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Ohio Rev. Code § 4731.14 (2026)

Review of applications; issuance of license

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Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
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(A) The state medical board shall review all applications submitted under section 4731.09 of the Revised Code and determine whether each applicant meets the requirements for a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.

(B) If the board determines that the evidence submitted with an application is satisfactory and the applicant meets the requirements for a license, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, as applicable. If the applicant holds a medical degree other than the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine, the license shall indicate that the applicant is authorized to practice medicine and surgery pursuant to the laws of this state. Each license issued by the board shall be signed by its president and secretary, and attested by its seal.

(C) The holder of a license to practice medicine and surgery issued under this chapter may use the titles "Dr.," "doctor," "M.D.," or "physician." The holder of a license to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery issued under this chapter may use the titles "Dr.," "doctor," "D.O.," or "physician."

(D) The holder of a license issued under this section shall either provide verification of licensure status from the board's internet web site on request or prominently display a wall certificate in the license holder's office or place where the majority of the holder's practice is conducted.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1960–2023 · leading case: State v. Lynn, 2023 Ohio 4429 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
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State v. Lynn, 2023 Ohio 4429 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “01 of the Revised Code, by a physician licensed to practice medicine under section 4731.14 or 4731.29 of the Revised Code, the physician may confirm the diagnosis so long as the physician obtains a copy of the medical records or a detailed written summary indicating the…”
Brotherton v. Cleveland, 141 F. Supp. 2d 894 (S.D. Ohio 2001). · cites it 2× “13 of the Revised Code may remove one or both corneas of the decedent, or a coroner may authorize a deputy coroner, physician or surgeon licensed pursuant to section 4731.14 of the Revised Code, embalmer authorized under section 2108.”
Polisetty v. State Med. Bd. of Ohio, 2015 Ohio 5278 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). “Pursuant to this statutory mandate, the board issues certificates to practice medicine or surgery under R.C. 4731.14, and renders discipline, up to and including revocation of such certificates, under R.”
Welsh v. Ohio State Med. Bd., 165 N.E.2d 658 (Ohio Ct. App. 1960). “08 and §§4731.14 to 4731.28, inclusive R. C., shall govern the state medical board, all of the officers mentioned therein, and the applicants for and recipients of limited certificates to practice a limited branch of medicine or surgery.”
State v. DeMido, 308 N.E.2d 749 (Ohio 1974). · cites it 2× “01(A) defines “licensed physicians and surgeons” as “persons holding a certificate issued under Section 4731.14 or 4731.29 of the Eevised Code, ’ ’ which are the licensing sections for doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy.”
State ex rel. Sheets v. Indus. Comm'n, 551 N.E.2d 1263 (Ohio 1990). “Code *286 4731-1-02(E) specifically prohibits limited practitioners such as mechanotherapists from ever designating themselves as “physicians.” See, also, Ohio Adm.”
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