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As nurses across the country battle against staffing shortages, burnout, and an all-time high of demands and strains on the overall healthcare system, little time is left for sifting through new rules and requirements for license renewal!
For Ohio nurses whose licenses expire during a chaotic 2023, a lapse in licensure not only means a potentially big headache dealing with the Ohio Board of Nursing, but also the inability to continue working.
That’s why our Nursing CE Central team has a full breakdown of top questions, deadlines, requirements, and consequences of missing your renewal deadline for the 2023 Ohio Board of Nursing license renewal period.
You have until September 15, 2023, to renew your license with the state of Ohio without incurring additional renewal costs.
Nurses must complete 24 contact hours of continuing education, including one contact hour that meets the Ohio Nurse Practice Act, by October 31, 2023.
(Insider Tip: Nursing CE Central’s 2023 Ohio Renewal Bundle meets all state CEU requirements in one, easy, read and click-to-complete course.)
The Ohio Board of Nursing requires 24 Contact Hours of Continuing Education, including one contact hour that meets the mandatory Ohio Nurse Practice Act.
Most RNs are required to obtain continuing education during the renewal period, with a few exceptions. One of the biggest exceptions includes no CEUs required for your first license renewal. Check with the Ohio Board of Nursing if you think you may qualify for an exemption.
Ohio nurses have until October 31, 2023, to complete all continuing education requirements required for license renewal.
You can reset your account information by visiting http://elicense.ohio.gov by using your email information along with the eLicense ‘forgot your password’ tool.
To check your renewal status, go to https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense and look at the listed date of expiration. If the listed year is ‘2023,’ your renewal application is not complete, or you have not yet placed your license on ‘inactive’ status.
According to the Ohio Board of Nursing, you can check your renewal status through your Ohio eLicense account. If the expiration date listed shows 2023, “it means either you have not started to renew; you have not completed the renewal process; or you have not placed your license on inactive status.”
Fees must be paid online at the time of renewal. If you submit your application without payment, your application will be marked as incomplete and will not be processed.
While the official deadline for renewal is October 31, 2023, licensees who file on or after September 16, 2023 will incur an additional $50 ‘late processing fee’ in addition to the standard $65 renewal fee.
The Ohio Board of Nursing recommends early renewal, on or before September 15,2023, to avoid additional costs and the potential of a lapsed license.
The Ohio Board of Nursing license renewal fee is $65, plus a $3.50 transaction fee charged by Ohio eLicense if you renew on or before September 15, 2023.
The renewal fee is $115, plus a $3.50 transaction fee charged by Ohio eLicense if you renew between September 16, 2023, and October 31, 2023.
You have until September 15, 2023, to renew your license with the state of Ohio without incurring additional renewal costs.
The Ohio Board of Nursing requires that you maintain a copy of all CEU documentation for a minimum of six years, in case of an audit. Nurses are not required to submit documentation at the time of renewal, however, all CEUs must be complete by the renewal deadline of October 31, 2023.
(Insider Tip: Nursing CE Central keeps lifetime, digital copies of all completed CEUs to help nurses quickly and thoroughly retrieve them during an audit.)
You will only need to upload additional information or documentation to the online renewal system IF you are prompted to do so. This is usually only required of select licensees who answer ‘yes’ to one of the ‘additional information’ questions.
The Ohio Board of Nursing license renewal requires that all nurses keep a personal copy of CEU completion for six years, in which they may conduct a continuing education audit at any time. This documentation is required to be sent to the Board within 60 days after an audit notice is sent to an Ohio nurse.
You have until October 31, 2023, to renew your license with the state of Ohio before a license reinstatement is required.
If you missed the October 31, 2023 license renewal deadline, your license is now inactive, and you are not allowed to practice in the state of Ohio until you submit a license reinstatement application.
Most nurses will only need 24 contact hours of continuing education, one of which must meet the Ohio Nurse Practice Act requirements, along with a valid form of payment, to reinstate their license through the Ohio eLicense portal (https://elicense.ohio.gov).
According to the Ohio Board of Nursing, the cost for license reinstatement is $100 if reinstating between November 1st and June 30th, $165 if reinstating between July 1st and September 15th, and $215 if reinstating between September 16th and October 31st.
 No. The Ohio Board of Nursing does not require nurses who submit reinstatement applications to submit proof continuing education (CE) completion. However, nurses must keep personal documentation of CE completion for a minimum of six years, in case of an audit or request from the Board.
The Ohio Board of Nursing explains that the state-declared emergency ended on June 18, 2021. Regularly mandated CEU requirements have always been required for the 2023 renewal period.
Nurses who hold an active, valid license in a state other than Ohio will still be authorized to practice in Ohio without an Ohio nursing license throughout the duration of the federal declaration of emergency for COVID-19.
For more information on Ohio Board of Nursing license renewal requirements, or to start your Ohio required CEUs, click here!
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