Committee on Prescriptive Governance (CPG) Special Meeting
The Committee on Prescriptive Governance will meet on Monday February 13, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Ohio Board of Nursing. This is an added meeting to plan for the implications of Sub S. B. No. 83 to modify the authority of certain advanced practice nurses to prescribe schedule II controlled substances.
Medication Aide Certification Renewal for Period (5/1/2012 - 4/30/2014)
Applications are being mailed by the end of January 2012
Address Changes:
Medication Aide renewal applications will be mailed to ALL holders of a current, valid medication aide certificate. Please make sure that the Board has your current address to ensure that your application is sent to the correct address without delay.
To change your address you must include your name, certificate number, mailing address, which includes your county, as well as your telephone number.
Address changes must be submitted in writing by mail, fax, or email.
Mail: Ohio Board of Nursing Attention: MA-C 17 South High Street, Suite 400 Columbus, OH 43215-7410 |
Fax: |
Continuing Education (CE) Requirements:
You are required to complete 15 contact hours of continuing education (consistent with the function of the certified medication aide) prior to 5/1/2012. Contact hours must be obtained from the date your most recent medication aide certificate was issued and April 30th 2012. Of the fifteen (15) hours, one (1) hour must be directly related to establishing and maintaining professional boundaries and one (1) hour must be Category A (the portion of CE that meets the one hour requirement directly related to Ohio laws and rules). Category A must be approved by an OBN Approver, or offered by an OBN approved provider unit headquartered in the state of Ohio. Ten (10) hours must be related to medications or medication administration consistent with the function of the certified medication aide. The remaining three (3) hours must be consistent with the function of a medication aide. Examples of CE topics include pharmacology, patient safety, nursing delegation, professional boundaries, and communication.
Click here for a link to CE programs that are approved or offered by an Ohio Board of Nursing Approver and On-Line Resources for Ohio Law and Rules.
Questions may be directed to Angela White at (614) 466-6966 or emailed directly to awhite@nursing.ohio.gov.
Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP)
The 2012 application cycle for the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP)
is currently open. NELRP is offered by the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) and offers Registered Nurses (RNs), advanced practice registered nurses, such as Nurse Practitioners (NPs), and nurse faculty an opportunity to repay 60 percent of their outstanding qualifying educational loans in exchange for a two-year service commitment at a Critical Shortage Facility (CSF) or an accredited school of nursing.
For 2012, the program is reserving up to half of the award funding for NPs; the remaining funding will continue to support RNs and nurse faculty.
As in previous years, NELPR is expected to be competitive.
The deadline to apply to NELRP is February 15, 2012 at 5:00 pm EST.
Click Here for More Information
APRN Consensus Model Update
The APRN Consensus Model is the result of the collaborative work of the APRN Consensus Work Group and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) APRN Advisory Committee with extensive review and comments from the larger APRN stakeholder community. The Consensus Model was developed to promote uniformity in requirements for advanced practice nursing.
LACE (Licensure, Accreditation, Certification, and Education), a communication network that includes licensure, accreditation, certification, and educational organizations that represent the components of APRN regulation, is facilitating the implementation of the APRN Consensus Model with stakeholders interested in advancing uniformity in APRN regulation and requirements.
NCSBN is taking a major role in promoting and assisting state boards of nursing in the adoption of the regulatory components of the APRN Consensus Model. Beginning in 2008 and subsequently, the Ohio Board of Nursing reviewed the APRN Consensus Model and the related NCSBN Model Law and Rules. Below are two grids that provide comparison information about the APRN Consensus Model requirements and the Ohio Nurse Practice Act and administrative rules. For questions regarding the requirements of the APRN Consensus Model compared to the Ohio Nurse Practice Act and administrative rules, please email practice@nursing.ohio.gov.
The APRN Consensus Model, as well as numerous related documents are available at www.ncsbn.org.
Click Here for the 2012 APRN Consensus Model by State
Click Here for the Comparison of the Consensus Model for Ohio
New Toolkit to Help Reduce Misuse of Prescription Drugs
The Cardinal Health Foundation and The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy recently released a new, interactive toolkit that pharmacists, health care providers, community organizations and others can use to educate their communities about how to avoid the misuse of prescription drugs. Click on the link below for additional information about the toolkit.
http://www.cardinalhealth.com/us/en/generationrx
HB 93 – Pain Management Clinics
In May, Governor Kasich signed into law Amended Substitute House Bill 93, sponsored by Representatives David E. Burke, R.Ph., and Dr. Terry Johnson, D.O. The amended bill aggressively focuses on further regulating facilities and prescribers operating as pain management clinics by requiring that the Board of Pharmacy license those clinics. Additionally, the Medical Board must adopt rules establishing standards for physician operation of pain management clinics and standards to be followed by physicians who provide care at pain management clinics. The bill also modifies the operation of OARRS (Ohio Automated Rx Review System), a drug database administered by the Pharmacy Board that is used to monitor the misuse and diversion of controlled substances and other dangerous drugs.
Additional information can be found on the Board's Advanced Practice page and at
the Center for Safe Prescribing. www.med.ohio.gov/Center_for_Safe_Prescribing.html
Distribution of Momentum Changes with Summer Issue August 2011
Momentum will continue to be published, however, due to the significant increase in the numbers of licensed nurses in Ohio, in order to continue the quarterly magazine at no cost to licensees or taxpayers, the publisher must change the method of distribution. The total quantity of printed magazines will be no less than 75,000, with multiple copies of printed magazines going to 196 hospitals or medical centers; 593 nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, residential care and retirement facilities; all pre-licensure nursing education programs approved by the Board; all post-licensure education programs that offer a Master’s Degree in nursing; a minimum of 95 Dialysis Centers; and a minimum number of 5,200 individuals, including nurse executives, managers, and recruiters.
In addition, the publisher will email unlimited copies of magazines, at no cost, to every individual or entity who requests a copy of the magazine. The magazine will also be available via email if you send the publisher your email address. These requests should be sent to subscriptions@pcipublishing.com. Lastly, the Board will continue to post Momentum on our website.
Patient Safety Initiative
Creating a Culture of Safety and Accountability
By implementing a more comprehensive approach to practice complaints, the Board believes it will directly address and impact patient safety. The goal is to increase patient safety through effective reporting, remediation, modification of systems, and accountability. The objectives are to:
- Increase employer reporting of information related to practice breakdowns
- Increase employer-sponsored practice remediation
- Incorporate Just Culture for the review of practice complaints
- Create a statewide patient safety database
- Assist with the development of a national patient safety database
- Increase the use of the Practice Intervention and Improvement Program, an alternative to discipline program of the Board.
Click Here for the Complete Summary
Click Here for the Patient Safety Initiative Booklet
Ohio Selected for a Longitudinal Study of Transition to Practice in Nursing
Ohio, Illinois and North Carolina have been selected to participate in NCSBN’s groundbreaking study of a standardized transition to practice program for newly licensed nurses. “Ohio is thrilled to be participating in this landmark study."
The three states selected have mounted an enormous effort to identify 75 hospitals for phase I of the study. Phase II will include long-term care, community, and home health sites. This is the first study of a transition program to compare patient outcomes in sites that use a standardized transition model to those that don’t. Stay tuned for more information on this multi-site study!
Click Here for the NCSBN Press Release
Click Here for the Transition to Practice White Paper
by the
Legislative and Practice Committee
of the Ohio Organization of Nurse Executives
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Education Pilot Project
In June 2010, Ohio House Bill 198 established the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Education Pilot Project enabling 44 primary care practices (40 physician-led and 4 APN-led) educationally affiliated with select medical or nursing schools in Ohio to implement the PCMH model of care in their practices.
TransforMED, a nationally known company with a successful history of assisting primary care practices towards transformation to the PCMH model, has been contracted to facilitate several components of the Pilot Project.
Additional information regarding the PCMH Education Pilot Project can be found online at:
http://www.ohioafp.org/OhioPCMHProject
New Rule: Advanced Practice Nurses Primary Source Recertification Documentation
If you are an advanced practice nurse, your certificate of authority (COA) is current and valid only if you meet all requirements of the Board including maintaining certification or recertification by the applicable national certifying organization. Please refer to the 'Nursing Practice' page of the Board’s website for a list of Board approved national organizations.
Effective February 1, 2011, the Board will require primary source verification for advanced practice nurse national recertification. For this to occur, you must request that your national certifying organization notify the Board directly of national recertification within thirty days of your recertification. The Board will no longer accept documentation of recertification from a COA holder.
If you have any questions, please contact the Advanced Practice Unit at apn@nursing.ohio.gov or (614) 466-6180.
Join the Ohio Board of Nursing on Facebook
The Ohio Board of Nursing is now on Facebook. This social networking page is intended to enhance but not replace the Board’s website (www.nursing.ohio.gov). The Board’s Facebook page will be used similarly to the Board’s Twitter and eNews email list-service. You can expect to receive periodic notices about: rules hearings, potential law changes, meeting notices for the Board and its advisory groups, highlights of Board meeting agendas, content updates made to the Board’s website and other time sensitive announcements. Join us today on Facebook!
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbus-OH/Ohio-Board-of-Nursing/151746234862913
Health Department Launches Rx Abuse Campaign
The Ohio Department of Health has launched a public education campaign to address an increase in deaths from prescription drug overdoses, which have surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of accidental death in Ohio. Meanwhile, the Council of State Governments is finalizing a proposal it will put forward soon on how states can work together to monitor the flow of prescription drugs.
The department's "Prescription for Prevention" campaign will focus on five counties where the problem is worsening - Adams, Jackson, Ross, Vinton and Cuyahoga - and will feature broadcast advertisements and educational outreach programs at workplaces and high schools.
The new campaign also has a website, www.p4pohio.org, which offers fact sheets and brochures about the problem statewide and in the targeted counties. The campaign also involves the formation of county-level coalitions of health, law enforcement and education agencies and personnel.
The Rx Drug Abuse Campaign follows a Governor’s Task Force on prescription drug abuse culminating in a final report back to the Governor on October 1, 2010. The Ohio Nursing Board was represented on the Task Force by Betsy Houchen, RN, JD, the Board’s Executive Director.
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.
