PrintScan Ohio BCI Fingerprinting Services
Learn about the Background Check Process in the state of Ohio.
PrintScan Ohio Background Check Guide
The fingerprinting and background check process can be complicated. We decided to put together this guide as a quick reference to make your Ohio fingerprinting experience easier.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI) participated in a pilot program with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to establish a mechanism for processing civilian background checks utilizing electronic fingerprint scanners. The result of this pilot effort in Ohio is the National WebCheck Program. Ohio’s National WebCheck program provides the participating agencies the ability to submit both BCI and FBI background checks electronically.
As BCI moves forward with the National WebCheck Program all participating vendors are required to certify their products prior to acceptance of National WebCheck transactions to BCI. This certification process is in place to ensure both software and hardware compliance. PrintScan’s software and hardware are certified by Ohio BCI for live scan fingerprinting.
Ohio Fingerprinting and Background Check Information
Agency with the authority to run the background check process:
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification
Authorized channelers?
No authorized channelers.
The process for PrintScan’s electronic fingerprinting uses PrintScan’s proprietary equipment. The process is virtually error-free, avoiding smudged fingerprints, and delivery errors often associated with the ink processing method. Background checks requested by mail can take as long as a month to process and return, but the WebCheck program allows agencies to electronically submit civilian background checks to BCI, saving everyone valuable time and providing results usually within a matter of days.
- Secure submission process
- Convenient, fast, and easy
- No messy ink or long wait times
- No need to visit police stations for fingerprinting
- Fingerprinting capture takes less than 5 minutes
PrintScan provides BCI & FBI fingerprinting service for anyone in the State of Ohio. Fingerprinting can be done for different Ohio state agencies and various reasons for fingerprinting. Below are a few authorized agencies and reason for fingerprinting.
Medical Agencies
- EMT Applicants
- Home Health Agency
- Medical Marijuana
- Dental Board
- Nurses
- Board of Pharmacy
- Medical Board of Ohio
- Podiatrists
- Board of Psychology
- Chiropractic Board
- Veterinary Medical Board
- Speech and Hearing Professionals Board
Government Agencies
- Law Enforcement
- Public Housing
- Ohio Treasurer of State employees
- Ohio Department of Commerce
- Notary Commission
Education
- School Employees
- Ohio Department of Education
- School Bus Driver
Other
- Private Investigators
- Security Guards
- Prospective Firefighter
- Certification of registration as a mortgage broker
- Ohio Racing Commission
- Ohio Lottery Commission
- Casino Control Commission
- Division of Liquor Control
- Ohio Construction Industry
