The official record
Check the care professional and the pharmacy.
Ask for full names before searching. A person’s record and a business’s record answer different questions.
Start with the state record
eLicense Ohio is a free state search for health licences, according to the boards as of September 28, 2026.
According to the medical board, the record shows if a person holds an active licence and if the board has acted against that licence (as of September 28, 2026). Open eLicense Ohio
- Get the person’s full name along with their type of licence.
- Match the person, rather than only the business name.
- Read the status shown in the record.
For doctors and physician assistants
The State Medical Board of Ohio licenses doctors and physician assistants, as of September 28, 2026. Medical board lookup instructions
A physician assistant is a health care professional working under a signed agreement with a supervising doctor. Ohio law lets the assistant prescribe only what that doctor has given them permission to prescribe (as of September 28, 2026). Ohio’s physician-assistant prescribing rule
- Check the named person’s medical-board record.
- For a physician assistant, ask who the supervising doctor is.
For nurses and nurse practitioners
Ohio’s nursing board licenses nurses, including nurse practitioners, as of September 28, 2026. Nursing board lookup instructions
A nurse practitioner is a nurse whose care role is advanced. Ohio requires a written agreement with a doctor who works with the nurse on patient care (as of September 28, 2026). Ohio’s nurse-and-doctor agreement rule
- Use the nursing licence record for the person named.
- Ask which doctor works with the nurse practitioner on patient care.
For the pharmacy and on-site medicines
Ohio’s pharmacy board licenses pharmacies and pharmacists, as of September 28, 2026. Pharmacy board licence information
It also licenses many sites that hold or supply prescription drugs; that site licence is called a terminal distributor licence (as of September 28, 2026).
The board says all IV hydration clinics and most med spas need its licence, as of September 28, 2026. Ohio’s clinic licence tips
IV means fluid given through a vein. A med spa combines medical services with spa-style treatments.
- Check the pharmacy named on the prescription or label.
- For on-site treatment, ask about the site’s pharmacy-board licence.
- Keep the person’s licence check separate from the site’s check.