SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION
[This section covers OAC 4723-4-09, Specialty certification. This section does not apply to advanced practice nurses (see 4723.41 of the ORC).]
An RN with a current, valid license to practice nursing in Ohio may use a title or initials denoting specialty certification in a particular area of specialty in nursing granted by a national certifying organization with established standards. The certifying organization must have established standards stating the requirements for specialty practice, including practice qualifications, formal education, continuing education, or demonstration of knowledge, and must include a psychometrically sound examination in the particular area of specialty nursing.
The title to be used by the RN who focuses in a particular specialty in nursing shall be the title granted by the national certifying organization. The registered nurse may use such title or initials following the title Registered Nurse or the initials RN.
No person may use any title or initials implying or representing specialty certification unless that person has been granted a specialty certification title in nursing by a national certifying organization.