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CHW program. Lastly, all CHW programs
that are approved by the OBN are required
to provide a curriculum with content in
predetermined competencies outlined in
OAC Rule 4723-26-13. These competencies
can be found in the appendices of the 2018
Ohio Community Health Worker Statewide
Assessment Report. Please contact ODH for a
copy of this report. Procedures for obtaining
approval or re-approval of CHW training
programs through the OBN are set forth in
OAC Rule 4723-26-14.
Certification Requirements
Per OAC Rule 4723-26-02, CHW applicants
seeking certification through OBN must
successfully complete all the requirements
from an OBN approved program, including
the minimum didactic and clinical experience
hours; complete and submit an application
on the Ohio eLicense website; obtain and
submit a criminal background check (FBI and
BCI); submit all other required paperwork
(including an attestation of CHW Training
Program Completion form available on the
OBN website at http://nursing.ohio.gov/
forms.htm); and a $35 application fee. Once
all requirements are verified by the OBN
through the completed application process,
the OBN will notify the CHW applicant and
send the CHW their certificate in the mail to
the designated address.
year reporting period. For each reporting
period, at least one of the required hours of
continuing education must be directly related
to Chapter 4723 of the ORC and the rules of
the board in Chapters 4723-1 to 4723-27 of
the OAC. To qualify as continuing education
directly related to Chapter 4723 of the ORC
and the rules of the board, the continuing
education must be approved by an OBN
approver, or offered by an OBN approved
provider unit headquartered in the state of
Ohio. For each reporting period, at least one
of the required hours of continuing education
must be directly related to establishing
and maintaining professional boundaries.
For a period of six years certified CHWs
must maintain records of each continuing
education course taken in the event of an
audit by OBN.
Certified CHW Practice and Supervision
ORC Section 4723.82(A) establishes that
an individual holding a current, valid CHW
certificate may use the title “certified
community health worker” or “community
health worker” when providing services
such as “education, role modeling, outreach,
home visits, and referrals” within the
community. These services may be targeted
toward an individual, family, or entire
community.
ORC 4723.82(B)(1) requires that “(a)ny
Continuing Education
activities performed by a certified CHW
Per OAC Rule 4723-26-05, all OBN certified
that are related to nursing care shall be
CHWs are required to renew their certification performed only pursuant to the delegation
in March of every odd year. The next renewal of a registered nurse acting in accordance
year will be 2019. A certified CHW’s first
with the rules for delegation adopted under
renewal only requires the CHW to confirm
this chapter. Any other health-related
during the renewal process that it is their
activities performed by a certified CHW shall
first renewal. Thereafter, certified CHWs
be performed only under the supervision
are required to obtain 15 contact hours
of a health professional acting within the
through educational activities that meet
scope of the professional’s practice. Only a
the continuing education requirements set
registered nurse may supervise a certified
forth in OAC Rule 4723-14-05 for each two-
CHW when performing delegated activities
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