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BCI Reason Codes

This table lists each BCI Reason Fingerprint Code. Additional codes will be added as state legislation is authorized. The Code Number must be submitted to BCI&I in field 2.905 with appropriate spacing as listed below.

Reason CodeReason Description
109 578Prospective Firefighter / EMT Applicants
113 041Ohio Treasurer of State employees
121 08Ohio Department of Commerce
124 74Employee with access to Federal Tax Information
147 022Applicant for a Notary Commission
173 27State long-term care ombudsperson program
173 38Community based long term care agency
2151 86Out of Home Child Care, Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents and all individuals 18 and over residing in home
311 41Carry Concealed Weapons
311 41MCarry Concealed Weapons – Military
311 41RCarry Concealed Weapons – Renewal
311 41TCarry Concealed Weapons – Temporary
311 41FCarry Concealed Weapons – Retired LE
928 03License for hemp cultivation and processing
1121 23Management of a bank
1315 141Management of a licensee for a financial institution
1321 37License to make short-term loans
1321 53Certification of registration for a financial institution
1322 03Certification of registration as a mortgage broker
1322 031License as a loan officer
1733 47Management of a credit union
1761 26Management of a credit union share guaranty corporation
2151 33Temporary care of a juvenile
2151 412Parent, guardian, custodian, prospective custodian, or prospective placement involved in a case plan
3301 32Headstart Agency
3301 541Preschool Program
3319 291School Employees – Licensure with Ohio Department of Education
3319 39B1School Employees – non teaching positions
3319 39B3School Employees – teachers only
3327 10School Bus Driver
3701 881Home Health Agency Responsible for Children or Adults (in-home patient care)
3712 09Hospice Care Program
3721 121Home or Adult Daycare Program
3734 42Hazardous Waste Environmental Background Investigations
3769 03Ohio Racing Commission
3770 02Ohio Lottery Commission
3772 07Ohio Casino Control Commission
3775 03Initial or Renewed Sports Gaming License
3796 12Medical Marijuana – Owners, officers, and board members of cultivators, processors, and testing labs or dispensaries
3796 13Medical Marijuana – Employee with a cultivator, medical marijuana processor, laboratory or medical marijuana retail dispenser
3905 051Applicant to obtain license to sell Insurance through the Ohio Dept of Insurance
4123 444Investment managers/employees who contract with Ohio BWC to invest BWC funds
4303 29Ohio Division of Liquor Control
4701 08Accountancy Board license applicants
4715 101State Dental Board license applicants
4717 061Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors license applicants
4723 09Nurses (RNs, LPNs, dialysis techs, students entering nursing education or dialysis)
4725 121State Vision Professionals Board – initial license as an Optometrist
4725 501State Vision Professionals Board – initial license as an Optical Dispenser
4729 071State Board of Pharmacy license applicants
4729 553Ohio Board of Pharmacy – licensure as a Cat III Distributor of dangerous drugs with an office-based opioid treatment classification
4729 90Registration as a registered or certified pharmacy technician with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy
4729 92Registration as a pharmacy technician trainee with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy
4730 101State Medical Board of Ohio – license to practice as a Physicians Assistant
4730 14Renew a Certificate to Practice as a Physician Assistant
4730 28Reinstatement of a Certificate to Practice as a Physician Assistant
4731 08State Medical Board of Ohio - license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine or surgery
4731 15Certificate to practice massage therapy and cosmetic therapy
4731 171State Medical Board of Ohio – certificate to practice Massage or Cosmetic Therapy
4731 222Application for restoration of a medical certificate
4731 281Renew a License to Practice Medicine
4731 531Podiatrists (including surgeons) certificate applicants
4732 091State Board of Psychology license applicants
4734 202State Chiropractic Board license applicants
4735 143Applicant for a Real Estate Broker’s License or a Real Estate Salesperson License
4740 061Ohio Construction Industry license applicants
4741 10Veterinary Medical Board license applicants
4747 051State Speech and Hearing Professionals Board – initial license to practice dealing in or fitting of hearing aids
4749 03License for Private Investigator or Security Guard
4749 06Employment as Private Investigators/Security Guards
4753 061State Speech and Hearing Professionals Board – initial license for speech-language Pathologists and Audiologists
4755 70Ohio OT, PT, and AT Board – license to practice as a Physical or Occupational Therapist / Assistant, or Athletic Trainer
4757 101Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapists Board license applicants
4759 061State Medical Board of Ohio – initial license as a Dietician
4760 032State Medical Board of Ohio – certificate to practice as an Anesthesiologist Assistant
4760 06Renewal or Reinstatement of a license to be an Anesthesiologist Assistant
4761 051State Medical Board of Ohio – initial license as Respiratory Care Professional
4762 031State Medical Board of Ohio – certificate to practice as an Oriental Medicine Practitioner or as an Acupuncturist
4762 06Renew a license to practice Acupuncture
4763 05License or Certificate for General Real Estate Appraisers, Residential Real Estate Appraisers, or Assistant
4763 06Real Estate Appraiser Certificate, Registration or License Renewal
4764 07Applicant for a license to perform home inspections
4768 01Owner of an appraisal management company
4768 06A controlling person of an appraisal management company
4774 031State Medical Board of Ohio – certificate to practice as a Radiologist Assistant
4776 02Pain Management Clinic Owner/Employee
4776 021Trainee license for any approved board
4778 04State Medical Board of Ohio – license to practice as a Genetic Counselor
4779 091Ohio OT, PT, and AT Board – license to practice orthotics, prosthetics, orthotics and prosthetics, or pedorthics
4783 04Applicant for a certificate to practice as a certified Ohio behavior analyst
5104 013An Employee, Owner, Licensee, Administrator or Person Residing in a Type A or Type B Home, or an In-Home Aide
5123 081Employment with DoDD, county board of DD or contracting agency
5123 169Applicant for a supported living certificate
5164 34Applicant for Medicaid provider
5164 342Applicant with agency that provides home and community based waiver services
5164 341Independent provider for the Medicaid home and community based waiver services
5153 111Co. Public Children Services Board of Co. Human Services Administering child Welfare
LAWLaw Enforcement/Criminal Justice
PL104 120Public Housing
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FBI Reason Codes

This table lists each FBI Reason Fingerprint Code. Additional codes will be added as state legislation is authorized. The Code Number must be submitted to BCI&I in field 2.037.

Code NumberCode Description
109 578Prospective Firefighters and Volunteer Firefighters / EMT Applicants
113 041Ohio Treasurer of State Employees, applicants
121 08Ohio Department of Commerce (real estate, mortgage brokers, insurance, liquor and fireworks licensing)
124 74Employee with access to Federal Tax Information
173 41Passport Program – Ohio Department of Aging (community-based long-term continuous care)
928 03License for hemp cultivation and processing
2151 86Out of Home Child Care, Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents (and all individuals 18 and over residing in home)
311 41Carry Concealed Weapons2
3301 32Headstart Agency
3301 541Preschool Program
3319 291School Employees – Licensure with Ohio Department of Education
3319 39Public School District or Chartered Nonpublic School Employees and School Bus Drivers
3701 881Homehealth Agency Responsible for Children or Adults (in-home patient care)
3712 09Hospice Care Program
3721 121Home or Adult Daycare Program (nursing home, residential care facility, home for the aging, veteran’s home)
3734 42Hazardous Waste Environmental Background Investigations
3769 03Ohio Racing Commission – Horse Racing applicants
3770 02Ohio Lottery Commission
3772 07Ohio Casino Control Commission
3796 12Medical Marijuana – Owners, officers, and board members of cultivators, processors, and testing labs or dispensaries
3796 13Medical Marijuana – Employee with a cultivator, medical marijuana processor, laboratory or medical marijuana retail dispenser
3905 051Ohio Department of Insurance (Resident license as Insurance Agent or Surety Bail Bond Agent)
4123 444Investment Managers and their employees who contract with Ohio BWC to invest BWC funds
4701 08Accountancy Board license applicants
4715 101Dental Board license applicants
4717 061Embalmers and Funeral Directors license applicants
4723 09Nurses includes RN and LPN, dialysis techs – Board licensing and students entering nursing education or dialysis
4725 121State Vision Professionals Board – initial license as an Optometrist
4725 501State Vision Professionals Board – initial license as an Optical Dispenser
4729 071Pharmacy Board license applicants
4729 553Ohio Board of Pharmacy – licensure as a Cat III Distributor of dangerous drugs with an office-based opioid treatment classification
4729 90Registration as a registered or certified pharmacy technician with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy
4729 92Registration as a pharmacy technician trainee with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy
4730 101State Medical Board of Ohio – license to practice as a Physician Assistant
4731 08State Medical Board of Ohio - license to practice medicine and surgery, or osteopathic medicine or surgery
4731 171State Medical Board of Ohio – certificate to practice Massage or Cosmetic Therapy
4731 531Podiatric medicine and surgery certificate applicants
4732 091Psychology Board license applicants
4734 202Chiropractic Board license applicants
4735 143Applicant for a Real Estate Broker’s License or a Real Estate Salesperson License
4740 061Construction Industry license applicants
4741 10Veterinary Medical Board license applicants
4747 051State Speech and Hearing Professionals Board – initial license to practice dealing in or fitting of hearing aids
4749 06Private Investigators / Security Guards
4753 061State Speech and Hearing Professionals Board – initial license for speech-language Pathologists and Audiologists
4755 70Ohio OT, PT, and AT Board – license to practice as a Physical or Occupational Therapist / Assistant, or Athletic Trainer
4757 101Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapists Board license applicants
4759 061State Medical Board of Ohio – initial license as a Dietician
4760 032State Medical Board of Ohio – certificate to practice as an Anesthesiologist Assistant
4761 051State Medical Board of Ohio – initial license as Respiratory Care Professional
4762 031State Medical Board of Ohio – certificate to practice as an Oriental Medicine Practitioner or as an Acupuncturist
4763 05License or Certificate for General Real Estate Appraisers, Residential Real Estate Appraisers, or Assistant
4763 06Real Estate Appraiser Certificate, Registration or License Renewal
4764 07Applicant for a license to perform home inspections
4768 01Owner of an appraisal management company
4768 06A controlling person of an appraisal management company
4774 031State Medical Board of Ohio – certificate to practice as a Radiologist Assistant
4776 02Pain Management Clinic Owner/Employee
4778 04State Medical Board of Ohio – license to practice as a Genetic Counselor
4779 091Ohio OT, PT, and AT Board – license to practice orthotics, prosthetics, orthotics and prosthetics, or pedorthics
5104 013An Employee, Owner, Licensee, Administrator or Person Residing in a Type A or Type B Home, or an In-Home Aide
5126 28Employees of County Board of DoDD
5153 111County Public Children Services Board of County Human Services Administering Child Welfare
CCDBGAChild Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 employee, for ODJFS use only
CCDBGA VolunteerChild Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 volunteer, for ODJFS use only
CMVSECMVSE Act
LAWLaw Enforcement / Criminal Justice3
NCPA/VCAVolunteer Children’s Act
PL104 120Public Housing4
Real IDReal ID Act