board. Please do not attempt to use it to communicate directly with the Board.
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