Ohio Code 4796.26 – Individual license requirement
Notwithstanding any requirement in the Revised Code that a licensing authority grant a license or government certification in accordance with this chapter, the licensing authority shall not grant the license or government certification under this chapter unless both of the following apply:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4796.26
- Government certification: means authorization from a licensing authority, one of the uniformed services, or the government of another state to an individual who meets qualifications related to a profession, occupation, or occupational activity to which both of the following apply:
(a) Only an individual holding the authorization may use a specific title or titles when advertising or holding the individual's self out to engage in the profession, occupation, or occupational activity. See Ohio Code 4796.01
- License: means an authorization evidenced by a license, certificate, registration, permit, card, or other authority that is issued or conferred by a licensing authority to an individual by which the individual has or claims the privilege to engage in a profession, occupation, or occupational activity over which the licensing authority has jurisdiction. See Ohio Code 4796.01
- Licensing authority: means a state agency or political subdivision that issues licenses or government certifications. See Ohio Code 4796.01
- Out-of-state occupational license: means a license, certificate, registration, permit, card, or other authority that is issued or conferred by one of the uniformed services or the government of another state to an individual by which the individual has or claims the privilege to engage in a profession, occupation, or occupational activity over which that service or state has jurisdiction. See Ohio Code 4796.01
- Private certification: means authorization from a private organization to an individual who meets qualifications determined by the organization related to the performance of a profession, occupation, or occupational activity and by which the individual may hold the individual's self out as certified by the organization. See Ohio Code 4796.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) The applicant is applying for the license or government certification in the applicant’s capacity as an individual;
(B) One of the following applies:
(1) If the applicant seeks licensure or certification under section 4796.03 or 4796.04 of the Revised Code, the applicant held the applicable out-of-state occupational license, government certification, or private certification in the applicant’s capacity as an individual;
(2) If the applicant seeks licensure or certification under section 4796.05 of the Revised Code, the applicant personally engaged in the profession, occupation, or occupational activity in a state that does not issue the occupational license or government certification for which the applicant is applying in this state.
Last updated March 6, 2023 at 4:55 PM