Section 4796.05 - Prior practice(A) Except 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 an applicant satisfies divisions (B) and (C) of this section.(B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, the applicant has been actively engaged in 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 three of the five years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted in either of the following:(a) A state that does not issue an out-of-state occupational license or government certification for the respective profession, occupation, or occupational activity;(b) Service of the uniformed services.(2) A licensing authority may waive the requirement that an applicant has been actively engaged in the practice of the profession, occupation, or occupational activity for three of the five years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted.(C) The applicant meets the requirements under divisions (E) to (G) of section 4796.03 of the Revised Code.Added by 134th General Assembly, SB 131,§1, eff. 12/29/2023.