(B) To be eligible for renewal of a license, an applicant is subject to all of the following:

1. (1) The applicant must certify to the board that the applicant has maintained certification by the national commission on certification of physician assistants or a successor organization that is recognized by the board by meeting the standards to hold current certification from the commission or its successor, including passing periodic recertification examinations;
2. (2) Except as provided in section 5903.12 of the Revised Code, the applicant must certify to the board that the applicant is in compliance with the continuing medical education requirements necessary to hold current certification from the commission or its successor.
3. (3) The applicant must comply with the renewal eligibility requirements established under section 4730.49 of the Revised Code that pertain to the applicant.

(D) The board may require a random sample of physician assistants to submit materials documenting both of the following:

1. (1) Certification by the national commission on certification of physician assistants or a successor organization that is recognized by the board;
2. (2) Completion of the continuing medical education required to hold current certification from the commission or its successor. Division (D) of this section does not limit the board's authority to conduct investigations pursuant to section 4730.25 of the Revised Code.

(G)

1. (1) If, through a random sample conducted under division (D) of this section or any other means, the board finds that an individual who certified completion of the continuing medical education required to renew, reinstate, or restore a license to practice did not complete the requisite continuing medical education, the board may do either of the following:

   1. (a) Take disciplinary action against the individual under section 4730.25 of the Revised Code, impose a civil penalty, or both;
   2. (b) Permit the individual to agree in writing to complete the continuing medical education and pay a civil penalty.
2. (2) The board's finding in any disciplinary action taken under division (G)(1)(a) of this section shall be made pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and by an affirmative vote of not fewer than six of its members.
3. (3) A civil penalty imposed under division (G)(1)(a) of this section or paid under division (G)(1)(b) of this section shall be in an amount specified by the board of not more than five thousand dollars. The board shall deposit civil penalties in accordance with section 4731.24 of the Revised Code.