Regards the Board of Nursing and criminal records check results

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill makes anyone seeking a new nursing license, certificate, reinstatement, or volunteer status submit both state and federal criminal background checks. It also gives the Ohio Board of Nursing broader authority to sanction nurses and dialysis technicians for fraud, drug misuse, misconduct, mental or physical impairment, and other listed violations, while setting new hearing and confidentiality rules.

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Hearings

• Senate Health: H. B. No. 440, S. B. No. 309, S. B. No. 46, Sub. H. B. No. 52
  Senate Health · Nov 19, 2025
• Senate Health: H. B. No. 440, S. B. No. 230, S. B. No. 198
  Senate Health · Nov 12, 2025
• Senate Health: Sub. H. B. No. 207, H. B. No. 440, Sub. H. B. No. 52
  Senate Health · Nov 5, 2025
• Senate Health: S. B. No. 154, H. B. No. 440
  Senate Health · Oct 28, 2025
• House Health: H. B. No. 440, H. B. No. 162, H. B. No. 253, H. B. No. 353
  House Health · Oct 1, 2025

History

1. Dec 19, 2025Signed By The Governor
2. Dec 18, 2025Effective 12/18/25
3. Dec 18, 2025Effective
4. Dec 9, 2025Sent To The Governor
5. Nov 19, 2025Reported
6. Nov 19, 2025Passed
7. Oct 8, 2025Referred to committee
8. Oct 7, 2025Introduced
9. Oct 1, 2025Reported
10. Oct 1, 2025Passed
11. Sep 15, 2025Referred to committee
12. Sep 9, 2025Introduced

Sponsors

• Kellie Deeter (R) · sponsor
• Brian Stewart

Bill text

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