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

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

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

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

Enforces cosmetology and barbering industries standards through examinations, routine inspections, investigations, and disciplinary action.

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.

Provides licensing board assistance to graduate students in receiving licensure for occupational/ professional licensing and certification to provide psychologist services, also accepts complaints and other licensure related questions

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.

Conducts workshops on a regular basis for licensed professionals to assist them in extending their knowledge base and provide them with needed continuing education credits in order for them to retain their licenses.

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 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.

Provides consumer services assisting and protecting individuals, when assistance is required to check the license status of professionals i.e. (investment professionals or a real estate professionals) current licensure status, also provides assistance with finding missing money and process of applying for unclaimed funds

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

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: - Dental licensure. - Dental Hygiene licensure. - Dental licensure for graduates of unaccredited dental colleges located outside the United States. - Dental Limited Resident's licenses. - Dental and Dental Hygiene Limited 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Provides information and credentialing validation to the public regarding physicians and other health professions regulated by the agency, accepts complaints regarding care provided by physicians and other health professions regulated by the agency

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

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