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Lead Inspector License

Ohio license authorizing lead inspections, lead-based paint sampling and clearance examinations.

Licensing authority: Ohio Department of Health · Application information

Restoration after child support suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Agency Notice
ODH receives the further agency notice under ORC 3123.45 or 3123.46 that the default or warrant/subpoena noncompliance has been resolved.
Deadline
End the suspension within seven days after receiving the notice if the individual is otherwise eligible and wants the license.
Fee
The board may charge no more than $50.
Scope
End the ORC 3123.47 suspension of an otherwise eligible existing license; initial issuance and renewal follow their separate requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Initial licensure by examination
Lead Inspector Licensure Examination
Application
Submit a separate complete application on the director’s form, the social security number and requested compliance information; respond to additional-information requests within 45 days.
Approval Window
Obtain the license within one year after the last day of the required training course; ODH approval is needed before scheduling.
Identity
Comply with the director’s photo-identification procedure; present requested photographic identity at the examination.
License Fee
Pay the $250 biennial Lead Inspector license fee under OAC 3701-32-04(A)(3)(b).
Military Priority
A service member, veteran, or qualifying spouse who supplies the proof listed in OAC 3701-32-04(A)(2) receives expedited review.
Testing Window
The administrator allows unlimited test attempts within one year of training completion; afterward a new ODH-approved training program is required.
Training
Successfully complete the Ohio-approved initial Lead Inspector course, including the prerequisite core course, course examination and hands-on skills assessment. These training-provider assessments are completion conditions of the chosen approved course; the law distinguishes them from the independent third-party licensure examination.
Variance
OAC 3701-32-18 permits a time-limited variance for hardship and public safety; it cannot waive a statutory requirement.
Initial licensure by examination with statutory training exemption
Lead Inspector Licensure Examination
Application
Submit a separate complete application on the director’s form, the social security number and requested compliance information; respond to additional-information requests within 45 days.
Approval Window
Obtain the license within one year of application approval by the director.
Examination
Training is waived; the licensing examination remains required.
Identity
Comply with the director’s photo-identification procedure; present requested photographic identity at the examination.
License Fee
Pay the $250 biennial Lead Inspector license fee under OAC 3701-32-04(A)(3)(b).
Military Priority
A service member, veteran, or qualifying spouse who supplies the proof listed in OAC 3701-32-04(A)(2) receives expedited review.
Professional Qualification
Certified industrial hygienist or industrial hygienist-in-training, or environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist in training registered under ORC Chapter 3776. ORC 3742.03(B)(2), effective March 20, 2025, governs over the older rule’s sanitarian terminology.
Variance
OAC 3701-32-18 permits a time-limited variance for hardship and public safety; it cannot waive a statutory requirement.
Military regular license in lieu of temporary license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Criminal Records
Comply with ORC 4776.01–4776.04 if the profession’s licensing law requires a criminal-record check.
Discretion
ODH may issue a regular license in lieu of the temporary license if the statutory qualifications and issuance deadlines are met.
Existing License
Hold a valid license or certificate for the same profession in good standing; the authorization from another jurisdiction is an applicant condition.
Military Duty
Provide adequate proof that the individual or the individual’s spouse is on military duty in Ohio.
Scope
Practice only within Ohio’s lawful scope and the applicant’s training.
Separate Recognition
ORC Chapter 4796 does not apply to this route; an eligible applicant may elect to apply under it instead.
Status
Retain the qualifying license/certificate and good standing; a spouse’s eligibility terminates six months after divorce, dissolution or annulment.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-03-20.

Licensure by substantially equivalent out of state credentials
Lead Inspector Licensure Examination
Application
Submit a separate complete application on the director’s form, the social security number and requested compliance information; respond to additional-information requests within 45 days.
Approval Window
The approval expires on the expiration date of the applicant’s existing license.
Examination Discretion
The director may require the Lead Inspector licensing examination before licensing under OAC 3701-32-04(B)(2).
Existing Authorization
Hold licensure, certification or other approval for substantially similar Lead Inspector functions; the director determines substantial equivalence under OAC 3701-32-04(B).
Identity
Comply with the director’s photo-identification procedure; present requested photographic identity at the examination.
Implementation Instruction
The February 2026 administrator handbook states: "If you applied for an initial Ohio Lead license with reciprocity, or you are renewing a current Lead license, you only need to have your license identification photo taken at a D&S Diversified Technologies (D&SDT) test site by a certified test examiner." This photo-only instruction applies when ODH recognizes the applicant as a reciprocity candidate; the rule reserves examination discretion.
License Fee
Pay the $250 biennial Lead Inspector license fee under OAC 3701-32-04(A)(3)(b).
Military Priority
A service member, veteran, or qualifying spouse who supplies the proof listed in OAC 3701-32-04(A)(2) receives expedited review.
Variance
OAC 3701-32-18 permits a time-limited variance for hardship and public safety; it cannot waive a statutory requirement.
Recognition of government certification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Existing Certification
Hold government certification in the same profession from the uniformed services or a jurisdiction that does not issue the corresponding occupational license.
Good Standing
Meet the applicable statutory good-standing, discipline and disqualifying-offense conditions; pay the fee selected under ORC 4796.03(F).
Individual Capacity
Apply as an individual and personally hold the qualifying license/certification or personally perform the qualifying work, as ORC 4796.26 requires.
Pending Proceedings
ODH may defer issuance while a qualifying complaint, allegation or investigation remains unresolved under ORC 4796.20(B).
Practice Limit
Practice only within Ohio’s permitted Lead Inspector scope and the applicant’s training under ORC 4796.21.
Prior Qualification
The certification required minimum education, training or experience, or passage of its examination; no particular currently offered United States nationwide examination is named.
Qualifying History
Normally hold certification for at least one year immediately before application and practice at least one of the preceding five years; the authority may waive the history requirement.
Reserved Requirements
ORC 4796.08 reserves applicable state-law examinations, criminal-record checks, financial-responsibility requirements and federally required conditions. It identifies no separate currently offered Lead Inspector law examination; an unidentified examination slot remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of an out of state license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Existing License
Hold a substantially similar license authorizing the same profession.
Good Standing
Meet the applicable statutory good-standing, discipline and disqualifying-offense conditions; pay the fee selected under ORC 4796.03(F).
Individual Capacity
Apply as an individual and personally hold the qualifying license/certification or personally perform the qualifying work, as ORC 4796.26 requires.
Pending Proceedings
ODH may defer issuance while a qualifying complaint, allegation or investigation remains unresolved under ORC 4796.20(B).
Practice Limit
Practice only within Ohio’s permitted Lead Inspector scope and the applicant’s training under ORC 4796.21.
Prior Qualification
The existing license required minimum education, training or experience, or passage of its examination; any examination of another jurisdiction is prior applicant evidence, not an Ohio examination leaf.
Qualifying History
Normally hold it for at least one year immediately before application and practice at least one of the preceding five years; the authority may waive the history requirement.
Reserved Requirements
ORC 4796.08 reserves applicable state-law examinations, criminal-record checks, financial-responsibility requirements and federally required conditions. It identifies no separate currently offered Lead Inspector law examination; an unidentified examination slot remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of private certification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Existing Certification
Hold private certification in good standing and practice in a jurisdiction that does not issue the corresponding occupational license or government certification.
Good Standing
Meet the applicable statutory good-standing, discipline and disqualifying-offense conditions; pay the fee selected under ORC 4796.03(F).
Individual Capacity
Apply as an individual and personally hold the qualifying license/certification or personally perform the qualifying work, as ORC 4796.26 requires.
Pending Proceedings
ODH may defer issuance while a qualifying complaint, allegation or investigation remains unresolved under ORC 4796.20(B).
Practice Limit
Practice only within Ohio’s permitted Lead Inspector scope and the applicant’s training under ORC 4796.21.
Qualifying History
Normally hold the certification for two years immediately before application and actively practice at least two of the preceding five years; the authority may waive both history requirements.
Reserved Requirements
ORC 4796.08 reserves applicable state-law examinations, criminal-record checks, financial-responsibility requirements and federally required conditions. It identifies no separate currently offered Lead Inspector law examination; an unidentified examination slot remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of work experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Good Standing
Meet the applicable statutory good-standing, discipline and disqualifying-offense conditions; pay the fee selected under ORC 4796.03(F).
Individual Capacity
Apply as an individual and personally hold the qualifying license/certification or personally perform the qualifying work, as ORC 4796.26 requires.
Pending Proceedings
ODH may defer issuance while a qualifying complaint, allegation or investigation remains unresolved under ORC 4796.20(B).
Practice Limit
Practice only within Ohio’s permitted Lead Inspector scope and the applicant’s training under ORC 4796.21.
Qualifying Work
Normally actively perform the same profession for three of the preceding five years in a jurisdiction not issuing its occupational license/government certification or in the uniformed services; the authority may waive the history requirement.
Reserved Requirements
ORC 4796.08 reserves applicable state-law examinations, criminal-record checks, financial-responsibility requirements and federally required conditions. It identifies no separate currently offered Lead Inspector law examination; an unidentified examination slot remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Reinstatement during the first 30 days after expiration
Lead Inspector Licensure Examination
Continued Qualification
ORC 3742.05(B)(1) requires continuing to meet initial qualifications under division (A), including the passing licensing examination when applicable. The current licensing examination remains a leaf under this task’s rule that prior passage counts; this does not state that every applicant must retake it.
Expiration Window
During the first 30 days following expiration.
Implementation Instruction
ODH FAQ, December 2025, Question 28 states: "28. Do I need to pass a third-party examination every two years to renew my license? No. The examination is only required for initial licensing." The February 2026 handbook instructs renewal applicants to have only a license photo taken.
Late Fee
Pay one and a half times the established fee ($375).
Recognized License
Applicants whose initial issuance was exempt under ORC 3742.05(C) or ORC 4743.041 retain their applicable issuance exception as an applicant condition.
Refresher Training
Successfully complete the Ohio-approved refresher within the two-year license period; a Lead Risk Assessor refresher may replace the Lead Inspector refresher. Provider course tests and hands-on assessment remain training completion conditions.
Renewal Procedure
Submit the renewal application, fee, refresher completion certificate and required identity documentation.
Reporting
Maintain work-practice compliance and required records; submit and obtain acceptance of the prior two years’ electronic monthly summaries before renewal.
Training Deadline
If not completed before expiration, successfully complete the refresher within 30 days after expiration; it cannot be used for the next renewal.
Reinstatement after the first 30 days and before 90 days following expiration
Lead Inspector Licensure Examination
Continued Qualification
ORC 3742.05(B)(1) requires continuing to meet initial qualifications under division (A), including the passing licensing examination when applicable. The current licensing examination remains a leaf under this task’s rule that prior passage counts; this does not state that every applicant must retake it.
Expiration Window
After the first 30 days but before 90 days following expiration, as OAC 3701-32-04(G)(5) states.
Implementation Instruction
ODH FAQ, December 2025, Question 28 states: "28. Do I need to pass a third-party examination every two years to renew my license? No. The examination is only required for initial licensing." The February 2026 handbook instructs renewal applicants to have only a license photo taken.
Implementation Window
ODH FAQ Question 29 describes this band as after 30 days but before the ninety-first day; applicants should follow ODH’s submission instructions.
Late Fee
Pay twice the established fee ($500).
Recognized License
Applicants whose initial issuance was exempt under ORC 3742.05(C) or ORC 4743.041 retain their applicable issuance exception as an applicant condition.
Refresher Training
Successfully complete the Ohio-approved refresher within the two-year license period; a Lead Risk Assessor refresher may replace the Lead Inspector refresher. Provider course tests and hands-on assessment remain training completion conditions.
Renewal Procedure
Submit the renewal application, fee, refresher completion certificate and required identity documentation.
Reporting
Maintain work-practice compliance and required records; submit and obtain acceptance of the prior two years’ electronic monthly summaries before renewal.
Training Deadline
If not completed before expiration, successfully complete the refresher within 90 days after expiration; it cannot be used for the next renewal.
New initial licensure application after more than 90 days of expiration
Lead Inspector Licensure Examination
Application
Submit a separate complete application on the director’s form, the social security number and requested compliance information; respond to additional-information requests within 45 days.
Examination
The statute’s initial licensing examination applies; ODH FAQ’s renewal language is retained as implementation guidance, not a repeal of ORC 3742.05(A)(1)(c).
Expiration Window
Not renewed within 90 days after expiration.
Identity
Comply with the director’s photo-identification procedure; present requested photographic identity at the examination.
Initial Qualification
Submit an initial license application, pay the initial fee and meet OAC 3701-32-04(D), including initial training or the applicable statutory professional exemption.
License Fee
Pay the $250 biennial Lead Inspector license fee under OAC 3701-32-04(A)(3)(b).
Military Priority
A service member, veteran, or qualifying spouse who supplies the proof listed in OAC 3701-32-04(A)(2) receives expedited review.
Variance
OAC 3701-32-18 permits a time-limited variance for hardship and public safety; it cannot waive a statutory requirement.
Biennial renewal
Lead Inspector Licensure Examination
Continued Qualification
ORC 3742.05(B)(1) requires continuing to meet initial qualifications under division (A), including the passing licensing examination when applicable. The current licensing examination remains a leaf under this task’s rule that prior passage counts; this does not state that every applicant must retake it.
Implementation Instruction
ODH FAQ, December 2025, Question 28 states: "28. Do I need to pass a third-party examination every two years to renew my license? No. The examination is only required for initial licensing." The February 2026 handbook instructs renewal applicants to have only a license photo taken.
Recognized License
Applicants whose initial issuance was exempt under ORC 3742.05(C) or ORC 4743.041 retain their applicable issuance exception as an applicant condition.
Refresher Training
Successfully complete the Ohio-approved refresher within the two-year license period; a Lead Risk Assessor refresher may replace the Lead Inspector refresher. Provider course tests and hands-on assessment remain training completion conditions.
Renewal Procedure
Submit the renewal application, fee, refresher completion certificate and required identity documentation.
Reporting
Maintain work-practice compliance and required records; submit and obtain acceptance of the prior two years’ electronic monthly summaries before renewal.
Replacement of proof of licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the director’s replacement application and pay the $50 replacement fee for Lead Inspector proof of licensure.
Existing License
Already hold this credential; replacement does not confer a new scope or extend its validity.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Restricted or Limited Lead Inspector License

Discretionary restricted or limited recognition license authorized by ORC 4796.10; any restriction must be relevant to the disqualifying offense.

Licensing authority: Ohio Department of Health · Application information

Restoration after child support suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Agency Notice
ODH receives the further agency notice under ORC 3123.45 or 3123.46 that the default or warrant/subpoena noncompliance has been resolved.
Deadline
End the suspension within seven days after receiving the notice if the individual is otherwise eligible and wants the license.
Fee
The board may charge no more than $50.
Scope
End the ORC 3123.47 suspension of an otherwise eligible existing license; initial issuance and renewal follow their separate requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Restricted or limited recognition of government certification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discretionary Restriction
The applicant would otherwise be disqualified by a criminal offense; ORC 4796.10 permits ODH, in accordance with implementing rules, to issue a restricted or limited license. Issuance is discretionary and the restriction must be relevant to the offense.
Existing Certification
Hold government certification in the same profession from the uniformed services or a jurisdiction that does not issue the corresponding occupational license.
Good Standing
Meet the applicable statutory good-standing, discipline and disqualifying-offense conditions; pay the fee selected under ORC 4796.03(F).
Individual Capacity
Apply as an individual and personally hold the qualifying license/certification or personally perform the qualifying work, as ORC 4796.26 requires.
Pending Proceedings
ODH may defer issuance while a qualifying complaint, allegation or investigation remains unresolved under ORC 4796.20(B).
Practice Limit
Practice only within Ohio’s permitted Lead Inspector scope and the applicant’s training under ORC 4796.21.
Prior Qualification
The certification required minimum education, training or experience, or passage of its examination; no particular currently offered United States nationwide examination is named.
Qualifying History
Normally hold certification for at least one year immediately before application and practice at least one of the preceding five years; the authority may waive the history requirement.
Reserved Requirements
ORC 4796.08 reserves applicable state-law examinations, criminal-record checks, financial-responsibility requirements and federally required conditions. It identifies no separate currently offered Lead Inspector law examination; an unidentified examination slot remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Restricted or limited recognition of an out of state license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discretionary Restriction
The applicant would otherwise be disqualified by a criminal offense; ORC 4796.10 permits ODH, in accordance with implementing rules, to issue a restricted or limited license. Issuance is discretionary and the restriction must be relevant to the offense.
Existing License
Hold a substantially similar license authorizing the same profession.
Good Standing
Meet the applicable statutory good-standing, discipline and disqualifying-offense conditions; pay the fee selected under ORC 4796.03(F).
Individual Capacity
Apply as an individual and personally hold the qualifying license/certification or personally perform the qualifying work, as ORC 4796.26 requires.
Pending Proceedings
ODH may defer issuance while a qualifying complaint, allegation or investigation remains unresolved under ORC 4796.20(B).
Practice Limit
Practice only within Ohio’s permitted Lead Inspector scope and the applicant’s training under ORC 4796.21.
Prior Qualification
The existing license required minimum education, training or experience, or passage of its examination; any examination of another jurisdiction is prior applicant evidence, not an Ohio examination leaf.
Qualifying History
Normally hold it for at least one year immediately before application and practice at least one of the preceding five years; the authority may waive the history requirement.
Reserved Requirements
ORC 4796.08 reserves applicable state-law examinations, criminal-record checks, financial-responsibility requirements and federally required conditions. It identifies no separate currently offered Lead Inspector law examination; an unidentified examination slot remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Restricted or limited recognition of private certification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discretionary Restriction
The applicant would otherwise be disqualified by a criminal offense; ORC 4796.10 permits ODH, in accordance with implementing rules, to issue a restricted or limited license. Issuance is discretionary and the restriction must be relevant to the offense.
Existing Certification
Hold private certification in good standing and practice in a jurisdiction that does not issue the corresponding occupational license or government certification.
Good Standing
Meet the applicable statutory good-standing, discipline and disqualifying-offense conditions; pay the fee selected under ORC 4796.03(F).
Individual Capacity
Apply as an individual and personally hold the qualifying license/certification or personally perform the qualifying work, as ORC 4796.26 requires.
Pending Proceedings
ODH may defer issuance while a qualifying complaint, allegation or investigation remains unresolved under ORC 4796.20(B).
Practice Limit
Practice only within Ohio’s permitted Lead Inspector scope and the applicant’s training under ORC 4796.21.
Qualifying History
Normally hold the certification for two years immediately before application and actively practice at least two of the preceding five years; the authority may waive both history requirements.
Reserved Requirements
ORC 4796.08 reserves applicable state-law examinations, criminal-record checks, financial-responsibility requirements and federally required conditions. It identifies no separate currently offered Lead Inspector law examination; an unidentified examination slot remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Restricted or limited recognition of work experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discretionary Restriction
The applicant would otherwise be disqualified by a criminal offense; ORC 4796.10 permits ODH, in accordance with implementing rules, to issue a restricted or limited license. Issuance is discretionary and the restriction must be relevant to the offense.
Good Standing
Meet the applicable statutory good-standing, discipline and disqualifying-offense conditions; pay the fee selected under ORC 4796.03(F).
Individual Capacity
Apply as an individual and personally hold the qualifying license/certification or personally perform the qualifying work, as ORC 4796.26 requires.
Pending Proceedings
ODH may defer issuance while a qualifying complaint, allegation or investigation remains unresolved under ORC 4796.20(B).
Practice Limit
Practice only within Ohio’s permitted Lead Inspector scope and the applicant’s training under ORC 4796.21.
Qualifying Work
Normally actively perform the same profession for three of the preceding five years in a jurisdiction not issuing its occupational license/government certification or in the uniformed services; the authority may waive the history requirement.
Reserved Requirements
ORC 4796.08 reserves applicable state-law examinations, criminal-record checks, financial-responsibility requirements and federally required conditions. It identifies no separate currently offered Lead Inspector law examination; an unidentified examination slot remains an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Reinstatement during the first 30 days after expiration
Lead Inspector Licensure Examination
Continued Qualification
ORC 3742.05(B)(1) requires continuing to meet initial qualifications under division (A), including the passing licensing examination when applicable. The current licensing examination remains a leaf under this task’s rule that prior passage counts; this does not state that every applicant must retake it.
Expiration Window
During the first 30 days following expiration.
Implementation Instruction
ODH FAQ, December 2025, Question 28 states: "28. Do I need to pass a third-party examination every two years to renew my license? No. The examination is only required for initial licensing." The February 2026 handbook instructs renewal applicants to have only a license photo taken.
Late Fee
Pay one and a half times the established fee ($375).
Recognized License
Applicants whose initial issuance was exempt under ORC 3742.05(C) or ORC 4743.041 retain their applicable issuance exception as an applicant condition.
Refresher Training
Successfully complete the Ohio-approved refresher within the two-year license period; a Lead Risk Assessor refresher may replace the Lead Inspector refresher. Provider course tests and hands-on assessment remain training completion conditions.
Renewal Procedure
Submit the renewal application, fee, refresher completion certificate and required identity documentation.
Reporting
Maintain work-practice compliance and required records; submit and obtain acceptance of the prior two years’ electronic monthly summaries before renewal.
Restriction
The license’s offense-related restrictions remain applicable; continuation is subject to ODH’s lawful restriction and discipline decisions.
Training Deadline
If not completed before expiration, successfully complete the refresher within 30 days after expiration; it cannot be used for the next renewal.
Reinstatement after the first 30 days and before 90 days following expiration
Lead Inspector Licensure Examination
Continued Qualification
ORC 3742.05(B)(1) requires continuing to meet initial qualifications under division (A), including the passing licensing examination when applicable. The current licensing examination remains a leaf under this task’s rule that prior passage counts; this does not state that every applicant must retake it.
Expiration Window
After the first 30 days but before 90 days following expiration, as OAC 3701-32-04(G)(5) states.
Implementation Instruction
ODH FAQ, December 2025, Question 28 states: "28. Do I need to pass a third-party examination every two years to renew my license? No. The examination is only required for initial licensing." The February 2026 handbook instructs renewal applicants to have only a license photo taken.
Implementation Window
ODH FAQ Question 29 describes this band as after 30 days but before the ninety-first day; applicants should follow ODH’s submission instructions.
Late Fee
Pay twice the established fee ($500).
Recognized License
Applicants whose initial issuance was exempt under ORC 3742.05(C) or ORC 4743.041 retain their applicable issuance exception as an applicant condition.
Refresher Training
Successfully complete the Ohio-approved refresher within the two-year license period; a Lead Risk Assessor refresher may replace the Lead Inspector refresher. Provider course tests and hands-on assessment remain training completion conditions.
Renewal Procedure
Submit the renewal application, fee, refresher completion certificate and required identity documentation.
Reporting
Maintain work-practice compliance and required records; submit and obtain acceptance of the prior two years’ electronic monthly summaries before renewal.
Restriction
The license’s offense-related restrictions remain applicable; continuation is subject to ODH’s lawful restriction and discipline decisions.
Training Deadline
If not completed before expiration, successfully complete the refresher within 90 days after expiration; it cannot be used for the next renewal.
New initial licensure application after more than 90 days of expiration
Lead Inspector Licensure Examination
Application
Submit a separate complete application on the director’s form, the social security number and requested compliance information; respond to additional-information requests within 45 days.
Examination
The statute’s initial licensing examination applies; ODH FAQ’s renewal language is retained as implementation guidance, not a repeal of ORC 3742.05(A)(1)(c).
Expiration Window
Not renewed within 90 days after expiration.
Identity
Comply with the director’s photo-identification procedure; present requested photographic identity at the examination.
Initial Qualification
Submit an initial license application, pay the initial fee and meet OAC 3701-32-04(D), including initial training or the applicable statutory professional exemption.
License Fee
Pay the $250 biennial Lead Inspector license fee under OAC 3701-32-04(A)(3)(b).
Military Priority
A service member, veteran, or qualifying spouse who supplies the proof listed in OAC 3701-32-04(A)(2) receives expedited review.
Variance
OAC 3701-32-18 permits a time-limited variance for hardship and public safety; it cannot waive a statutory requirement.
Biennial renewal
Lead Inspector Licensure Examination
Continued Qualification
ORC 3742.05(B)(1) requires continuing to meet initial qualifications under division (A), including the passing licensing examination when applicable. The current licensing examination remains a leaf under this task’s rule that prior passage counts; this does not state that every applicant must retake it.
Implementation Instruction
ODH FAQ, December 2025, Question 28 states: "28. Do I need to pass a third-party examination every two years to renew my license? No. The examination is only required for initial licensing." The February 2026 handbook instructs renewal applicants to have only a license photo taken.
Recognized License
Applicants whose initial issuance was exempt under ORC 3742.05(C) or ORC 4743.041 retain their applicable issuance exception as an applicant condition.
Refresher Training
Successfully complete the Ohio-approved refresher within the two-year license period; a Lead Risk Assessor refresher may replace the Lead Inspector refresher. Provider course tests and hands-on assessment remain training completion conditions.
Renewal Procedure
Submit the renewal application, fee, refresher completion certificate and required identity documentation.
Reporting
Maintain work-practice compliance and required records; submit and obtain acceptance of the prior two years’ electronic monthly summaries before renewal.
Restriction
The license’s offense-related restrictions remain applicable; continuation is subject to ODH’s lawful restriction and discipline decisions.
Replacement of proof of licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the director’s replacement application and pay the $50 replacement fee for Lead Inspector proof of licensure.
Existing License
Already hold this credential; replacement does not confer a new scope or extend its validity.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Lead Inspector Licensure Examination

Provider
D&S Diversified Technologies LLP / Headmaster LLP, approved by the Ohio Department of Health
Format
Computer-delivered multiple-choice knowledge examination; an audio delivery option reads the same questions
Practice scope

The authority has not published an examination outline; the practice questions follow the scope of the existing question bank.

  • Licensure, Scope of Practice, and Professional Conduct
    • Licensure requirements, authorized services, prohibited acts, and inspector duties
  • Inspection Planning, Room Equivalents, and Testing Combinations
    • Inspection planning, component inventory, room equivalents, substrates, and testing locations
  • XRF Operation, Calibration, Correction, and Classification
    • XRF performance sheets, calibration checks, substrate correction, result classification, and quality control
  • Paint-Chip Analysis and Multifamily Inspection
    • Paint-chip collection, laboratory analysis, multifamily sampling, aggregation, and inspection documentation
  • Clearance Examination Procedures and Sampling Plans
    • Visual assessment, environmental sampling, failed clearance response, random sampling, and Ohio sampling appendices
  • Lead Hazard Standards, Reports, Records, and Enforcement
    • Ohio lead thresholds, clearance standards, required reports, record retention, monthly reporting, and enforcement
Examination sources