Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 4709-5-01 | Reciprocity.

                                                
Applications for an Ohio license to practice as a
		barber from an individual holding a valid license or registration to practice
		as a barber in another state, district, or country shall be processed in
		accordance with the provisions of this rule.
(A) An individual seeking reciprocity, as
		  provided for in section 4709.08 of the Revised Code, shall submit an
		  application, on forms developed by the board, along with the required
		  application fee(s), certified proof of holding an active, equivalent license or
		  registration issued by their state, district, or country of origin, and
		  certified proof of their barber training.
(B) The board may grant licensure,
		  without examination, to an applicant who meets the following
		  criteria:
(1) Is at least eighteen
			 years of age;
(2) Is of good moral
			 character;
(3) Has completed not
			 less than one thousand eight hundred hours of training from a licensed school
			 of barbering. For purposes of this provision, a year of licensed experience may
			 be substituted for one hundred hours of training, up to a maximum of five
			 hundred hours in total; and
(4) The licensing
			 jurisdiction of the applicant extends similar reciprocity opportunities to
			 individuals licensed in Ohio.
(C) The board may, in its discretion,
		  require an applicant to pass an examination prior to granting
		  licensure.
(D) The board may, in its discretion,
		  waive any of the requirements of this rule.