Ohio Revised Code Title XLVII. Occupations Professions § 4776.01

(A) “License” means an authorization evidenced by a license, certificate, registration, permit, card, or other authority that is issued or conferred by a licensing agency to a licensee or to an applicant for an initial license by which the licensee or initial license applicant has or claims the privilege to engage in a profession, occupation, or occupational activity, or, except in the case of the state dental board, to have control of and operate certain specific equipment, machinery, or premises, over which the licensing agency has jurisdiction.

(B) Except as provided in section 4776.20 of the Revised Code, “licensee” means the person to whom the license is issued by a licensing agency. “Licensee” includes a person who, for purposes of section 3796.13 of the Revised Code, has complied with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code and has been determined by the department of commerce or state board of pharmacy, as the applicable licensing agency, to meet the requirements for employment.

(C) Except as provided in section 4776.20 of the Revised Code, “licensing agency” means any of the following:

(D) “Applicant for an initial license” includes persons seeking a license for the first time and persons seeking a license by reciprocity, endorsement, or similar manner of a license issued in another state. “Applicant for an initial license” also includes a person who, for purposes of section 3796.13 of the Revised Code, is required to comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code.

(E) “Applicant for a restored license” includes persons seeking restoration of a license under section 4730.14, 4730.28, 4731.222, 4731.281, 4759.062, 4759.063, 4760.06, 4760.061, 4761.06, 4761.061, 4762.06, 4762.061, 4774.06, 4774.061, 4778.07, or 4778.071 of the Revised Code. “Applicant for a restored license” does not include a person seeking restoration of a license under section 4751.33 of the Revised Code.

(F) “Criminal records check” has the same meaning as in section 109.572 of the Revised Code.