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The Ohio Justice & Policy Center’s
CQE Workbook
A step-by-step guide to applying for a
Certificate of Qualification for Employment
Version 6/10/2014
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What would a CQE do for me? Before diving into this long process, you probably want to know what a CQE is and why it
might be valuable to you. This is how CQEs work:
CQEs erase two effects of criminal records.
1. Erasing job barriers
Many Ohio laws prevent people with criminal records from getting certain gov-
ernment-issued licenses or from working in certain jobs. These legal barriers are
sometimes called collateral sanctions or the civil impacts of criminal convictions.
When the law imposes a mandatory restriction — one that absolutely prevents the
person with the specific criminal record from working or being licensed in that
field — a Certificate of Qualification for Employment creates flexibility. Instead
of relying on the blanket restriction (for example, a rule that says no one with a
particular criminal record can ever receive a particular license), the state agency
that governs that field of employment is required to individually assess someone
with a CQE to determine whether they are fit for the job.
The CQE can only remove the specific barriers that the applicant names in their
application. It does not remove all job barriers under Ohio—only those you
choose.
The CQE does not guarantee the job or license — it allows, but does not require, the
agency to let you into this field of employment.
2. Erasing employer fear
The #1 reason employers run criminal-record checks and do not hire people with
criminal records is because they are afraid that, if the new employee does some-
thing bad in the future, the employer will get sued.
When a job applicant has a CQE, the employer can be confident they won’t get
sued in that way. The CQE creates immunity from negligent-hiring lawsuits.
CQEs do not erase the criminal record.
Not “expungement”
CQEs are a new way to overcome job barriers in the law and employer fear. They
are not in any way related to getting your criminal record sealed or expunged.
Once you get a CQE, state licensing agencies and employers will still be able to
see all your convictions on a background check.
CQEs are available to far more people than criminal-record sealing (―expunge-
ment‖); the eligibility rules for CQEs are much more wide open.
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Roadmap for Your Application Getting a CQE takes time and dedication
This workbook is designed for someone with a criminal history who wants to apply on their
own or for attorneys or other professionals who intend to help applicants through at least part of
the CQE process. Here’s what you can expect:
Step 1 (p. 4–7)
Identify the barriers you want relief from
Think through the kinds of jobs you are, or might become, qualified for. Where do you want to work?
Gather info about all your criminal offenses.
Use http://CIVICCohio.org to pinpoint the laws
that are creating job barriers for you.
Before you begin (p. 3)
Are you allowed to apply? Do you need help?
Waiting periods depending on the offense(s) that are the cause of your job barriers.
CQEs are not effective if you have a federal offense or
are trying to overcome a federal-law job barrier.
There is a limited list of severe offenses that bar you
from getting CQE only for healthcare-related licenses.
Decide if you need a lawyer or some other kind of help
Step 6 (p. 20)
Wait for JRO approval, then file in court
The CQE law requires most applicants to first
have their applications screened by the Depart-
ment of Rehabilitation and Corrections. DRC does
this using “Justice Reinvestment Officers” or
JRO’s.
You must wait for the JRO to send you an email indicating that they are satisfied that your applica-
tion is complete.
You print off the complete application from
https://drccqe.com and file it in the court of
common pleas for the county where you live.
The court for each county has a different filing fee.
If you do not have enough income to pay for the
filing fee, you have a right to ask for the fee to be
waived.
Steps 2–5 (p. 8–19)
Apply for a CQE online
You must submit your application online using DRC’s
website for CQE applications: https://drccqe.com.
After you create your account on that website, there
is a lengthy, multi-part form to complete. You may
need an attorney’s advice to answer some of the legal
or technical questions.
Step 7 (p. 20)
Court investigation and possible hearing
The court will gather information from every other Ohio court where you have a conviction. There is no
time limit on the investigation process.
After the court completes its investigation, it has 60
days within which to make a decision.
The prosecutor may object and may also seek input
from any crime victims from your past offenses.
The court is not required to hold a hearing, but many
choose to.
Step 8 (p. 21)
CQE granted! (Or not.)
If the court decides in your favor, it will issue an
order to DRC to give you a CQE. The court or-
der is not the CQE.
You must go back to https://drccqe.com to print off the actual CQE.
You or any employer can verify the current validi-
ty of your CQE at
http://www.drc.ohio.gov/web/cqe.htm.
If the court denies your CQE, you can appeal. Or, the court may put conditions on your reapplying,
such as completing certain programs or waiting
longer to demonstrate your rehabilitation.
The complete and most recent version of this
CQE workbook can be viewed and downloaded at
http://bit.ly/OJPC-CQEworkbook
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Before you begin:
Are you allowed to apply? Do you need help?
Before you begin the long process of applying for a CQE, first make sure that you are eligible to
apply at all (or yet)…
[a] State or federal? CQEs only work if you have state criminal offenses, not federal. Also, the
employment barrier you are trying to overcome must be in state law, not federal. If a federal
offense or a federal job restriction is causing you problems, a CQE will not help.
[b] Waiting periods, felony vs. misdemeanor. You must wait 1
year from the final discharge of your last felony or 6 months
from the final discharge of your last misdemeanor. Final
discharge means the date you were completely done with paying
all fines, done with any jail or prison term, and done with
probation or parole.
If you’re not past that waiting period yet,
you cannot apply today.
Even if you can’t apply today, you are welcome to use the rest
of this packet to begin thinking through everything you’ll need
to apply for a CQE when your waiting period is past.
[c] Limited exclusions. There are some state-law barriers that you can never get relief from using
a CQE. You can read the exact, complete list in Ohio Revised Code § 2953.25 (C)(5)
Sex-offender registration and related duties;
Certain driver’s license suspensions;
Job restrictions to become a prosecutor or law-enforcement officer
Job and license restrictions for healthcare professions only, if you were convicted
of, received treatment in lieu of conviction for, Aggravated Murder, Murder, Vo-
luntary Manslaughter, Felonious Assault, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual Battery,
Gross Sexual Imposition, Aggravated Arson, Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated
Burglary, Unlawful Distribution of Abortion-Inducing Drug;
Job and license restrictions for any healthcare profession if you are found to be ad-
dicted to drugs or have illegally distributed drugs, even if you were not criminally
convicted;
Restrictions on working in pain clinics;
Mandatory healthcare-license restrictions if you are in default on your child-
support obligations.
[d] Do you need a lawyer? After looking through at least Step 1 (p. 4–7), consider whether you
need help from an attorney or someone else who has been trained to help with CQE
applications. Your local legal aid may have attorneys that work on these. Find your local legal
aid by calling 1-866-529-6446 or visiting the website www.ohiolegalservices.org.
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Step 1:
Identify the barriers you want relief from
Where do you want to work?
Look back at the page 1 of this workbook. As it says there, a CQE will only remove the
specific job barriers that you name in your application. In order to name specific job barriers,
you first need a sense of specific jobs that you are interested in and that you have some hope of
getting. This means you need to reflect on your job history, your skills and education, and
your career goals. This entire step 1 is the most legally technical part of the process, which is
why you may want to consult a lawyer. Spending time on this thinking up front will make
your CQE petition much stronger throughout all the other steps, especially once your petition
is being considered by a judge (step 7, p. 20)
[1a] Answer any of these questions you find helpful in narrowing down your choices:
What kinds of jobs have you had in the past? Where are you working now?
What field of employment do you want to work in? Do you have any experience or
transferable skills related to that job?
What school or training are you in, or have you gone to, for a particular kind of job?
What job were you training for?
What special license, degree, or certification do you need to get the job you want?
Even if your preferred job(s) are not specifically healthcare related—for example, food
service, construction, or computer-network administration—do you want to have the
option of doing those jobs in a healthcare facility, or in any facility that serves children or
the elderly? Describe any of these special settings where you’d like to work.
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What’s on your criminal record?
[1b] To identify the specific legal barriers that apply to you, you also need to name all of your
criminal offenses, from any state. You can rely on your memory, a court clerk’s website (such
as www.courtclerk.org for Hamilton County, Ohio offenses), or a printed criminal-history
document. Record every conviction on your record here:
Name of offense
Misdemeanor
or Felony?
M / F Year County Case number
You will be typing all of this into
your online CQE application. See step 3e, p. 11.
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Find the legal barriers that apply to you
[1c] OJPC has created two tools to help you pinpoint the exact state laws that are creating
barriers to your desired career — the barriers that the CQE will lift. These tools are only a
starting place and cannot substitute for a professional legal opinion. YOU MAY NEED TO
CONSULT WITH A LAWYER TO COMPLETE THIS STEP CORRECTLY.
i. Quickest tool: Start with the list of jobs and job-related licenses you listed in step 2a
on page 4. Go to the Appendix at the end of this workbook to find mandatory barriers
from Ohio law that apply to the job or license you want. This Appendix is only up-to-
date as of the time this workbook was published (see date on cover). Since the law
may have changed since then, you may want to try CIVICC (see next page).
ii. Most accurate & up-to-date tool: Use OJPC’s Ohio Civil Impacts of Criminal
Convictions Database—http://CIVICCohio.org. Go to that website, agree to the
terms and conditions, and you will get to this search page:
school
On the results
list, click on
“Impact Detail” to
get more
information on
each legal barrier
to see if it applies
to you.
You usually get the best results by
starting with a keyword search on
the “Civil Impacts” tab. For exam-
ple, you could enter “school.”
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Write down the statute (―ORC‖) or regulation (―OAC‖) number and a short descriptive title for
each legal barrier that you want relief from.
Example: “ORC 3301.541, Employment with a preschool program”
Congratulations—Step 1 is done!
That was the most technical part. Your CQE application will be much
better and easier now that you have that information clear.
But you’re not done yet…keep going!
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Step 2: Create an online CQE account
Your online application starts here
[2a] Go to https://drccqe.com. Note that the address starts with ―https://‖ not just ―http://‖.
This is where your online application will live.
[2b] You must have an email account to apply for a CQE. If you don’t have one, scroll down on
this first page of the website to find links to create an email account with Google, Yahoo, or
Hotmail. Follow the instructions for creating a new account with one of those email providers
then come back to the CQE website.
You will need to check this email address often after you submit your application to see if
DRC has cleared you to then file your application in court (step 6a, p. 20)
[2c] Once you have an email account set up, come back to the CQE website (https://drccqe.com)
and click ―New user‖ in the Login box in the top right. If your most serious offense was a
felony and it has been more than a year since the final discharge of your last offense (see
―Before you begin,‖ p. 3), check the box for ―Yes it has been more than a year.‖ If your most
serious offense was a misdemeanor and it has been more than six months, check the box for
―Yes it has been more than six months.‖
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[2d] Then, below that, fill in all the identification and contact information required.
Now you have an online CQE account. Nice work…keep going!
Step 3: Fill out the “Certification Request” section [3a] Click on OPEN MY TASKS and then on the text under NAME (it should be your name, the name
of the county you live in, and a number).
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Under PETITION MENU, click on VIEW FORMS. On the next page, click on CERTIFICATION
REQUEST AND CRIMINAL HISTORY.
[3b] STOP RIGHT NOW AND CLICK SAVE. The CQE website will kick you off without
warning after a certain period of time and all you work will be lost if you haven’t clicked Save.
The best idea is to type up in a separate document on your own computer (using something
like Microsoft Word) everything you will be entering into your online application. Then, when
the time comes you can simply copy and paste your typed up content into the website without
fear of losing any of your hard work.
[3c] Type in the name and number of each legal job barrier you identified on step 1c, p. 6–7.
Remember
to click
often!
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[3d] If the legal job barrier involves a particular licensing board, check the YES box and type in the
name of the occupation and the licensing board.
Also, always select YES for the next question. (This has to do with the negligent-hiring
protection described under ―Erasing Employer Fear‖ on page 1.)
[3e] Under SUMMARY OF CRIMINAL HISTORY, fill in the information you gathered on step 1b, p. 5.
Great progress.
The next section is the most important part of your application.
Let’s go!
Remember to click
often!
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Step 4:
Complete the “Certification Rationale” section
[4a] This process will make more sense if you start with the second question:
State your convictions. Then give the statute or regulation numbers of the job restrictions you
want relief from and how your convictions trigger this restriction. Other helpful facts to
include if they apply to you:
State whether you have specifically been denied a job, promotion, or license because of a
criminal record.
Describe with concrete examples how your employment has changed since you got a
criminal record.
Define why a certificate will materially assist you in obtaining employment or occupation licensing:
Example: “I was convicted of first-degree-misdemeanor assault 20 years ago in 1993. Ohio Revised Code
Section 4701.03 says no one with such a conviction can ever be licensed as a home health aide. This law is a
“collateral sanction” as defined by R.C. 2953.25(A). A Certificate of Qualification for Employment, according to
R.C. 2953.25 (D), would therefore effectively lift the barrier created by this collateral sanction. Once the
barrier is lifted, I would have access to the license I need to move forward with my career.”
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[4b]
Start with something like this: ―I have already been living a law-abiding life for ___ years. I
have a substantial need for a CQE to allow me to become an even more productive
citizen.‖ Then answer any of the following questions that fit best for your life story:
Why are you so interested in this particular field of employment? Was it family
connections, previous jobs, the prospect of better pay, or an inspirational story that got
you hooked on this career path?
Emphasize how you want to serve the community and have the dignity of supporting
yourself and your family by doing good work that you enjoy.
How have you already invested time and/or money in pursuing this career? Give the
details about any training or education you have started or completed in order to get this
license or job: name of institution where you trained; how long you trained for; when you
completed the training or plan to complete the training.
Describe some of the significant limitations you have experienced because you couldn't
get a better job or move ahead with your desired career. What has it been like to not have
enough income to support your family? How has the fact that you have been blocked
from advancing in your career affected your family?
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Define why you have a substantial need for a certificate in order to live a law-abiding life:
Remember to
!
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[4c]
Use this section to take responsibility for your past offenses, put your criminal records in
context, and describe how you have changed. Start by briefly listing your offenses, individually
or in groups. For example:
I have a felony theft from 1992 and a misdemeanor endangering children from 1989. …or,
I have six drug-related offenses from 1987 to 1997 when I was actively addicted to heroin.
But I have had no offenses since then.
If this is true for you, point out how you do not have any violent offenses. For example:
While I do have 3 drug abuse charges, I have never had any violent offenses.
Briefly describe what was going on in your life at the time of the specific offenses and how you
have separated yourself from that lifestyle or situation. DO NOT retell the complete story of
each offense or try to make excuses. You don't want to make it look like you are diminishing
your responsibility, but it is helpful to give the criminal offenses some context. For example:
During the time when I was convicted of these assaults, I was in a very unhealthy relationship
with an abusive boyfriend. My family told me I shouldn't be with him, but I was afraid to leave.
I know what I did was wrong. Finally, in 2009, I had the strength and resources to leave him. I
now live in a different part of town. I have had various jobs over the past 3 years and I take
good care of my children. I don't have any new offenses since that time because I'm a
different person in a different situation.
Briefly describe how you have improved your life and how you contribute to the community.
Mention volunteering and important situations where people have trusted you and it has gone
well. For example:
I have been out of prison and off parole for 10 years. Since then, I have had several jobs and
have volunteered in many situations where I was put in a position of trust. Not once has
anyone complained or has anything gone wrong. I am trustworthy and an asset to my
community. For example, I'm an active member of my church, [name of church], and I sing in
the choir. Last year, I coached my son's baseball team.
If applicable, describe any court-ordered programming you successfully completed, such as
substance abuse or behavioral health treatment, parenting classes, or anger management.
Describe why granting the petition would not pose an unreasonable risk to the safety of the
public or any individual:
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(4. …why giving you a CQE would not pose a risk to public safety… continued)
Have you clicked
lately?
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[4d] Now go back and answer the first question.
Make this an introduction or summary of sections 2, 3, and 4. Keep it short and to the point.
Define the reasons you believe the certificate of qualification for employment should be granted:
Example: “I am ready and eager to become a home health aide. I have been a state-tested nursing assistant for
5 years and have excellent reviews from my supervisors and patients. But I also have two offenses from over
15 years ago, when I was in my early 20s, and these convictions are blocking me from moving forward in a
healthcare career. I have proven to the community that I am not a risk any longer; I have turned my life
around. I want a CQE so I can get a better job doing what I love: serving people as a home health aide.”
Your CQE application is coming along nicely. Well done.
This section of the application was definitely the hardest,
but also the most important.
Keep going!
your work!
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Step 5: Job History & References
[5a] Go back to the PETITION MENU – FORMS page to access the EMPLOYMENT HISTORY,
REFERENCES, and FAMILY MEMBERS sections.
The information required for the EMPLOYMENT HISTORY section is just what you would
expect: your current and past employers’ name, address, and phone number; and the dates you
worked there.
For (non-family) REFERENCES and FAMILY MEMBERS, try to find at least two in each category
and make sure you talk to those people before including them in your petition. You want to
be sure they will be prepared to say good things about you if they receive a letter or phone call
from the court when it reviews your application.
[5b] Print and check your work. Go back and edit anything you want to improve.
Click
now!
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[5c] Time to submit it! When you’re confident that your application is complete and as strong as it
can be, then you formally submit the application to DRC for review.
Your application will now be reviewed by a Justice Reinvestment Officer (JRO), who is part of
the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (DRC). There are currently 8 JROs
for different regions of the state. You can find out who the JRO is for your region by visiting
this website: http://reentrycoalition.ohio.gov/pages/jro_map.html. The JRO will only
review your application to be sure it is complete, not whether it is well written; the JRO cannot
judge whether or not you will succeed in getting your CQE from the court. The JRO will email
you if any corrections are needed. If no corrections are needed, the JRO review usually takes
about 1–4 weeks.
Congratulations! You have finished the online part of
your CQE application — that’s the first big hurdle.
But you’re not done yet…
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Step 6:
Take your CQE petition to court
[6a] Watch your email inbox! As soon as your application is cleared by the JRO, you will get an
email; you will not get a reminder in the mail or a phone call. It is your responsibility to be on
the alert for the email reminder. You can also log back in to the CQE-application website
(https://www.drccqe.com) to see if your application has been approved.
[6b] Gather supporting documents. You may have noticed that the CQE petition does not allow
you to attach important documents that show how you have turned your life around. But you
may submit these documents to the court when you file. Now is the time to gather diplomas,
certificates, and letters of recommendation that support everything you say in your petition.
[6c] Take your form to court. When the JRO gives you the go-ahead, it is your responsibility to
print your complete application, make copies, and bring one copy to your local court of
common pleas to file. No matter where your convictions are from, you always file a CQE in
the court of common pleas in the county where you live—not the municipal court or ―county
court.‖ Along with the CQE application, you can submit letters of recommendation, diplomas,
program certificates, and other material showing how you are an excellent citizen.
NOTE: a CQE application is a civil filing, not a criminal filing. Your clerk of courts may have
different personnel, desks, or offices for civil vs. criminal filings.
[6d] Pay the fee. Unfortunately, there are big differences between CQE filing fees from county to
county, some charging as little as $35 while others charge $300. If you cannot afford the filing
fee, you have the right to ask for a fee waiver. Ask the court clerk for their ―indigency
affidavit‖ or ―in forma pauperis form‖ and submit that with your CQE petition. You may need
to get that form notarized.
Step 7:
Court investigation and possible hearing
[7a] The court will then conduct an investigation. They will ask for information from every other
Ohio court where you have a conviction. The prosecutor can file comments or even oppose
the CQE application; the prosecutor can also reach out to victims of your past crime(s) to get
their input. If relevant, the state licensing board related to your CQE application may weigh
in.
[7b] Decision time. When the court determines it is done with its investigation, by law, it then has
60 days to make a decision about whether to grant your CQE. The court may give you a
hearing, but is not required to.
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Step 8:
CQE granted! (Or not.)
[8a] If the judge decides in your favor, an order will be sent to DRC, which will then issue the
official Certificate of Qualification for Employment. The court’s order is not the CQE.
[8b] Once DRC receives the judge’s order, you must go back to https://drccqe.com to print off the
actual CQE.
[8c] You or any employer can verify the current validity of your CQE at
http://www.drc.ohio.gov/web/cqe.htm.
[8d] If the court denies your CQE, you can appeal. Or, the court may put conditions on your
reapplying, such as completing certain programs or waiting longer to demonstrate your
rehabilitation.
CONGRATULATIONS!
You are now the proud holder of a
Certificate of Qualification for Employment!
A couple more things to note:
Your CQE will be automatically revoked and invalid if you commit another felony.
You are not a felon. You are not an ex-felon, ex-convict, nor an ex-offender. You are and
always have been a person, first and foremost. You happen to be a person who has a
criminal record, but that record does not define who you are. Don’t ever forget that.
The CQE changes your legal status even though it doesn’t remove the criminal record
itself. The CQE acknowledges that you are a full-fledged citizen and positive commu-
nity member.
Good luck job hunting!
APPENDIX
Selected Collateral Sanctions
that you may be able
to get relief from with a
Certificate of Qualification for Employment
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Children-Specific Sanctions Context Code
Section Content Civil Impact Summary Clarifications
Day Care 5104.09 Child day care Day care center, ineligibility for employ-ment
5104.09 Child day care Day care center, ineligibility for license
5104.09 Child day care Type A family day care home, ineligibility for employment
Type A: 7-12 children cared for in provider’s home (or 4-12 if 4 are < 2 yrs. old)(provider’s own children < 6 yrs. old must be counted)
5104.09 Child day care Type A family day care home, ineligibility for license
Same as above
5104.09 Child day care Type B family day care home, ineligibility for employment
Type B: 1-6 children cared for in provider’s home. No more than 3 children < 2 yrs. old. (provider’s children < 6 yrs. old must be counted)
5104.09 Child day care Type B family day care home, ineligibility to own or operate
Same as above. No license needed.
Out of Home Care
2151.86 Probate/ Juve-nile Courts
Appointment to care for a child in “out-of-home care”
“out-of-home care” also known as foster care
2151.86 Juvenile Courts Approval to provide foster care for child-ren
Home Health
3701.881 Dept. of Health Employment with a home health agency to provide care for a child
Children's Services
5153.111 County children services
Ineligibility for employment with a public children services agency
e.g. Child Support Enforce-ment Agency
Older-Adult-Specific Sanctions Context Code
Section Content Civil Impact Summary Clarifications
Adult care facil-ity
5119.85 Dept. of Mental Health
Employment with an adult care facility to provide direct care to an adult resident
Long-term care
173.27 Dept. of Aging Employment with State long-term care ombudsperson
Duty to help investigate & re-solve complaints made by/on behalf of individual residents in long-term care facilities
173.38 Dept. of Aging Employment in direct care position with community-based long-term care agency
Involves health and social ser-vices provided to persons in their own homes or community care settings
Home Health
3701.881 Dept. of Health Employment with a home health agency to provide care for an older adult
Hospice care
3712.09 Hospice care Employment with a hospice care pro-gram to provide direct care to an older adult
Adult day care
3721.121 Nursing homes Employment with a care home or adult day care program to provide direct care to an older adult
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Adult Foster Care
5119.693 Dept. of Mental Health
Employment with adult foster home
Healthcare Context Code Section Content Civil Impact Summary Clarifications
Medicaid-related
5111.03 Medical assis-tance programs (Medicaid)
Ineligibility to own or manage a Me-dicaid provider
Entity that provides medical services and receives payment from the Medicaid system; in-volves contract with the gov’t.
5164.35 Medical assis-tance programs (Medicaid)
Ineligibility for employment with a Medicaid provider
Medicaid provider – Same as above
5111.032 Medical assis-tance programs (Medicaid)
Ineligibility for Medicaid provider contract
Same as above
5164.342 Medical assis-tance programs (Medicaid)
Employment with an “agency pro-vider” of Medicaid waiver services
“agency provider” is any health services provider that is eligi-ble to participate in the Medi-caid program after executing a Medicaid provider agreement.
5111.034 Medical assis-tance programs (Medicaid)
Ineligibility to be an independent provider of Medicaid waiver servic-es
“agency provider” – Same as above; involves contract with the gov’t.
Specific licenses/ occupa-tions/ employers
Acupunctur-ist
4762.13 Occupations – acupuncturists
Certain case outcomes bar or limit eligibility for a certificate to practice.
Anesthesi-ologist as-sistant
4760.13 Occupations – anesthesiolo-gist assistants
Certain case outcomes bar or limit eligibility for a certificate to practice.
Ambulette attendant
4766.15 Medical assis-tance programs (Medicaid)
Ambulette attendant – specified offenses bar or limit employment.
Chemical Dependency Counselor
4758.24 Occupations – Chemical de-pendency pro-fessionals
Ineligibility for chemical dependency counseling license or certificate
License to be a drug abuse counselor
4758.24 Occupations – Chemical de-pendency pro-fessionals
Ineligibility for prevention specialist certificate
Community Health Worker
4723.84 Occupations -- Community health workers
Certified community health worker -- certain felonies bar eligibility
Community health worker – advocates for clients in com-munity by assisting them access community health & supportive resources
Develop-mental Dis-abilities Re-lated
5126.28 County boards of developmen-tal disabilities
Employment with a county board of developmental disabilities
5123.081 Dept. of Deve-lopmental Dis-
Employment with Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities
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abilities
(OAC) 5123:2-2-02
Dept. of Deve-lopmental Dis-abilities
Employment by state dept. or coun-ty board to transport individuals with developmental disabilities
Dialysis Tech.
4723.75 Occupations – Dialysis techni-cians
Dialysis technician certificate -- cer-tain felonies bar eligibility
Doctors 4731.296 Occupations -- physicians
Telemedicine certificate: certain case outcomes bar or limit eligibility.
Telemedicine – the diagnosis & treatment of patients over the phone
4731.22 Occupations -- limited branches of medicine
Certain case outcomes bar or limit eligibility for a certificate to practice.
4765.301 Emergency medical servic-es
Employment as an emergency medical technician
Emergency medical tech.
4723.651 Occupations – Medication aides
Medication aide certificate -- certain felonies bar eligibility
Medication aide also known as Certified Nursing Assistant
Mental Health Worker
4723.28 Occupations – Nurses
Nursing license – certain felonies bar eligibility
Nurse 4725.19 Occupations – optometrists
Ineligibility for initial optometry li-cense or certificate
Optometrist 4729.42 Ohio board of pharmacy
Pharmacy technicians -- Felony bars employment
Pharmacy Related
4729.99 Ohio board of pharmacy
Permanent ineligibility for health care professional license
4729.99 Ohio board of pharmacy
Permanent ineligibility for health care employment
4730.25 Occupations – physician as-sistants
Certain case outcomes bar or limit eligibility for certificate to practice.
Physician's Assistant
4774.13 Occupations – radiologist as-sistants
Certain case outcomes bar or limit eligibility for a certificate to practice.
Radiologist Assistant
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Education Context Code Sec-
tion Content Civil Impact Summary Clarifications
Any work in schools
3319.39 Dept. of Educa-tion
Criminal record check; ineligibility for any work in a school
3319.391 Dept. of Educa-tion
Criminal records checks, disqualifi-cation of non-licensed school em-ployees
Non-licensed employee is an individual whose position does not require teacher/admin. training or specific licensing
3319.392 Dept. of Educa-tion
Records check, ineligibility of con-tractor employee for work in a school
Autism program
3310.41 Dept. of Educa-tion
Ineligibility to work for “registered private provider” in autism program
Registered private provider is a nonpublic school or other non-public entity/person approved by Ohio Dep’t of Education to participate in autism scholar-ship program
3310.41 Dept. of Educa-tion
Ineligibility to teach with “registered private provider” in autism program
RPP – Same as above
3310.41 Dept. of Educa-tion
Ineligibility for contract with private provider in autism program
RPP – Same as above
Boarding school
3328.2 Dept. of Educa-tion
Employment with private contractor at a public boarding school
3328.24 Dept. of Educa-tion
Public college prep boarding school hiring restrictions
Involves gov’t contract
3328.24 Dept. of Educa-tion
Ineligibility to work for a public col-lege prep boarding school
3328.24 Dept. of Educa-tion
Ineligibility to teach in a public col-lege prep boarding school
Community school
3314.03 Dept. of Educa-tion
Community school hiring restrictions Community school is public school that is part of state’s education program & indepen-dent of any school district; In-volves gov’t contract
3314.03 Dept. of Educa-tion
Ineligibility to work for a community school
3314.03 Dept. of Educa-tion
Ineligibility to teach in a community school
Head Start 3301.32 Dept. of Educa-tion
Employment with head start agency Head Start is federally funded program providing comprehen-sive services to children aged 3-5 & below poverty line.
Preschool 3301.541 Dept. of Educa-tion
Employment with a preschool pro-gram
School bus driver
3327.1 Dept. of Educa-tion
School bus driver -- certain criminal case outcomes bar employment.
Special needs pro-vider
3310.58 Dept. of Educa-tion
Ineligibility to be a special needs “registered private provider”
Involves gov’t contract
3310.58 Dept. of Educa-tion
Ineligibility to work for a special needs “registered private provider”
3310.58 Dept. of Educa-tion
Ineligibility to teach with a special needs “registered private provider”
3310.58 Dept. of Educa-tion
Ineligibility for contract with special needs “registered private provider”
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STEM schools
3326.11 Dept. of Educa-tion
STEM school hiring restrictions Schools focusing on science, technology, engineering, and math; Involves gov’t grants/loans
3326.11 Dept. of Educa-tion
Ineligibility to work for a STEM school
3326.25 Dept. of Educa-tion
Employment with a private company under contract with a STEM school
Teachers 3319.31 Dept. of Educa-tion
Teachers and other school person-nel: bar to initial or renewed license
3319.39 Dept. of Educa-tion
Criminal record check; ineligibility for teaching work in a school
3314.41 Dept. of Educa-tion
Employment with a private company under contract with a community school
Work expe-rience placement
3319.089 Dept. of Educa-tion
Ineligibility for work experience placement in a public school
1713.50 Educational cor-porations
Employment as police officer for a private college or university - eligibil-ity
Public Employment
Context Code Section Content Civil Impact Summary Clarifications
Firefighter 737.081 Municipal public safety Employment as a city firefighter
737.221 Municipal public safety Employment as a village fire-fighter
505.381 Townships Employment as a township or district firefighter
Parks, Nat-ural Re-sources, Etc.
1501.013 Dept. of Natural Re-sources
Employment as a natural re-sources law enforcement staff officer -- eligibility
1503.29 Ohio Division of Fore-stry
Employment as a forest officer -- eligibility
1517.1 Ohio Division of Natu-ral Areas and Pre-serves
Employment as a preserve of-ficer -- eligibility
1541.11 Ohio Division of Parks and Recreation
Employment as a state park officer -- eligibility
1547.523 Ohio Division of Wa-tercraft
Employment as a state water-craft officer -- eligibility
1531.132 Ohio Division of Wild-life
Employment as a game protec-tor -- eligibility
1545.13 Park districts Employment as a park district law enforcement officer -- eligi-bility
P.D.L.E.O. is a peace officer commissioned to make ar-rests & preserve peace on lands under control of a board of park commissioners
Private cor-rectional facility
9.07 Correctional facility contracts
Employment with private correc-tional facility barred by "mal-feasance"
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State agen-cies, de-partments and public office
5502.14 Dept. of Public Safety Employment as enforcement agent with Investigative Unit -- eligibility
Agent’s go undercover and enforce Ohio’s liquor laws & sometimes are involved in enforcing laws on gambling, prostitution, and narcotics
5743.45 Dept. of Taxation Employment as a tax enforce-ment agent -- eligibility
101.721 General Assembly Disqualification as a legislative agent
Legislative agent is an indi-vidual whose purpose is to actively advocate for legisla-tion
121.23 State Departments State contract award barred for history of unfair labor practices
121.49 State Departments Appointment as Ohio Inspector General
121.621 State Departments Disqualification as an executive agency lobbyist
Executive agency lobbyist is a professional lobbyist who receives compensation for efforts to influence legislators
101.921 General Assembly Disqualification as a retirement system lobbyist
5505.048 Highway patrol retire-ment system
Member of state highway patrol retirement board
145.057 Public Employees Re-tirement System
Member of public employees retirement board
2921.43 Justice and Public Administration
Disqualification from public em-ployment for soliciting improper compensation
2921.02 Justice and Public Administration
Disqualification from public of-fice or “position of trust”
2921.02 Justice and Public Administration
Disqualification from public em-ployment
3770.021 Ohio lottery commis-sion
Criminal records check; ineligi-bility for employment
3770.05 Ohio lottery commis-sion
Lottery sales agent license: criminal records check and dis-qualification
2961.02 Crimes, Procedure Public office - exclusion from position involving control of property
2961.02 Crimes, Procedure Public employment -- exclusion from position involving control of property
2961.02 Crimes, Procedure Volunteer service – exclusion from position involving control of public property
2961.01 Crimes, Procedure “Office of honor, trust or profit” – felony conviction is a bar
2961.01 Crimes, Procedure Circulating election petitions – felony conviction is a bar
109.511 Bureau of Criminal Identification and In-vestigation
Employment as investigator or special agent -- eligibility
1347.15 Personal information systems
Employment with state agency barred by misuse of confidential information
306.352 County and regional transit
Employment as regional transit authority police officer - eligibility
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Miscellaneous
Context Code Section Content Civil Impact Summary Clarifications
Architect 4703.1 Occupations – Architects
Ineligibility for certificate of qualifi-cation as an architect
4703.34 Occupations – Landscape archi-tects
Ineligibility for registration as a landscape architect
Asbestos abatement
3710.06 Asbestos abate-ment
Asbestos hazard abatement con-tractor’s license, eligibility
A.H.A.C. is a public or business entity that engages in removal, renovation, etc. of materials that contain asbestos
3710.06 Asbestos abate-ment
Employment with an asbestos ha-zard abatement contractor.
A.H.A.C. – Same as above
Auctioneer 4707.02 Occupations – auctioneers
Ten-year bar to license for auctio-neer or auction firm
Bingo opera-tor
2915.11 Gambling Disqualification to work as a bingo operator
Casinos 3772.07 Casino gaming Ineligibility for employment with Ohio casino control commission
The Commission licenses, regu-lates, investigates, and penaliz-es casino operators.
3772.07 Casino gaming Casino-related license, mandatory loss or non-renewal
3772.1 Casino gaming Casino-related business and prin-cipals, mandatory denial or loss of license
3772.1 Casino gaming Casino gaming employee, manda-tory denial or loss of license
3772.99 Casino gaming Permanent bar to public office for improper influence on casino gam-ing
3772.99 Casino gaming Permanent bar to public employ-ment for improper influence on casino gaming
Charitable organiza-tions
1716.05 Charitable organ-izations
Employment with a fund-raising consultant, temporary bar
1716.05 Charitable organ-izations
Fund-raising consultant, tempo-rary bar
1716.05 Charitable organ-izations
Member, officer or agent of a fund-raising consultant, temporary bar
1716.07 Charitable organ-izations
Employment with a professional fund-raiser, temporary bar
1716.07 Charitable organ-izations
Professional fund-raiser, tempo-rary bar
1716.07 Charitable organ-izations
Member, officer or agent of a pro-fessional fund-raiser, temporary bar
1716.99 Charitable organ-izations
Charitable organization registra-tion and fund-raising, temporary bar
1702.80 Nonprofit corpo-rations
Employment as police officer for nonprofit corporation - eligibility
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Consumer finance
1321.37 Commerce – consumer finance
Restrictions on employment or contract with a licensed short-term lender
1321.522
Commerce – consumer finance
Temporary/permanent bar to ex-emption from registration as a res-idential second mortgage lend-er/broker
Mortgage broker is an individual who holds themselves out as being able to assist a buy to ob-tain a mortgage or who solicits info. from the public& charges/receives money or val-uable consideration for the in-formation/assistance
1321.537
Commerce – consumer finance
Temporary license for out-of-state mortgage loan originator, perma-nent/7-year restriction of eligibility
Loan originator: someone who, for compensation or gain (or an-ticipation of them), does one of these things: (1) takes/offers a residential mortgage loan appli-cation; (2) assists or offers to assist a buyer by advising on loan terms; (3) offers/negotiates terms of residential mortgage loan; or (4) issues/offers to issue a commitment for a residential mortgage loan to a buyer
1321.84 Commerce – consumer finance
Notice of child support default bars lender license and registration
Mortgage Brokers &Loan Offic-ers
1322.022
Commerce – Mortgage Brokers and Loan Officers
Temporary/permanent bar to mortgage banker exemption from registration as a mortgage broker
1322.023
Commerce – Mortgage Brokers and Loan Officers
Temporary/permanent bar to ex-emption for credit union service organization
1322.101
Commerce – Mortgage Brokers and Loan Officers
Notice of child support default bars eligibility for a license or a certifi-cate of registration
Construction 4740.06 Construction in-dustry licensing board
Disqualification from license as a building trades contractor
License, business/professional
Credit Un-ions
1733.20 Credit Unions Eligibility to serve as a credit union officer
Manufacturer of controlled substances
3719.03 Controlled sub-stances
License as a manufacturer or who-lesaler of controlled substances
Controlled substances also known as prescription drugs
Horse Rac-ing
3769.26 Horse racing Approval to establish a racetrack satellite facility
3769.26 Horse racing Operator of a racetrack satellite facility
Requires license
3769.26 Horse racing Employment at a racetrack satel-lite facility
Hunting/ Fishing- Commercial
1533.34 Hunting and fish-ing
License to use commercial fishing gear– certain felonies bar eligibility
1533.342
Hunting and fish-ing
Commercial fishing license – cer-tain felonies bar eligibility
1533.631
Hunting and fish-ing
Permit to handle fish at wholesale -- certain felonies bar eligibility
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1533.82 Hunting and fish-ing
Notice of child support default bars certain commercial/recreational licenses related to wildlife
1533.96 Hunting and fish-ing
Permit to operate a tag fishing tournament - eligibility
Junk yards/ Salvage yards
4738.07 Licensed busi-nesses – motor vehicle salvage
Mandatory denial of motor vehicle salvage license
4738.18 Licensed busi-nesses – motor vehicle salvage
Ineligibility for a buyer’s identifica-tion card
Pawnbrokers 2961.01 Crimes, Proce-dure
Circulating election petitions – fe-lony conviction is a bar
Petitions 4749.03 Occupations – pri-vate investigators and security servic-es
Ineligibility for initial license
Private securi-ty
4749.03 Occupations – pri-vate investigators and security servic-es
Possible denial of initial license
4749.06 Occupations – pri-vate investigators and security servic-es
Felony bars employee registration for 20 years.
4763.05 Occupations -- real estate appraisers
Appraiser or appraiser assistant – records check, barriers to certificate, license or registration
Real estate appraiser
4741.24 Veterinary medical licensing board
Permanent bar to veterinary license or registration
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