What We Do
The Board regulates over 300,000 licenses and certificates. The Board licenses and regulates registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), Dialysis Technicians (DTs), Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Medication Aides. The Board’s top priorities are to efficiently license the nursing workforce and remove dangerous practitioners from practice in a timely manner to protect Ohio patients. Public protection is critical, as nursing touches virtually every citizen of Ohio.
Board Members, Meetings, Materials
Board Members
Name and Position |
City |
Term Expires |
|
Erin Keels, RN, APRN-CNP, President |
Columbus |
12/31/2022 |
|
Donna L. Hanly, RN, Vice President |
Galena |
12/31/2025 |
|
Sandra Ranck, RN, Supervising Member |
Ashtabula |
12/31/2022 |
|
Matthew Carle, Consumer Member |
Blacklick |
12/31/2023 |
|
Jenny Heiser, LPN |
Beavercreek |
12/31/2025 |
|
Tiffany Knepper, RN, APRN-CNP |
Orwell |
12/31/2025 |
|
Shawn Livingston, LPN |
Thurman |
12/31/2025 |
|
Joseph Quackenbush, LPN |
Newark |
12/31/2023 |
|
Joanna Ridgeway, LPN |
Hilliard |
12/31/2022 |
|
Candy Sue Rinehart, DNP, APRN-CNP |
Springfield |
12/31/2024 |
|
Barbara Wadsworth, RN |
Brunswick |
12/31/2023 |
|
Gina Woods, RN |
Canal Winchester |
12/31/2025 |
About the Board
Upcoming Board Meeting and Materials
The Ohio Board of Nursing May Board meeting will be Wednesday, September 14, at 8:30 a.m., and Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., at the Board office, 17 South High Street, 6th floor Board Room, Suite 660.
The Ohio Board of Nursing is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Joseph Fanell, Human Resources Representative, 380-234-9463 no later than August 31, 2022.
The public may also access the meeting by clicking the following YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiflxnHvbm3yayo1dkGsA0w.
2022 Board Meeting Minutes
2021 Board Meeting Minutes
2020 Board Meeting Minutes
2019 Board Meeting Minutes
Advisory Groups and Committees - Meetings, Minutes and Materials
Advisory Groups and Committees General Information
- Advisory Groups and Committees Meeting Dates
Advisory Group on Certified Community Health Workers
Advisory Group on Continuing Education
Advisory Committee on Advanced Practice Registered Nursing
- Committee Roster
- March 2022 Meeting Transcript
- November 2021 Meeting Transcript
- March 2021 Meeting Transcript
- November 2020 Meeting Transcript
- July 2020 Meeting Transcript
- March 2020 Meeting Transcript
- October 2019 Meeting Transcript
- June 2019 Meeting Transcript
- April 2019 Meeting Transcript
- February 2019 Meeting Transcript
Advisory Group on Dialysis
Advisory Group on Nursing Education
Advisory Group on Rules
August 2022
Rules for Review