# Ohio — US state universal occupational license recognition laws — conditions and scope

For Ohio, law citation is ORC § 4796.03; effective date is 2023-12-29; scope is universal; minimum years licensed is 1; good standing required is yes, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Ohio _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Law citation:** ORC § 4796.03 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2023-12-29 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Scope:** universal _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum years licensed:** 1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Good standing required:** yes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Criminal background check:** 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 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State-specific exam allowed:** yes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Excluded professions:** interstate licensure compact professions _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Military spouse provision:** yes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 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

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/chapter-4796

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2026-11-13.
Part of [US state universal occupational license recognition laws — conditions and scope](https://referencesource.org/state-universal-license-recognition-laws/).