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¶ … Nurse Practice Act or ORC 4723, permits the OBN to create and enforce regulations and rules for practical nurses, registered nurses, certified nurse-midwives, dialysis technicians, certified registered nurse anethetists, certified nurse practitioners, and also community health works fall under the Act as of 2003. The board members made up of nurses and one consumer adminsters and enforces all provisions under NPA. The licensing and certification requirements of nurses in Ohio are as follows: first in order to get an APN certificate and work in Ohio as a nurse, one must have completed successfully a graduate degree in a nursing specialty, or anything related; Then one must take a national certification examm either in a specialty area within one of four general APN roles or as a generalist according to the Ohio Board of Nursing; Thirdly, one must apply for a certificate of authority or COA. This allows one to practice as an APN in the state of Ohio. The cost for applying for a COA is $100. In order to maintain ability to practice as a nurse, all APN COAs must the be renewed every two years through the OLCVS or Ohio License Center Verification Site. The fee for the renewal is $85. Any late fee is $50. Furthermore, all nurses in Ohio must finish 24 hours of CE biennially.

"Independent prescribing (also called prescriptive authority) is the ability of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to prescribe, without...

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Nurse practitioner prescription-writing privileges in the state of Ohio are as follows: collaborating signifies any certified nurse practioner or specialist in which a physician has started a standard care arangment with must be continuously available for the nurse to communicate with using various forms of communication (telephone, email, internet, or other telecommunication avenues); consultation which denotes the communication or discussion between a certified nurse and a physician with a patient in regards to prescription of a drug; contact hour or minimum one hour of continuing education and is a part of the Ohio definitions. These along with course of study and accrediting hours allows a nurse practioner prescription-writing privileges.
In regards to physician affiliations agreement, there are no clear indicators for such actions. However, one article explains affiliation agreements and the reasons for these agreements within the state of Ohio. The agreement explains that the two corresponding health systems will remain independent, but will collaborate in regards to certain scenarios or patient needs.

1. Under the affiliation agreement, the two health systems will remain independent but work together to develop close-to-home care options…

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AANP,. (2014). Prescriptive Privilege. Retrieved 14 October 2014, from http://www.aanp.org/images/documents/publications/prescriptiveprivilege.pdf Accessed July 24, 2013

Ohiopa.com,. (2014). OAPA | LICENSURE AND PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY. Retrieved 16 October 2014, from http://www.ohiopa.com/aws/OAPA/pt/sp/stayinglegal

OSU,. (2014). Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, Ohio Valley Health Services Sign Affiliation Agreement. Retrieved 22 October 2014, from http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/mediaroom/releases/Pages/OVMC-hospital-affiliation-agreement.aspx
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