Authority and scope
Check the professional and concern
The Board’s current records rule identifies RN and LPN licenses and advanced practice credentials for certified nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse-midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. It also identifies Board medication aide, dialysis technician, and community health worker credentials. Confirm the worker’s actual credential instead of assuming every nursing assistant uses this Board.
Supporting guidance: Ohio Administrative Code 4723-1-03: Board records and documents ↗
How the official source says to file
- On Ohio eLicense, use File a Complaint and select the Nursing Board. Complete fields marked as required.
- Prepare contact information, the patient’s identity where applicable, the professional’s name and identifying details, and a description of your relationship to the matter. The form asks for license type and number, incident dates and location, and a narrative.
- Use Add Supporting Documents for relevant material. Review the selected Board and the information entered before following the form’s submission directions. The page recommends a desktop or laptop browser for technical reliability.
Supporting guidance: Ohio eLicense: File a Complaint ↗
What this route may not provide
The official eLicense complaint page is for concerns about professional practice. It expressly directs licensing and renewal assistance away from the complaint form. The form does not establish a refund, compensation, or damages remedy, nor a comprehensive list of nursing jurisdiction exclusions.
Supporting guidance: Ohio eLicense: File a Complaint ↗
Do not guess about confidentiality
The visible form requests identifying and contact information. This check did not establish an anonymous complaint option or the confidentiality rules for a Nursing Board investigation. Ask the Board before assuming your identity will be withheld.
Supporting guidance: Ohio eLicense: File a Complaint ↗
Ask the Board promptly; a filing deadline was not established.
The checked eLicense instructions do not establish a nursing complaint filing deadline. Ask the Board promptly about time limits for the alleged conduct; incident date fields do not themselves establish a deadline.
Supporting guidance: Ohio eLicense: File a Complaint ↗
What may happen after filing
The live intake form explains complaint preparation but does not describe the Nursing Board’s later screening, investigation, hearing, or notification stages. Those details could not be verified from the inaccessible Board complaint pages during this check.
Supporting guidance: Ohio eLicense: File a Complaint ↗
Prepare a reviewable submission
State the concern you want reviewed, then add a short chronology, best supporting records, factual consequences, and a specific request for review.
Sources and scope
Ohio eLicense: File a Complaint ↗
Live official intake instructions, required-field markers, identifying information, incident fields, and supporting-document step.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
Ohio Administrative Code 4723-1-03: Board records and documents ↗
Current rule, effective March 26, 2026, listing Board license and certificate application categories.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
Source check: September 19, 2026. This records a review of the linked material, not a decision about your case. No clinical or legal reviewer is identified for this guide. Confirm current instructions with the receiving authority.