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 and Materials
The Ohio Board of Nursing Board Retreat will be held Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. The Retreat 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 agenda and meeting materials are below:
- April 2021 Board Retreat Agenda
- 1.0 Compliance Program
- 2.0 Compact Discussion
- 3.0 Legislative Discussion
- 4.0 Administrative Rules
- 5.0 Advisory Group/Committee Reports
- 6.0 Strategic Plan
- 7.0 Rules and Nurse Practice Act
- 8.0 Board Governance
The Ohio Board of Nursing May 2021 meeting will be held Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at 8:30 a.m., and Thursday, May 20, 2021, 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 will be posted below. Although the meeting is open to the public, there will not be an open forum for public presentations. 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.
2021 Board Meeting Minutes
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
- 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
- October 2018 Meeting Transcript
- June 2018 Meeting Minutes
- May 2018 Meeting Minutes
- January 2018 Meeting Minutes
- October 2017 Meeting Minutes