Section 4796.03 - Requirements for issuance of license or government certificationExcept as otherwise provided in this chapter, a licensing authority shall issue a license or government certification to an applicant if the licensing authority determines that all of the following apply:
(A) The applicant holds either of the following: (1) A substantially similar out-of-state occupational license that authorizes the applicant to engage in the same profession, occupation, or occupational activity as the license or government certification for which the applicant is applying in this state;(2) A government certification in the same profession, occupation, or occupational activity as the license or government certification for which the applicant is applying in this state from one of the uniformed services or a state that does not issue an out-of-state occupational license for the respective profession, occupation, or occupational activity.(B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, the applicant has held the out-of-state occupational license or government certification for at least one year immediately preceding the date the application is submitted and has been actively engaged in the practice of the same profession, occupation, or occupational activity as the license or government certification for which the applicant is applying in this state for at least one of the five years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted.(2) A licensing authority may waive the requirement that an applicant has held the out-of-state occupational license or government certification for at least one year immediately preceding the date the application is submitted and has been actively engaged in the practice of the profession, occupation, or occupational activity for one of the five years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted.(C) The applicant is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the applicant holds an out-of-state occupational license or government certification to practice the same profession, occupation, or occupational activity for which the applicant is applying in this state.(D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, the applicant was required to satisfy minimum education, training, or experience requirements or pass an examination to receive the out-of-state occupational license or government certification.(2) Division (D)(1) of this section does not apply if the applicable law governing the license or government certification for which the applicant is applying in this state does not require an applicant to do at least one of the following to receive the license or government certification:(a) Satisfy minimum education, training, or experience requirements;(E) The applicant has not surrendered or had revoked a license, out-of-state occupational license, or government certification because of negligence or intentional misconduct related to the applicant's work in the same profession, occupation, or occupational activity for which the applicant is applying in this state.(F) The applicant pays a fee to the licensing authority that is equal to one of the following, as determined by the licensing authority:(1) The renewal fee for license or government certification holders under the applicable law;(2) The initial licensure fee for applicants to be issued the license or government certification under the applicable law;(3) The fee in effect before the effective date of this section for applicants who hold an out-of-state occupational license or government certification to be issued the license or government certification under the applicable law.(G) The applicant has not been convicted of, found guilty pursuant to a judicial finding of, or plead guilty to a criminal offense for which a licensing authority may deny an application for a license or government certification or that would otherwise disqualify the applicant for the license or government certification under the applicable law of this state governing the profession, occupation, or occupational activity for which the applicant is applying.Added by 134th General Assembly, SB 131,§1, eff. 12/29/2023.