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Ohio Rev. Code § 4731.01 (2026)

State medical board

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Effective:
July 24, 1990
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 623 - 118th General Assembly
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The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a state medical board consisting of twelve members, eight of whom shall be physicians and surgeons licensed to practice in Ohio. Seven members of the board shall hold the degree of doctor of medicine. Terms of office of members holding the degree of doctor of medicine shall be for five years, commencing on the nineteenth day of March and ending on the eighteenth day of March, except that upon expiration of the term ending March 18, 1976, the new term which succeeds it shall end on March 18, 1982; upon expiration of the term which ends on March 14, 1977, the new term which succeeds it shall end on March 18, 1983; upon expiration of the term ending June 16, 1978, the new term which succeeds it shall end on March 18, 1985; and upon expiration of the two terms ending on March 18, 1980, one of the terms which succeeds them shall end on March 18, 1986, and the other succeeding term shall end on March 18, 1987. One member shall hold the degree of doctor of podiatric medicine. The first term of office for the member holding the degree of doctor of podiatric medicine shall begin December 28, 1975, and shall be for seven years. Each succeeding term shall be for five years. One member of the board shall hold the degree of doctor of osteopathy. The term of office for the member holding the degree of doctor of osteopathy shall be for five years, commencing on the twenty-sixth day of April and ending on the twenty-fifth day of April.

One member of the board shall represent the interests of consumers. Two additional members shall represent the interests of consumers and shall not be a member of, or associated with, a health care provider or profession. At least one of the consumer members shall be at least sixty years of age. The terms of office for the consumer members shall be for five years, commencing on the first day of August and ending on the thirty-first day of July.

Each member shall hold office from the date of his appointment until the end of the term for which he was appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of his term until his successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed whichever occurs first.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1956–2025 · leading case: Pons v. Ohio State Med. Bd., 614 N.E.2d 748 (Ohio 1993).
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Pons v. Ohio State Med. Bd., 614 N.E.2d 748 (Ohio 1993). “Pons took personal advantage of the fact that Patient 1 and her husband were having marital difficulties, an intimate fact learned through the professional relationship.”
Korn v. Ohio State Med. Bd., 573 N.E.2d 1100 (Ohio Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “) This statute exempts out-of-state physicians who are acting as consultants and border-state practitioners from the effects of R.C. 4731.01 to 4731.47. Therefore, R.C. 4731.”
Baird v. Sickler, 433 N.E.2d 593 (Ohio 1982). · cites it 2× “35 provides: “Sections 4731.01 to 4731.47, inclusive, of the Revised Code shall not apply to or prohibit in any way the administration of an anaesthetic by a registered nurse under the direction of and in the immediate presence of a licensed physician, provided such nurse has…”
State ex rel. Mahajan v. State Med. Bd. of Ohio, 2010 Ohio 5995 (Ohio 2010). “01 (“The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a state medical board consisting of twelve members, eight of whom shall be physicians and surgeons licensed to practice in Ohio”); R.C. 4731.22 (board has power to take disciplinary actions against…”
State v. Annable, 2011 Ohio 2029 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “36(A) provides, “Sections 4731.01 to 4731.47 of the Revised Code shall not prohibit service in case of emergency, domestic administration of family remedies, or provision of assistance to another individual who is self-administering drugs.”
Banker v. State Med. Bd., 2024 Ohio 6009 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “R.C. 4731.01. Thus, a majority No. 23AP-614 8 of the board members possess the specialized knowledge needed to determine the acceptable standard of general medical practice.”
Bouquett v. Clemmer, 626 F. Supp. 46 (S.D. Ohio 1985). “Without question, the State Board of Pharmacy and the State Medical Board are agencies of the State of Ohio, as opposed to political subdivisions.”
In re Williams, 573 N.E.2d 638 (Ohio 1991). “; R.C. 4731.01. Thus, a majority of board members are themselves experts in the medical field who already possess the specialized knowledge needed to determine the acceptable standard of general medical practice.”
Yoonessi v. State Med. Bd. of Ohio, 2024 Ohio 169 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “R.C. 4731.01. Thus, a majority of the board members possess the specialized knowledge needed to determine the acceptable standard of general medical practice.”
Rajan v. State Med. Bd. of Ohio, 692 N.E.2d 238 (Ohio Ct. App. 1997). “We begin our analysis by noting that the board, as set forth in R.C. 4731.01, consists of twelve members and that, under R.”
Pons v. Ohio State Med. Bd., 1993 Ohio 122 (Ohio 1993). “Pons took personal advantage of the fact that Patient 1 and her husband were having marital difficulties, an intimate fact learned through the professional relationship.”
State v. Rich, 339 N.E.2d 630 (Ohio 1975). “34 provides, in part: “A person shall be regarded as practicing medicine * * * within the meaning of Sections 4731.01 to 4731.60, inclusive, of the Revised Code, * * * who * * # administers * * * for compensation of any kind, direct or indirect, [an] * * * application,…”
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