Licenses Ohio's real estate brokers and salespeople, real estate appraisers, and foreign real estate dealers and salespeople.

Maintains a database of licensed auctioneers and regulates licensure of auctioneers.

Establishes and maintains standards, registration, practice and professional conduct for physicians (Medical Doctors, Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, and Doctors of Podiatric Medicine), acupuncturists, anesthesiologist assistants, dietitians, genetic counselors, massage therapists, physician assistants, radiologist assistants, and respiratory therapists. Enforces the laws and rules governing the practice of medicine in the state of Ohio.

Licenses counselors, social workers & marriage and family therapists in the State of Ohio. Verifies initial/ongoing professional qualifications in terms of basic professional education, continuing education, passing the appropriate credentialing examination, and ethical/criminal background information. Investigates consumer complaints of ethical/practice standard violations by counselors, social workers, and marriage and family Therapists. Sanctions offending professionals as appropriate; including possible loss of license. Maintains a data base of currently licensed counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists within the state of Ohio. Also approves continuing education providers who want to offer Continuing Education Units (CEU's) for license certification/recertification.

Establishes and enforces licensing and certification standards for social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, art therapists, and music therapists. Issues or revokes licenses and certificates. Takes disciplinary action for noncompliance with standards.

Offers online tools for consumers to check on credentials and any disciplinary action history of medical professionals and allied health professionals licensed by the State Medical Board of Ohio, including physicians (Medical Doctors, Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, and Doctors of Podiatric Medicine), acupuncturists, anesthesiologist assistants, dietitians, genetic counselors, massage therapists, physician assistants, radiologist assistants, and respiratory therapists.

License verification in the State of Ohio for counselors, social workers and marriage and family therapists.

Provides examinations and certification for cosmetology, cosmetology specialty, and barbers in Ohio.

Offers certification examinations for pharmacists, pharmacy interns, terminal and whole distributors of dangerous drugs and manufacturers and wholesalers of controlled substances.

Grants licenses to optometrists, handles renewals, and enforces continuing education. Provides a seminar on the Ohio laws and rules of optometry, a requirement for licensure. Optometrists need to complete 25 hours of continuing education yearly to renew license; preferably October through September of each year.

Oversees activities related to licensing of optometrists and opticians and takes disciplinary action for noncompliance with standards.

Establishes and maintains standards for architectural and landscape architectural registration, practice, and professional conduct. Enforces the laws and rules governing the practice of architecture and landscape architecture.

Certifies alcohol and other drug treatment, prevention, and intervention programs in Ohio.

Enforces dentist and dental support personnel licensing and certification, reviews applications for licenses, administers examinations to demonstrate competency, issues or denies licenses, and takes disciplinary action for noncompliance with standards. Offers the following types of licenses, permits, and certificates: - Dentist licensure. - Dental Hygiene licensure. - Dental Limited Resident's licenses. - Limited Dental Teaching licenses. - Dental Limited Continuing Education licenses. - Reinstatement from Retirement/Suspension. - Dental Assistant Radiographer's certificates. - Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Registration. - General Anesthesia Permits. - Conscious Sedation Permits. - Coronal Polishing Certificates. - Volunteer Certificates.

Enforces cosmetology and barbering industries standards through effective licensing and regulation of cosmetology, barbering, and tanning services.

Coordinates paramedic training, staff development standards and accreditation, and problem solving techniques to upgrade the quality of emergency pre-hospital care. The agency does not provide direct services to clients.

Establishes and enforces licensing and certification for Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists, Mastectomy Fitters, Therapeutic Shoe Fitters, Orthotic Fitters, Orthotic and/or Prosthetic Assistants, and Orthotic and/or Prosthetic Technicians. Administers examinations to demonstrate competency. Issues, denies, and revokes licenses based upon set standards.

Operates as a professional association that represents the State Boards of Pharmacy in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, New Zealand, eight Canadian provinces, and two Australian states. Develops exams utilized by Boards of Pharmacy, holds pharmacist licensure exams, and enables pharmacists to transfer their existing pharmaceutical licensure requirements from one state or jurisdiction to another. Licensure information about pharmacists, interns, and other entities licensed by State Boards of Pharmacy is offered through the Pharmacist and Pharmacy Achievement and Discipline database (PPAD).

Establishes and enforces licensing and certification standards for funeral directors and mortuary service personnel. Administers examinations to demonstrate competency, issues or denies licenses, and revokes licenses or takes disciplinary action for noncompliance with standards.

Licenses and provides license verification information about pharmacists, pharmacy interns, terminal (dangerous) drug distributors, and manufacturers and wholesalers of controlled substances.

Provides license verification information about Nurses; provides certification verification information about Medication Aides, Dialysis Technicians, and Community Health Workers. Licenses Nurses; certifies Medication Aides, Dialysis Technicians, Community Health Workers, and Advanced Practice Nurses.

Establishes and enforces licensing and certification standards for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

Processes notary public applications and renewals for residents of the State of Ohio. Provides applicants with a date for notary exam and a manual containing the necessary information to be an effective and competent notary. Also provides application, training and testing to become an Ohio e-notary public.