Section 4796.04 - Prior 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)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the applicant has held a private certification for at least two years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted and 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 in a state that does not issue an out-of-state occupational license or government certification for the respective profession, occupation, or occupational activity for at least two 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 private certification for at least two years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted and has been actively engaged in the practice of the profession, occupation, or occupational activity for two of the five years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted.(B) The applicant is in good standing with the private organization that issued the private certification.(C) The applicant meets the requirements specified 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.