# Ohio Rev. Code § 4751.20: Issuing license > Ohio · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T47_C4751_S4751.20 ## Section - **Citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 4751.20 - **Heading:** Issuing license - **Jurisdiction:** Ohio - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Ohio Revised Code / Title 47 / Chapter 4751 / § 4751.20 ## Text September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in section 4751.201 of the Revised Code, and subject to section 4751.32 of the Revised Code, the board of executives of long-term services and supports shall issue a nursing home administrator license to an individual under this section if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The individual has submitted to the board a completed application for the license in accordance with rules adopted under section 4751.04 of the Revised Code and paid an application fee of two hundred fifty dollars. (2) If the individual is required by rules adopted under section 4751.04 of the Revised Code to serve as a nursing home administrator resident, the individual has paid to the board the application fee of two hundred fifty dollars. (3) The individual is at least twenty-one years of age. (4) The individual has successfully completed educational requirements and work experience specified in rules adopted under section 4751.04 of the Revised Code, including, if so required by the rules, experience obtained as a nursing home administrator resident. (5) The individual has complied with section 4776.02 of the Revised Code regarding a criminal records check. (6) The board, in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code, has determined that the results of the criminal records check do not make the individual ineligible for the license. (7) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the individual has passed the licensing examination administered under section 4751.15 of the Revised Code. (8) The individual has paid to the board three hundred fifty dollars for a temporary license issued under division (B) of this section. (9) The individual has paid to the board a license fee of eight hundred dollars. (10) The individual has satisfied any additional requirements as may be prescribed in rules adopted under section 4751.04 of the Revised Code. (B) Beginning January 1, 2025, the operator of a nursing home may request that the board issue a nursing home administrator license to an individual who meets the requirements specified in division (A) of this section but has not passed the licensing examination administered under section 4751.15 of the Revised Code, in order to fill a vacancy in the position of nursing home administrator at the nursing home resulting from a death, illness, or other unexpected cause. An individual issued a license under division (B) of this section shall submit to the board, not later than one hundred eighty days after a license is issued, satisfactory evidence that the individual has passed the licensing examination administered under section 4751.15 of the Revised Code. (C) A nursing home administrator license shall certify that the individual to whom it was issued has met the applicable requirements of this chapter and any applicable rules adopted under section 4751.04 of the Revised Code and is authorized to practice nursing home administration while the license is valid. Last updated August 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM ## Nearby sections - [Ohio Rev. Code § 4751.01 § 4751.01. Nursing home administrator definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T47_C4751_S4751.01.md) - [Ohio Rev. Code § 4751.02 § 4751.02. 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[Former R.C. 4751.044, amended and renumbered by H.B. 166, 133rd General Assembly, effective 10/17/2019] Continuing education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T47_C4751_S4751.26.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T47_C4751_S4751.20. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.