(14) "Physician extender" means a qualified medical staff person other than a physician, functioning within his or her scope of practice to provide medical services to patients admitted to opioid treatment programs. see full law

(1) All physicians and physician extenders employed by the opioid treatment program shall be actively licensed in Ohio and shall have:(a) A minimum of one year's experience in an addiction treatment settings; or(b) Completion within six months of a plan of education for obtaining competence in addiction treatment methods. The plan of education must be developed in consultation with and approved by the medical director. The medical director shall certify the individual's completion of the plan of education when, in the discretion of the medical director, it is satisfactorily accomplished. If the medical director is completing a plan of competency described in paragraph (B)(1)(c) of this rule, the medical director may assist the physician or physician extender develop a plan and the plan shall be approved by the medical director's supervising physician. see full law

3) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who is a physician assistant is subject to all of the following:(a) A controlled substance may be prescribed or personally furnished only if it is included in the physician-delegated prescriptive authority granted to the physician assistant in accordance with Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code.(b) A schedule II controlled substance may be prescribed only in accordance with division (B)(4) of section 4730.41 and section 4730.411 of the Revised Code.(c) No schedule II controlled substance shall be personally furnished to any patient. see full law