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
About the Board
Upcoming Board Meeting Materials
Public Notice
The Ohio Board of Nursing meeting will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 8:30 a.m., and Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be a virtual meeting live-streaming on YouTube. The meeting is open to the public and the public may access the meeting by clicking the following YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiflxnHvbm3yayo1dkGsA0w. The meeting agenda and Board meeting materials are posted on the Board website: www.nursing.ohio.gov under About the Board/Contact Us/Upcoming Board Meeting Materials. If you wish to request time to make a presentation, please email the Board at: board@nursing.ohio.gov to be considered for a future Board meeting date.
- November 2020 Board Meeting – Agenda
- September 2020 Board Meeting – Draft Minutes
- 1.3 Executive Director Report
- 1.3.1 Fiscal Report
- 1.3.2 Legislative Report
- 3.2.1 Belmont College Associate Degree Nursing Program
- 3.2.2 Marion Technical College Nursing Program
- 3.2.3 Professional Skills Institute School of Practical Nursing
- 3.2.4 Trumbull Career & Technical Center School of Practical Nursing: Adult
- 3.2.5 University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College
- 3.3.1 ABBE Education Center School of Practical Nursing
- 3.3.2 OIAH Associate Degree RN Program
- 3.4.1 Companions Certified Medication Aide Training Program
- 3.4.2 Cuyahoga Community College Community Health Worker Program
- 3.4.3 Diamond Pharmacy Certified Medication Aide Training Program
- 3.4.4 Care Coordination Systems’ Community Health Worker I Program
- 3.5 National Certifying Organizations – APRNs
- 3.6 National Testing Organizations – Dialysis Technicians
- 3.7 Retroactive Approvals for Licensees and Certificate Holders
- 3.8 OBN Approvers of Continuing Education
- 5.2.1 NEALP Report
- 5.2.1.1 NEALP Funding Recommendation
- 5.2.1.2 ODHE Request for Increased Funding
- 5.3 Board Committee on Advisory Group Appointments
- 6.1 NCSBN Publication – Next Generation NCLEX News
- 6.2 Advisory Group on Dialysis – Minutes
- 6.3 Committee on Prescriptive Governance – Minutes
- 6.4 Advisory Group on Nursing Education – Minutes
- 6.5 NCSBN Publication – Leader to Leader
2020 Board Meeting Minutes
2019 Board Meeting Minutes
2018 Board Meeting Minutes
2017 Board Meeting Minutes
Advisory Groups and Committees - Meetings, Minutes and Materials
Advisory Groups and Committees General Information
Advisory Group on Continuing Education
Committee on Prescriptive Governance
Advisory Committee on Advanced Practice Registered Nursing
- Committee Roster
- November 16, 2020 Meeting Materials
- July 2020 Meeting Transcript
- March 2020 Meeting Transcript
- October 2019 Meeting Transcript
- June 2019 Meeting Transcript
- April 2019 Meeting Transcript
- February 2019 Meeting Transcript
- October 2018 Meeting Transcript
- June 2018 Meeting Minutes
- May 2018 Meeting Minutes
- January 2018 Meeting Minutes
- October 2017 Meeting Minutes