🏛️ Ohio eLicense Scraper — Pharmacy & Professional Licenses

Extract pharmacist, technician, nurse, physician & professional license records from eLicense Ohio — Ohio's centralized licensing portal covering 24 state boards with daily-updated data.

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⚡ How It Works

eLicense Ohio is a Salesforce Community portal that hosts license verification for all Ohio professional boards. This actor uses Playwright browser automation to:

1. Navigate to the Verify License search page
2. Select the target board and license type from dropdowns
3. Execute the search and parse paginated results
4. Optionally visit detail pages for full license information
5. Output structured JSON records to the Apify dataset

No login or API key required — the portal is fully public.

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🔧 Input

{
  "boards": ["Board of Pharmacy"],
  "licenseTypes": ["Pharmacist"],
  "searchName": "",
  "searchLicenseNumber": "",
  "statusFilter": "all",
  "counties": [],
  "scrapeDetails": false,
  "maxRecords": 50,
  "maxPages": 0,
  "requestDelay": 2000
}

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
boards	array	[]	Target boards (see list below). Empty = all boards
licenseTypes	array	[]	License types within selected board. Empty = all types
searchName	string	""	Search by licensee name (partial match)
searchLicenseNumber	string	""	Search by specific license number
statusFilter	string	all	all / active_only / inactive_only
counties	array	[]	Filter by Ohio county
scrapeDetails	boolean	false	Visit each detail page for full data (slower)
maxRecords	integer	0	Max records to output (0 = unlimited)
maxPages	integer	0	Max pages per search (0 = unlimited)
requestDelay	integer	2000	Delay between pages in ms
proxyConfiguration	object	none	Optional proxy settings

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🏥 Supported Boards (24 Total)

Healthcare

Board	License Types
Board of Pharmacy	Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Intern, Terminal Distributor (TDDD), Wholesale Drug Distributor, Home Medical Equipment
Board of Nursing	Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Advanced Practice RN
State Medical Board	Physician (MD/DO), Physician Assistant, Acupuncturist, Radiologist Assistant
Dental Board	Dentist, Dental Hygienist, Dental Radiographer
Board of Psychology	Psychologist, School Psychologist
Counselor, Social Worker, MFT Board	Licensed Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage & Family Therapist
Occupational Therapy Board	Occupational Therapist, OT Assistant
Speech & Hearing Board	Audiologist, Speech-Language Pathologist
Optometry Board	Optometrist
Chiropractic Board	Chiropractor
Veterinary Medical Board	Veterinarian, Veterinary Technician

Professional & Technical

Board	License Types
Engineering Board	Professional Engineer (PE), Surveyor
Architects Board	Architect, Landscape Architect
Division of Real Estate	Real Estate Agent, Broker, Appraiser
Cosmetology Board	Cosmetologist, Barber, Esthetician
Construction Industry Licensing Board	General Contractor, HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical

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📊 License Status Codes

✅ Active

Status	Meaning
Active	License is current and valid

🚫 Inactive

Status	Meaning
Inactive	License not active
Suspended	Temporarily barred
Expired	Not renewed
Revoked	Permanently removed
Surrendered	Voluntarily given up
Not Renewed	Lapsed without renewal
Denied	Application denied

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📦 Output

Example Record

{
  "licenseNumber": "03-2-123456",
  "board": "Board of Pharmacy",
  "licenseType": "Pharmacist",
  "licenseeType": "Individual",
  "lastName": "JOHNSON",
  "firstName": "MICHAEL",
  "businessName": null,
  "licenseStatus": "Active",
  "issueDate": "2014-09-15",
  "expirationDate": "2027-09-15",
  "address": "123 MAIN ST",
  "city": "Columbus",
  "county": "Franklin",
  "state": "OH",
  "zip": "43201",
  "disciplinaryAction": false,
  "detailUrl": "https://elicense.ohio.gov/...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-06T09:00:00.000Z"
}

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
licenseNumber	string	Ohio license or registration number
board	string	Issuing board name
licenseType	string	Pharmacist, RN, MD, PE etc.
licenseeType	string	Individual or Business
lastName	string	Individual last name
firstName	string	Individual first name
businessName	string	Business or facility name
licenseStatus	string	Current license status
issueDate	string	License issue date (YYYY-MM-DD)
expirationDate	string	License expiration date
address	string	Street address
city	string	City
county	string	Ohio county
state	string	State abbreviation
zip	string	ZIP code
disciplinaryAction	boolean	Board disciplinary action exists
detailUrl	string	Link to full license detail page
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp when scraped

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🎯 Use Cases

🏥 Healthcare Staffing & Credentialing

Verify Ohio pharmacist, nurse, and physician licenses for new hires and travel staff. Cleveland Clinic, OhioHealth, and Ohio State Wexner Medical Center are among the largest employers.

✅ Pharmacy Compliance (OARRS)

Ohio's Automated Rx Reporting System makes pharmacy compliance critical. Track pharmacist and technician license statuses across all Ohio locations.

💼 Multi-Board Monitoring

Single actor covers 24 boards — monitor pharmacists, nurses, physicians, dentists, engineers, and real estate agents in one run. No need for separate scrapers per profession.

📈 B2B Lead Generation

Build targeted lists of active Ohio professionals by board, license type, county, and status for pharmaceutical sales, medical equipment, SaaS products, and recruiting.

🔬 Workforce Analytics

Analyze professional license distribution across Ohio counties, track growth trends, expiration patterns, and disciplinary action rates.

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🏙️ Major Ohio Counties

County	Major City	Population	Healthcare Hub
Franklin	Columbus	1.3M	Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
Cuyahoga	Cleveland	1.2M	Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals
Hamilton	Cincinnati	830K	UC Health, Cincinnati Children's
Summit	Akron	540K	Akron General, Summa Health
Montgomery	Dayton	530K	Premier Health, Kettering Health
Lucas	Toledo	430K	ProMedica, Mercy Health
Stark	Canton	370K	Aultman Hospital, Mercy Medical
Butler	Hamilton	390K	Kettering Health Hamilton

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⚠️ Technical Notes

• Salesforce Community site — eLicense Ohio uses Salesforce Lightning components. The actor uses Playwright for full browser rendering.
• Debug screenshots — on every run, screenshots are saved to the key-value store (DEBUG_SCREENSHOT, DEBUG_AFTER_SEARCH) for troubleshooting selector issues.
• Rate limiting — keep requestDelay above 1500ms. Ohio's portal may throttle rapid requests.
• Detail pages — enabling scrapeDetails provides full address and disciplinary data but significantly increases run time.
• Memory — minimum 1024 MB recommended due to Playwright Chrome overhead.

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💰 Cost & Performance

Metric	Value
Engine	Playwright Chromium
Runtime	~1-5 minutes per 100 records
Cost	~0.05-0.10 CU per 100 records
Data freshness	Daily
Auth required	None
Proxy recommended	Optional (for heavy usage)

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📜 Changelog

Version	Date	Notes
1.0.0	2026-05-06	Initial release — Playwright automation, 24 boards, paginated search, optional detail scraping