2008 LPN Renewal Application from the Ohio Nursing Board
The Ohio Board of Nursing Renewal Application changed this year!
This year, the LPN renewal application asks whether you have been convicted, found guilty, pled guilty to, pled no contest to, etc. of a felony or misdemeanor in Ohio, another state, commonwealth, territory, province, or country.
Nurses in Ohio now have to report ALL criminal convictions, felony or misdemeanor to the Ohio Board of Nursing on the renewal application. This includes DUI/DWI. This also include crimes that have been expunged if the crime has a direct and substantial relationship to nursing practice.
In the past (for example, the 2007 RN Renewal Application) the questions asked about crimes of moral turtitude, gross immorality, gross negligence, etc. In the past DUIs were excluded.
Criminal convictions (felony or misdemeanor) have a ripple effect for licensed healthcare professionals. Not only is it the criminal case, then its the licensure matter, then its employment issues (especially in Ohio with Senate Bill 38 and Senate Bill 160) see http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/pdfs/OHCRC.pdf, then the licensure action is reported to the Healthcare Integrity & Protection Data Bank.
I had a client contact me this week and say how much longer will I be beat over the head for a DUI conviction. The client is a nurse.
In Kentucky, nurses are required to report misdemeanor and felony convictions to the Kentucky Board of Nursing within 30 days of the conviction, plea, etc. However nurses do not have to report expunged or sealed convictions to the Kentucky Board of Nursing.
Should nurses and nursing students be required to report all criminal convictions to the Board of Nursing? What's your opinion?
I believe that any health care person or law officer who drinks and drives is too CARE LESS to care for anyone. Get a cab or put you keys far from your car and go to sleep until there is no chance that you will kill someone.
Posted by: Donna Phillips | June 27, 2008 at 12:32 PM