Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 4759-4-01 | Applications.

                                                
(A) Each applicant for initial licensure
		  or renewal of a license or limited permit shall submit to the board an
		  application which demonstrates compliance with sections 4759.05 and 4759.06 of
		  the Revised Code and this chapter. This application shall be submitted under
		  oath in the manner determined by the board, and provide such other facts and
		  materials as the board requires. No application shall be considered submitted
		  to the board until the appropriate fee has been received by the board.
		  Application fees are not refundable.
(B) No application for a license or
		  permit submitted to the board shall be considered complete until the applicant
		  has complied with the requirements of rule 4731-4-02 of the Administrative Code
		  and the board has received the results of the criminal records
		  checks.
(C)  If an applicant fails to complete
		  the application process within six months of initial application filing, the
		  board may notify the applicant in writing of its intention to consider the
		  application abandoned. If no response to that notice is received by the board
		  within thirty days, the board shall consider the application as abandoned and
		  no further processing shall be undertaken with respect to that
		  application.
(D) Each applicant who is not a
		  registered dietitian (RD) must forward an academic transcript from all degree
		  granting institutions of higher education directly to the board or submit an
		  official "student issued" copy.
(E) For the purpose of proving
		  accreditation of a course of study at a foreign institution, an applicant shall
		  have the applicant's academic credentials independently validated as
		  equivalent by an accreditation agency that is recognized by the "Council
		  for Higher Education Accreditation," or its predecessors, or have the
		  applicant's academic credentials independently validated by an agency
		  specializing in education evaluations which is acceptable to the board. A copy
		  of the validation shall be attached to the application as part of the
		  application.
(F) A licensee shall notify the board of
		  a change of address providing at least a new address, telephone number, and
		  signed request for the change. A licensee shall notify the board of a change of
		  name by providing legal evidence of the name change and a signed request for
		  the change.
(G) All applications, statements and
		  documents submitted shall become the property of the board. No application
		  being investigated under section 4759.07 of the Revised Code, may be withdrawn
		  without approval of the board.