(A) Each person seeking employment with an entity licensed under this chapter shall comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, such an entity shall not employ the person unless the person complies with those sections and the report of the resulting criminal records check demonstrates that the person has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to the following:

(1) Any of the disqualifying offenses specified in rules adopted under division (B)(8)(a) of section 3796.03 of the Revised Code if the person is seeking employment with an entity licensed by the department of commerce under this chapter;

(2) Any of the disqualifying offenses specified in rules adopted under division (B)(14)(a) of section 3796.04 of the Revised Code if the person is seeking employment with an entity licensed by the state board of pharmacy under this chapter.

(B) An entity is not prohibited by division (A) of this section from employing a person if the following applies:

(1) In the case of a person seeking employment with an entity licensed by the department of commerce under this chapter, the disqualifying offense the person was convicted of or pleaded guilty to is one of the offenses specified in rules adopted under division (B)(8)(b) of section 3796.03 of the Revised Code and the person was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offense more than five years before the date the employment begins.

(2) In the case of a person seeking employment with an entity licensed by the state board of pharmacy under this chapter, the disqualifying offense the person was convicted of or pleaded guilty to is one of the offenses specified in rules adopted under division (B)(14)(b) of section 3796.04 of the Revised Code and the person was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offense more than five years before the date the employment begins.

Added by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 523, §1, eff. 9/8/2016.