criminal background check

onesunniegal · Dec 16, 2003

I will be starting nursing school in Aug.

Could someone give me the guidelines on the background check we are told the BON will do? They don't seem to be very helpful when I call...

Thanks, :eek: :eek: :eek:

brownfoxx · Nov 26, 2005

Ohio goes by a case by case bases. They have 11 automatic disqualifying crimes. And they are major EX: Murder, Rape etc. you have submit your information and they review it and make a decision. People are not perfect and LIFE happens. There are humans at the board to. That and keep your faith in GOD!

NoWaNrN, ASN, RN · Jun 2, 2006

OBN goes by a case to case look but alot of facilities are yes or no

ohioRN07 · Jun 13, 2007

All I can say in Ohio the BON states they can 'only make a decision on matters before the board' so when you apply to a nursing program you are spinning a roullette wheel. I have a 25+ yr old misdemeanor that is exponged and have had NO trouble in clinicals (all 9 locations so far have fingerprinted). I applied or worked at 3 different facilities and mentioned an exponged very old misdemeanor (not specific at all) and had no trouble finding work or even RN offers. However, when I applied to take the nclex and the BON informed me I must do additional paperwork after my exam and I 'may' have disciplinary action. They are very very vague. Naturally I contacted a nursing atty. who informed me Ohio is the MOST draconian(her word not mine) State when it comes to background checks. No time limits, and very arbitrary. I feel I will be ok, I may have to wait a month and do extra paperwork. I may have a notation on my license but I was told it should be unrestricted and unmonitored. She did suggest intial licensure in another state (any other state) and endorsing in Ohio but the same exact backgorund check will be done at that point. I know other students in my class had problems due to DUI/OVI citations but I do not know the particulars. And of course like another poster said, murder, rape, child abduction and the like are absolute bars to licensure. I read the Ohio statutes and they are very concerned about medicare fraud and the like as well. The main thing is to be honest and not avoid or lie about anything--they will find it and fraud on application is serious and stays with you even to another state. Goes for the BON and employers. They are humans too but they must follow through on what the legislature decided(or failed to decide in Ohio's case)or what their lawyers told them. If Ohio scares you away look into any other state and they may be much more amenable.

misleemas · Jun 18, 2007

I Went Through Nursing School, Passed My Boards And Waited For What Seemed Like A Very Long Time (6 Weeks) To Get My Results,what I Got Was A Packet Of Papers From An Obon Attorney Stating The New Terms Of My Nursing License. I Can't Recall How Many Extra Hours Of Ce I Had To Do, Employer Reports(after I Found A Company To Give Me A Job While My License Was On Probation)and Quarterly Reports (handwritten). Quartely Phone Calls And Sometimes Visits To The Bon. All For A Misdemeanor From 10 Years Prior. Had I Known What I Had To Go Through, I Wouldn't Have Done It. But I Was Told That Any Felonies Would Prevent You From Getting A Licence,not Misdemeanors.my License Had No Restrictions But I Was On A Probation Period For One Year

Good Luck

ohioRN07 · Jun 19, 2007

Wow--waiting 6 weeks is awful. They told me today the consent agreement was mailed out-- I have yet to learn the particulars. I will say they are very courteous at the BON. I have a firm offer from a major hospital that I accepted contingent on licensure. I should be licensed by my start date, but if they put me on any probation or employer monitoring I bet I will be looking for another job, or another state to nurse.

thunderbolt · Nov 25, 2010

6 weeks?! i been waiting 6 months for a reply here in Illinois. i applied for my license back in may now its Nov. what to do?